Webb’s First Images Capitvate the World in NASA Publication
News of the James Webb Telescope’s monumental discovery erupted through headlines on Monday as NASA announced its magnificent progress while
On-Campus Activity ‘Likely’ for September | Simon Harris
Some degree of on-campus college and higher education will return in September, according to the Minister for Higher Education, Research,
The College Tribune Creates Ireland’s First Student Newspaper App
The College Tribune, an independent student newspaper from University College Dublin (UCD), has become the first student publication in Ireland
Politicians and Scientists: Who do we trust in a global pandemic?
Information regarding COVID-19 is plastered across social media, news outlets, television, and the radio, giving people a real fatigue in
Soapbox Science returns with Facebook and Youtube livestream.
This coming weekend 12 female scientists are to discuss their research in science, technology, engineering mathematics and medicine (STEMM) at
UCD students and staff to launch Ireland’s first satellite
The first satellite to be fully developed and built in Ireland is being developed by a group of students from University College Dublin’s (UCD’s) Schools of Physics and Mechanical and Materials Engineering, with the support of staff from both schools. The satellite is expected to be delivered to the European Space Agency (ESA) in early 2021.
Ireland’s first satellite to be fully developed, researched and built in the country is known as Educational Irish Research Satellite (EIRSAT-1), and it is funded by a combination of the ESA, the Irish Research Council, Enterprise Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland, as well as support from UCD. The project started in 2016, when UCD put together a proposal to the ESA for their ‘Fly your Satellite!’ campaign.
Will Woolly Mammoths Roam the Earth Again? Dr. Beth Shapiro visits UCD
On Thursday the 27th of September, Dr. Beth Shapiro, author of popular-science bestseller ‘How to clone a mammoth’ sat down
Artificial Visionaries: How Implants Could Help The Blind to ‘See’ Again
Researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland are investigating the possibility of partially restoring sight to
Searching for Earth: The Hunt for Habitable Exoplanets
An exoplanet is any planet that is in another solar system, orbiting around a star other than our Sun. In
Shock Wave: Electricity From The Ocean
Even in this futuristic world of ours, all our electricity is generated by simply spinning a turbine. The fossil fuels
UCD Women+ In STEM Network
The UCD Women+ in STEM Student Network had their first major event last week, on Tuesday, March 26th, centred around
Win Win Win Win: The Magic Science Of Plasma Waste Converters
Humans have an incredibly extensive waste problem. Currently, most of that waste is sent to landfills where it takes up