Maria is joined by new PhD student Aaron Quigley as part of the project.
Read moreNews
-
Maria awarded SFI Frontiers for the Future grant!
10 May 2022 -
NEW! Paper in Nature
20 Apr 2022Pterosaur discovery solves ancient feather mystery: flying reptiles could change the colour of their feathers, research finds
Read more -
School workshops for Ireland's Fossil Heritage!
04 Apr 2022Ireland’s Fossil Heritage has been busy visiting primary schools to deliver our interactive STEM workshops.
Read more -
National Fossil Art Contest
31 Mar 2022We have officially launched the first-ever National Fossil Art Contest!
Read more -
Maria interviewed on Unravelling Science Podcast!
15 Dec 2021Maria was recently interviewed for the Unravelling Science Podcast, on “Episode 41: Prof Maria McNamara: Paleontology, Fossils and The Natural World”.
Read more -
Maria was a keynote speaker at PalaeoVC!
07 Dec 2021Maria was invited to be a keynote speaker recently at the 3rd Palaeontological Virtual Congress!
Read more -
Vacancy for Lecturer in Palaeontology!
18 Jun 2021UCC wishes to appoint an experienced academic to the role of Lecturer in Palaeontology within the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Read more -
Maria featured on new "The Conversation" podcast
15 Apr 2021Maria spoke about the history of feathered dinosaurs.
Read more -
Valentina and Maria publish a new paper on fossil melanosomes
22 Mar 2021Here we use taphonomic experiments to show that the chemistry of melanosomes from different tissues converges during maturation – in particular, Cu signals become more homogeneous.
Read more -
New SFI grant!
22 Mar 2021Maria was awarded almost €300K in funding from SFI as part of their Discover scheme to fund public engagement initiatives.
Read more