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🧑‍🎓🖼️ Congrats to UCD graduate Daniel Nelis on winning the AIB Portrait Prize 2025 at the @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social.

A Donegal native, Nelis studied Fine Art Painting at Ulster University before completing his MA in Art History, Collections and Curating at UCD College of Arts and Humanities.
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "You don’t so much attend The Dead as slip, almost conspiratorially, into James Joyce’s Dublin."

The acclaimed immersive staging of The Dead returns to MoLI this winter, inviting audiences back inside the historic rooms of UCD Newman House, where our most celebrated graduate studied (1902).
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
💙💛 120 Laps of the Lake: Sending massive good luck to Tommy O’Brien, 4th year Veterinary Medicine student member, who is taking on an incredible 60km run, or 120 laps of the main lake, for Movember.
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🧑‍🎓👩‍🎓 Our warmest congratulations to UCD Professors Emeriti Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey, who have received the RIAI Gandon Medal, Irish architecture’s highest personal honour, for their outstanding contribution to architecture in Ireland, the UK and Europe.
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
🧑‍⚕️🫁 Poor air quality in major cities, driven by microscopic particles from traffic and environmental pollution, is a major reason our lungs can age faster than they should.

@ucdmedicine.bsky.social Prof Adam Byrne says staying active is key to protecting them.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/he...
How healthy are your lungs? Improve lung health with these simple steps
The powerhouse organs work around the clock to supply your body with life-giving oxygen. But their strength typically declines from your mid-20s. Here’s how you can check your lung capacity and improv...
www.irishexaminer.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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#UCD rises to 47th in the world & 27th in Europe for sustainability in the 2026 QS rankings! ✅

👏 Highlighting progress across Environmental, Social & Governance impact. Governance alone now ranks 29th globally. bit.ly/4pmIXYb

Our commitment to a #SustainableFuture @ucddublin.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Festive lights are glowing once again at the heart of University College Dublin ✨

A time to gather with friends and colleagues, give thanks, and look ahead to the festive season.
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
💙💛 University College Dublin is ranked 47th in the world and 27th in Europe in the 2026 QS World University Rankings for Sustainability.
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UCD ranked among top 50 universities in the world for Sustainability
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November 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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This book is dedicated to University College Dublin, a place of dreams and futures which saved me three times.” @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdlibrary.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Dr Manning is a proud Carlow man. He was a member of the NUI Senate for twenty seven years, and served on the Governing Authority of @ucddublin.bsky.social from 1979 to 2008. He spent much of his academic career in the Department of Politics at UCD.
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🛰️🌱 AI2Peat is using AI and satellite data to track the health of Ireland’s peatlands and support large-scale climate restoration.
From bogs to bugs - Irish AI climate projects
AI is being used by researchers to try to tackle some of the world's biggest environmental challenges, but the technology is also part of the problem because of the huge levels of data and energy it c...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
💙💛 Nine UCD projects will share in €34.5 million of funding announced to support “high-risk, high-reward” projects.

Funding under the Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Programme, seven UCD initiatives are supported through the Projects stream, while two were funded under the Awards stream.
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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A delight to join colleagues from @UCDSocialPWJ to celebrate 10 years of an excellent School. Really encouraging opening remarks from President @OrlaFeely followed by an inspiring panel discussion with current students and alumni. Comhghairdeas gach duine!! 🎊🎉
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
📝✨ Highly Cited! Congratulations to UCD’s Professor @Eliana B. Souto and Dr Madhusanka Liyanage on being named among the world’s most influential in their areas of research.

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November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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It's an honour to have been elected as the Spokesperson for the LISA Consortium. I look forward to working with this great community over the next two years. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini... @lisacommunity.bsky.social
Dr Niels Warburton elected as head of LISA Consortium to support space mission
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November 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
💙💛 So proud: Massive congratulations to UCD Medical Society, who have raised an amazing €43,927 for LauraLynn – Ireland’s Children’s Hospice, through its Med Week fundraisers.
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🐎🏆 One to Watch: Huge congratulations to equine tech start-up TrojanTrack, which has won the One to Watch Award following an investor showcase event marking the conclusion of UCD’s 2025 AI Ecosystem Accelerator programme.

👏 @novaucd.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
📡🌎 Quantum computing startup Equal1, an Irish spin-out of University College Dublin, has been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) to install a cutting-edge Hybrid Quantum Computing (HQC) System to further understand the planet as part of its Earth Observation programmes.
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🦢🐣 Nice day…for a swim 😫☔️

📸 by Tom Evans
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
💙💛 Warmest congratulations to UCD alumni Dr Maurice Manning and Aibhlin McCrann on being awarded Honorary Doctorates by the National University of Ireland

👏 @nuimerrionsq.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
👨‍🎓🏛️ Warmest congratulations to UCD College of Arts & Humanities graduate Ferdia Lennon, who has been announced as the recipient of the 2025 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
💙💛 Warmest congratulations to UCD Professor Mary Horgan on being named Public Sector Leader of the Year at the Business Post Leadership Awards 2025.

@businesspost.bsky.social @ucdmedicine.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Autumn days at UCD, the perfect weather for the swans to have a picnic every day. 🌱🌱🌱🌱🦢🌱🌱🌱🌱
#UniversityCollegeDublin #Autumn #2025
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
💙💛 We are hosting our Undergraduate Open Day tomorrow, Saturday, 8th November 2025, from 10 am-4 pm.

Discover everything you need to know about your chosen courses, explore our vibrant campus, and meet the UCD community.
November 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
💙💛 University College Dublin has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with University of Liverpool to foster future collaboration with the establishment of a joint research seed fund.
November 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM