| Site location |
Description of Site |
| UREKA Sites in Cork |
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Tyndall National Institute
Contact: Patricia Hegarty
patricia.hegarty-at-tyndall.ie |
FASTNET From Atoms to Systems – Tyndall undergraduate research NETwork
Multidisciplinary research in ICT-related materials, devices and systems technologies: students undertake a challenging project in an area of direct relevance to their undergraduate studies while at the same time experiencing the broader context of that work in a research environment, spanning from atoms to systems. |
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University College Cork
Microbiology Department
BioSciences Institute APC
Contact: Cormac Gahan
c.gahan-at-ucc.ie
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Microbe-Host Interactions
Investigation of Microbe-Host interactions using established systems to model both disease processes and commensal interactions. Students will use state-of-the-art molecular techniques to investigate microbial and host responses and microbial processes. |
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University College Cork
Analytical & Biological Chemistry Research Facility
Contact: Debbie Curran
upcro-at-ucc.ie |
UPCRO (Undergraduate PharmaChemical Research Opportunities)
Pharmaceutically Active Compounds: Synthesis, Analysis, Formulation and Crystallisation.
Multidisciplinary undergraduate research programme in pharma chemistry involving design synthesis, analysis, pre/formulation, process development and control. |
| UREKA Sites in Dublin & Maynooth |
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Dublin City University
Biomedical Diagnostics Institute
Contact: Dr. Aoife MacCormac
aoife.maccormac-at-dcu.ie
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DiaMonD UREKA
Diagnostics for Monitoring Disease
Multidisciplinary training site focusing on the science and technology underpinning the development of advanced biosensors for use in biomedical diagnostics. |
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Dublin Institute of Technology
FOCAS Institute
Contact: Dr Hugh James Byrne
focas-at-dit.ie |
FEATURE
(Focas on Education in Analytical Techniques and Research Expertise)
Chemistry, Physics, Radiation Biology, Materials Science |
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Royal College of Surgeons
in Ireland
Contact: Dr Gayle Kenney
gaylekenney-at-rcsi.ie |
SPUR-On: Summer Programme in Undergraduate Research
Cutting edge biomedical research focusing on the mechanisms underlying human disease and its treatment. |
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Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Ms Janet Cummins
sure-at-tcd.ie |
SURE II (Summer undergraduate Research Experience)
Advanced Materials in ICT: Physics, Chemistry, Electrical & Electronic Engineering |
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Trinity College Dublin,
School of Natural Sciences
Ms Fiona Moloney
fimolony-at-tcd.ie |
Integrating Ecology and Evolution in a Changing World
Understanding ecological and evolutionary processes, from field biology to molecular phylogenetics |
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University College Dublin &
Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Dr Paul McCabe
phytotechnology-at-ucd.ie |
Phytotechnology Ireland
Genetic resources and breeding, phytoremediation, regulation and signaling during plant development, response of plants to biotic stress, plant ecology and the response of plants to environmental change |
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University College Dublin & Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Dr Margaret McGee
margaret.mcgee-at-ucd.ie
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Molecular and Cell Biology UREKA Programme
Explorations from gene to protein function
Pioneering research in the area of gene expression and protein function. Pioneering research in the area of gene expression and protein function. Interdisciplinary programme spanning detailed molecular studies to work at the cellular and whole organism level. |
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University College Dublin &
National Museum of Ireland
(Natural History)
Contact: Ms Julia Sigwart
ureka-at-ucd.ie |
CoBiD-UREKA
(Collections Based Biology in Dublin)
Organismal biology, based in museum collections. Projects inlcude systematic biology— including traditional and molecular techniques— ecology and population genetics, and palaeontology. |
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University College Dublin &
Dublin City University
Contact: Dr Aaron Quigley
aquigley-at-ucd.ie
Dr Gabriel-Miro Muntean
munteang-at-eeng.dcu.ie
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Odysseus – Technologies for bridging the digital-physical divide: sensing the environment
A distributed and interdisciplinary research environment at the forefront of ICT research, centered on addressing challenging real-world “human memory” problems, |
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NUI Maynooth
Departments of Biology & Chemistry
Contact: Dr Sean Doyle
sean.doyle-at-nuim.ie
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PURE: Programme for Undergraduate Research Education
A multidisciplinary research programme in Chemical Biology for undergraduate students of either Bioscience or Chemistry. All projects will involve research themes at the interface of Biology and Chemistry including organic synthesis, molecular microbiology, immunochemistry, molecular biology and cell biology |
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NUI Maynooth
Contact: Dr James McInerney
james.o.mcinerney-at-nuim.ie
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Summer School of Molecular Evolutionary Research (SoMER)
SoMER is a 10 week summer school and research placement programme in Molecular Evolution, and more generally Evolutionalry Biology. The training you will receive will allow you to enjoy the experience of working as a research student in a dynmanic, vibrant, colourful environment.
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NUI Maynooth
Contact: Dr Sean McLoone
sean.mcloone-at-nuim.ie
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Summer Internship on Autonomous Robotics (SIAR)
SIAR will engage students in research problems in the field of autonomous robotics with application to Humanoid robotic soccer"
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| UREKA Site Galway |
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National University of Ireland, Galway
Contact: Ms Caroline O’Connell IDUREKA-at-nuigalway.ie |
Infectious Disease (ID) UREKA Programme
Infectious Disease research focussing on the mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis, bacterial reponses to the host environment and antimicrobial |
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National University of Ireland,
Galway
(LightHOUSE)
Contact: Ms Rebecca Nolan
Rebecca.nolan-at-nuigalway.ie |
LightSCHOOL: REAP – Research Experience in Applications of Photonics
Research experience in applications of adaptive optics and laser – material interactions. |
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National University of Ireland,
Galway
National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES)
Contact: Ms Emma Brinton
emma.brinton-at-nuigalway.ie
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SURF BioNET
(Summer Undergraduate Fellowships in a Biomedical Research Network)
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease, Medical Devices and Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine |
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