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UCD president UCD increases Maria O’Halloran Seán Duke talks to Dr Hugh Brady on research funding meets Professor Liam Dr Emmeline Hill of UCD’s Strategic Plan by 50% in 2004. Kennedy, the new the Department of in interview with Professor Desmond director of the Clinton Animal Science Shane Kenny Fitzgerald, Institute vice-president for research talks to Paul Keenan 3 6 8 14

The learner-centred approach intrinsic to a Students can choose to take 10 ECTS modular system facilitates students’ different credits per year from any subject area aptitudes, interests, backgrounds and across the University (subject to timetabling UCD Horizons objectives. It accommodates varying levels pre-requisites and the availability of places). of progression and recognises different levels Students can pick modules within their of attainment. This in turn will open new subject area, deepening their knowledge, Modularisation pathways and opportunities for non- or from outside their programme, broadening traditional students, promoting wider access their learning experience. to and participation in higher education. The University ran a full communication The use of the internationally-recognised programme for 6th year second-level arrives at UCD students during January to provide them European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) will promote international mobility of with as much information as possible before Modularisation, when fully and completely First year students arriving on campus students. Periods spent studying abroad the CAO deadline. This campaign has implemented, offers important educational next September will enrol in fully can now be fully recognised as part of a publicised this very significant innovation and opportunities to the University and its modular, credit accumulation UCD programme, and students visiting UCD has raised the public profile of UCD as a students. The modular building blocks can be programmes. Branded UCD Horizons, will return with a clear credit value attached dynamic higher education institution. combined in new and interesting ways to this new approach offers students to their work. assemble innovative and exciting See http://www.ucd.ie/modularisation.htm greater flexibility and choice in how for more information for staff, and programmes, whether driven by strategic The UCD Horizons system will also increase http://www.ucd.ie/horizons for publicity for and what they study. focus, student demand or societal needs. student choice in an unprecedented manner. prospective students. Broaden your knowledge of Horizons

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what’s inside 3 Present Tense, Future Perfect? Shane Kenny meets with UCD President Dr Hugh Brady UCD Today... to discuss UCD’s Strategic Plan The past year has been one of remarkable activity One issue that repeatedly cropped up during the strategic plan 6 Knowledge is Power for UCD. Quite apart from the process of developing discussions was the identity of the university. As a newcomer to Professor Desmond Fitzgerald a new strategic plan, the university has stepped up its the staff (although twice a graduate), I have been interested reports a 50% increase in research in the importance staff and students place on having a visual funding. Paul Keenan reports research efforts and achieved a 50% increase in research funding, embraced a radical modularisation identity. Market research shows that although stakeholders have positive attitudes towards UCD, they do not tend to have a Soft Power Politics model that will transform the teaching and learning 8 tangible sense of the university. Part of the reason for this is Professor Liam Kennedy in experience for new students and launched the that we have not articulated adequately how we see ourselves. interview with Maria O'Halloran celebration of our 150th anniversary In the absence of an organisational identity, people describe the university in vague or even nebulous terms. 9 UCD 150 Celebrations With so much happening on campus, there was an obvious need to produce a publication, which would provide information on Developing a “brand” for the UCD 150 was a first step towards issues that affect staff, students and other UCD stakeholders. 14 Getting first past the post a visual articulation. The image we developed is vibrant and UCD Today aims to cover these issues as well as providing a Seán Duke talks to Dr Emmeline Hill confident. To make it easy to use, design guidelines and logo of the Department of Animal Science forum to highlight the work of academics throughout the downloads are accessible on the website: university. This edition includes articles on planning, international http://www.ucd.ie/150/styleguide.htm. 15 Rural Idyll, politics and the genetics of thoroughbred horses. They are just Urban Nightmare? a sample of the incredible range of research activity being carried The next branding exercise was the development of the UCD Professor Peter Clinch out at UCD. Horizons campaign in December. The UCD Horizons branding talks to Siobhán Creaton was the result of several rapid stages of market research with UCD has established a Communications, Development and potential and existing students as well as with staff and Alumni Relations (CDAR) board to support the objectives set 17 Student Life at UCD secondary school teachers. The outcome was a clean, clear out in the strategic plan. UCD Today is just one element of the campaign, which concentrated on radio with backup from communications programme. Through members of the CDAR 18 UCD leading the field in outdoor and press advertisements. The campaign encouraged board you have a conduit to promote the research and men and women’s soccer students to go to a dedicated section on the web Lindie Naughton reports achievements of your own area and to provide feedback on this http://www.ucd.ie/horizons/ or to pick up the booklet on UCD soccer success publication. The list of members of the CDAR board is on the on frequently asked questions. website: http://ucd.ie/communications. A Comment Undoubtedly UCD Horizons has achieved high public awareness 19 The celebration of UCD’s 150th anniversary gave us the A Tenth Discourse and by the time the new first years arrive on campus in opportunity to mark the impact of the university in a national September, modularisation will certainly be no surprise. and international context. The UCD Today calendar is full of 20 Calendar of Events at UCD events that publicise the achievements of staff, students and I look forward to receiving your comments and feedback on Network Corner @ UCD graduates, and provide us with the opportunity to present a UCD Today through the CADR board, and to receiving your positive and vibrant image of UCD to the world outside the news for inclusion in future editions of this magazine. campus. We have included a taste of the UCD 150 celebrations in this publication, and more comprehensive details are available Eilis O’Brien on the website: http://www.ucd.ie/150. Director of Communications

Contributors: Print: Suzanne Bailey, Tony Carey, eBrook Siobhán Creaton, Séan Duke, Roland French, Dr Gerald Mills, Thanks to: Anne Marie Harvey, Frank Kennedy, Dr Pádraic Conway, Prof Catherine Shane Kenny, Susan Muldoon, Godson, Dr Gerald Mills, Patricia McCarron, Lindie Naughton, Prof Niamh Brennan, Dr Ann Lavan, Maria O’Halloran, Elaine Quinn, James Mc Guire, Jeff Weinberger, James Reilly, Mark Simpson, UCD 150 Committee, Communications, Micéal Whelan, Charlie Soland, Development and Alumni Simon Tierney, Paul Ward Relations Board

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Present Tense, Future Perfect?

faculty dialogue groups, discussions within faculties and an external review group - the Washington Advisory Group. In addition the vice-presidents and I have spent hundreds of hours in direct discussions with staff. SK But you do accept that there is a considerable degree of concern and even anger in some quarters. Is it possible that you may be rushing through the restructuring process? HB I don’t think so. In terms of the timeframe, the need for restructuring was highlighted as early as January and February 2004. I fully appreciate the concerns that major change including structural change brings to SK The Strategic Plan sets out very clearly And yes, UCD is coming to this late in an organisation and brings to the that UCD wishes to be a research the day. Most UK universities and many individuals working within that intensive university in the top 30 of of the leading international universities organisation but ultimately this is about Europe and the top in Ireland. Is that began this type of process 15 to 20 UCD being the best. It’s about UCD realistically attainable for the University? years ago. There is an urgency because providing the best teaching and learning we are starting late but also there is an environment for the students. It’s about HB It is attainable, it is feasible and it is opportunity because we can look at the providing the most innovative and imperative. It will, however, be at least mistakes that others have made. creative research environment and a 10 year job to get there, given the Fundamentally, this is an academically it’s about maximising UCD’s impact intensity of the competition, given our driven rather than an administration- on Irish society. current funding levels and given the driven restructuring. reform that we need to go through to Implementation will by definition allow us to realise our full potential. SK Yet staff and students have require another level of consultation demonstrated against your plans and that began straight after Christmas. SK Why is it an imperative? and the unions says that no serious The difference this time is that the plan HB UCD has throughout its history played consultation has taken place. will result in major changes, and that a key role in the development of all understandably causes anxiety but HB In fact an unprecedented level of aspects of Irish society whether cultural, ultimately after this consultation process, consultation has and is still taking place. social or economic and it must continue we then require action. All of the high level objectives that are to do so. It must remain the engine laid out in this plan were agreed at We’re talking about maximising the room for both social change and discussions with the faculties, the impact of over Û200 million of economic development. So if Ireland Academic Council and the Governing taxpayers’ money that is given to this is to continue to develop, UCD must Authority of this University as early University per year and of maximising continue to develop and must drive as January/February 2004. that impact not just in UCD’s that change. performance but in Ireland’s In the interim we have involved the SK So then what are the key challenges development. academic and administrative staff and you are trying to address with this the students through a very intense continued on page 4 Strategic Plan? dialogue process, which involved cross- HB I think the big challenge is the intensity of the competition, particularly

