Massive congratulations to the Senior Women's crew. We are delighted to see Lauryn, 4th year Ag Systems Technology student, representing the University in such a wonderful way.
Huge congratulations to 4th year Ag Systems Technology student Lauryn Roche who with @UCDLBC Senior Women๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝs crew, claimed the Corcoran Cup ๐ for the fourth year in a row, beating Trinity senior womenโs eight by four lengths. The two crews were close off the start, but UCD took the lead and rowed strongly over the second half of the race to remain in control at the finish.
4th year Food and Agribusiness Management student @kate_ormsby was the 2 seat for the Sally Moorehead novice race but unfortunately for UCD, Trinity took the title for that race!
Our new double Masters Degree programme in Sustainability Engineering Leadership with Northeastern University (NU) was announced at a recent event in Washington DC, attended by Taoiseach Micheรกl Martin TD and UCD President @OrlaFeely@UCDEngArch@ucddublin
At the end of a busy and productive week in Washington DC, advancing academic and industry partnerships, meeting @ucddublin alumni and friends, and supporting the case for international collaboration in higher education and research. Happy St Patrickโs weekend! โ๏ธ
๐ฉโ๐ฌ๐ Highly Cited: UCD researchers named amongst 2024โs most influential
Three researchers at University College Dublin are among the top 1% of the world's most cited academics according to the latest Highly Cited Researchers report, compiled by Clarivate Analytics.
The 2024 listings have named Professors Da-Wen Sun and Paula Bourke, both from the UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, as well as Eliana B. Souto, SALI Professor of Pharmaceutical Engineering at the UCD School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering as among the 6,636 researchers recognised this year as having demonstrated significant influence in their chosen fields.
To be named as a โHighly Cited Researcherโ it must be demonstrated that an individualโs work has disproportionately extended the frontiers of knowledge and contributed to making the world healthier, more sustainable and drive societal impact.
Each researcher selected for the 2024 listings has authored multiple Highly Cited Papers which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field, and publication year in the Web of Science, over the past decade.
Tonight on @rte Futureville, UCD Professor Kevin McDonnell speaks to host, Dr Lollie Mancey who is an anthropologist and AI ethicist. They visit our beautiful UCD Lyons Farm to discuss "preparing for the future, by turning to the past".
The brand new series, Futureville Ireland, aired all this week, during Science Week and explores some of the big ideas from Irish scientists across different industries.
@UCD_Innovators@ucddublin@UCD_CHAS@UCD_Research@KevinMcDonnellP
Big thanks to Olivia from @GRIDArendal for this great video on our #nitrogen puppet show at #IWC10!
Special thanks also to our colleagues @ucddublin & @UK_CEH and to Nathan Wright for bringing Nitrogen Tales to life!
Check out their original comic here: https://t.co/IB9h1oUMp0
Have you signed up yet for the 2024 Recruitment Fairs?โ๏ธ
Donโt miss the opportunity to meet top employers from a wide range of sectors & kickstart your career ๐ซ
Book your place now: https://t.co/oV8KgBQv4f
#ucdcareers#careersweek#recruitmentfairs#careersdevelopment
We are proud to showcase research talent across the UCD campus in our latest campaign: PhD Journeys. We will showcase 6 PhD students over the coming weeks.
Watch Joseph's full journey here: https://t.co/yMClxmUUBK
@JosephNiwagaba4@joseph-niwagaba-9b371228 #phdjourney#research
๐ช๐บ๐งช ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐: ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
To help support their cutting-edge research projects, European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants have been awarded to Dr Junli Xu, Ad Astra Fellow at UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering and UCD Conway Fellow, andย Dr David MacManus, UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.
The pair were among seven Irish scholars who were among the 494 early career scholars to receive funding under the Horizon Europe programme.
Dr Junli Xu was awarded โฌ1.5 million for her project, Plastox โ which will use machine learning and spectral imaging to investigate the impact of micro and nano plastics (MNPS) on human digestive health.
For his project, Brainsex, Dr David MacManus received โฌ1.5 million to help bridge the sex gap that exists when it comes to modelling traumatic brain injuries.
Congratulating Dr Xu and Dr MacManus on receiving coveted ERC grants, UCD Vice President for Research, Innovation and Impactย Professor Kate Robson Brownย said, โTheir groundbreaking projects will contribute significantly to their respective fieldsโ.
โUCD is committed to supporting academic career development and ambitious projects at every career stage and we are excited to follow the progress of these promising researchers and their fascinating projects.โ
European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Iliana Ivanova, added: โThe European Commission is proud to support the curiosity and passion of our early-career talent under our Horizon Europe programme.
โThe new ERC Starting Grants winners aim to deepen our understanding of the world. Their creativity is vital to finding solutions to some of the most pressing societal challenges. In this call, I am happy to see one of the highest shares of female grantees to date, a trend that I hope will continue.โ
President of the European Research Council, Professor Maria Leptin, continued: โEmpowering researchers early on in their careers is at the heart of the mission of the ERC.โ
The @ERC_Research has announced โฌ780M in Starting Grants to support emerging talent across Europe.ย
Congratulations to @ucddublin Awardees Dr Junli Xu @UCDBioFoodEng@UCD_Conway and Dr David MacManus @UCD_Mech_Eng on receiving #ERCStG awards to support their cutting-edge research!
๐ฌDr Junli Xu is PI of the PlasTox. The project will investigate how micro- and nanoplastics affect human digestive health. #microplastics
๐ง Dr David MacManus will lead the Brainsex project, exploring the role sex plays in Traumatic Brain Injury. #TBI
โก๏ธRead more: https://t.co/8cn7kOGP5I
Day Two of the International Conference on Microplastics, Nanoplastics & Human Health is underway, @JunliXu was interviewed by @FergalBowers for @RTEPress News yesterday about the importance of this conference.
๐ด๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก'๐ โ๐๐ค ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐ต๐๐๐ต๐๐๐คโจ
The #BioBeo bioeconomy song ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ is out! With animations, subtitles and full lyrics for you to sing along! Enjoy science through music - for all ages!
โถ๏ธhttps://t.co/P45lS4DLHy
Congratulations to @Proveye on being selected as one of 15 start-ups (out of 800+ applications) for the AWS Clean Energy Accelerator 4.0 programme, Generative AI Energy Lab edition๐
@UCDEngArch@ucddublin@Entirl
Congratulations to client @ProvEye on being selected for the AWS Clean Energy Accelerator 4.0 programme, Generative AI Energy Lab edition, out of 800+ applications from 70+ countries.
https://t.co/MU3AJHFjZw
@Entirl@KTIconnect
Significant SpringBoard & HCI funding (90%-100%) available for highly flexible online courses in @UCDBioFoodEng
Applications closing soon for Autumn 2024 start: https://t.co/Tl9438fhKA
More information on SpringBoard & HCI Funding: https://t.co/qHQBkzi4ks
Dr Junli Xu from the UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering recently shared insights with the Irish Times on human exposure to micro- and nanoplastics. Her research team has identified a new pathway of exposure through plastic medical devices. https://t.co/i6PG2ixP8S
We have a funded PhD opportunity to work with Dr Joseph Sweeney in the area of biosensors, as part of @biOrbic_centre .
Further information is available here: https://t.co/aArES9Vgw0
Closing date is 9th of August. Early applications advised.
#RenewableEnergy#biosensors