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Short Course in Analytical Palaeontology: 24th - 28th November 2025
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Valentina is awarded UCC Postdoctoral Researcher of the Year!
29 May 2025Congratulations to Valentina on being awarded UCC 180 Professor Adrian Dixon Postdoctoral Researcher of the Year, we are delighted to congratulate Valentina on this recognition of all her hard work!
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Maria awarded Villa Maria Women of Vision Award for Educational Excellence!
24 May 2025Maria was awarded the Villa Maria Women of Vision Award for Educational Excellence at their awards evening at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Cork.
See Maria Villa Awards 2025 for more. Congratulations Maria!
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Daniel and Valentina bring Palaeontology to the Pub!
21 May 2025Valentina and Daniel participated in the Pint of Science Festival 2025 at Sober Lane.
Valentina's talked about"Fossils and Volcanoes" while Daniel presented "Sex Kills! Secrets to be told by ancient frogs from Germany".
Well done to you both on your talks and the great turnout!
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Best Video Presentation at the Virtual Palaeontological Congress awarded to Valentina
08 Apr 2025Congratulations to UCC Palaeo Group postdoc Dr Valentina Rossi, who was recently awarded the Best Video Presentation Award at the Virtual Palaeontological Congress (award kindly provided by Transmitting Science). Well done Valentina!
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Study published in the Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
03 Apr 2025The study, published in the Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, is led by TU Darmstadt Marco Colombo and his supervisor Prof. Wolfgang Ensinger, in collaboration with paleontologists Dr Valentina Rossi and Dr Thomas Lehmann, from University College Cork and Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, respectively. The pioneering study opens up a new avenue for studying in detail the elemental chemistry of fossils conserved in both solid and liquid media in research and museum collections worldwide. The team discovered striking chemical signals associated with fur, feathers and internal organs in nearly all of the analyzed fossils. This also demonstrates that all conservation methods used on the Messel fossils so far enable the preservation of their chemical composition.
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The Great Irish Fossil Hunt is here!
02 Apr 2025The Great Irish Fossil Hunt is here! This is your chance to help scientists at UCC find Ireland's hidden fossil treasures.
We can find fossils in natural rocky outcrops and also in urban buildings and footpaths. We need your help to gather information on what fossils can be found in locations all over Ireland. Simply take a picture of any fossil you find while you're out and about in your local village, town or city, and send it to the UCC team—who will check out as many finds as possible. Your discoveries will help build a brand new fossil map of Ireland!
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Congratulations Daniel!
25 Mar 2025A huge congratulations to Daniel on attending his PhD Conferring!
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Maria nominated for Villa Maria Women of Vision award 2025!
21 Mar 2025Maria nominated for Villa Maria Women of Vision award 2025 under two categories:
Trailblazer in Science and Technology
Educational ExcellenceThese awards honour women from all over Ireland who are shaping industries, breaking barriers, and inspiring future generations. This recognition highlights leadership, innovation, and dedication in one’s field, plus impactful contributions to society.
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NEW! Article in The Conversation by Valentina and Maria on fossil feathers
18 Mar 2025Valentina and Maria have co-authored a new article in The Conversation about their new paper on fossil feathers. Check out the paper here:
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