Excelling in difficult times: Our Researchers of the Year for 2020

By Amanda Mathieson | 10/02/2021

2020 was a difficult year for all. Restricted access to work environments, disruption to supply chains, mental health impacts and uncertainty of the future, all threatened to significantly impede research activities. Despite this, our researchers have remained committed to continuing their valuable work and have not only met with these challenges but have excelled in…

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Pat Guiry wins SFI Mentorship Award

By Amanda Mathieson | 06/11/2020

BiOrbic is delighted to congratulate one of its leading principle investigators, Professor Pat Guiry, on winning the SFI Mentorship award, revealed at the 2020 SFI Science Summit yesterday. The award was announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD. On receiving the award, Professor Guiry responded, “I am…

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From one ‘Researcher of the Year’ to another

By derekobrien20 | 01/04/2020

Dr Rosanna Kleemann has been announced as the inaugural winner of ‘BiOrbic Researcher of the Year’. The Award recognises early career researchers who have contributed significantly to the Centre’s research strategy in the past year. In 2019, Dr Kleemann achieved exceptional research outputs, combined with demonstrating a flare to engage the public with her research.…

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Professor Kevin O’Connor, BiOrbic Director, receives 2019 Science Foundation Ireland Researcher of the Year Award

By derekobrien20 | 01/04/2019

Kevin O’Connor, BiOrbic SFI Bioeconomy Research Centre Director and Professor at UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, has been announced as the winner of the prestigious 2019 Science Foundation Ireland Researcher of the Year Award at the annual SFI Science Summit held in Athlone. Professor O’Connor’s research is seminal in the area of circular…

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