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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.

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 Micheál Martin TD and UCD President @OrlaFeely @UCDEngArch @ucddublin

A big shout-out to @ucdmicrocreds, @IKC3_Project, @_advancecentre and @UCDBioFoodEng for sponsoring Environ2025. Your support and engagement made a huge difference at the event. 🌍🌱 #Environ2025 #Sustainability #UCDSchoolOfBiosystems #UCDMicroCreds #Innovation

Fantastic to be back at #Environ2025 this year hosted by @ESAI_Environ @UCDBioFoodEng I presented research on E. coli in groundwater in 🇮🇪. Many thanks to all involved! @Liam_P_Burke @DrZinaAlfahl @DrJeanODwyer @locgalway @galwayDERIVE @arme_morris @EPAResearchNews @GalwayCMNHS

👩‍🔬📊 Highly Cited: UCD researchers named amongst 2024’s 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 ‘Highly Cited Researcher’ it must be demonstrated that an individual’s 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: bit.ly/3zLsAjA

Have you signed up yet for the 2024 Recruitment Fairs?✍️ Don’t miss the opportunity to meet top employers from a wide range of sectors & kickstart your career 💫 Book your place now: buff.ly/3PloTWY #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: youtu.be/B9yaIOe1XbA @JosephNiwagaba4 @joseph-niwagaba-9b371228 #phdjourney #research

🇪🇺🧪 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞: 𝐔𝐂𝐃 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐑𝐂 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 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, and 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 €1.5 million for her project, Plastox – 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 €1.5 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 Impact Professor Kate Robson Brown said, “Their groundbreaking projects will contribute significantly to their respective fields”. “UCD 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.” European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Iliana Ivanova, added: “The European Commission is proud to support the curiosity and passion of our early-career talent under our Horizon Europe programme. “The 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.” President of the European Research Council, Professor Maria Leptin, continued: “Empowering researchers early on in their careers is at the heart of the mission of the ERC.”

We are so proud that @JunliXu's hugely relevant research is recognised with this prestigious #ERCStG award! Dr Xu's Plastox project will investigate the impact of #microplastics and #nanoplastics on human digestive health. Congratulations! @UCDEngArch @UCD_Conway @ERC_Research

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.

@BioBeo_EU Amazing new song! Well done to all involved.

𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡'𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑤𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐵𝑖𝑜𝐵𝑒𝑜🎤✨ The #BioBeo bioeconomy song 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 is out! With animations, subtitles and full lyrics for you to sing along! Enjoy science through music - for all ages! ▶️biobeo.eu/project-outcom…

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 edition🙌 @UCDEngArch @ucddublin @Entirl

Significant SpringBoard & HCI funding (90%-100%) available for highly flexible online courses in @UCDBioFoodEng Applications closing soon for Autumn 2024 start: springboardcourses.ie/details/14261 More information on SpringBoard & HCI Funding: springboardcourses.ie/faq

Great article on #FarmZeroC and the progress being made there towards climate-neutral dairy farming. Congratulations to Prof Kevin O’Connor & all involved from @biOrbic_centre, @CarberyGroup & partners. @ucdscience @ucdagfood @UCDBioFoodEng @scienceirel irishtimes.com/environment/cl…

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. irishtimes.com/life-style/202…

Crop research and demo plots at Lyons looking well. Alternative and mainstream crops as well as new crop assessment technologies and digital ag. Thanks to @Gary_DGillespie and Keith OMahony for all the hard work. @CONSUS_UCD @IFAA_eire @ucdagfood @UCDBioFoodEng @ucdlyonsfarm

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: bit.ly/3A63MCQ Closing date is 9th of August. Early applications advised. #RenewableEnergy #biosensors