RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Ranked #1 in the world for SDG3 'Good Health and Well-being' in the THE Impact Rankings 2025. RCSI is exclusively focused on education and research to drive improvements in human health worldwide.
This weekend RCSI celebrated its annual Teddy Bear Hospital in aid of Oscar's Kids Ireland.
Over 600 children brought teddies for check-ups and surgical procedures. The children were able to explore 16 stations including x–ray, dentistry, phlebotomy and mental health.
www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
Over 600 children brought teddies for check-ups and surgical procedures. The children were able to explore 16 stations including x–ray, dentistry, phlebotomy and mental health.
www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
February 9, 2026 at 11:23 AM
This weekend RCSI celebrated its annual Teddy Bear Hospital in aid of Oscar's Kids Ireland.
Over 600 children brought teddies for check-ups and surgical procedures. The children were able to explore 16 stations including x–ray, dentistry, phlebotomy and mental health.
www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
Over 600 children brought teddies for check-ups and surgical procedures. The children were able to explore 16 stations including x–ray, dentistry, phlebotomy and mental health.
www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
Research led by The University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with RCSI's Dr Edmund Gilbert, has mapped the genetics of haemochromatosis across the UK and Ireland.
The study analysed data from 400,000 people and identified hotspots in Irish and Scottish populations.
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The study analysed data from 400,000 people and identified hotspots in Irish and Scottish populations.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Research led by The University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with RCSI's Dr Edmund Gilbert, has mapped the genetics of haemochromatosis across the UK and Ireland.
The study analysed data from 400,000 people and identified hotspots in Irish and Scottish populations.
➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
The study analysed data from 400,000 people and identified hotspots in Irish and Scottish populations.
➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
The new Charter Meeting bonus episode of the RCSI Safe and Sound podcast featuring Dr Sudipto Das is now live!
The conversation covers topics including RCSI's AI strategy, digital health, challenges of data capture and ethical concerns.
Listen on Spotify here ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/4zZO...
The conversation covers topics including RCSI's AI strategy, digital health, challenges of data capture and ethical concerns.
Listen on Spotify here ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/4zZO...
February 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
The new Charter Meeting bonus episode of the RCSI Safe and Sound podcast featuring Dr Sudipto Das is now live!
The conversation covers topics including RCSI's AI strategy, digital health, challenges of data capture and ethical concerns.
Listen on Spotify here ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/4zZO...
The conversation covers topics including RCSI's AI strategy, digital health, challenges of data capture and ethical concerns.
Listen on Spotify here ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/4zZO...
The first Humanarium exhibition, ‘Heart: more than a beat’ will launch on Thursday, 12 February!
Mark your calendars and get ready to learn about the extraordinary, complex machine at the heart of our lives.
Find out more at www.humanarium.ie/exhibitions/
#Humanarium #SDGs
Mark your calendars and get ready to learn about the extraordinary, complex machine at the heart of our lives.
Find out more at www.humanarium.ie/exhibitions/
#Humanarium #SDGs
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The first Humanarium exhibition, ‘Heart: more than a beat’ will launch on Thursday, 12 February!
Mark your calendars and get ready to learn about the extraordinary, complex machine at the heart of our lives.
Find out more at www.humanarium.ie/exhibitions/
#Humanarium #SDGs
Mark your calendars and get ready to learn about the extraordinary, complex machine at the heart of our lives.
Find out more at www.humanarium.ie/exhibitions/
#Humanarium #SDGs
A new study shows young people in Ireland are increasingly being diagnosed with spinal cord damage from recreational use of nitrous oxide.
Led by Prof Seamus Looby of RCSI and Beaumont Hospital, the findings show cases have spiked since the pandemic.
🔗 www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
#RCSIdiscover
Led by Prof Seamus Looby of RCSI and Beaumont Hospital, the findings show cases have spiked since the pandemic.
🔗 www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
#RCSIdiscover
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
A new study shows young people in Ireland are increasingly being diagnosed with spinal cord damage from recreational use of nitrous oxide.
