Posts by Amanda Mathieson
Amazing Algae!
Did you know seaweed is in toothpaste, drinks, jelly sweets and all kinds of products? Did you know seaweed is the reason we have an Ozone layer? Seaweed (or algae) is pretty amazing and has the potential to help us tackle climate change. Farming seaweed is a way to take carbon dioxide out of the…
Read MoreGut Health: It’s a Pig Deal!
Mushrooms are the answer to healthier guts in pigs! Pigs are an important part of our agricultural economy so it’s bad news when they get sick. Are there any natural, sustainable remedies that can help pigs? This was discussed in our workshop in Airfield Estate on Wednesday 20th October as part of Bioeconomy Ireland Week.…
Read MoreMorgan Morris wins Universitas 21 Three Minute Thesis Competition
BiOrbic researcher Morgan Morris has won the highly competitive Universitas 21 Three Minute Thesis Competition for his presentation on using lactose for cancer therapy. The 3MT is an academic competition developed by The University of Queensland in Australia in 2008, designed for research students to make their research more available to non-specialist audiences by effectively…
Read MoreBioeconomy Ireland Week 2021 Launch
Last Monday 18th of October saw the Launch of Bioeconomy Ireland Week 2021. The online launch event, run by the National Bioeconomy Policy Implementation Group and hosted by Helen Carroll, had over 70 in attendance, and a whole range of interesting speakers. The launch was opened by Martin Heydon TD, Minister of State with responsibility…
Read MorePostgraduate Diploma in Bioeconomy with Business
The Postgraduate Diploma in Bioeconomy with Business is a flexible, one year part-time, blended distance-learning programme designed to enable upskilling of those in the workplace and those seeking to engage in further study. The bioeconomy is one of the EU’s largest and most important sectors encompassing agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food, bio-energy and bio-based products with…
Read MoreBiOrbic’s Morgan Morris wins ThesisIn3 Competition
Last Thursday was the final of UCD’s ThesisIn3 competition and it was won by BiOrbic PhD student Morgan Morris. As a result, Morgan will now be representing Ireland in the Universitas 21 international Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition that will run from the 20 September to the 4 October. ThesisIn3 is an opportunity for researchers…
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