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