international competition. Competition sion for the best Irish students, competition for international students, competition for staff and indeed competition for Shane Kenny funding. SK You have two documents. You have meets with one on the Strategic Plan overall and the second proposing structural changes. They both seem quite radical but is UCD UCD President late in coming to reform and reorganisation? HB In my view structure follows strategy. Dr Hugh Brady The key document is the strategic plan

itself, which outlines the high level vi objectives for the institution over the to discuss UCD’s next three years. In terms of how we get there, reform of structure is an important Strategic Plan element but not the only element. But I suppose because reform of structure and his vision tends to affect everybody’s day-to-day working lives it is the issue that raised for the the most anxiety or the most concern. University.

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SK You have said you’re going to move HB And in fact they are double or triple SK You are still in a period of debating HB At the moment we have considerable from 89 departments and eleven jobbing. Many of our heads of these plans, which will be finalised by flexibility in the Irish higher education faculties at the moment to a department are performing that the end of March. Let me quote you sector but we probably don’t use this considerably reduced number. This plan important function and at the same time something from Professor Paul Engel’s flexibility to optimal advantage. Some will mean that a large number of office are carrying heavy teaching loads and Governing Authority election material. staff are attracted by academic tenure holders within the existing structure are their research careers. The goal of the He said, “academic staff are the true whereas others are willing to take a going to lose both status and authority restructuring is to create bigger spaces capital of the University” and he slightly higher salary on a contract basis. and people could lose their jobs. within which very smart people can questioned the impact of these changes. A typical start-up package for scientific interact and spark off each other in a He said that, “the intellectual health of HB That will not happen in a university researchers on the international market positive way to produce more exciting, UCD won’t survive if people allow situation. We have too many would be over Û500,000, not in terms more innovative teaching, learning and themselves to be herded like cattle into departments, centres, institutes and of personal salary but in terms of the research programmes. One of the hastily erected stalls”. faculties by comparison with other laboratory resources, the equipment, the positive by-products of the restructuring universities worldwide. Consequently, HB Well first he is absolutely correct in additional staff that that individual will will be increased administrative we have a sub-optimal level of terms of his human capital point. require before they commit to an efficiency, freeing up academics for collaboration between individuals Our staff and our students are our institution. academic work. working different disciplines, and this greatest resource. In terms of corralling, Salary packages will depend significantly has a negative impact on research our problem at the moment is that we on the market. If we are competing for, collaboration. We have many more have too many corrals, it is the exact This is an say, a leading Irish economist who has a academic staff performing administrative opposite of Professor Engel’s opinion. choice between UCD and the University duties than is necessary, so one of the We effectively have a corral for every academically driven of Chicago, we have to offer that benefits of the restructuring will be to discipline. We have what has been individual the most attractive package free up our talented academic staff to rather than an referred to as silos or bunkers containing if we are realistically going to compete. do what they do best – research, small groups of highly talented teaching, discovery and creativity. administration- individuals who are generally not talking SK Some of the proposals that have to their next-door neighbour. We’re not drawn fire are those that focus on SK So you feel that in the current context driven restructuring maximising our impact in terms of new stronger links with the business world, many academics have spent too much and exciting teaching programmes or developing an entrepreneurial culture of their time as administrators? SK Industry and commercial reorganisation in research - particularly when it comes and commercial partnerships. The point plans usually result in savings yet there to larger multidisciplinary research is made that the universities are there don’t seem to be any savings attached opportunities. Restructuring will provide to produce responsible citizens with to this plan. bigger well-resourced spaces within independent minds, not just to which academic staff can spark off serve business. HB Overall there will not be cost savings. each other in a very creative and But if UCD becomes more efficient innovative way. administratively, we will be able to allocate more resources to academic SK You have also mentioned the The principle of endeavours. The OECD recommended importance of hiring the best of talent a quantum leap increase in our funding, from outside, internationally. If you hire academic freedom but there is also an onus on us to academics from outside, that is a should not be allocate our current resources in the reflection on the talent you have most creative way to maximise our already, and if you offer higher salaries, compromised academic performance and at the same you are creating superstars within the time continue to lobby others to invest academic system. in us to a greater degree. HB Fundamentally universities are about HB All the external reviews commented the generation and the dissemination on the quality of our existing academic of knowledge. I think that there is an staff. We already have home-grown obligation on us not just to generate superstars in many different areas, but knowledge but, where appropriate, to we are far from where we need to be use that knowledge to advance and compared to staff/student ratios at enhance the quality of our society on major UK universities. We need to the one hand and our economic resource our existing staff and facilitate development on the other. their academic development but we also need to supplement that excellent body I fully appreciate that there is sensitivity of individuals by high quality academic here in that we shouldn’t be selling out staff brought in from abroad. to industry. Any relationship between UCD and industry must be ultimately SK Globalisation has greatly affected in the best interest of the institution. international university education? The principle of academic freedom HB Without doubt. We are playing on the should not be compromised in any international pitch now. Maybe 10 or 15 way, but there is an appropriate level years ago UCD could exist in a comfort of collaboration between a university zone because of the relative and industry, which we should be homogeneity of Irish society. Now the proactive about seeking out. rules of engagement have changed SK But isn’t it a cause for concern that the completely. There is not a day goes by funding crisis is forcing universities to go when our top academic staff aren’t cap in hand to the Government? And approached by leading international you are forced to seek out commercial competitors who offer them attractive partnerships or to obtain funding from start up packages and career the rich and powerful? This is leading to development opportunities. Similarly a dependency that could be unhealthy. an increasing number of Irish students are now giving UK and European HB I don’t think there is a dependency. universities a very serious look. I think there is definitely a tension there that we must be aware of and with any SK The strategic plan says that you need to collaboration between the University design flexible remuneration packages to and industry we should always ask the attract excellent staff internationally. question, Is this collaboration appropriate for UCD?

