After 42 years in
@ucddublin
our beloved Iris Burke is retiring as Director of the
@ucdagfood
Programme Office. We can’t thank her enough for all she has contributed to the school & to UCD over the years. Wishing Iris the very best on her next adventure 💙
"I am delighted to have this opportunity and look forward to taking part in the 2019 Global Focus Programme"
Congratulations to our colleague
@PierceKarina
who has been selected as a 2019
@NuffieldIreland
scholar..
Outgoing Dean of Agriculture
@ucddublin
Professor Alexander Evans receiving a presentation from Professor Frank Monahan (Incoming Dean) and Professor Cecily Kelleher, Principal, College of Health and Agricultural Sciences
@ucddublin
at today’s
@ucdagfood
school meeting.
An interview with
@PierceKarina
written for issue 7 of the
@UCDObserver
which didn't go to print due to Covid-19 campus closure.
Published here instead:
Michael Byrne, affectionately known as “Old Man Belfield” by students and staff, sadly passed away on Monday 11 January 2021.
A fiercely private person, we thank those of you who quietly looked out for Michael.
We will miss him around the campus.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Congratulations to Conor Holohan, PhD student
@ucdagfood
who was today announced as recipient of
@Fulbright_Eire
@teagasc
Student Award. A fantastic achievement 👏👏 Conor is currently completing his research
@ucdlyonsfarm
on dairy cow nutrition & pasture feeding systems
🇺🇸🇮🇪 Conor Holohan: Fulbright-Teagasc Student Awardee 🛬
@UWMadison
Conor will explore the use of pasture feeding on dairy farms in the Midwest and work on developing an extension program aimed at increasing the uptake and efficiency of grass-based milk production in Wisconsin
A special occasion
@ucddublin
today as
@ucdagfood
graduands from the Class of 2018 and their families assemble in O’Reilly Hall with staff on the occasion of the Agricultural Sciences Conferring Ceremony
#TheFutureisBright
@UCDALUMNI
👩🎓👨🏼🎓🌱☀️🥂🎉
Delighted to announce that
@ucdagfood
are one of the first four schools
@ucddublin
to receive an Athena SWAN Gender Equality Award. Congrats to all involved particularly members of the
@ucdagfood
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee for all their hard work.
Congratulations Dr Tara Dirilgen
@ucdagfood
who was today awarded with the Thomas Mitchell Medal of Excellence by the Irish Research Council for being the Top Ranked Postdoctoral Researcher of the year in the STEM category. 👏 👩🔬 🌱 🐝
#LoveIrishResearch
⬇️
UCD's Agricultural Science student society
@UCD_Ag_Soc
recently presented a whopping €60,000 to their chosen charities
@22Q11_Ireland
and
@PietaHouse
. Well done to all involved 👏
Beyond thrilled and proud on UCD Awards Day &
#IWD
to see this amazing woman recognised for all she has done for
@ucdagfood
& UCD
@unasinnott
was awarded the UCD Presidents Award for Excellence and contribution to student life outside the classroom. 🏅
Congratulations Una.
🎓🎓To the
@ucdagfood
Class of 2020 - CONGRATULATIONS. Today is a very special day and you should all be very proud of your achievements. This is only the beginning and we look forward to hearing, seeing and working with you in the years ahead as you develop your careers 🎓🎓
1/2: A huge well done to all students receiving offers to study Agriculture, Food Science and Human Nutrition programmes
@ucdagfood
! 👏🎉 See you at Orientation on 5th Sept! 👋
#HelloUCD
#CAO2018
Congratulations to the newest member of the
@ucdagfood
team Dr Dara Stanley
@DaraStanley
on receiving the Marsh Award for Early Career Entomologists from
@RoyEntSoc
👏👏👏 Congratulations to Prof. Michael Wallace
@ucdagfood
award recipient at the
@NovaUCD
2021 Innovation Awards Ceremony for his consultancy study 'Economic Impact Assessment of the Tillage Sector in Ireland'
@consult_ucd
More info:
Fantastic news for
@ucdagfood
in the recent US News & Global University Rankings. Agricultural Science is the top ranking subject
@ucddublin
and is placed:
✴️24th in the world by subject ranking
✴️Top 1% globally for cited papers in this research area Well done to everyone 👏👏
💙💛 UCD remains No. 1 in Ireland in US News & World Report's Best Global University Rankings
👉
1️⃣ We are ranked number one in Ireland for a second year in a row by
@USNewsEducation
🚜 Our top ranking subject
@ucdagfood
is placed 24th in the world
Congratulations to Stan Lalor on his recent appointment as Director of Knowledge Transfer
@teagasc
👏👏
@UCDALUMNI
@ucdagfood
. Best of luck in your new role, we look forward to working with you in the coming year.
👨🏫🐑
@ucdagfood
Professor Tommy Boland has been appointed as Co-Chair of the Livestock Research Group of Global Research Alliance for Agricultural Greenhouse Gases, by Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon T.D.
