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@ucdresearch.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 1:45 PM

Traditionally, passage tombs were thought to be exclusive, elite sites, disconnected from daily life.

Dr Jessica Smyth's research is shining a new light on how ancient society in Ireland operated, and how iconic sites like Newgrange were built. #AncientWorld_UCD

๐Ÿ” www.ucd.ie/research/inf...

@ucdsocscilaw.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 10:28 AMReposted by @ucdresearch.bsky.social

Low-paid workers face heavy pressure from rising rents & energy costs.

Dr. Nat Oโ€™Connor (UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work & Social Justice) highlights that full-time workers deserve a minimum essential standard of living, as the living wage rises to โ‚ฌ16/hr.

www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

@ucddublin.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 6:27 AMReposted by @ucdresearch.bsky.social

What does #AI mean for #culture #society and #creativity?
'Developing AI for Creativity and Society' at #AIS26 - curated by @eassh.bsky.social - will explore the multifaceted relationship between AI and #SSH across three dimensions.
Register: www.ais26.eu

@ucddublin.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 10:18 AMReposted by @ucdresearch.bsky.social

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› NovaUCD welcomes healthcare entrepreneur and investor Ciaran McCourt as Entrepreneur in Residence and Dr Eoin Oโ€™Cearbhaill as Engineer in Residence.

@ria.ieOct 9, 2026, 8:38 AMReposted by @ucdresearch.bsky.social

The RIAโ€™s 2026 Charlemont Grantee, Emma Kavanagh,
@ucddublin.bsky.social, has contributed to a new exhibition on French composer Gustave Charpentier (1860โ€“1956), following six weeks of research supported by the RIAโ€™s Charlemont Grant.

Black-and-white portrait of a bearded man with tousled hair wearing a dark coat and bow tie.
@ucdresearch.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:38 AM

UCD is home to the Classical Museum, the largest collection of Classical antiquities on display in Ireland. Recent research on the collection has revealed the message on an ancient cuneiform tablet for the first time in 4000 years. #AncientWorld_UCD #TheStoriesThatShapeUs

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@ucdresearch.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:24 AM

UCD are collaborators on new research which demonstrates that a rare form of nitrogen gas can act as a natural fingerprint for microbial nitrogen conversion.

Dr Alan Seltzer, UCD School of Earth Sciences, is a co-author on the study published in Science.

www.ucd.ie/research/new...

@ucdresearch.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 1:29 PM

Congratulations to Prof Robert Gerwarth on his appointment as Director of UCD Humanities Institute!

An internationally renowned scholar and Director of UCD Centre for War Studies, Prof Gerwarth will build on the work of his predecessor Prof Anne Fuchs.

www.ucd.ie/research/new...

@ucddublin.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 10:09 AMReposted by @ucdresearch.bsky.social

๐Ÿฆ‡โญ๏ธ Cover Star: Huge congratulations to UCD Professor Emma Teeling, whose latest groundbreaking bat research features on the most recent cover of the prestigious journal @nature.com.

๐Ÿ‘ @emmateeling.bsky.social

@forsee-research.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 12:21 PMReposted by @ucdresearch.bsky.social

AI news is everywhere. But who actually shapes public opinion on AI, and which sources do people trust?

Help us find out with a short anonymous survey (5โ€“10 min). It's open to all adults 18+, whether you follow AI news daily or hardly at all.

forms.gle/xrUwa1J85FhA...

@ucdpolitics.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 2:00 PMReposted by @ucdresearch.bsky.social

New on The Conversation: Why Yemen Has Returned to Conflict by Dr Vincent Durac.

Dr Durac examines the recent escalation in Yemen as Houthi forces seize control of key Red Sea locations, including the port city of Mocha.

Read full article: theconversation.com/why-yemen-ha...

@ucdsocscilaw.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 9:14 AMReposted by @ucdresearch.bsky.social

Professor TJ McIntyre of UCD Sutherland School of Law spoke to RTร‰โ€™s Morning Ireland about privacy and harassment concerns around AI-enabled smart glasses, including the risk of people being recorded without their knowledge.

๐Ÿ”— www.rte.ie/news/2026/10...

@ucdresearch.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 9:53 AM

Medieval texts provide evidence that early Irish law survived for at least 800 years. Dr Fangzhe Qiu's @erc.europa.eu research examines how medieval scribes preserved Brehon Law, and is shedding light on their identities, education & motivations. #AncientWorld_UCD
www.ucd.ie/research/inf...

@ucdresearch.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 2:04 PM

The Centre for Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture at UCD is a unique place where researchers are recreating ancient technologies to gain deeper insights into how people lived in the past. #AncientWorld_UCD #TheStoriesThatShapeUs

Learn more: www.ucd.ie/research/inf...

youtu.be/ZJDnN0K62Ww

@ucdresearch.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 11:05 AM

๐Ÿ”ฌFour UCD researchers have received funding under the Health Research Board Investigator-Led Projects scheme.

Congratulations to Dr Gary Brennan, Prof Adam Byrne,
Dr Eoin Brennan & Prof Eamonn Molloy!

www.ucd.ie/research/new...

@ucdresearch.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 1:28 PM

AI is changing how science is done - weโ€™re only beginning to understand what that means.

The โ€˜AI in Physics and Mathematicsโ€™ track at #AIS26 curated by @cern.bsky.social will explore how #AI is reshaping both fields.

Join the conversation about the future of scientific discovery.

www.ais26.eu

Prof Mark Thompson, Director General of CERN, will speak at the 2026 AI in Science Summit (AIS26) at UCD in Dublin, in the 'AI in Physics and Mathematics' strand.
@ucdresearch.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 1:12 PM

Europe is โ€˜Reaching a new level of ambition in Research and Innovationโ€™

#AIS26 is very excited to announce Dr Shakir Mohamed, a Senior Director at Google DeepMind, as this yearโ€™s keynote speaker - at the premier conference exploring whatโ€™s next for #AIinScience.

Register now: www.ais26.eu

@ucdresearch.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 9:37 AM

๐Ÿฐ ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐”๐‚๐ƒ ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ

New research from Prof Tadhg O'Keeffe reveals that one of Dublinโ€™s โ€˜lostโ€™ medieval castles has been hiding in plain sight on UCD's Belfield campus.

www.ucd.ie/research/new...

@ucdresearch.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 12:41 PM

AI is changing how science is done - weโ€™re only beginning to understand what that means.

Explore what AI can help us to discover at AI in Science Summit 2026 #AIS26

Researchers, innovators, industry & policymakers. One conversation about the future of scientific discovery

Register: www.ais26.eu

@ucdresearch.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 11:37 AM

Congratulations to Prof Adam Byrne, Prof Breandan Kennedy and Dr Judith Bek who will lead new health research projects funded under the HCRI-HRB Joint Funding Scheme.

They will work with the Irish Thoracic Society, Fighting Blindness and Parkinson's Ireland.

www.ucd.ie/research/new...

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