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HB If you read through the plan in detail It is true that in terms of the financial you will see that we constantly stress reward the grants are much larger in the the vital importance of the link between sciences. But we must not go down the research and teaching. The smart road that some other universities have students want to feel that they are gone down of focusing predominantly learning at the cutting edge of their on those disciplines. field and the best teachers will be the SK Your time schedule is ambitious. You research-active teachers who are at the want these changes through by the cutting edge of discovery in their fields. end of March and in operation for the I would look upon research and teaching academic season next Autumn. Is that as being mutually informing. Research a realistic schedule? will constantly upgrade teaching materials and indeed smart students are HB I think it is undoubtedly realistic. Again constantly asking smart questions that we have gone through a very extensive, essentially provide the raw material very exhaustive diagnostic process and research programmes. now it's time for action. The diagnostic process has not just been in the last year SK But you must accept that there will but I would put it to you that virtually be some people who are very good everything that has been identified as a researchers but not very good teachers priority for change has been identified and vice versa? over the past 7 years by multiple reviews of UCD whether internal or external. I think that it is imperative that SK Would you accept that the abolition HB You are right. The extra money did not we constantly stress we stick to the timetable that has been of fees now is undermining the come through the recently published agreed. Even when these deadlines are independence of universities? budget. However, the Minister for the vital importance reached, there will be ongoing cultural Education and Science made some HB We have a serious funding deficit at of the link between change within the institution. If the encouraging noises in terms of the moment. Over the last three years University is really to be the place of special funding to resource universities we have suffered cuts of 4% then 10% research and ideas at the cutting edge of discovery, undertaking change management and now this year 2% in our functional it should be at the forefront of change programmes. operating budget. At the same time teaching continually and question the way we several reviews of the Irish higher SK Another issue, which has drawn some do our business. education system most notably the public comment from your plan, is the HB I think that at either end of the SK I see that in the plan among other OECD team which reported last year, 24-hour operation of the University. spectrum you certainly will have things the Academic Council’s role is recommended that we receive a 50% You’re talking about 24 hours a day individual researchers who may not going to be changed to that of a Senate, increase in funding staggered over three 7 days a week all year round with be the most accomplished lecturers and refining proposals and policies rather to five years. At the moment all of the academic and cultural programmes similarly teachers who may for various than making decisions. Irish universities receive approximately during the Summer. Does this signal the reasons in their career not be research- 90% of their funding from the State end of those long Summer holidays with active. The hallmark of all successful HB One of the most positive features and yet the State is cutting our funding. which people associate with universities? internationally competitive universities of the dialogue process has been the There is a serious disconnect between is that 80 to 90% in the middle are discussions and debates within the HB Our students receive relatively long the level of investment in higher research-active. There must be a culture Academic Council. The Academic Summer holidays and I don’t think that education from the State and the stated of discovery and of innovation Council is committed to meeting will or should change. But the Summer Government policy which is that the throughout UCD. People asking more often to focus on the high-level holidays are probably the only time of higher education sector should be the hard questions is what's key. One policy issues. the year when many of our staff have driver of our social, economic and distinguished dean of this institution protected time for research. For the cultural development. Yet, it has been told me that students want to be taught SK And finally, regarding the talk of a new staff, UCD is probably an even busier made very clear that the fees are off by those who write the books. The name, is the question of UCD’s name as place during the Summer holidays than the table as a way of generating researchers and the students will very a brand still an open one? at other times of the year. increased funding. quickly pick up the quality difference HB UCD is a very strong brand nationally We have a phenomenal resource here between a research-intense university but less so internationally. We need to at Belfield campus in terms of the and a university where they are just look at the name and consider whether There is a serious physical infrastructure and the outdoor being taught from books written it needs changing. As you know our disconnect between and sporting facilities. We think there is by others. official name is University College an opportunity to provide a year-round SK So where do you think UCD stands Dublin, National University of Ireland, resource for the people of Dublin and the level of on research internationally now? Dublin. That per se is not ideal. The the people of Ireland. There is also an word ‘college’ in the North American investment in higher opportunity for us to engage with the HB The external review groups have context can suggest a purely international academic community in confirmed that we have many undergraduate teaching institute. education from the terms of summer schools and to raise internationally competitive researchers income through summer camps, here and we that we have many groups But first and foremost a university is State and the stated conferences and the like. of researchers that are already within judged on the calibre of its academic the top 30 in the European programmes whether they be teaching SK There is very strong emphasis placed Government policy environment. or learning or research. If you get those on research in the Strategic Plan and the right, there are major additional benefits need to become a leading international There are areas that are problematic as to the institution if it has a very clear SK Last year the Provost of Trinity, Professor research university. There seems to be they are relatively research inactive. We and attractive brand. We have to be John Hegarty, told me that he believed an implication that at present and in the can also do better when competing for recognised in an international context. that those who can afford fees should recent long-term past, UCD has been larger programmes. Clarity of branding is very important pay for university education and that losing out in terms of research and we will be giving this a good hard SK There is a fear that the focus will be on some future government will have to internationally. look over the next few months. address this issue. Do you think he has the scientific and indeed on the medical got it right? HB I think the context is important. Until areas, the environment and others, SK So it’s open to suggestions? the mid 1990s all of the Irish universities which are potentially commercially HB I think that most observers would agree were losing very talented staff to UK, successful as well, and the humanities HB Everything is on the table and if you that it is likely that fees will come back US and European universities because and the arts will lose out as a result? have any suggestions or indeed if any at some time in the future. If fees are off of lack of research funding. Through the of our staff, students or graduates have HB UCD’s strength is and has always been the agenda in the short-term we have to establishment of Science Foundation any suggestions we’d be delighted to its diversity and that diversity should be get an increase in investment from some Ireland and the HEA’s PRTLI, we now hear them. fostered. So this plan is certainly not other source. have internationally competitive research about downgrading the arts and human The full text of this interview is available funding for the first time in the history SK You didn’t get the kind of funding that sciences. They have always been a core at http://www.ucd.ie/ucdtoday/ of the State. you were seeking in the budget only last component of UCD and must remain so. month so where does that extra money SK Some of the criticisms about the plan come from? suggest this focus on research might mean that it will be at the expense of teaching.

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UCD has been chosen to spearhead the value biotech sector. It will include a state of bioprocessing technologists and graduate IDA Ireland selects project to build a National Institute for the art large-scale fermentation facility that researchers and may also provide resources UCD-lead consortium Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT). will be capable of growing fragile cell for indigenous and multinational corporations UCD together with partner institutions, cultures under controlled conditions, a key established or planning to set up in Ireland to develop Û90 Trinity College and the Institute of requirement for the growing bioprocessing including Elan, Wyeth, Centocor and Eli-Lilly. Technology Sligo, submitted a bid for the sector in Ireland. These fragile cell cultures Commenting on the success of the initial million Institute for Û90 million project in response to IDA will then be exploited on a large-scale for the proposal the president Dr Brady remarked Research and Training Ireland's competition. The NIBRT will provide development of new medications. Ireland’s that, “UCD’s leadership of projects on a resources to leading research programmes, pharmaceutical industry employs almost national scale such as the NIBRT underline in Bioprocessing undergraduate and postgraduate education 20,000 people at 83 operations around the the university's commitment to developing and pharmaceutical bioprocessing addressing country, accounting for nearly Û30 billion in the knowledge economy and Ireland Inc.” key shortages of skilled personnel in the high exports last year. The NIBRT will train

Knowledge is Power

One could forgive Professor Desmond So, one has to wonder, what is the key However, thanks to the ability offered by the Fitzgerald for feeling happy with his to this monetary magic, the secret weapon 2004 increase to consolidate existing talent lot at the close of 2004. Not only was that translates, simplistically perhaps, as Û3.6 and attract the very best researchers from it the year in which his academic million each month for the first five months Ireland and beyond, UCD becomes, in effect, career ‘came full circle’ with his of his tenure. Professor Fitzgerald has no the institution now ‘raising the bar’ with appointment to head up the fulltime doubts as to the secret formula. “UCD has the quality of its research environment Office of the Vice-President for outstanding investigators,” he answers at and standards. Research at UCD, but 2004 also once. “The increase is entirely due to the witnessed something of a windfall for fact we have excellent researchers across And what of the research landscape beyond the University with a significant 50% all areas.” these shores? While competitiveness varies, increase in research funding. it is not enough on the research front to During our conversation, it becomes clear compete just at a local level and to be better A UCD graduate of 1977, Professor that Professor Desmond Fitzgerald is a man than UCD's immediate neighbours on this Fitzgerald studied at the School of Medicine, who is serious about academic research and island. Research is, and always has been, training and practising as a cardiologist his new-found role nurturing it. For him, the international, he stresses. “If we are to during time spent in the United States importance of research is multi-dimensional, maintain our position [as a leading research between 1983 and 1991. He returned to that is, it surfaces as an issue on campus, institution], we need to be on a par with become a consultant lecturer with UCD, at a national level, and most importantly as those leading institutions around the world.” based at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital. the VP sees it, internationally. In 1994 he was appointed Chair of Clinical He seems undaunted by that understanding, Pharmacology in the Royal College of Like President Brady, Professor Fitzgerald and positive for the coming year. Surgeons in Ireland, and while there is keenly aware of the disconnect between He is a man who knows that by building established the Institute of Biopharmaceutical Government requirements of third level ch on the talents and facilities already at his Sciences and was a founder of the Centre institutions for the ‘health of the nation’ fingertips, the rest will come into play. of Human Proteomics. and the funding of that mission, especially in recent years as Ireland transforms towards “2005,” he states, “will be a time to put the The importance of the Knowledge Economy. “Ireland’s GDP has principles of the Office of Vice-President for increased tremendously,” he states, “putting Research to work, and to improve on the research is multi- the country on a par now with the likes of gains of last year.” the United States. Yet there has not been a Paul Keenan is a religious and social dimensional comparable increase in budgets to the affairs journalist. country's universities.” On that level alone, August 2004 saw him take up the new the funding for research, which has come fulltime VP post at UCD. The increased from numerous agencies, such as the SFI, the funding for UCD that he now finds himself Health Research Board, the Department of responsible for means in monetary terms a Agriculture and Food, and the HEA is boost from the previous figure of Û32 million very welcome. to Û50 million. For all that, the situation nationally in In real terms, the monies now make more terms of research is by no means slack. attainable the aims of the new VP office. “The quality of research in Ireland “That will consist of three pillars,” Professor increases yearly,” he says, pointing Fitzgerald explains, “The development of to an ever-growing number of research programmes, the development of publications in high-impact journals supports for those involved in research, and attesting to that fact. Nationally, an improvement of the commercialisation of then, there is no shortage of research activity. The monies allow for more competition for research monies, and direct and indirect funding of research. That by logical extension, those constantly will include seed funds for new and emerging pushing standards ever higher. areas, together with infra-structural supports and refurbishment of facilities.” sear