🗣️ “It is a great
Watch our official Careers Day video to get a sense of the excitement & positivity that makes the day so special for the students, exhibitors & speakers. Congratulations to all that contributed to a wonderful occasion on the 100th year of
@UCD_Ag_Soc
@ucddublin
@UCDALUMNI
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. has appointed Dr Helen Sheridan to the Teagasc Authority. Dr Helen Sheridan is an Associate Professor in the School of Agriculture and Food Science at University College Dublin.
Very excited to launch 'AgriFood Matters', a new podcast series developed by
@ucdagfood
featuring leading academic staff in Agriculture, Food Science & Human Nutrition from
@ucddublin
who will discuss a range of topical issues.
▶️Episode 1: Sustainability
Careers Day is up and running! Amazing work done by the
@UCD_Ag_Soc
to organise this day, with almost 50 companies attending and Minister
@McConalogue
providing the keynote address.
Lots of fantastic
@ucdagfood
Researchers at the
@UCD_CHAS
Research Symposium today! A wonderful opportunity for Graduate students across the college to interact and present their work & showcase their excellent research.
Best of luck to Rachel, Shane, Cian and Lais
Absolutely delighted to welcome the Class of 2022 back to
@ucddublin
today for their conferring ceremony, a wonderful event and a very special occasion for everyone
@UCD_Ag_Soc
@UCDALUMNI
🎓🎓🥂🥂
Follow the live stream below, starting at 5.30pm:
The inspirational Fr Tony Coote former
@ucdagfood
@ucdscience
Chaplain continued his
#WalkWhileYouCan
journey today travelling from Milford to Mallow. A big shout out to the wonderful community of Liscarroll for their amazing hospitality and welcome.
#WalkwithTony
As we come to the end of a busy week here
@ucdagfood
thank you to everyone involved in Careers Day 2020. Here's a short video with some of the highlights. . A fantastic event with many opportunities for graduates.
@FrsRecruitment
@CEODevenish
@Owen_Cashman
Congratulations again to final year students on a very successful Careers Day 2023, and many thanks to all the companies, speakers and
@McConalogue
! Well done on organising a great day,
@Eilishg24
& committee
@UCD_Ag_Soc
Fancy a new challenge? A part-time Masters in Agricultural Extension and Innovation programme, designed for individuals working in roles directly with farmers, part-funded by
@MacraSkillnet
and delivered by
@ucdagfood
has been launched...
Massive congratulations to
@ucdagfood
Agricultural Science graduate Richard Kennedy, CEO Devenish Nutrition on his achievements as overall winner of EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2019. Richard was also named EY International Entrepreneur of the year.
@ucddublin
A selection of our 2019
@ucdagfood
community of scholars at this evenings
#UCDAgFoodAwardsCeremony
Congrats again to all, not forgetting the proud parents 🥳 🎉 👩🏫 👨🏫 🍷
Following our 2019 Competitive Call for Research, Minister
@creedcnw
today announced we’re providing funding of €20 million to 38 research projects that will deliver innovative solutions for the Irish agri-food sector 🧪🥼💧🌱🐄
For more see
As part of
@ScienceWeek
, An Taoiseach
@LeoVaradkar
hosted a meeting with leading
@scienceirel
Scientists addressing the challenges related to
#ClimateChange
. Great to see the exciting research undertaken by Dr Dara Stanley
@ucdagfood
identified for the great potential it offers.
Our
@ucdagfood
@teagasc
Knowledge Transfer Conference 2019 was held today. A great day of learnings from our Masters in Agriculture Innovation and Extension. Watch highlights here!
Best of luck to our friend and
@UCDALUMNI
Anne Marie Butler as she hosts the
@ASAireland
annual conference this morning. No doubt it will be superb as you have been as ASA President 👏👏 Congratulations on an excellent year
@kkamb10
@PallasTb
@ucddublin
Beautiful morning in
#Fermoy
for the premier Dairy event of the year
@teagasc
#Moorepark19
. If you are thinking about developing your career in the dairy sector drop by
@ucdagfood
stand in the People Farming Smarter Village to find out about Dairy Business & related programmes.
Professor Frank O’Mara commenced his new role as Director of Teagasc today, Friday, 1 October. The appointment was made by the Teagasc Authority in July with the consent of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD.
The
#SmartGrass
project
@ucdlyonsfarm
has commenced a national shift in grassland farming, enhancing productivity while also protecting the environment & climate. Prof. Tommy Boland & Prof. Helen Sheridan share their latest research results with
@McConalogue
Thank you to everyone who joined and participated in an excellent
#KTConf2021
. Special congratulations to the students/ recent graduates who presented their research findings today which formed the basis for some really engaging discussion 👏👏
@teagasc
@UCD_AgExtension
As day 3 comes to a close at
@NPAIE
, thank you to everyone who came to visit our stand
@ucdagfood
. We’ve met lots of potential students, graduates and had great fun. Thank you to all our staff. Watch our highlights video below. Until next year !!!
#Ploughing19
@UCDFoodHealth