University College Dublin (UCD)

From goats cheese to hummus - why there have been so many listeria recalls

Despite recent publicity, Ireland’s rate of infection is low, with good safety procedures in place

Student accommodation: Irish on-campus costs revealed with most expensive room at €11,888 a year

Cheapest on-campus option at UCD is a shared bedroom in Village 1 at €5,722

Commission of inquiry into abuse in day and boarding schools must become truly survivor-centred

Rite & Reason: Terms of reference should change and include restorative justice as requested by so many

Could bouncing the sun’s heat back into space help solve the climate crisis?

‘If something can shave off just half a degree, that means millions fewer impacted by heatwaves, crop failures or flooding’

Tributes to Irish woman found dead on New York yacht as police investigate what happened

Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra was found unconscious on vessel at exclusive Montauk Yacht Club

When too many conductors result in cellular discord and cancer

Research Lives: Clodagh Murphy, Musgrave Breakthrough Cancer Research PhD Scholar, University College Dublin

Most farmers could earn more money by planting trees - why don’t they?

Tree planting in Ireland is at its lowest level since 1946 despite grants and premiums

Ireland’s only protected insect the marsh fritillary to star in new comic championing cause of insects

‘The bee gets the glory. The wasp gets the swat. I work so hard at pest control and pollination all day long and what thanks do I get?’

Student accommodation: Just 116 of 1,000 ‘emergency response’ beds will be delivered this year

Oireachtas committee hears of shortfall in €100m plan for accommodation with planning permission in place

Cern decision by Cabinet opens up particle research opportunities for Ireland

UCD to expand its research capacity to coincide with membership of the famous laboratory in Switzerland

Obituary - Dermot McAleese: economist who played a major role in shaping public policy

Inspirational academic credited with reforms paving way for boom in Irish economy

DCC gives permission for Clonskeagh student housing

Bain-backed vehicle gets go ahead for 439 bed spaces near River Dodder

Where will vital student housing come from?

Like Ireland’s wider housing crisis, there are too few student beds available with little sign of a solution

Student accommodation developer challenges decision to rezone land near UCD to open space

Colbeam Ltd, which wants to build 698-bedroom complex, is challenging council in High Court

Discrimination against sexual and gender minorities in Ireland has increased, UCD study finds

Research demonstrates broad support for LGBTIQ+ people, women’s rights and abortion

More than 1m Irish people exposed to harmful transport noise, report finds

Noise threat likely to be underestimated, Galway based noise specialist say, ‘particularly in Dublin airport’

Locals oppose development plans for Dublin 6 site

Bain Capital unit proposing student housing at old Smurfit site

Irish universities earned more than €830m from student housing since 2015

UCD generated nearly €290 million from its accommodation units during the 10-year period

Up to 100,000 homes per year needed to address deficit by 2030, committee told

Department of Housing suggestion that commission’s recommendations were under way ‘not true in any meaningful sense’

More than 160 academics call for ‘immediate halt’ to trade with Israel over conflict in Gaza

Signatories from 11 universities describe response to October 7th, 2023 attacks by Hamas as ‘a well-televised genocide’

PhD woes: ‘Financially, I can’t really take care of myself, and I certainly couldn’t take care of anybody else’

PhD researchers in Ireland say the payment they receive is simply not enough

PwC Ireland boss focused on getting tech to do some heavy lifting

Managing partner seeks to leverage AI as firm and clients grapple with uncertainty caused by Donald Trump’s tariffs

Students from UCD and TCD are joint winners of 2025 Mary Mulvihill science media competition

Deeply personal essay on the use of animals in biological research and biodiversity game announced as winners

Munster Technological University cyberattack response cost €3.5m, PAC told

State facing ‘significant’ potential loss as training board funds in non-interest bearing account, Comptroller and Auditor General says

Ireland needs multi-functional farms with biodiversity benefits. But how can they be supported?

Calls grow for farming supports to help landowners push ahead with national climate goals

Remembering the many talents of broadcaster, activist and historian Máire de Paor

Committed socialist and feminist lived through a time when attitudes to women in Irish society were decidedly narrow

Why do we have a charter for thought control in Irish universities?

Higher education institutions should facilitate open debate – not seek to ‘foster collective understanding’ on controversial matters

Paludiculture could see Ireland’s peatlands store vast amounts of carbon and yield profit

University of Galway leads EU-funded project exploring wetland farming technique’s dual potential

From Delhi to Dublin: ‘I ended up making really good friends, they are my safety net’

New to the Parish: Nishtha Khanna moved from India to Ireland in September 2020

‘Punch to the gut’: Students condemn potential €1,000 rise in third-level fees

Minister signals the €1,000 cut to third-level fees could be reversed this year

Wearable tech: ‘It’s like having a personal health coach in your pocket. I live a healthier, better life because I have this’

Developments in health technology allow us to take more personal responsibility for our wellbeing, which may have significant consequences for the future

The Routledge Companion to 21st-century Irish Writing: academics deliver hefty report from the coalface on the state of our culture

A mixed-bag on purpose, the volume spans prose, poetry and drama then looks at the new in an uncertain era of change

Vernal equinox marks the emergence of spring

That’s Maths: The Earth’s axis is at right angles to the line from sun to Earth, the sun is directly over the equator and the lengths of day and night are approximately equal

Food on campus: Greasy college grub makes way for smart student-led initiatives

From the Galway pantry tackling food waste to breakfast clubs and training restaurants, campus dining is having a moment

Spotlight on postgraduate options

Ireland’s third-level institutions offer a range of postgraduate degree options. Here we explore a selection of available courses.

Irish company to unveil world-first quantum computing server

Equal1, a spin-out from UCD, has developed a sillicon-based server for use in data centres and high-performance computing

Philosopher Richard Kearney and healthcare pioneer Michael Dowling awarded St Patrick’s Day Medals

Taoiseach pays tribute to ‘exceptional work being carried out by the Irish research diaspora across the US’

New system for appointing judges is an ‘important safeguard’ for judicial independence – Chief Justice

Commission of judges and lay members to begin public work this week

Dublin Bus services between Heuston and UCD restored after policy U-turn

Direct connection between Heuston and UCD had been lost following implementation of the BusConnects network redesign

The company of wolves: should large predators be reintroduced to Ireland?

What we really need is a study, not on the feasibility of wolves or lynx here, but on people and how our values, attitudes and perceptions might evolve to accommodate them

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