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🏆👨‍🎓 Incredible scenes! The Students make history as UCD FC claims a record-breaking four-in-a-row Harding Cup title, following a 3–2 victory over University College Cork.
January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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In the first UCD Library #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post of 2026 Ailbe Van Der Heide of @bealoideasucd.bsky.social describes the folklore and traditions surrounding sheep.

Read: ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2026/01/29/t...

@ucdarchives.bsky.social @ucdscoilglcb.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 12:48 PM
👨‍🎓🏛️ A Lifetime Achievement: The Royal Institute of British Architects has awarded UCD Architecture graduate Níall McLaughlin the 2026 Royal Gold Medal for architecture, the UK’s highest honour in the field.

🎓 @ucdengarch.bsky.social @the-riba.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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The UCD Writing Centre turned 10!🥳 Last evening saw a gathering of students & staff in the James Joyce Library to mark the occasion, with remarks by Centre Manager Zeljka Doljanin, Prof. Fionnuala Dillane & UCD Registrar & Deputy President Colin Scott. #UCDWritingCentre10

www.ucd.ie/writingcentre
January 28, 2026 at 1:57 PM
💙💛 University College Dublin has placed 38th in the latest QS World University Rankings for Europe.

Continuing to be ranked among the continent’s top universities, this year UCD rose 13 places in the rankings.
January 28, 2026 at 3:09 PM
🚀🦠 On Earth, biofilms, layers of bacteria that stick to surfaces such as dental plaque or the slimy coating on rocks in water, have benefits for human health, including preventing infections and breaking down complex carbohydrates during digestion.

🪐 @ucdscience.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 10:17 AM
🥊👨‍🎓 The Champ! Massive congratulations to UCD Ad Astra Elite Sports Scholar Tadhg O'Donnell, who has taken home the men’s 75kg title at the National Elite Boxing Championships finals.

The 19-year-old second-year Sport & Exercise Management student is UCD’s first-ever Ad Astra scholar in boxing.
January 27, 2026 at 4:09 PM
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💰 "The recent Scottish budget raises the lower limits of the starter, basic and intermediate income tax thresholds, meaning more income is taxed at lower rates. This goes some way to protecting those whose pay falls in these bands."
Opinion: Stealth tax rises are on the horizon for Scotland ahead of its election
www.ucd.ie
January 26, 2026 at 3:43 PM
🗳️🤖 Many congratulations to Associate Professor Stefan Müller of the UCD School of Politics and International Relations on securing a Una Europa seed funding grant for the project Democracy and AI.

👏 @stefanmueller.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social @unaeuropa.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 10:40 AM
🔮✨ "The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localised entirely within your campus?"
January 22, 2026 at 3:38 PM
👩‍🎓🇺🇸 A fantastic appointment: UCD alumna Jackie Fox has been announced as RTÉ News' new Washington Correspondent.

👏 @news.rte.ie
January 22, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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Agnes Cuming Lecture Series | UCD School of Philosophy

The UCD School of Philosophy welcomes Michael Williams (Johns Hopkins University) for a two-part public lecture on scepticism.

10–11 February 2026, 6.00 pm, Newman Building, UCD.

Free, registration required:
bit.ly/45oUQVX
January 21, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Nice thread about @joannakacprzyk.bsky.social and my paper in @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social

TL;DR: People study plants because they rock!
🌱🌍 A new UCD-led international study reveals what inspires people to study plant biology, a subject essential for building the future workforce needed to address biodiversity loss, climate change, and food security.
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
💙💛 University College Dublin has been awarded The KeepWell Mark™, solidifying its status as a leader both in education and employee experience.
January 21, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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So I have a book out about the challenges and dilemmas arising from large-scale immigration. Of course I look at the benefits of integrating and incorporating migrants (and how social policy can help) but I also focus on the political obstacles that play out in many countries.
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Dr Madeleine Steeds & Prof Ben Cowan of @ucddublin.bsky.social, and Dr Sheila Castilho, Prof Sharon O’Brien & Dr Vicent Briva‑Iglesia of @dublincityuni.bsky.social have been awarded funding through the CHIST-ERA Call 2025. You can read about their projects at: www.researchireland.ie/news/chistera/
January 21, 2026 at 10:29 AM
🌱🌍 A new UCD-led international study reveals what inspires people to study plant biology, a subject essential for building the future workforce needed to address biodiversity loss, climate change, and food security.
January 20, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Equal1, a spin-out of NovaUCD, has raised $60 million (€51.5 million) in funding to further develop its quantum computing technology and deploy its Bell-1 quantum server for data centres.
January 16, 2026 at 1:28 PM
The campus looks stunning on such a beautiful bright day!
#winter2026 #biodiversity #campuslife
January 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM
🏆⭐️ Two UCD projects have been named winners at this year’s SATLE Impact Awards, which celebrate initiatives that deliver real, demonstrable impact in teaching and learning across Irish higher education.
www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...
HEA names two UCD projects as winners of 2025 SATLE Impact Awards
www.ucd.ie
January 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM
🌅🦅 ℕ𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝔽𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤

#UniversityCollegeOfDublin #Ireland
January 14, 2026 at 10:49 AM
💙💛 Three UCD-led projects will receive a share of €3 million in funding to support mental health research in Ireland. The investment will fund ten projects in total, advancing research in areas including youth mental health, adult ADHD, women’s mental health, and loneliness among older people.
January 12, 2026 at 4:38 PM
🧑‍🎓🏐 Well done to Theo Clancy and the rest of John Divilly's UCD GAA team on an impressive victory over ATU Galway in the opening match of this year's 2026 Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup.

UCD 3-12 (3-0-12)
ATU GALWAY 0-10 (0-1-8)

www.gaa.ie/article/theo...
Theo Clancy enjoying busy schedule
By Cian O’Connell Theo Clancy is now well versed in preparing for important matches for club, college, and county. Kilmacud Crokes, UCD, and Dublin are used to competing for top honours, so Clancy rel...
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January 9, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Ready to take on 2026 like… 🦢💪
#UCDCampus #UniversityCollegeDublin
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 PM