PhD student wins international dance competition

Dina Haddad wins chemistry category of world-famous ‘Dance your PhD’ competition 2026.
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Home > A2ML Adsorption and Advanced Materials group (A2ML) Professor David Fairen-Jimenez About us Our research concerns the study of the molecular mechanisms that control adsorption processes in porous materials. We are particularly interested in drug delivery systems, where nanotechnology has a fundamental impact to revolutionise cancer diagnosis and therapy. We are also interested in […]
New insight into allergies

AI research offers new insight into why some people develop allergies while others do not.
Prof Róisín Owens appointed to top Irish science forum

Bioelectronics professor joins new National Science Advice Forum advising the Irish Government on scientific evidence in policymaking
Synthetic RNA ‘nanostars’ create programmable compartments in bacteria

Researchers from Prof Di Michele’s lab have found a new way to organise molecules inside living cells, opening possibilities for more controlled and efficient biomanufacturing. Study published in Nature Communications.
The ‘zombie cell’ effect

New study from Prof Ljiljana Fruk’s research group explains chemotherapy resistance in lung and ovarian cancers
Prof Dame Lynn Gladden chairs 2026 QEPrize

Nine engineers have won the 2026 award
for neural technologies restoring hearing,
movement and communication with CEB
professor chairing Judging Panel
New research leader

CEB graduate Akshay Deshmukh will be joining the department as a research group leader in 2026, working on sustainable extraction of critical metals for low-carbon energy and transport.
Rethinking how AI reads history

Dr Sebastian Ahnert awarded Schmidt Sciences HAVI research award to create a new AI architecture that more accurately reflects the way humans read.