A research team led by scientists at @tcddublin.bsky.social, working on Carlingford Mountain, has found that liquid ‘magma chambers’ do not always exist beneath volcanoes. Read on @irishtimes.com: www.irishtimes.com/science/2026...
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Time to get ready for the partial solar eclipse on the 12th August! Check out our video here for information on how to safely view the eclipse ☀️🌙😎 @dias.ie @researchireland.ie
Short piece on @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social from our @researchireland.ie funded project on how to improve addiction services for women in Ireland www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How to improve addiction services for women in Ireland
Women experience substance use and addiction differently to men, but their specific needs have been historically neglected
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Celebrating 30 years of #MSCA, supporting researchers through collaboration, mobility and innovation. We're proud to be part of this legacy through #NeuroAdapt, our #COFUND programme training 11 postdoctoral researchers in translational neuroscience. @researchireland.ie @ec.europa.eu
🧠 Discover what makes your brain incredible! This August, families can explore memory, movement and brain health with Your Incredible Brain, an interactive science show inspired by FutureNeuro’s #MyMovingBrain programme. 🔗 futureneurocentre.ie/from-my-movi... @researchireland.ie @rcsi.bsky.social
The Research Ireland–Defence Innovation Challenge is now open. Developed in partnership with the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces, the programme will support innovative research addressing current and emerging defence challenges in Ireland. Go to: www.researchireland.ie/funding/defe...
Low-dose drug combinations may mean treatment for cancer patients is measured by how well a person lives as much as how long they survive, writes Larissa Bless, @dublincityuni.bsky.social. Read Larissa's article for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social: https://pulse.ly/1vzqeqlts3
📄➕ AILiFE+ (Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Inclusion Futures & Employment) is a new research project in UCD funded by @researchireland.ie It aims to create an inclusive framework helping disabled people in Ireland use AI for job readiness 🔗Learn more: www.ucd.ie/ailife/ #AILiFE
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We're recruiting for a programme coordinator to join a national operations team for a national research centre, Rinn AI: Centre for Data Science and AI. The post involves project management, operations & administrative support, & communications. my.corehr.com/pls/coreport... @researchireland.ie
🧠 Could a cancer drug help protect the brain after stroke? New research, involving FutureNeuro NeuroInsight Fellow Dr Gergő Porkoláb, suggests it might be. 👉 Read more: futureneurocentre.ie/publications... @researchireland.ie @tcddublin.bsky.social
A Science on Screen documentary exploring the human impact of diabetes research and clinical trials has received international recognition after being selected for the SCINEMA International Film Festival 2026 and awarded an Honourable Mention in the Best Short Film category ardan.ie/event/imperf...
The Irish Medical Manuscript of the Month for July 2026 is London, British Library MS 15403, containing a tract on the properties of 167 ingredients. It's one of several Irish medical MSS recently digitised for the @researchireland.ie LEIGHEAS project! leigheas.maynoothuniversity.ie/leigheas-man...
ADAPT Research Ireland Centre @tcddublin.bsky.social has been named a finalist in the 2026 Ireland eGovernment Awards in the AI in Public Service Award category for its innovative Sea-Scan project: www.adaptcentre.ie/news-and-eve... @researchireland.ie
New research from @tcddublin.bsky.social, led by ADAPT researchers Dr Sara Carta and Prof. Giovanni Di Liberto, has revealed that the brain can briefly process two conversations at the same time when shifting attention between speakers: www.adaptcentre.ie/news-and-eve... @researchireland.ie
The @royalsociety.org – Research Ireland University Research Fellowship is now open, offering early-career scientists in Ireland the opportunity to establish themselves as research leaders. Dr Boris Galkin, @tyndallinstitute.bsky.social, shares his experience: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx9i...
Dr Boris Galkin: Royal Society - Research Ireland University Research Fellowship
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A professional violinist until a wrist injury ended his music career at 27, Dr Jakub Gajewski is now an RCSI lecturer leading research to improve access to clean water in Malawi. Read his interview @irishtimes.com 👉 tinyurl.com/38kazmd2 #globalsurgery @rcsi.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
🏺🦣 1/2 Sedimentary ancient mtDNA successfully obtained from first use of #sedaDNA from #Castlepook Cave sediment in Ireland. First ancient pre-LGM sequences for woolly #mammoth (Clade III & B2) & cave #hyena (haplotype A1) from Ireland. Also Clade 1b brown #bear & Clade 2 which replaced 1b c.32ka.
