The team at MIRT are delighted to say that Mo'men Bani-Ahmad has successfully passed his PhD viva.

Theresa O'Donovan and Kathryn O'Sullivan presented four posters at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Faculty of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists in Belfast.

The Discipline of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy hosted its 6th annual computed tomography conference in Cork on 19 September. Speakers came from Ireland, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon.

The Discipline of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy welcomed its newest intake of Radiation Therapy students with a themed snack table on World Radiotherapy Awareness Day (WRAD).

Eight staff and six postgraduate students represented UCC at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna, with a record programme of presentations, live research data collection at the EFRS Research Hub, and two hands-on workshops.

Prof Mark McEntee, Head of Discipline, steps up as incoming President of the European Federation of Radiographer Societies, as Dr Andrew England completes his year as Past President.

(First published in 2026 Newsletters)

Six colleagues joined the Discipline during 2025, bringing clinical and research experience across diagnostic radiography, radiation therapy and medical physics.

The Discipline's Diagnostic Radiography and Radiation Therapy students graduated in December, and we look forward to following their careers.

MRI and mammography have been added to the MSc Medical Imaging and Radiation Science, delivered in partnership with BreastCheck Ireland and Belfast Trust.

Dr Clare Rainey has begun her tenure as Chair of the Society of Radiographers AI Advisory Board, and helped establish the EFRS Imaging Informatics Working Group.