Led by Prof Seamus Looby of RCSI and Beaumont Hospital, the findings show cases have spiked since the pandemic.
🔗 www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
#RCSIdiscover
Led by Prof Seamus Looby of RCSI and Beaumont Hospital, the findings show cases have spiked since the pandemic.
🔗 www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
#RCSIdiscover
@futureneuro.bsky.social has launched the second call for the NeuroAdapt Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Fellows will shape the future of brain research and work with leading experts in neurodiagnostics, neurotherapeutics and digital health.
➡️ futureneurocentre.ie/neuroadapt/a...
Fellows will shape the future of brain research and work with leading experts in neurodiagnostics, neurotherapeutics and digital health.
➡️ futureneurocentre.ie/neuroadapt/a...
January 22, 2026 at 1:37 PM
@futureneuro.bsky.social has launched the second call for the NeuroAdapt Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Fellows will shape the future of brain research and work with leading experts in neurodiagnostics, neurotherapeutics and digital health.
➡️ futureneurocentre.ie/neuroadapt/a...
Fellows will shape the future of brain research and work with leading experts in neurodiagnostics, neurotherapeutics and digital health.
➡️ futureneurocentre.ie/neuroadapt/a...
The Research Spotlight Series launched at Beaumont Hospital this week, bringing together the research community to showcase excellence and innovation.
The inaugural session featured engaging presentations from Professor Siobhán Glavey and Professor Jarushka Naidoo.
#RCSIdiscover
The inaugural session featured engaging presentations from Professor Siobhán Glavey and Professor Jarushka Naidoo.
#RCSIdiscover
January 22, 2026 at 9:24 AM
The Research Spotlight Series launched at Beaumont Hospital this week, bringing together the research community to showcase excellence and innovation.
The inaugural session featured engaging presentations from Professor Siobhán Glavey and Professor Jarushka Naidoo.
#RCSIdiscover
The inaugural session featured engaging presentations from Professor Siobhán Glavey and Professor Jarushka Naidoo.
#RCSIdiscover
Prof Antonino Spinelli will deliver the prestigious Johnson & Johnson Lecture at the upcoming 2026 RCSI Charter Meeting on Thursday, 12 February.
His lecture will consider how emerging technologies are reshaping surgical training.
View the programme and register here: www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
His lecture will consider how emerging technologies are reshaping surgical training.
View the programme and register here: www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
January 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Prof Antonino Spinelli will deliver the prestigious Johnson & Johnson Lecture at the upcoming 2026 RCSI Charter Meeting on Thursday, 12 February.
His lecture will consider how emerging technologies are reshaping surgical training.
View the programme and register here: www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
His lecture will consider how emerging technologies are reshaping surgical training.
View the programme and register here: www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
Congratulations to Prof Niall Pender on his appointment as Honorary Clinical Director of the Huntington’s Disease Association of Ireland (HDAI).
This appointment recognises his expertise in neuropsychology and longstanding commitment to HDAI and the Huntington’s disease community.
#RCSIdiscover
This appointment recognises his expertise in neuropsychology and longstanding commitment to HDAI and the Huntington’s disease community.
#RCSIdiscover
January 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Congratulations to Prof Niall Pender on his appointment as Honorary Clinical Director of the Huntington’s Disease Association of Ireland (HDAI).
This appointment recognises his expertise in neuropsychology and longstanding commitment to HDAI and the Huntington’s disease community.
#RCSIdiscover
This appointment recognises his expertise in neuropsychology and longstanding commitment to HDAI and the Huntington’s disease community.
#RCSIdiscover
We were delighted to welcome over 350 future healthcare and health sciences leaders to our 2026 Open Day!
Prospective students explored life at RCSI with interactive workshops, campus tours and talks from educators and current students.
Learn more 🔗 rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
Prospective students explored life at RCSI with interactive workshops, campus tours and talks from educators and current students.
Learn more 🔗 rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
January 12, 2026 at 3:26 PM
We were delighted to welcome over 350 future healthcare and health sciences leaders to our 2026 Open Day!
