Portal hypertension associated with end-stage liver disease and microRNA analysis 11 January 2022 University College Dublin Veterinary Hospital is investigating the potential use of microRNAs as biomarkers... Continue reading
Veterinary student summer research projects update 05 November 2021 Dr Alison Reynolds provides an overview of undergraduate summer research projects Continue reading
Monitoring Surface Water in Public Amenity Areas: A One Health Approach 27 October 2021 Water is an important natural asset and surface waters sustain important ecological systems while... Continue reading
Finding threats in the wild that may affect us in the future 21 September 2021 More and more antibiotics/antimicrobials that were once highly effective at protecting animals and... Continue reading
Effect of Digitisation of Veterinary Radiography Processing Systems on Image Quality and Radiation Safety 06 August 2021 The diagnostic imaging unit in the UCD Veterinary Hospital has a longstanding clinical research history... Continue reading
Role of urinary biomarkers in investigating AKI in dogs 06 July 2021 Researchers at University College Dublin are investigating urinary biomarkers as early markers to... Continue reading
Design of an Irish Veterinary Animal Behaviour YouTube channel 02 June 2021 Researchers at University College Dublin are planning a number of focus groups to investigate how... Continue reading
Engaging the equine community in research advances through the use of podcasts 02 June 2021 In order to benefit the general community of horse owners, trainers, breeders and enthusiasts, it... Continue reading
Basic alpaca husbandry and medicine 04 May 2021 Victoria Rhodes, UCD Veterinary Hospital, University College Dublin; Fay Pooley, Scarsdale Vets, Derby,... Continue reading
Biology at the nanoscale: probing the molecular phenomena at the nano-bio interface 01 April 2021 Dr Sourav Bhattacharjee from the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine outlines his research activities... Continue reading
Researchers play important role in combatting the pandemic 16 March 2021 Researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine have been playing their part in trying to combat... Continue reading
Supporting the national bovine TB eradication programme 03 February 2021 Professor Eamonn Gormley from the School of Veterinary Medicine at UCD describes how the activities... Continue reading
Research into the behaviour, health, welfare and ecology of deer in Ireland 14 January 2021 There is a need for data on Ireland’s three wild deer species that can feed into evidence-based decisions... Continue reading
An overview of ongoing small-animal research 07 December 2020 Dr Marie-Pauline Maurin, assistant professor of small-animal surgery, University College Dublin, gives... Continue reading
A 'one-health' approach to the study of hepatitis E virus 04 December 2020 Researchers at University College Dublin are currently investigating the presence of hepatitis E virus... Continue reading
Reflective practice in veterinary medical and nursing education – what does the literature tell us? 07 October 2020 Researchers at University College Dublin are investigating evidence-based educational practices to... Continue reading
A practical approach to simple procedures in pet pigs 07 September 2020 As pet pigs become more popular in Ireland, vets are likely to encounter them on their routine callouts.... Continue reading
Bringing genomics into bovine tuberculosis control in Ireland 11 August 2020 Dr Joseph Crispell and Professor Stephen Gordon from University College Dublin, talk about a recently... Continue reading
Mechanisms of inflammation in primary immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia 02 July 2020 Researchers at University College Dublin are investigating mechanisms involved in primary immune-mediated... Continue reading
How ‘omics’ are contributing to sustainable animal production 08 June 2020 Torres Sweeney, full professor of animal genomics at the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine gives an... Continue reading