UCD School of Medicine

UCD School of Medicine Leading Irish medical school - Serving patients and society since 1854 www.ucd.ie/medicine. e: School.Medicine@ucd.ie Welcome!

As Ireland’s leading medical school, the UCD School of Medicine offers undergraduate degree programmes in Medicine (direct entry and graduate entry), Physiology, Radiography and Biomedical Health & Life Sciences. The School has over forty graduate taught programmes ranging from certificate to masters degree awards and a further twenty graduate research programmes at masters or doctoral level with over 400 graduate students. Our portfolio of biomedical, clinical and translational research has over 75 principal investigators, 50 post-doctoral scientists and 250 doctoral students with grants under management worth approximately €75 million. Together with Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and St Vincent’s Healthcare Group, the School has established Ireland's first academic health centre, Dublin Academic Medical Centre and is the academic partner in the emerging Ireland East Hospital Group, a network of 11 acute hospitals. Our clinical training programmes are delivered at six major Dublin teaching hospitals and across the country through sixteen affiliated acute, general or specialist hospitals. The School also has a nationwide primary care clinical training network comprising over 190 general practitioners. Our large and experienced academic faculty, innovative programmes and state-of-the-art facilities provide a stimulating education and research environment for students. These academic activities aim to improve patient healthcare by purposefully linking treatment, teaching and research capability.

PhD project opportunity in The Mysterious Melanoma-protected Hair Follicle Melanocyte: search for insights into the cont...
20/03/2026

PhD project opportunity in The Mysterious Melanoma-protected Hair Follicle
Melanocyte: search for insights into the control of follicular
pigment cell cycle status.
Applications now open.
Deadline is Monday 31 March 2026
Find out more 👉 https://ow.ly/wV8x50XXT8o

Applications are open for the CPD – IV Cannulation and Contrast Agent Administration for Radiographers (Spring 2026) pro...
11/03/2026

Applications are open for the CPD – IV Cannulation and Contrast Agent Administration for Radiographers (Spring 2026) programme.
This course is designed to support radiographers in developing and enhancing their skills in IV cannulation and contrast administration within clinical practice. Applications will be accepted until 9 April 2026, and early booking is encouraged.

Please find the course flyer attached. The programme is now open for booking via the link provided on the flyer or directly through the CPD section of the UCD School of Medicine website (Continuing Professional Development tab – Diagnostic Imaging Courses).
Book here: https://ow.ly/KxMO50Yk9r9

To mark the World Rare Disease Day this year, UCD Rare Disease Research initiatives are reinforcing their commitment to ...
27/02/2026

To mark the World Rare Disease Day this year, UCD Rare Disease Research initiatives are reinforcing their commitment to advancing access to vital research for the 300,000 people living with a rare disease in Ireland.

The Rare Disease Clinical Trial Network (RDCTN) is hosting two landmark events that highlight our role as a global hub for innovation and a driver of best practice in Public and Patient Involvement (PPI). Find out more👉bit.ly/3OOR8PL

Meet us tomorrow at the UCD Postgraduate Open Day. Date: 24th February (Tuesday) 🗓️ Time: 12 to 5 pm 🕒 Venue: O'Reilly H...
23/02/2026

Meet us tomorrow at the UCD Postgraduate Open Day.
Date: 24th February (Tuesday) 🗓️
Time: 12 to 5 pm 🕒
Venue: O'Reilly Hall, UCD Belfield 📍
Register: ucd.ie/graduateadmissions/contact/events/ucd-postgraduate-open-day/

The School of Medicine staff will be available at the event. This is your chance to find out about all the postgraduate study options including full-time and part time programmes in the School of Medicine.
Explore exciting opportunities, engage in vibrant discussions with programme staff! 🚀

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An bhfuil spéis agat tabhairt faoi Chúrsa Iarchéime i Scoil an Leighis UCD?Bígí linn ag Lá Oscailte do Chúrsaí Iarchéime...
18/02/2026

An bhfuil spéis agat tabhairt faoi Chúrsa Iarchéime i Scoil an Leighis UCD?
Bígí linn ag Lá Oscailte do Chúrsaí Iarchéime UCD.
Dáta: 24ú Feabhra (Dé Máirt) 🗓️
Am: 12:00 - 17:00 ⏰
Ionad: Halla Uí Raghallaigh, Campas Belfield, UCD 📍
➡️Cláraigh anseo: http://ucd.ie/.../contact/events/ucd-postgraduate-open-day/
Beidh foireann Scoil an Leighis i láthair ag an ócáid. Tapaigh an deis eolas a fháil ar na deiseanna atá ar fáil d’Iarchéimithe bheith ag staidéar i Scoil an Leighis ar bhonn lán-aimseartha agus páirt aimseartha.
Réimsí taighde: Tabhair faoi dheiseanna iontacha agus bíodh comhrá agat leis an bhfoireann!

