The never-ending quest for enormous prime numbers
That’s Maths: As they get larger, prime numbers spread out, separated by growing gaps which make the search more challenging
University College Dublin (UCD)
The Dead brought to life: how James Joyce’s celebrated short story is being re-created as an immersive experience
Featuring Marty Rea, Maeve Fitzgerald and Marie Mullen, Louise Lowe’s re-creation is taking over Newman House, on St Stephen’s Green in Dublin
University open days: when they take place and what makes each university unique
Key details about 2024-2025 open days for UCC, UCD, TCD, UL, Maynooth University, University of Galway, DCU and RCSI
Joe Duffy’s Liveline can sound unmoored when not anchored by weighty subjects
RTÉ presenter hears rambling nostalgia and minor gripes, while Myles Dungan keeps history fresh
New project to explore potential for restoring oyster reefs in Dublin Bay
University College Dublin teams up with Codling Wind Park to promote and enhance marine biodiversity
Tom Garvin: UCD politics professor and author dies
Professor made major contribution to establishment of his discipline in Ireland and taught generations of students
Why weather forecasts in Ireland and across the world are about to get more accurate
With the rapid advance of artificial intelligence, forecasting skill is expected to increase significantly
Why do so few students from Northern Ireland attend college in the South?
A-level conversion rates, the career guidance culture and cost of living are among reasons why just 1% of CAO applicants are from the North
‘We want to make cancer treatments less toxic for children with leukaemia’: A genomic boost to treat children’s cancer
Research Lives: Haematologist and clinician scientist Prof Jonathan Bond on how his work is advancing care for childhood cancer patients
Trinity College Dublin drops five places to 139th in world university rankings
Of the nine Irish universities ranked five dropped, three remained in same position, and one, Dublin City University, improved
‘If you’re my age and finally arriving at university, you have a great appreciation for being there’
Case Study: mature student Caroline Cahill (46)
Hamilton’s dynamics: A prescient framework for quantum mechanics
That’s Maths: New scientific theories often use mathematical methods developed decades earlier
Student accommodation crisis: Three applications for every bed on campus
Dept of Education paper says universities cite significant increases in demand for accommodation
One Health approach focusing on link between animal and human wellbeing key to preventing pandemics
Understanding immune response in animals pivotal to developing breeding techniques and more to prevent disease before animals sicken
Filmmakers behind Oscar-nominated feature An Cailín Ciúin conferred with honorary UCD degrees
Director Colm Baireád and producer Cleona Ní Chrualaoí recognised for achievements ‘in the field of Irish language filmmaking’
Concern mounts over student accommodation availability as CAO offers issued
‘We have been given no options at all, we’ll just have to take what we can get or pay through the nose for it’
Most third-level colleges increase on-campus accommodation costs for coming year
Students face sometimes ‘chaotic and claustrophobic’ shared spaces and rising prices countrywide
Government ‘scrapes a B- grade’ in climate action report card
Friends of the Earth report card concludes ‘programme for Government commitments were not strong enough in first place’
Alternative access routes to Irish universities
Prospective students can avail of different pathways to university education in the State
Global research warns of accelerating mental health problems and illness among young people
Study finds in many countries the mental health of young people has declined over the past two decades and was made worse by Covid and the measures taken to contain it
Multivitamin supplements are little more than expensive placebos
The average person eating a balanced diet is in no need of vitamin supplementation
The cows are smaller, hardier and more efficient: Inside a ‘climate-neutral’ Irish dairy farm
FarmZeroC wants its approach to be deployed across thousands of farms
Applications reopened for disruptive technologies innovation fund
More than €370m has already been allocated to 104 projects, 46 of which focus on artificial intelligence
Microplastics are in the heart, lungs, penis, breast milk. Can we keep them out of our bodies?
Researchers explain how microplastics are entering almost every part of the human body and their detrimental effects
To see a world in a grain of sand
That’s Maths: Infinity originally fell within the domain of philosophers and theologians but today it is a key concern of mathematics
Crunching the carbon count for climate action
Research Lives: Frank Convery, adjunct professor, University College Dublin Earth Institute
Number of Independents doubles in 15 years as public tire of traditional parties
Lack of alternative parties means Independent candidates attracting disaffected voters
‘You’re not Irish. You’re not one of us’: Northern students on a year in the South
In the Republic, some students have encountered ignorance, distorted views and even hostility
Trinity is highest-ranked Irish university despite slipping in world standings
UCD narrows gap by jumping 45 places to 126th in latest QS World University Rankings
Gene editing opens door to new treatments for inherited retinal diseases
Irish researchers confirm tiny worm acts as effective model in detecting human mutations linked to eye conditions that can lead to blindness
Children’s happiness drops as they approach secondary school, study finds
Landmark study finds primary pupils most often feel happy, good about themselves, cared for and safe
‘Beautifully illustrated essay’ on intelligence of fungi by UL student wins 2024 Mary Mulvihill Award
Entry from Evanna Winters explores ‘wood wide web’, the subterranean fungal network that extends beneath forest floor
UCD president criticises ‘messages of hatred and violence’ following pro-Palestine protest on campus
Slogans chalked on campus walls include ‘long live the intifada’, ‘Zionism is terrorism’ and ‘death to Zionism’
Mathematical fun and games at Maison Poincaré
Poincaré was a French scientific giant in the late 19th and early 20th century who made fundamental contributions to all major areas of mathematics
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