Prospective students explored life at RCSI with interactive workshops, campus tours and talks from educators and current students.
Learn more 🔗 rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
Prospective students explored life at RCSI with interactive workshops, campus tours and talks from educators and current students.
Learn more 🔗 rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
Experience the future of surgery at the 2026 Charter Meeting.
The Robotic and Technology Learning Village will offer delegates the chance to get hands-on with multiple next-generation robotic platforms and emerging technologies.
Register for Charter ➡️ rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
The Robotic and Technology Learning Village will offer delegates the chance to get hands-on with multiple next-generation robotic platforms and emerging technologies.
Register for Charter ➡️ rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
January 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Experience the future of surgery at the 2026 Charter Meeting.
The Robotic and Technology Learning Village will offer delegates the chance to get hands-on with multiple next-generation robotic platforms and emerging technologies.
Register for Charter ➡️ rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
The Robotic and Technology Learning Village will offer delegates the chance to get hands-on with multiple next-generation robotic platforms and emerging technologies.
Register for Charter ➡️ rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
Two RCSI researchers have secured over €400K through the @hrbireland.bsky.social Applied Partnership Awards.
Their projects focus on strengthening paramedic mental health training and co-producing mental health supports for children with disabilities.
🔗 www.hrb.ie/hrb/minister...
#RCSIdiscover
Their projects focus on strengthening paramedic mental health training and co-producing mental health supports for children with disabilities.
🔗 www.hrb.ie/hrb/minister...
#RCSIdiscover
January 8, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Two RCSI researchers have secured over €400K through the @hrbireland.bsky.social Applied Partnership Awards.
Their projects focus on strengthening paramedic mental health training and co-producing mental health supports for children with disabilities.
🔗 www.hrb.ie/hrb/minister...
#RCSIdiscover
Their projects focus on strengthening paramedic mental health training and co-producing mental health supports for children with disabilities.
🔗 www.hrb.ie/hrb/minister...
#RCSIdiscover
Our free Sustainable Healthcare course is now available in Spanish, expanding access to education on sustainable healthcare practices globally.
Fully online, this free CPD course is designed to be flexible and accessible, broadening participation.
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#RCSIeducate
Fully online, this free CPD course is designed to be flexible and accessible, broadening participation.
➡️ rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
#RCSIeducate
January 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Our free Sustainable Healthcare course is now available in Spanish, expanding access to education on sustainable healthcare practices globally.
Fully online, this free CPD course is designed to be flexible and accessible, broadening participation.
➡️ rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
#RCSIeducate
Fully online, this free CPD course is designed to be flexible and accessible, broadening participation.
➡️ rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
#RCSIeducate
Research by RCSI’s Prof Deirdre Fitzgerald Hughes shows AMR risks in sinks are driven by human behaviour.
Findings highlight a need for behaviour-focused interventions to support AMR mitigation.
➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
#RCSIdiscover #NationalChallengeFund #NextGenerationEU
@researchireland.ie
Findings highlight a need for behaviour-focused interventions to support AMR mitigation.
➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
#RCSIdiscover #NationalChallengeFund #NextGenerationEU
@researchireland.ie
January 6, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Research by RCSI’s Prof Deirdre Fitzgerald Hughes shows AMR risks in sinks are driven by human behaviour.
Findings highlight a need for behaviour-focused interventions to support AMR mitigation.
➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
#RCSIdiscover #NationalChallengeFund #NextGenerationEU
@researchireland.ie
Findings highlight a need for behaviour-focused interventions to support AMR mitigation.
➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
#RCSIdiscover #NationalChallengeFund #NextGenerationEU
@researchireland.ie
RCSI uses case-based learning to train medical students in holistic care.
Now in its fourth year, Dr Michael Daly and colleagues in the School of Medicine show how this approach is central to RCSI’s new medical curriculum.
Read the study 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
#RCSIeducate
Now in its fourth year, Dr Michael Daly and colleagues in the School of Medicine show how this approach is central to RCSI’s new medical curriculum.
