UCC receives award for sustainable lab practice

UCC receives award for sustainable lab practice

Dr F. Jerry Reen’s lab in the BioSciences Institute has recently been presented with the Bronze LEAF Award for their efforts in developing sustainable practices within the lab environment. The Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) scheme was organised at...
Winners of the DCU Invent Commercialisation Award

Winners of the DCU Invent Commercialisation Award

Congratulations to both groups who work with SSPC at the National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University (DCU), who have been recognised for their contribution to a successful collaborative research projects at the 2022 DCU Invent...
Mariana Oliveira Diniz wins SFI Image of the Year

Mariana Oliveira Diniz wins SFI Image of the Year

The winners of the prestigious 2022 Science Foundation Ireland Awards were revealed at the annual SFI Science Summit, held in person for the first time in two years. Joined by over 500 leading members of the Irish research community, SFI is celebrating the...
71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Mariana Hugo Silva from Portugal is a PhD student with LongActNow and SSPC at Bernal, University of Limerick who recently participated at the 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. Mariana is part of the LongActNow, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) project led by a...
How basic research advances and protects society

How basic research advances and protects society

Author(s): Martin McHugh, Marcus Baumann, Sarah Hayes, F. Jerry Reen, Laurie Ryan, Davide Tiana, Jessica Whelan Basic research is often misunderstood by the public and misconstrued by the media. Try this role play to learn how research is funded and how basic research...