Episode 2 features an interview with Prof. Robert Gerwarth about his research on civil war, which has been supported by @erc.europa.eu, @guggfellows.bsky.social, @researchireland.ie and @gerda-henkel-stiftung.de historyhub.ie/me-and-my-re...
Episode 1, 'Women in Early Modern Ireland, Me and My Research' features an interview with @francesmnolan.bsky.social who is PI on 'Law versus Practice' and SFI-IRC @researchireland.ie Pathway Fellow at @ucddublin.bsky.social historyhub.ie/me-and-my-re...
How low-dose therapy can be a practical approach to cancer care. Larissa Bless @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie on how low-dose drug combinations may mean treatment for cancer patients is measured by how well a person lives as much as how long they survive www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How low-dose therapy can be a practical approach to cancer care
Low-dose drug combinations may mean treatment for cancer patients is measured by how well a person lives as much as how long they survive
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👏 Congratulations to FutureNeuro Investigator Dr Michael-John Dolan on being selected as a 2026 @fkne-scholars.bsky.social. This prestigious programme recognises outstanding early-career neuroscientists across Europe: futureneurocentre.ie/futureneuro-... @researchireland.ie @tcddublin.bsky.social
Come Fly With Me, a new exhibition curated by Dr Linda King, @myiadt.bsky.social, explores Irish cultural history through aviation and tourism-related graphic design. Opening at the National Print Museum on 17th July. Learn more: www.researchireland.ie/news/come-fl...
Our new study has found that "combining rainwater harvesting with advanced solar water disinfection technology is the most cost-effective way to provide safe water in rural healthcare facilities in Malawi." Do you want to know more about it? shorturl.at/0cJap @researchireland.ie @rcsi.bsky.social
RCSI research identifies sunlight and rainwater as most cost-effective route to safe water in Malawi healthcare facilities
A new study by researchers at RCSI has found that combining rainwater harvesting with advanced solar water disinfection technology is the most cost-effective way to provide safe water in rural healthc...
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New episodes of The Observer Effect have just launched, bringing listeners inside some of the conversations from our Public Engagement Consensus Conference. Fergus McAuliffe, @tcddublin.bsky.social, speaks about the relationship between universities and the public: open.spotify.com/episode/7HZ0...
Research with Impact: Fergus McAuliffe talks about the relationship between universities and the public
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Our Consensus Conference in May saw almost 200 people come together to discuss the future public engagement in Ireland. Today, we are publishing a report that captures the key insights and the main themes that emerged from the event. Read here: www.researchireland.ie/news/report-...
We are launching an awareness campaign called 'Catch the Rain' to start a conversation about the importance of rainwater harvesting in Malawi. To achieve this, we have had the help of the amapiano artist Zeze Kingston to engage young students. Here is the result. Enjoy "Madzi"! @researchireland.ie
Upcoming call: The @royalsociety.org – Research Ireland University Research Fellowship will open for applications on 14th July 2026. Supporting outstanding early-career scientists to become future leaders. For more information visit: www.researchireland.ie/funding/roya...
Congratulations to @researchireland.ie who joined our preprint policy framework this spring! 🙌 Research Ireland's open research policy encourages posting preprints to facilitate prompt promotion of research findings. Learn more on the ASAPBio preprint policy framework website: buff.ly/6ERevCB
🎉 FutureNeuro Investigator Prof Rory Johnson (UCD) has been awarded a €2.5m ERC Advanced Grant to support research into long non-coding RNAs and RNA-based therapeutics. 🔗 futureneurocentre.ie/futureneuro-... @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
Congratulations to the 5 Ireland-based researchers awarded @erc.europa.eu Advanced Grants: Prof Porscha Fermanis @ucddublin.bsky.social; Prof Richard Layte @tcddublin.bsky.social; Assoc Prof Rory Johnson UCD; Prof Anthony O'Mullane UCD; Prof Rhodri Cusack TCD www.researchireland.ie/news/erc-adv...
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