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Good point here by Fintan O'Toole “Ireland should offer itself as a refuge for American scientists. Use some of that corp tax bonanza to attract world-class researchers and up-and-coming geniuses to our universities & institutions to work with the excellent scientists we already have”

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Research & Innovation awards. This year, we will celebrate 180 years of research impact in UCC Ireland. The closing date for nominations is Friday March 28th at 5pm ucc.ie/en/researchand…



Nominations for the 2024 UCC Ireland Research & Innovation awards close on Friday March 28th at 5pm. ucc.ie/en/researchand… John F. Cryan | UCC Innovation |

4 PhDs graduate from our group today! School of Chemistry SEFS@UCC UCC Research Dr Eimear Courtney (UCC David Jones), Dr Mark Power (Eli Lilly), Dr David Ryan (Pfizer), Dr Aidan Cregan (Aachen Schoenebeck Group). Delighted to partiallly inherit Aidan from Dr Peter Byrne! UCD Chemistry



Brilliant start to Innovation Week: 6 Speakers from SEFS@UCC UCC Medicine & Health Tyndall Institute describe their journey. These are the rock stars of UCC Innovation


Here is a letter I wrote in the Lancet this month, on how the imprint of Ireland's history can be seen in our health services, particularly primary care. Primary care in Ireland: history explains the system we see today Doctors for Universal Healthcare The Lancet Reg Health-Europe thelancet.com/journals/lanep…

Three little letters that could help transform the Irish economy: PhD “We need to build a culture that sees a PhD not as a niche calling, but as a viable path for individuals” - good piece from Dr Martin Daly irishtimes.com/business/2025/…

Thank you to Pete and the organising committee for the invite Royal Society of Chemistry. Great day of lectures and plenary from Peter Seeberger at Queens.

Great to see such commitment from James Lawless “As we face an uncertain world, one thing is certain: as Minister, I will ensure that both Irish researchers and internationally based academics who want to come to Ireland will be supported to make groundbreaking discoveries”

Minister for Department of Further and Higher Education, James Lawless James Lawless , has today welcomed the appointment of Dr Diarmuid O'Brien as the new CEO of Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland. Dr O’Brien will take up the role in September 2025. Read here: researchireland.ie/news/new-ceo/


I'm excited to share our comprehensive review on Non-directed C–H functionalisation has published in Chem Soc Rev . This work explores the evolution and mechanistic understanding of non-directed strategies for C–H activation of (hetero)arenes Debabrata Maiti pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…


The highlight of the year! What a great night hosted by the VPRI John F. Cryan UCC Research UCC Innovation and all at the R&I offices. Congrats to all the very worthy recipients! Now I'm off to read Orbital by Samantha Harvey 😃


Surely among the best secondments in the world!🏅 From our group right now: Hugo Esteves in Ackermann lab Lutz Ackermann (♻️ sustainable chemistry) - thank you Lutz! Ella Cooper at Pfizer,Ringaskiddy Pfizer Ireland (process development) 💊 School of Chemistry UCC Research 🙏 Research Ireland