Research at UCD has a new face, with the arrival of Professor Desmond Fitzgerald and e a 50% increase in funding in 2004. Paul Keenan investigates.

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Opening of Health Sciences Complex

December noted a new phase in the history of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences with the completion of the first phase of the new Health Sciences Complex to house the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

The new accommodation contains modern The new complex will provide an FitzGerald echoed this sentiment when he development of health education as a lecture theatres, small group teaching rooms, integrated learning environment for all stated “The Health Sciences Complex cornerstone in meeting our long-term health computer laboratories and clinical skills of the constituent schools of the Faculty provides UCD with an opportunity to set service requirements”. laboratories, which simulate the real-life of Medicine and Health Sciences. This will the pace for the development of health working environment of a busy hospital enable student doctors, nurses, education in Ireland. At last we have the In February 2005, the School of ward. Head of the School of Nursing and physiotherapists and radiographers to facilities to enable us to put in place the type Physiotherapy will also move in to the Midwifery, Dr Marie Carney declared she be educated in a shared setting and will of educational programmes we know are Health Sciences complex, followed in May by was “thrilled with the standard of the new promote the development of the multi- needed to develop the fit for purpose health the School of Diagnostic Imaging and by the accommodation” and saw the new facilities disciplinary teams so necessary for the professionals of the future”. The dean also School of Medicine in mid-2006. as “opening many possibilities for the delivery of a modern health care service. remarked that “it is critical that Government, development of nursing studies”. The dean of the faculty, Professor Muiris in its allocation of resources, sees the future

Nobel Laureate Conway Festival visits Conway of Research changed popular opinion about genes. He found that an individual gene could be made of not one but several pieces of DNA separated by pieces of irrelevant DNA. By cutting out the irrelevant DNA, the important pieces of genetic information could be joined together in one molecule. This research on the cutting or splicing process also improved our understanding of hereditary diseases like chronic myeloid leukaemia, which are the result of this process going wrong. When (L-R) Dr Richard Roberts; Prof Des Higgins, asked how his life in science has changed Conway Institute; Stephen Byrne, Fellowships since winning the Nobel Prize, Dr Roberts Convenor of the Literary & Historical Society, UCD commented, “It’s every bit as exciting as it used to be, but the questions are different.” Few people have the opportunity to meet His recipe for success was simple; “Ask big a Nobel Laureate, never mind get the questions - identify areas of future interest opportunity to quiz them on their life and that people know little about.” work. Ten young postgraduate research students were given just such a chance Dr Richard Roberts also presented a guest during a visit by Dr Richard Roberts to the lecture to researchers in the Conway Institute Conway Institute on 13 December 2004. on the “The Genomics of Restriction and Modification” and was awarded an honorary Dr Roberts shared the 1993 Nobel Prize Fellowship of the Literary & Historical in Physiology or Medicine for his research Society. on split genes, a discovery that radically Prof Colin Blakemore, CEO Medical Research Council, UK

Professor Pat Guiry, CEO of the Conway The grand finale of an internal competition Institute, opened the annual Festival of among postgraduate students for the best Stronghold Vet of the Research on 9 September 2004 by research presentation also took place congratulating all the researchers on the during the conference. Each of the ten Year from Pfizer success of the first year of operation at finalists had four minutes in which to the new facility. Internationally renowned impress the judges. Four postgraduates Andrew Byrne MVB MRVS was recently leading veterinary scientists; Professor Marc-Andre Sirard, namely Fiona McGillicuddy, Jillian Howlin, awarded Stronghold Vet of the Year from schools in Europe University Laval, Quebec; Dr Dana Philpott, Simone McNicholas and Jyoti Soni received Pfizer. Andrew qualified in UCD as a providing excellent Institute Pasteur, Paris and Professor John prizes sponsored by Bio-Sciences, Applied veterinary surgeon in 1985, and is now a facilities for the care and Sutherland, University of Manchester, Biosystems, Seroba Bioventures and BD partner in a busy companion animal practice welfare of animal patients addressed the capacity crowd in the Biosciences. in North Wicklow. He is also the Secretary of and training opportunities Institute’s lecture theatre on the latest the Federation of European Companion for veterinary students, The main sponsors of the festival were advances that are increasing our Animal Veterinary Associations (FECAVA), veterinary nurses AGB, BioSciences and Enterprise Ireland understanding of human and animal Director of Veterinary Environmental and veterinary Biotechnology Directorate. diseases. Professor Colin Blakemore, Management Limited and a Director of postgraduates. Chief Executive of the UK Medical Veterinary Business Development Limited. Research Council gave the plenary lecture UCD is the only university offering a degree at the Festival. course in veterinary medicine in Ireland. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is one of the