Read the study 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
#RCSIeducate
January 5, 2026 at 12:45 PM
RCSI uses case-based learning to train medical students in holistic care.
Now in its fourth year, Dr Michael Daly and colleagues in the School of Medicine show how this approach is central to RCSI’s new medical curriculum.
Read the study 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
#RCSIeducate
Now in its fourth year, Dr Michael Daly and colleagues in the School of Medicine show how this approach is central to RCSI’s new medical curriculum.
Read the study 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
#RCSIeducate
Last chance to apply for 19 fully funded PhD scholarships in cancer research through Precision Oncology Ireland and @tcddublin.bsky.social.
€25,000 stipend and EU fees covered.
Deadline: 5 Jan 2026
🔗 forms.gle/NaN2xEw3m5sP...
@researchireland.ie @rcsi-research.bsky.social
€25,000 stipend and EU fees covered.
Deadline: 5 Jan 2026
🔗 forms.gle/NaN2xEw3m5sP...
@researchireland.ie @rcsi-research.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Last chance to apply for 19 fully funded PhD scholarships in cancer research through Precision Oncology Ireland and @tcddublin.bsky.social.
€25,000 stipend and EU fees covered.
Deadline: 5 Jan 2026
🔗 forms.gle/NaN2xEw3m5sP...
@researchireland.ie @rcsi-research.bsky.social
€25,000 stipend and EU fees covered.
Deadline: 5 Jan 2026
🔗 forms.gle/NaN2xEw3m5sP...
@researchireland.ie @rcsi-research.bsky.social
CD4+ T cells are revealed as potential drivers of blood clotting in inflammatory bowel disease in a study by researchers from RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences.
Targeting these cells presents a promising new therapeutic avenue.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#RCSIdiscover
Targeting these cells presents a promising new therapeutic avenue.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#RCSIdiscover
December 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
CD4+ T cells are revealed as potential drivers of blood clotting in inflammatory bowel disease in a study by researchers from RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences.
Targeting these cells presents a promising new therapeutic avenue.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#RCSIdiscover
Targeting these cells presents a promising new therapeutic avenue.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#RCSIdiscover
Professor Ewen Harrison will deliver the historic Abraham Colles Lecture at the 2026 RCSI Charter Meeting.
He will explore the role of artificial intelligence in advancing safer, smarter surgical practice.
See the rest of the programme and register ➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
He will explore the role of artificial intelligence in advancing safer, smarter surgical practice.
See the rest of the programme and register ➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
December 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Professor Ewen Harrison will deliver the historic Abraham Colles Lecture at the 2026 RCSI Charter Meeting.
He will explore the role of artificial intelligence in advancing safer, smarter surgical practice.
See the rest of the programme and register ➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
He will explore the role of artificial intelligence in advancing safer, smarter surgical practice.
See the rest of the programme and register ➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
Applications are open for 19 fully funded PhD scholarships in cancer research through Precision Oncology Ireland at RCSI and @tcddublin.bsky.social, including a €25,000 stipend and EU fees.
Deadline: 5 Jan 2026
🔗https://forms.gle/NaN2xEw3m5sPTisT8
@researchireland.ie @rcsi-research.bsky.social
Deadline: 5 Jan 2026
🔗https://forms.gle/NaN2xEw3m5sPTisT8
@researchireland.ie @rcsi-research.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Applications are open for 19 fully funded PhD scholarships in cancer research through Precision Oncology Ireland at RCSI and @tcddublin.bsky.social, including a €25,000 stipend and EU fees.
Deadline: 5 Jan 2026
🔗https://forms.gle/NaN2xEw3m5sPTisT8
@researchireland.ie @rcsi-research.bsky.social
Deadline: 5 Jan 2026
🔗https://forms.gle/NaN2xEw3m5sPTisT8
@researchireland.ie @rcsi-research.bsky.social
RCSI was appointed as one of Ireland’s SDG Champions 2025-27 by Darragh O’Brien TD, Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment, further enabling RCSI to amplify our leadership in sustainable, equitable healthcare.
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#SDGsIRL #RCSIengage @deptcee.bsky.social
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#SDGsIRL #RCSIengage @deptcee.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
RCSI was appointed as one of Ireland’s SDG Champions 2025-27 by Darragh O’Brien TD, Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment, further enabling RCSI to amplify our leadership in sustainable, equitable healthcare.
➡️: www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
#SDGsIRL #RCSIengage @deptcee.bsky.social
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#SDGsIRL #RCSIengage @deptcee.bsky.social
A sculpture by artist John Rainey has been unveiled to mark 50 years of the RCSI Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery.
The abstract work, which features nursing and midwifery leaders ascending a staircase, celebrates modern leadership in the field.
Learn more ➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
The abstract work, which features nursing and midwifery leaders ascending a staircase, celebrates modern leadership in the field.
Learn more ➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
December 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A sculpture by artist John Rainey has been unveiled to mark 50 years of the RCSI Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery.
The abstract work, which features nursing and midwifery leaders ascending a staircase, celebrates modern leadership in the field.
Learn more ➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
The abstract work, which features nursing and midwifery leaders ascending a staircase, celebrates modern leadership in the field.
Learn more ➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
Dr Clare-Ellen McNaught, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust and President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and Dr Javad Parvizi, Professor at Acibadem University, were awarded RCSI Honorary Fellowships yesterday.
These honours recognise their marked contributions to surgery.
These honours recognise their marked contributions to surgery.
December 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Dr Clare-Ellen McNaught, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust and President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and Dr Javad Parvizi, Professor at Acibadem University, were awarded RCSI Honorary Fellowships yesterday.
These honours recognise their marked contributions to surgery.
These honours recognise their marked contributions to surgery.
Congratulations to the 370 new Fellows and Members conferred yesterday! 👏
Awards were conferred by RCSI and our Faculties of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists, Dentistry, Nursing and Midwifery and Sports and Exercise Medicine.
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#RCSIConferring
Awards were conferred by RCSI and our Faculties of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists, Dentistry, Nursing and Midwifery and Sports and Exercise Medicine.
➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
#RCSIConferring
December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Congratulations to the 370 new Fellows and Members conferred yesterday! 👏
Awards were conferred by RCSI and our Faculties of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists, Dentistry, Nursing and Midwifery and Sports and Exercise Medicine.
➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
#RCSIConferring
Awards were conferred by RCSI and our Faculties of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists, Dentistry, Nursing and Midwifery and Sports and Exercise Medicine.
➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
#RCSIConferring
Congratulations to RCSI's Dr Caroline Curtin on receiving an ERC Consolidator Grant.
Her project combines bone cancer treatment and repair in a biomaterial scaffold, a next-generation therapy that could transform patient care.
➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
#RCSIdiscover #ERCCoG @erc.europa.eu
Her project combines bone cancer treatment and repair in a biomaterial scaffold, a next-generation therapy that could transform patient care.
➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
#RCSIdiscover #ERCCoG @erc.europa.eu
December 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Congratulations to RCSI's Dr Caroline Curtin on receiving an ERC Consolidator Grant.
Her project combines bone cancer treatment and repair in a biomaterial scaffold, a next-generation therapy that could transform patient care.
➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
#RCSIdiscover #ERCCoG @erc.europa.eu
Her project combines bone cancer treatment and repair in a biomaterial scaffold, a next-generation therapy that could transform patient care.
➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
#RCSIdiscover #ERCCoG @erc.europa.eu
Save the date now for the 2026 RCSI Charter Meeting, taking place from Tuesday, 10 February to Saturday, 14 February at RCSI, St Stephen’s Green.
Registration opening soon!
To learn more, please visit ➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
Registration opening soon!
To learn more, please visit ➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
December 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Save the date now for the 2026 RCSI Charter Meeting, taking place from Tuesday, 10 February to Saturday, 14 February at RCSI, St Stephen’s Green.
Registration opening soon!
To learn more, please visit ➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...
Registration opening soon!
To learn more, please visit ➡️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...