Fantastic presentation by UCDBiosysFoodEng PhD student Benjamin Macartan on the Effects of Feed Additives on #GHGs and #Ammonia emissions from #Cattle Slurry during storage at this week's #ENVIRON2024 conference 🙌 ESAI_ENVIRON UCD College of Engineering & Architecture

UCD President Prof. Orla Feely has presented the recipients of NovaUCD's 2024 Innovation Awards with their Awards during an event held in the UCD University Club. ucd.ie/innovation/new… University College Dublin

Last call to register! Join the session of your choice in TAUGHT GRADUATE WEBINAR SERIES & learn about our postgraduate courses. Register at ucd.ie/eacollege/stud… UCD ALUMNI Engineers Ireland UCD Science UCD Social Sciences University College Dublin

Congratulations to UCDBiosysFoodEng Professor Nick Holden on winning the 2024 NovaUCD Innovation Champion of the Year Award 🙌🏆 You can read more about Nick's fantastic achievement here ucd.ie/biosystems/new… UCD College of Engineering & Architecture UCDFood&Health

Good luck to our BioBeo project partner Foundation for Environmental Education on their Global Action Days promoting #bioeconomy as one of their themes to over 335k students in 113 countries. #SDGs #education #edchat

Consumer Co-Creation of UpCycled Foods An Exciting 4-year Funded PhD Opportunity in Food Science, Chemistry or Sensory Science. 📝Apply by May 15 2024 to start Sep 2024 🪙 €22,000 🎓 2.1 UG & minimum english language requirements Full details 👉 shorturl.at/bnFQX

Dr Junli Xu spoke with The Sunday Times Ireland about the intersection of #microplastics/#nanoplastics and #humanhealth Dr Xu will also Chair the International Conference on Microplastics, Nanoplastics & Human Health in UCD in August 2024. More info at: ucd.ie/biosystems/new… @UCDEngarch

🏆🌎 Emerging Greentech start-up SusBioME wins UCD’s 2024 VentureLaunch Accelerator Programme 💡 The company is attempting to overcome the major limits of using the anaerobic digestion process to increase renewable gas yields from biomass. Renewable gas from anaerobic digestion

Applications are now open for a new food and agriculture innovation and entrepreneurship training programme (FAST-IP) commencing this September to be delivered by UCD in partnership with Teagasc. Apply via: frsrecruitment.com/fast-ip ucd.ie/innovation/new… Enterprise Ireland TechIreland

There are only fifteen places available on the 12-month, in-person FAST-IP programme, which is aimed at mid-career professionals. FAST-IP will provide participants with a €38k tax-free scholarship during the programme. Apply via: frsrecruitment.com/fast-ip

Crop research and demo plots at Lyons looking well. Alternative and mainstream crops as well as new crop assessment technologies and digital ag. Thanks to Gary Gillespie and Keith OMahony for all the hard work. CONSUS Irish Fulbright Alum UCD School Ag & Food UCDBiosysFoodEng UCD Lyons Farm

We have a funded PhD opportunity to work with Dr Joseph Sweeney in the area of biosensors, as part of BiOrbic, Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre . Further information is available here: bit.ly/3A63MCQ Closing date is 9th of August. Early applications advised. #RenewableEnergy #biosensors

Great article on #FarmZeroC and the progress being made there towards climate-neutral dairy farming. Congratulations to Prof Kevin O’Connor & all involved from BiOrbic, Bioeconomy SFI Research Centre, Carbery Group & partners. UCD Science UCD School Ag & Food UCDBiosysFoodEng Science Foundation Ireland irishtimes.com/environment/cl…

Dr Junli Xu from the UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering recently shared insights with the Irish Times on human exposure to micro- and nanoplastics. Her research team has identified a new pathway of exposure through plastic medical devices. irishtimes.com/life-style/202…

Significant SpringBoard & HCI funding (90%-100%) available for highly flexible online courses in UCDBiosysFoodEng Applications closing soon for Autumn 2024 start: springboardcourses.ie/details/14261 More information on SpringBoard & HCI Funding: springboardcourses.ie/faq

Congratulations to @Proveye on being selected as one of 15 start-ups (out of 800+ applications) for the AWS Clean Energy Accelerator 4.0 programme, Generative AI Energy Lab edition🙌 UCD College of Engineering & Architecture University College Dublin Enterprise Ireland

𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡'𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑤𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐵𝑖𝑜𝐵𝑒𝑜🎤✨ The #BioBeo bioeconomy song 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 is out! With animations, subtitles and full lyrics for you to sing along! Enjoy science through music - for all ages! ▶️biobeo.eu/project-outcom…

Day Two of the International Conference on Microplastics, Nanoplastics & Human Health is underway, Junli Xu was interviewed by Fergal Bowers for RTÉ Communications News yesterday about the importance of this conference.

We are so proud that Junli Xu's hugely relevant research is recognised with this prestigious #ERCStG award! Dr Xu's Plastox project will investigate the impact of #microplastics and #nanoplastics on human digestive health. Congratulations! UCD College of Engineering & Architecture UCD Conway Institute European Research Council (ERC)

🇪🇺🧪 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞: 𝐔𝐂𝐃 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐑𝐂 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 To help support their cutting-edge research projects, European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants have been