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Soft Power Politics

It is often said that Ireland is the 51st the way most children learn about the US, and “in the whole technology of news- State of the USA. The confident “Celtic through popular culture. “I wanted to be making, the US is very good at controlling Tiger” version on the other hand might John Wayne,” he confesses. the media space". declare that America is in fact the 5th province of Ireland. Either way it is a From Ballymoney he went to the University People may be startled by the name of the complex relationship and the new of Ulster, Jordanstown to study Irish Culture School - the Clinton Institute. Has its director Clinton Institute for American Studies and Politics, did an MA and PhD in American a problem with being the head of a school at UCD aims to explore and develop Studies at the University of Nottingham and named after someone from a political party? that relationship, help in its moved to the University of Birmingham. He smiles and says it’s not an issue. The interpretation and perhaps even assist During that time, he also taught in the US, school was established by the Government people in deciding whether Ireland including as a visiting fellow of the University as a thank-you to the US and Bill Clinton in favours “Boston or Berlin” - or both. of Iowa, and at Dartmouth College, particular for his contribution to the Peace New Hampshire. Process. What if it were called the ‘Bush Maria New director Professor Liam Kennedy Institute’? He probably wouldn’t be allowed believes it is an ideal time for the school’s to change its name, but he’d have no establishment. “Ireland is an emerging nation In the whole problem with that “if he could sort out the O’Halloran within the EU and has a special relationship peace process”. In fact, he’d invite him over with the US,” he says. “The appointment of technology of to debate it before he sorted it out! meets Professor John Bruton as the EU’s ambassador to the news-making, the US is not an accident but a reflection of the Maria O'Halloran (BSocSc 1984) is a Liam Kennedy, voice and ear Ireland has within the US, US is very good at parliamentary reporter with The Irish Times. which is at a pivotal time in its own history.” He describes Ireland as part of a “triangle” controlling the the new director with America and the EU, and having a key role between the two. But perhaps that key media space A brainchild of the Government, the Clinton role is on the wane? After all there is the of the Clinton Institute of American studies, was set up in speculation that the standing ‘annual A prolific author, his books have ranged from 2003 to honour the US Congress and public meeting’, on St Patrick’s day at the White Race and Urban Space in American Culture Institute for its contribution to the Peace Process and House may be called off. Ireland is to co-editing an electronic publication - City in particular, the 42nd president of the US, apparently the only country in the world Sites: An Electronic Book. His doctorate was William Jefferson Clinton, for his personal whose leadership has such a standing annual based on American Intellectuals and he contribution. Dr Maurice Bric of UCD’s invite to meet the President of the US. wrote a book Susan Sontag: Mind as Passion on the writer, essayist and critic who died in History Department got the key components Kennedy, a Co Derry man who has spent December. Her views on the US’s of the school up and running, and was the last 15 years at the University of international role, the war in Iraq and the involved in the appointment of Professor Birmingham, is aware of the “unease” in abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison Kennedy as its director. The institute’s the country, but doesn't doubt Ireland’s have reflected a similar national and courses include Masters and Doctoral ongoing role or see that disquiet as a international debate, in the US itself, in programmes in American Studies, and aims negative attribute. “There is a debate going Ireland, indeed worldwide. to broaden knowledge of the US from a on - ‘look at what we've lost’ or ‘it can’t go “distinctly Irish perspective”. It will also focus on, the bubble has to burst'. But that is a The debate is part of the programme of on research, links with American and other natural anxiety. It is the flip-side of the coin studies at the Clinton Institute where one of universities internationally, visiting lecturers of success.” He did not witness the Professor Kennedy’s courses focuses on and speakers and courses in politics, Republic’s economic transformation first- media and its impact on US foreign policy. literature, music, film, economics, sociology hand as his education and academic career “Most media want to be on the side of and cultural studies. A number of keynote took him from Derry to Belfast and then to public opinion. They don't want to challenge speakers have addressed the institute and its England, so his visits south were brief. it. So it is not as simple as being pro- or forthcoming line-up includes, in April, the anti- war or an administration,” he says. writer and columnist Sidney Blumenthal, So living in Dublin is a new experience The evolution of a new ideology in US author of the best-selling book The Clinton altogether. A Catholic from south Co Derry, politics - “soft power”, a new way to Wars. The institute’s new home has yet to near Kilrea, he went to the Dalriada influence the international order short of be built so home is currently the Arts block. Grammar school in Ballymoney. “I was the military action or “hard power” is a growing Planning permission has however been first person in my family to get an education area of interest within that, according to obtained, the space is allocated, the in any way or form,” he says, describing the Professor Kennedy. It’s about building architectural design is in place for the Û3.17 predominantly Protestant school as relationships, such as that with the UK. million institute behind the Centre for Film enlightened in its approach to education It’s also about winning the propaganda war. Studies and the Government is committed and to its students. His The authorities call it “managing the media to funding the building programme. interest in American space”, he says. “It’s a quite studies started sophisticated form of media warfare,” itics

(L-R) Pictured at a post-US election forum: Prof Mark Lytle, Mary Ball Washington Professor; Prof Liam Kennedy, Director of the Clinton Institute; Ms Lara Marlowe, Irish Times; Dr David Ryan, UCC; Mr Noel Dorr, Former Secretary General at the

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The Dream of Gerontius - a gala performance

UCD staff and friends filled the National Concert Hall on 4 November for a gala performance of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, the musical interpretation of Cardinal John Henry Newman’s poem. The Dream of Gerontius was performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Our Lady’s Choral Society and the UCD Choral Scholars conducted by Proinnsías Ó Duinn with soloists Alison Browner, John Elwes and Ian Caddy.

Cardinal Newman’s poem relates the death of an aged and devout man and the journey of his soul after death and The Dream of Gerontius is one of Elgar’s most popular choral works.

Student guests at The Dream of Gerontius concert: Keith Allen, Francesca Asmundo, Laura Baldini, For the November performance, Elgar’s Saoirse Barrett, Esther Breithoff, Michelle Carroll, Patrick Cass, Sarah Cleary, Rosella Colevat, Ruth Curran, illuminated music manuscript of The Dream Tony Daly, Jennifer Davidson, Arta Denina, Sarah Feehan, Alessandra Fugazzi, Stephen Graham, Elizabeth of Gerontius was displayed in the National Harris, Jessica Hjelm, Cliona Kelly, Colin Kilmartin, Edward Larkin, Ronan Mackey, Alva Mannion, Bridget Martin, Karen McNamara, Laoise Ni Chuinn, Larry O'Dea, Orla O'Donnell, Maria O'Neill, Jon O'Riordan, Concert Hall, on kind loan from the Anna Ogrodnik, Donal Ryan, Quentin Sabatier, Verena Schroeder, Philip Slowey, Jessica Viven, Birmingham Oratory. Angeline Wong, Lai Fen Wong, Barbara Wood, Yan Zhao.

Dr Peter UCD 150 Sutherland Honorary presented with Foundation Day Conferring Medal Ceremony

Dr Peter Sutherland (BCL 1967, LLD 1990), Dr Pearse Lyons chairman of BP plc and a former Director- On 3 November 2004, UCD celebrated one The following individuals were awarded General of the World Trade Organisation was hundred and fifty years of history with a honorary doctorates: presented with the Foundation Day Medal at special honorary degree ceremony that Arts: Michael Flatley, Imogen Stuart, Eithne the Foundation Day Dinner held on 5 recognised the exceptional contributions of a Healy, Anne Madden; Humanitarian action November 2004. Her Excellency President wide range of people both in Ireland and on and philanthropy: Christina Noble, Lochlann Mary McAleese attended the dinner and also the world stage. Honoured graduates were Quinn; Academic and learning excellence: addressed the Foundation Day Dinner guests. chosen on the basis that their achievements Sir Derek Morris, Prof Garret FitzGerald, reflect the theme of the UCD 150 Prof Dr Wolfgang Meid, Fr John Dardis SJ; celebrations - the Socio-economic and political impact: New Smurfit unequalled influence David Byrne, Bruce Morrison, Dr Pearse that UCD has had Lyons, Charlie Bird, Niall O’Dowd; School Alumni on the economic, Sport: Mick O’Dwyer, Kevin Heffernan, social, political, Willie John McBride, Kevin Moran. scientific, literary, Website academic and legal A full profile of all honorary ebrate development of graduands is available at One of the objectives of the UCD 150 Ireland throughout www.ucd.ie/150/news_hondegrees.htm celebrations is to reach out to graduates the past 150 years, and the Smurfit School of Business launched and the continuation a new website for its alumni in the Bank of this influence into of Ireland Arts Centre on 8 December the future. 2004. Developed by the Smurfit School Alumni Relations Office Prof Garret FitzGerald the new website will serve over 10,000 alumni and provide tools for alumni to maintain their business knowledge using the powerful alumni network. Resources will include a searchable online Bruce Morrison directory, live business news, career centre complete with job and CV postings, chapter/interest group sign-up, class notes pages and cel news and events. The website address is http://www.smurfit school.ie/alumni

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150 years

Ten Agri-Food and the Africa Framed Environment scholarships exhibition in UCD launched to mark UCD 150

