Prof Alan Smeaton urges a smarter, more realistic approach to AI in academia, as discussed in recent Irish Times article.

Banning tools like ChatGPT won't work, students must learn to use them critically and ethically.

Read: www.dcu.ie/engineeringa... @dublincityuni.bsky.social @irishtimes.com

Amid rising ecological concerns, sea cucumbers are emerging as potent sources of biodegradable biopolymers🌊

Prof Nicholas Dunne and global collaborators explore their therapeutic, sustainable potential in a fascinating review.

See: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40412675/ @dublincityuni.bsky.social

New research from DCU’s Faculty of Engineering & Computing and Insight shows how combining CLIP-based models with a lightweight CNN boosts medical image segmentation accuracy.

Read more: www.dcu.ie/engineeringa... @dublincityuni.bsky.social @insightcentre.bsky.social

Calling all DCU grads! Want to level up your leadership game?

The award-winning Emerging Leaders programme (2025–2026) is now open for applications! Network globally, grow professionally, and make an impact.

Apply👉 www.dcu.ie/alumni/2526e...

@dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcugradstudies.bsky.social

Groundbreaking research at DCU has been featured on RTE News!

Dr Shirley Coyle & other researchers from DCU and ASU are developing wearable sensors to aid stroke rehab, tracking brain & muscle activity outside the clinic.

Read: www.dcu.ie/engineeringa...
@dublincityuni.bsky.social @news.rte.ie

A study by DCU’s Dr Conor Boland finds that most wearable bioelectronics research misreports the gauge factor, a key measure of sensor performance.

Out of 239 studies reviewed, fewer than 20% reported it correctly.

Read here: www.dcu.ie/engineeringa... @dublincityuni.bsky.social

DCU student Ciara O’Reilly and Team Anaphero represented Ireland at Huawei’s Tech4Good Global Final in China, placing 3rd and winning People’s Choice 🏆

Ciara also spoke at the opening ceremony for all global participants!

See: www.dcu.ie/engineeringa... @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Celebrating 40 years of service, Renaat Verbruggen was honoured by DCU’s School of Computing for his exceptional dedication to students, colleagues, and the University.

Read: www.dcu.ie/engineeringa... #WeAreDCU @dublincityuni.bsky.social

“We have the offshore wind. We have the infrastructure. We have even the plastic gas pipelines that can carry hydrogen. What we need is political urgency.”

Dr James Carton is in the Irish Examiner discussing green hydrogen's significance.
www.dcu.ie/engineeringa... @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Screenshot of a Zoom webinar with Leah’s video feed on the right and a slide which reads “Choose your own adventure Using the Moodle Lesson tool to provide a personalized learning journey in large classes Dr Leah Ridgway”

And our second #MoodleMunch speaker is Leah Ridgway from @dcuengineering.bsky.social, sharing their experience of using the wonderful #Moodle Lesson tool for personalised and interactive learning #MoodleMunch

A collaborative study by Prof Nicholas Dunne introduces a novel method to accurately assess implant orientation from 2D radiographs post-hip arthroplasty.

🔗https://www.dcu.ie/mechanicalengineering/news/2025/may/insightful-study-advancing-accuracy-hip-arthroplasty-imaging @dublincityuni.bsky.social

France is leading the way in regulating 'forever chemicals', posing the question of whether Ireland should follow suit?

DCU's Dr Éadaoin Carthy believes we should implement the proposed legislation.

Read more in the Irish Times: launch.dcu.ie/3Zs2U58

@irishtimes.com @dublincityuni.bsky.social

The Final Year Projects Expo returned to DCU last week & saw 250+ projects produced by almost 400 soon-to-be graduates. The annual event allows students to showcase their acquired skills & expertise gained at DCU to industry professionals.

See: www.dcu.ie/engineeringa... @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Congrats to Mark Collins & Arnold Mattathil, recipients of the 2025 Qualcomm Research Scholarship at @dublincityuni.bsky.social. Supported by Qualcomm, this award empowers top engineering talent with hands-on research experience in a state-of-the-art research lab.

See: www.dcu.ie/engineeringa...

Dr James Carton and Bill Duggan explore why Ireland must invest in offshore wind port infrastructure, or risk missing its climate targets.

Read their piece in the Irish Examiner: www.irishexaminer.com/business/eco... #IrishResearch #WeAreDCU

@irishexaminer.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Are you an employer in the #engineering or #computing sectors? We are excited to announce that the DCU Final Year Projects Expo 2025 will take place on Wednesday May 7th🥳

Industry professionals & employers looking to attend can sign up here: forms.gle/ZWJpT69RnKDM...
@dublincityuni.bsky.social

Sarraj Alsersawi

With the war raging in Gaza, Palestinian student Sarraj Alsersawi says that thoughts of his family inspired him to top his class in DCU’s MSc in Electronic and Computer Technology @dcuengineering.bsky.social.
Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/3YcDQyH