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Research News

Dr Lisa Kiely (front row, third from right) pictured at the Fulbright Irish Awardees announcement last week with Executive Director of the Fulbright Commission in Ireland, Dr Dara FitzGerald, US Ambassador to Ireland Edward S. Walsh, Julie Connell (Dept. of Foreign Affairs & Trade), and Fulbright Board Chair Prof Paul Donnelly.
28 Jul 2025

UCC researcher named among Fulbright Irish Awardees

A University College Cork (UCC) researcher has been announced among the Fulbright Irish Awardees for 2025-2026. Dr Lisa Kiely MD is a Dermatology Specialist Registrar and an Irish Clinical Academic Training (ICAT) Fellow at the INFANT Research Centre at UCC.
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24 Jul 2025

New study highlights challenges of decentralised clinical trials for patients and researchers

Research highlights how the shift to remote, technology-mediated trials is reshaping how research staff coordinate and deliver trials. The study reveals concerns about how remote trials are changing how staff support and engage with patients, raising questions about impact on the overall experience, connection and care.
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Prof Maria McNamara and Dr Valentina Rossi with a fossil specimen showing the Mirasaura crest. Credit: UCC
24 Jul 2025

A new Triassic “wonder reptile” challenges ideas of skin and feather evolution

An international team of researchers including palaeontologists at University College Cork (UCC) have discovered a new species of fossil reptile from the Triassic period that had a large crest made of complex plume-like structures - long before modern-type feathers evolved. 
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Photo: Representing the Reen and Massey groups, which were awarded Green Level Certification in the Research Ireland Sustainable Laboratory Certification Pilot Programme are: (Left to right) Conor Hill, Dr Imran Khan, David Woods (Technical Officer, School of Microbiology), Dr Ellen Twomey, and Dr Jerry Reen.
16 Jul 2025

UCC researchers recognised for excellence in sustainable research laboratory spaces

In partnership with Impact Laboratories and My Green Lab, Research Ireland’s Sustainable Laboratory Certification Pilot Programme was launched in October 2023, with the aim of bringing excellence in sustainable research practices into Irish laboratories.
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