DCU researchers reach seed round of SFI challenge
14 June 2023
Thirteen Dublin City University researchers have progressed to the concept and seed round of the Science Foundation Ireland National Challenge Fund, securing approximately €2.5 million in funding in the process. ...
Four DCU Researchers awarded SFI Frontiers of the Future funding
30 May 2023
Funding worth over €1.5 million has been awarded to four DCU researchers. The news comes as part of a wider announcement the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research,...
DCU study finds pharmaceutical drugs in Irish river sample sites
17 May 2023
Irish rivers contain low levels of antidepressants and antibiotics and current wastewater processes are not equipped to remove them. This is the main finding from research led by Professor...
FourTheorem secures exclusive access to AI software resources from DCU, Lero project
16 February 2023
Software company fourTheorem has secured exclusive access to a project on the application of AI in software architectural transformation developed by Dublin City University and Lero, the Science Foundation...
DCU partners with Cellnex to make its campuses 5G-enabled
08 February 2023
Nearly 19,000 students along with staff and start-ups are set to benefit from the 5G upgrade which will help them trial new technologies across three campuses. Telecom giant Cellnex is collaborating...
DCU spin out Inclusio to create 80 jobs with €6.2m investment
24 January 2023
The new jobs will be in technology, sales and marketing and will add to the company’s base of 35 employees at its Dublin HQ. Diversity and inclusion platform Inclusio...
Prof. Tomás Ward appointed Director of Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics at Dublin City University
09 January 2023
Prof. Tomás Ward has been appointed as the new site Director of the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics at DCU. Professor Ward has been a...
Samples made in DCU lab aboard new lunar rover set to launch for the moon
30 November 2022
These are the first Irish samples on the moon since the 1970s and were produced in the DCU School of Chemical Sciences and prepared by Dr Kelleher, and three members...
Grain-4-Lab wins SFI Plastics Challenge
05 October 2022
The Grain-4-Lab team, led by Dr. Jennifer Gaughran and Dr. Brian Freeland, were awarded €2.4m in funding for their proposed solution to two different sustainability challenges. The project,...
SFI’s Insight centre invests €350,000 in new Irish research collaborations
03 October 2022
Seven data projects are being funded, covering areas such as lifestyle predictors for dementia, energy efficient scheduling for industry, and safe AI for medical devices. Insight, the Science Foundation Ireland...