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Led by Prof Breandán Kennedy, the research project will bring together 21 institutions from 11 countries. Read more: UCD-led EU project aims to revolutionise biomedical research

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/eu-project-ucd-professor-biomedical-research

The largest number of doses (85pc of the allocation) will go to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the epicentre of the current outbreak. Read more: WHO announces 899,000 mpox vaccines for n...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mpox-vaccines-africa-congo-who-unicef-healthcare

Black holes form when a star dies, or do they? Cosmologist Dr Syksy Räsänen says solving fundamental questions about the universe helps us better understand our own place in it. Read more: Ca...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/cosmology-inhuman-universe-black-holes-perspectives-space-research

The findings open the door for new microbial-based therapy for anxiety and depression, according to UCC. Read more: Gut bacteria affects stress response, UCC scientists find

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ucc-apc-gut-health-stress

UCD's Prof Kate Robson Brown leads the development of analytical models that predict the lifetime of composites in low-Earth orbit. Read more: UCD professor part of team developing new space ma...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ucd-prof-part-of-team-developing-new-material-for-spacecrafts

This year's grant winners represent the highest proportion of women since the scheme began. Read more: Trinity and UCD among 57 teams to win €571m in ERC Synergy Grants

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/erc-synergy-grant-2024-tcd-ucd

‘For young people to thrive, they need strong ties to their community and easy access to mental health services,’ says NCI’s Dr April Hargreaves. Read more: How this neuropsychologist is ...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nci-neuropsychologist-loneliness-mental-health-youth-research-sami

Marine Institute’s Dr Niall McDonough talks about the upcoming Ocean Knowledge 2030 Conference and a new national marine strategy. Read more: Why knowledge is vital for securing Ireland’s o...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/marine-institute-ocean-knowledge-marine

MRSA is an antibiotic resistant superbug that causes 120,000 deaths annually. Read more: UCD research offers potential for new ways to fight MRSA superbug

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/research-ucd-mrsa-superbug-antibiotic-resistance-discovery

Smart energy communities could be a ‘game-changer’ in the transition to renewables, says SETU’s Sean Lyons. Read more: Why small energy parks are a smart piece of the clean-energy puzzle

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/smart-energy-parks-renewables-grid-electricity-clean-climate-setu-walton

Julius Ceaser once called the aurochs 'extraordinary'. Now ancient DNA is unlocking secrets of this mysterious beast. Read more: Trinity scientists find surprising genetic diversity in early co...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/auroch-genetics-trinity-cows-research-dna-history

It is estimated that 10 to 28pc of reproductive-aged women complain of persistent pain during intercourse. Read more: Digital health platform to give support for genito-pelvic pain issues

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/norma-gppd-sexual-wellbeing

Projects funded include a study to reduce seizures in epilepsy, the development of antimicrobial food packaging and the use of AI in speech and language therapy. Read more: 290 ‘exceptionalâ€...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ireland-postgraduate-postdoctoral-funding

The pilot programme funding marks the largest single investment in lung cancer in Ireland’s history. Read more: Lung cancer research gets €4.9m boost for early detection

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/lung-cancer-research-early-detection-funding-rcsi-irish-cancer-society

As part of the EIC Work Programme 2025, deep-tech start-ups and SMEs will also be able to access financial support through the EIC STEP scale-up scheme. Read more: EIC to invest €1.4bn to sup...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/eic-funding-2025-deep-tech

Tyndall researcher Dr Sanathana Konugolu Venkata Sekar wants to create the ‘gold standard’ clinical biomarker sensing device. Read more: How to make healthcare sensors bias free – one pho...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/tyndall-health-tech-sensors-bias-biophotonics-research

The team at MIT and Caltech also discovered that the black hole system is 4bn years old. Read more: First black hole ‘triple’ leads scientists to question what they know

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/black-hole-triple-mit-nature

Durham University’s Prof Richard Massey peers into the history of space telescopy and finds the unexpected views are often the most astounding. Read more: Taking the long view: A brief histor...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/history-space-telescopes-esa-nasa-jwst-hubble-euclid

A rare, nocturnal bird thought to be extinct in Ireland has been spotted in the south-east. Read more: ‘Churring’ call of nightjar confirms its presence in Ireland

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/churring-call-nightjar-bird-presence-birdwatch-ireland

The PRISM programme will be led by the Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre in Dublin. Read more: New €5m Irish breast cancer research programme unveiled

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/metastatic-breast-cancer-prism-ireland