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Queens University Belfast

University Research

By Irish America Staff
November / December 2018

November 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Members of the UCC's University Sanctuary Working Group with UCC President, Professor Patrick O'Shea (second from left), and Professor Caroline Fennell, Senior VP at UCC.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN A Radical Approach in Diabetes Research An international collaboration jointly led by University College Dublin (UCD) and Monash University in Melbourne has found that mimicking the activity of molecules found naturally in the body may provide a new approach to treating vascular disease in patents with diabetes. Currently 425 million people have … [Read more...] about University Research

Medical Breakthroughs that Matter

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
August / September 2016

August 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Irish universities are leading the way in breakthrough medical science.  ℘℘℘ Testing Breakthroughs at QUB Queen’s University Belfast is leading the world’s first ever trial of a new combination of treatments for those with advanced prostate cancer. The trial, titled ADRRAD, recently began at the Northern Ireland Cancer Centre, and is funded by Friends of the Cancer Centre and … [Read more...] about Medical Breakthroughs that Matter

Queen’s Prize to Queens University Belfast

By Julia Brodsky, Editorial Assistant
April / May 2016

March 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment

In February, the Centre for Secure Information Technology (C.S.I.T.) at Queen’s University Belfast received a royal award for its work in strengthening cyber security. Chancellor Tom Moran, Vice-Chancellor Professor Patrick Johnston, and Head of Cyber Security, Professor John McCanny accepted the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education, bestowed at Buckingham … [Read more...] about Queen’s Prize to Queens University Belfast

Queen’s University Making Waves in Europe

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
October / November 2015

October 1, 2015 by 1 Comment

This summer saw laurels upon laurels laid on Queen’s University Belfast, as cancer experts there received major U.S. and U.K. research awards, and researchers launched a €50 million, Europe-wide, cystic fibrosis drug treatment trial. Most recently, a £2.9 million U.S.-Ireland Research and Development Partnership Program grant was awarded to Queen’s, Dublin City University, and … [Read more...] about Queen’s University Making Waves in Europe

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