The Faculty of Agri-Food and the degree. The scholarships are open to Environment in association with ten national students who enter the faculty in September and international organisations has launched 2006, allowing current fifth year secondary a scholarship programme with total funding school students to consider the honours of Û200,000, as part of UCD’s anniversary degree programmes offered by the faculty. celebrations. The companies supporting the scholarships A scholarship, valued at Û20,000, will be are: Alltech Ireland, Bord Bia, awarded to the student entering each of Bord na Mona, Dawn Meats, Devenish the faculty’s degree programmes with the Nutrition, Green Belt, Richard Keenan highest mark in a specified Leaving & Co, Kerry Ingredients, Murray Certificate Examination subject. Û5,000 per Landscape Architects and SAP year will be available to the student to fund Nursery/Landscape. their education over the four years of the (L-R) Mrs Kahsay, Mary Rida, Minister of State Conor Lenihan, Goitom Kahsay, Chargé d’Affaires, Ethiopian Embassy and Dr Dermot Ruane at the traditional Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony

Mr Conor Lenihan T.D., Minister of State for Development Cooperation and Human Rights, opened the exhibition “Africa Framed” at the Faculty of Agri-Food and the Environment, as part of the UCD 150 celebrations. The event was organised by the Faculty’s graduate committee, undergraduates and staff to celebrate the multicultural student body in the faculty and to highlight the international links it has developed around the world and with aid organisations. The event raised funds for the Irish non-governmental organisation (NGO), Self Help Development International.

middle ages to John Henry Newman’s lux aeterna - eternal light. UCD Choral Scholars Launch of played an important role in the University’s Pictured at the launch of the industry sponsored Faculty of Agri-Food and the Environment Scholarship 150th anniversary celebrations, performing at Programme are (from L to R); John O’Reilly, Green Belt, Tom Egan, Bord na Mona, Dan Brown, the UCD 150 Honorary Conferring, in Elgar’s Dawn Meats, Terry Murray, Murray & Associates, Richard Kennedy, Devenish Nutrition, Mary Coughlan, Road of Dream of Gerontius, on a UCD-special Minister for Agriculture & Food, Prof Maurice Boland, Dean, Freddie Hatton, SAP Nursery/Landscape, Mairead Ryan, Kerry Ingredients, Richard Murphy, Alltech and Gerard Keenan, Richard Keenan & Co. Rattle-Bag programme for RTÉ and at the Bord Bia was represented by Aidan Cotter Passage CD Foundation Day Dinner. Road of Passage is available for purchase at UCD Choral Scholars has launched a second Û15 in the Student's Union shop, the UCD CD, Road of Passage, which includes the Bookshop and in selected music stores Colour on a Grey Canvas fourth movement of Michael McGlynn’s throughout Dublin. For more information ‘Road of Passage’, composed to coincide on UCD Choral Scholars, together with three leaders, travelled to the with and celebrate UCD’s anniversary. contact Desmond Earley at Indian capital to carry out volunteer work Road of Passage was written in 4 sections [email protected] with the poor of the city. The resulting book and blends the vocal purity of young or at tel: (01) 716-2109 is a testament to their efforts to reach out choral scholars with a number to those in poverty stricken areas of Delhi, of inspiring texts dating thousands of kilometres from their own from the early everyday experience. Colour on a Grey Canvas is available for sale (Û10) in the Students Union Shop and all proceeds will be used to help finance further work. The publication was funded completely by UCD 150.

This year, UCD Overseas UCD Volunteers Overseas in Delhi Volunteers will also visit Haiti and will create a month-long In November, sporting hero Brian O’Driscoll camp for over 100 children joined forces with Senator and UCD with Aids. graduate, Feargal Quinn to launch the book Colour on a Grey Canvas - an evocative For more information on the photographic collection drawing on the Overseas Volunteers experiences of students in the UCD Overseas programme, contact Volunteers programme who spent a month Fr Tony Coote, UCD, last summer working in Delhi, India. tel: (01) 7162100 or Raising Û40,000 to fund their journey, thirty (087) 9795619 UCD students, in a variety of subject areas [email protected] ranging from metaphysics to physiotherapy,

UCD Choral Scholars Siobhán Hearne, Rachel Gilmore-Murphy and Fiona Peacock at CD launch

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Celebration of UCD’s prestigious Newman Scholarship Programme

Professor Catherine Godson, vice-president successful in attracting distinguished talent Nestlé and the Food Safety Authority of for innovation and corporate partnerships from Ireland and overseas and, to date, Ireland - Ann Westby Newman Scholar in announced the appointment of six new over 90 scholars have been appointed and Food Safety; Wyeth - Rheumatology; C&C Newman Scholars in November. UCD’s 62 Irish and International companies, semi- Group - Food Safety, Dawn Foods - Food Newman Scholarship Programme has been state bodies, voluntary organisations and Safety. These scholarships are in addition to an extraordinary success since its launch in individuals have donated over Û7.7 million current sponsorships by Punchestown Kidney 1989. It reflects the University's strategy of to fund the programme. Research Fund, Pierse, Pfizer Animal Health building partnerships with business and Care, Enterprise Ireland, Cuisine de France, industry. The programme provides post- The latest scholarships are in a variety Diageo, Baxter Healthcare, The Irish Lung doctoral research opportunities for scholars of fields and are sponsored by: Applied Foundation and Dunnes Stores. Chengjiang Huang - from the humanities and sciences at the Biosystems - Proteomics; Aughinish Alumina Enterprise Ireland University. The programme has been highly and AIB Group - New Employment Relations; Newman Scholar

150 Years UCD Rattlebag Special

On 3 November a special UCD edition of RTÉ Radio One’s Rattlebag was broadcast live from of Celtic the Industry Centre. The show featured a discussion with UCD graduates and writers Frank McGuinness, Conor McPherson and Éilis Ní Dhuibne, Professor Terry P Dolan of the School of English and Dr Hugh Brady, president of UCD. The auditors of DramSoc, Simon Tierney, and the Studies L&H, Frank Kennedy, also spoke and Neil Sharpson performed an extract from Mick written by Mark Noonan of DramSoc. UCD Choral Scholars gave a short performance at the end of On 7 December 2004 the Faculty of Celtic the broadcast. Studies and the Department of Irish Folklore hosted an event to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Máire MacNeill, the author of the classic work The Festival of Lughnasa (1962, 1982), and a member of the Irish Folklore Commission from 1935 to 1949. Among the large attendance were Mr Peter McGuire, Department of Irish Folklore, relatives and friends of Máire MacNeill, receiving the Máire MacNeill Scholarship (2004-5) from Professor Maureen Murphy. representatives of many academic institutes at home and abroad, and members of the as the academic context of Máire MacNeill’s public. The event also marked the scholarly achievement. The guest speaker, sesquicentenary of Celtic Studies in UCD. Professor Maureen Murphy, Hofstra The event was chaired by Professor Patricia University, New York, delivered a spirited Lysaght, Department of Irish Folklore. lecture on the life and work of Máire Dr Patricia Kelly, Dean of the Faculty, MacNeill and presented Peter McGuire with opened the evening and traced the the 2004-5 Máire MacNeill Scholarship of Conor McPherson Prof Terry P Dolan development of Celtic Studies in UCD which she is the founder and sponsor.

Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B Minor

On 2 December 2004 in University Church, St. Stephen’s Green, the UCD Chamber Choir and Baroque Orchestra gave a performance of J.S. Bach’s great Mass in B Minor. The performance was led by Aoife Durnin (BMus 1998) and conducted by Professor Harry White. The ensemble included soloists, choir and orchestra drawn from among alumni and current members of the UCD Chamber Choir and Orchestra including Desmond Earley (artistic director of UCD Choral Scholars) and Ciaran Crilly (conductor of the UCD Sinfonia). Frank McGuinness Éilis Ní Dhuibne celebrate 11

Science Uncovered postgraduate showcase and faculty exhibition

The Faculty of Science presented a showcase ordered”, from the Biomedical Sciences; presented with an award by Mr Tony Killeen, of postgraduate research for the general “Perfect difference sets”, from Mathematical T.D., Minister of State at the Department of public and alumni at ‘Science Uncovered’, Sciences; “Wetlands: A wastewater solution” Enterprise, Trade and Employment. a showcase celebrating excellence in Science from the Biological Sciences; “Automatic text at UCD and demonstrating how scientific summarisation - highlighting the best bits!”, The Faculty also held an exhibition for research has developed over the years. from Computer Science; and, “Some drugs each department showing their history A range of presentations were made have an evil twin” from the Physical and providing an insight into current including; “An alternative approach to Sciences. The event was chaired by RTÉ’s research activities. toxicity testing... just what the doctor Mr Ryan Tubridy. The five speakers were Staff Party at UCD 150

(L-R) Rinat Khoussainov, Prof Barry Smyth, Gerry Dunnion, all from Computer Science Department years

Former presidents of UCD Dr Paddy Masterson and Dr Art Cosgrove

(L-R) Deirdre O’Brien, Arts Faculty Office; Liesanne Dean, Faculty of Law; Bianca Cranny, Faculty of Law

(L-R) Genevieve Dalton, Computing (L-R) Bairbre Murphy, IoD Centre for Corporate Governance; Services; and Mary Crowe, Rebecca Beck, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering Dept.; Computing Services Adrienne Corrigan, IoD Centre for Corporate Governance 150 12

Reception for renowned Artist Saving Old Sounds - A wax Kim En Joong held in Quinn cylinder digitisation project

School of Business The Department of Irish Folklore’s Archive Conservation of these voice and instrumental holds some 1,300 wax cylinders containing recordings constitutes the first step of the On 23 November 2004, a reception was held in the Quinn School of Business to view the sound recordings made in the early years of SOS project. A grant of Û9,000 from the paintings of renowned artist Fr Kim En Joong. Fr Kim was commissioned by Lochlann and the early 20th century. Nearly one-third of Heritage Council of Ireland has already Brenda Quinn to provide the artwork for the contemplative room, which they have donated the cylinders were recorded by the full-time enabled the Department of Irish Folklore to to the Quinn School of Business. collectors of the Irish Folklore Commission effect the transfer of approximately 250 (forerunner of the Department of Irish cylinders to digital format. The donation of Û Folklore); and the balance consists of a further 40,000 by Muintir Thír Eoghain / The Tyrone Association is now funding the donations received by the Commission, digitisation, carried out by the French the earliest of these being the Feis Ceoil company L’Archéophone, of the remaining recordings made in Dublin and Belfast in cylinders, thus completing the first stage of 1897. They represent the earliest audio the project. instances of certain narratives, songs or tunes, or constitute the only known Stages two and three, for which funding is examples of such items. They are invaluable currently being sought, will concentrate on source materials for the study of lost dialects transcribing, documenting and contextualising of Irish and Hiberno-English. the contents of the collection. It is also planned to re-master and publish the recordings. At the reception in Quinn School UCD (L-R): Brenda Quinn, Prof Philip Bourke, Fr Kim En Joong, Lochlann Quinn, Prof Mary Lambkin, Dean, UCD Business Schools. NovaUCD NovaUCD hosts entrepreneurial master 2005 Campus classes for students

Company NovaUCD, the Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre at UCD, Development held its third series of entrepreneurial master classes last semester. The aim of the Student Enterprise Seminar Programme to Series is to promote a spirit of entrepreneurship among the student commence in population at UCD. The series was supported by Venturepoint, the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County March Enterprise Board.

NovaUCD’s tenth Campus Company The opening seminar was delivered by Development Programme (CCDP) Angela Kennedy, Co-Founder and Business commences in March. The aim of the CCDP, Director, Megazyme Ireland International, which is supported by Enterprise Ireland, and Chairperson of the Small Firms (L-R) Micéal Whelan, NovaUCD; Michael Johnson, CEO, Venturepoint; Caroline Gill, NovaUCD; is to assist UCD academic and research Association. Other speakers included: Ray Angela Kennedy, Co-founder Megazyme Ireland International; Dr Pat Frain, NovaUCD; Prof Frank Roche, UCD entrepreneurs in the establishment and Nolan, CEO, Web Reservations International; development of knowledge-intensive Cyril McGuire, Chairman and CEO, Trintech; After each presentation, students participated NovaUCD is planning a fourth Student enterprises. The CCDP is a nine-month David Phelan, Joint MD, The Boru Vodka in lively question and answer sessions, Enterprise Seminar Series for the Spring. enterprise support programme consisting Company; Dr Jim Mountjoy, Former CEO, chaired by Professor Frank Roche, Berber For information contact Caroline Gill of 10 half-day workshops, which include Euristix; Declan Fearon, MD, Blarney Stone Professor of Entrepreneurship at UCD. tel: 716 3715 or email: [email protected] a mix of intensive coaching, one-to-one Enterprises; Emmet Daly, MD, Café Sol; consultancy and practical business and Susan Spence, MD, SoftCo. The assignments. The CCDP allows participants entrepreneurs spoke about their experiences International Students to make a realistic assessment of their of setting up and running their own business, in O’Reilly Hall projects and highlights the practical issues the highs and lows of their entrepreneurial affecting start-up companies. Participants on journey and the lessons learnt along the way. the CCDP have the potential to benefit from the specialist expertise and facilities available at NovaUCD, Enterprise Ireland and through the NovaUCD partners.

Each CCDP culminates in an awards Cultural evening when each company completing the programme is presented with a certificate Diversity and three companies from the programme are chosen to deliver presentations to an invited audience. at UCD - One of last year’s winners was Berand whose lead promoters are Dr Andrew Foley, Dr Sean Feb 2005 Mulvany and Professor Ciaran Regan of the Conway Institute. The International Office of UCD is organising the University's third Cultural Diversity Week Applications are now being invited for for the week of 8 February 2005. Events the 2005 CCDP. For further information during the week will include an international contact Peter Finnegan tel: 716 3714 exhibition in the John Henry Newman or email: [email protected] or visit Building, musical performances from Nigeria, www.ucd.ie/nova/service/ccdp.htm. China and Ireland, an international soccer blitz, film screenings and many other cultural activities. For further information on the Cultural Diversity Week see www.ucd.ie/international.htm

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Getting first past the post

The Irish thoroughbred horse sector Hill, who is from Wexford and is from a horse chip means that Dr Hill can examine is world-class, but in order for Ireland horse breeding and racing background, up to 3,000 horse genes all at once, at given to remain at the top of this highly is a member of the tiny community of equine times during training or resting. genetics researchers in the world. She competitive industry, it is vitally “The use of these so-called micro-arrays has estimates that there are perhaps 30 in total important that new scientific revolutionized biomedical science in the past around the globe. She is a very promising technologies that could help early five years,” said Dr Hill. “Now we can look young researcher, and this was underlined identification of champion horses be at the expression of hundreds or thousands in October last year when she was awarded of genes all at once. In the past we would fully embraced and supported. (along with another young UCD researcher have had to look at them one by one. For Dr Jens Erik Neilsen) a President of Ireland In this context, the work of Dr Emmeline Hill, instance, we can look at the muscle tissue Young Researcher Award from Science Department of Animal Science, is essential. of horses and see what genes are being Foundation Ireland. Dr Hill is seeking to identify those genetic expressed at the end of a race when a horse factors that are important in race-winning This award means that she can receive has been pushed to the limit of its horses. Researchers have found that up to funding of up to Û1.2 million over a five- performance. The elite horses are those that 30 per cent of the performance of champion year period. The idea of the award and the perform optimally in low oxygen conditions”. horses is determined by their genetics, so if