Researchers trial urine tests to screen for alcohol use in pregnancy. Study finds alcohol consumption by pregnant women ...
18/02/2026

Researchers trial urine tests to screen for alcohol use in pregnancy.
Study finds alcohol consumption by pregnant women in Ireland may be significantly lower than previous reports have suggested.
Large majority of women are happy to consent to urine testing for alcohol.
Discover more👉bit.ly/4rRoWKh

Considering postgraduate study at UCD School of Medicine? Meet us at the UCD Postgraduate Open Day.Date: 24th February (...
12/02/2026

Considering postgraduate study at UCD School of Medicine? Meet us at the UCD Postgraduate Open Day.
Date: 24th February (Tuesday) 🗓️
Time: 12 to 5 pm 🕒
Venue: O'Reilly Hall, UCD Belfield 📍
Register: ucd.ie/graduateadmissions/contact/events/ucd-postgraduate-open-day/

The School of Medicine staff will be available at the event. This is your chance to find out about all the postgraduate study options including full-time and part time programmes in the School of Medicine.
Explore exciting opportunities, engage in vibrant discussions with programme staff! 🚀

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Congratulations to our students awarded their White Coats at this year’s Clinical Commencement White Coat ceremony.👨‍⚕️👩...
11/02/2026

Congratulations to our students awarded their White Coats at this year’s Clinical Commencement White Coat ceremony.👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️
The White Coat ceremony 🥼 celebrates the milestone when students move from lecture halls into the clinical setting. Family and friends watched and applauded as each student was announced by Professor Paddy Mallon, Dean of Medicine, Head of UCD School of Medicine. Students then donned their white coats with the assistance of a school academic. This year, our Keynote Speaker, Professor Mary Horgan, shared valuable guidance on their future role as members of the medical profession.
🫶 Wishing you every success as you begin this next chapter.👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️

💙💛 : University College Dublin is to lead a €1 million research programme aimed at improving early detection of pancrea...
09/02/2026

💙💛 : University College Dublin is to lead a €1 million research programme aimed at improving early detection of pancreatic cancer, one of Ireland’s most difficult to treat cancers.

The Breakthrough Cancer Research AllCaN Pancreatic Cancer grant was awarded to a new all-island network led by Professor Gráinne O’Kane, a Consultant Medical Oncologist and Pat Smullen Chair in Pancreatic Cancer at the UCD School of Medicine, supporting research on biomarkers for earlier detection and improved treatment options.

The €1m investment will fund a multi-year programme that brings together senior investigators, early-career researchers, clinicians, and PPIE representatives from across the island of Ireland to build a genuinely integrated national research effort.

“This All-Ireland network represents a major step forward for pancreatic cancer research,” said Professor O’Kane.

“By combining clinical insight with scientific expertise and embedding public and patient perspectives from the outset, we have an opportunity to address long-standing gaps in early detection, treatment decision-making and care pathways."

Adding: “Pancreatic cancer has not benefited from the same research advances seen in other cancers. This programme allows us to work together at scale, across institutions and disciplines, to generate knowledge that can be translated into real improvements in how this disease is detected and treated.”

The funding announcements come on World Cancer Day, marked on February 4 each year.

Over 800 people die from pancreatic cancer annually across the island of Ireland.

💇‍♀️👨‍⚕️ Saved you a click: "That’s not true.”The truth about hair-cutting and growth, set straight by UCD Professor Des...
09/02/2026

💇‍♀️👨‍⚕️ Saved you a click: "That’s not true.”

The truth about hair-cutting and growth, set straight by UCD Professor Desmond Tobin of the UCD School of Medicine.

Des is a Full Professor of Dermatological Science at UCD School Of Medicine and Director of the UCD Charles Institute of Dermatology.

Does a good trim really make your locks longer and thicker – or is it more complicated than that?

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About UCD Medicine

The UCD School of Medicine has an extensive portfolio of research, education and training programmes with over 165 years as Ireland’s leading medical school. The School offers more than 60 educational programmes at undergraduate, graduate and continuous professional development level delivered by research-active academic staff within a modern health science centre and by experienced clinicians across a large clinical training network.

We are more than just a Medical School. We are a community of researchers, scientists, clinicians, students and graduates committed in our dedication to society and determined in our mission to improve the lives and health of our patients.

The School trains doctors, radiographers, advanced paramedics and scientists through our undergraduate degree programmes in Medicine (undergraduate entry and graduate entry), Physiology, Radiography and Biomedical, Health & Life Sciences. There are currently over 1,500 students within our five undergraduate programmes, of which 28% are international students drawn from 55 countries around the world. The School also offers forty graduate taught programmes ranging from certificate to masters degree awards and a further twelve graduate research programmes at masters or doctoral level with a combined total of over 500 graduate students.

Our portfolio of biomedical, clinical and translational research has over 75 principal investigators, 60 post-doctoral scientists and 150 doctoral students with grants under management worth approximately €85 million and annual research income of approximately €16M per annum.