eds accompanying funding is to provide Since tissue samples are hard to come by, the genetic factors for success can be nailed significant and stable financial support to it is necessary to set up an in-vitro model down, the Irish horse industry should gain top tier young investigators at a level and replicating such low oxygen conditions as some competitive advantage over its rivals. over a time duration that will enable them exist at the end of a race. Dr Cormac Taylor, to develop careers as internationally The origins of the thoroughbred horse date an SFI investigator at the Conway Institute, recognised researchers. back 400 years to the time of the Tudor and cultures cells in normal oxygen conditions Stewart kings of England, who developed a and in hypoxic (low oxygen) conditions, and strong interest in racing horses. These English these systems will be used by Hill. She will kings wanted to improve on their horses’ Dr Hill is seeking monitor the expression of genes in normal racing ability and began to introduce Arab to identify those oxygen and low oxygen conditions. There is types, which were bred with local running an adaptive response to low oxygen hobby horses. Later in 1791, the breeding of genetic factors that conditions that is regulated by HIF-1, a horses became a more scientific process with master gene that triggers a cascade of other the establishment of the world’s first are important in genes involved in processes such as glycolysis thoroughbred stud book by an Englishman (energy provision), erythropoiesis (red blood called James Weatherby. From that point on, race-winning horses. cell generation), vasodilatation (expansion the exact lineage of all thoroughbreds was of blood vessels) etc. It may be, for instance, put down on paper. Today, Ireland is home The goal of Dr Hill’s project - to identify that the muscle of the thoroughbred horse to 10 per cent of the world’s thoroughbreds. genetic factors that might be associated has a greater capacity to adapt to low with enhanced performance of thoroughbred oxygen conditions than that of the carthorse, racehorses - is a big task. Researchers have for example. found in the human there are 120 genes All of this research could be very important associated with performance and fitness to the thoroughbred horse industry here. traits, and the story is likely to be something If the genetic factors that determine a similar in elite racehorses. potential champion are identified early on, The first thing to do is to undergo a genomic then the trainer and owner need not go to scan to identify the regions of the genome the time and expense of developing a (the entire DNA material of the horse) that thoroughbred that is simply not going to have undergone selection for increased cut the mustard at the top level. performance in the elite horse. The second “The reason that a thoroughbred is aspect of the work is the use of so called successful has to do with genetics and microarrays. This technique involves looking the environment,” said Hill. “Management, at the expression of thousands of genes training and nutrition are also important. simultaneously, and measuring the level of However, Paddy Cunningham at TCD found ughbr messenger RNA, the precursor to protein, that 30 per cent of the variation in that is present in the cell. These techniques performance in the equine thoroughbred is allow researchers to determine gene activity due to genetics, and that is what we want in the cell at any given time. to unravel”. Dr Hill wants to take a look at the Professor Maurice Boland, dean of the different genes that are expressed in the Faculty Agri-food the Environment thoroughbred when it is resting, against the commented, “It is a great pleasure to

o thoroughbred post-exercise. She also wants facilitate Dr Hill's research programme to look at the expression of genes after a in the faculty. Her work complements the four-week period of training, during which established research programme in Animal time there is a change in what are called the Genomics in the Department of Animal fast and slow twitch muscle cells. Science.” There is a commercial horse gene chip that Seán Duke (BSc 1987) is co-founder and has most of the horse’s genes on it. This joint editor of Science Spin

Seán Duke Talks to Dr Emmeline Hill of the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agri-Food and the Environment thor 14

Rural Idyll, Urban Nightmare?

If you live outside of Dublin you are Clinch contends that the Government’s Clinch suggests that UCD can play a major amongst Ireland’s happiest citizens. use of scientific research to successfully part in providing research in planning and At least this is what new research implement controversial policies such as the environmental policy that can improve undertaken by UCD’s Department of smoking ban was crucial in winning public people’s lives in a similar way to scientific Planning and Environmental Policy is acceptance. “There is no way the smoking research. “Some academics view engaging showing. Over the coming months it ban could have been introduced without in real-world research as a grubby business. will reveal the many reasons why, peer-reviewed academic research. Evidence However, engaging in high quality, academic, everything else being equal, Dublin was published in the British Medical Journal peer-reviewed research which also provides citizens are significantly less satisfied showing that second-hand smoke kills information that enhances public policy is with their lives in comparison to their people. This is a good example of how valuable” he says. “UCD has the broadest country cousins and provide pointers seemingly unpopular decisions can be range of expertise in areas of public policy for politicians in how they might brought to the attention of the wider public and it should be part of our mission to improve happiness. who then get behind them. It should be a contribute to independent research in this lesson for the government in terms of area. We should be a resource to which the Professor Peter Clinch is excited about public policy.” Government turns when making decisions.” this research, which is the first attempt to measure quality of life and express the true Many of the University’s departments success of the Irish economy in terms other Decisions are undertake research that is relevant to than the pace at which the economy is planning and Clinch says he would like to growing. Factors such as traffic congestion, being made in an engage colleagues in other disciplines in commuting time, local environmental quality information vacuum. large-scale projects to improve the process and community life may be more significant in Ireland and internationally. “I hope and than income in many ways in determining Without proper believe that as part of the restructuring at happiness. Those who remain unemployed UCD the University will become a power despite the boom and those who live in local research, vested house in public policy. It should become authority housing are also considerably less a leading centre of public-policy research, satisfied with their lives. It is clear from these interests can put teaching and publication in Ireland findings that people living in Ireland’s capital and Europe.” city can only aspire to a happier life when forward their own Peter Clinch is Professor of Regional and the government tackles these thorny issues. theories and there Urban Planning, Jean Monnet Professor of “The Government should be interested in European Environmental Policy and Head what makes people happy” says Clinch. is no evidence to of the Department of Planning and Environmental Policy. “This new research highlights the need to contradict them. put significant effort into trying to Siobhán Creaton (MA 1990) is an Irish Times understand why people are less happy living journalist and author. in Dublin. This is a serious area for research. He believes that socio-economic research GDP and GNP are very poor measures of can reap great benefits in terms of planning. well-being”. The often heated debate on rural housing, The economic boom that transformed Ireland for example, has drawn many heckles but from a basket-case economy to one of there is little evidence to support the pros or Europe's most prosperous and envied took cons of this argument. “We have little idea most people by surprise. Few economists of the costs and benefits of different flagged the Tiger's coming. No one was settlement patterns. It is often said that one- prepared for the surge in employment and off housing damages the tourist industry but prosperity. The pressure to provide additional we don’t have the evidence. We don’t know what tourists think of it, and we don’t know

housing and infrastructure was phenomenal. anning Planners were caught out and are continuing what the nation thinks of it or what locals to struggle to catch up with the boom. think of it. There is little evidence that it is stabilising communities either”. This is a hard “There is a need to improve the effectiveness debate for an academic, he says, as no of the planning system and make it more matter what you say you are labelled as fair. It will have to change so that planning being an extremist on one side or the other. decisions are not held up because of people trying to make a capital gain out of their Planning problems have also been land” according to Clinch. “The public exacerbated by inconsistent transport system will have to continue to be government policies, he says. improved. It is not surprising that people “Decentralisation, for example, working in Dublin and commuting large is totally inconsistent with the distances are less satisfied with their lives.” National Spatial Strategy. Decentralisation is a way of Clinch hopes that this type of research will spreading the public service serve to enhance policy-making and will across the country in a way pl ultimately encourage the Government to that would provide some take a long-term view when making political gain to the decisions that will benefit the public Government but doesn’t In terms of economic generally. Evidence-based policy making support the Spatial Strategy will also reduce the influence of vested goals to create alternative yardsticks, we’ve never interests on planning decisions and could growth structures outside of help to restore public confidence in the Dublin. This has dented the had it so good. But planning process, he believes. credibility of the system.” new research Clinch points out that, until recently, the Planning can be defined as Department of the Environment, Heritage any intervention in the conducted at UCD and Local Government had no budget for market necessary to promote planning research. This changed in the last the common good. It will suggests other factors budget when Û100,000 was allocated for always be controversial and this purpose. “This is a small amount but it its unpopularity with the have to be considered is a start and we hope it will increase. The public is rooted in the fact Department does hire consultants but their that the process necessarily to give a true measure reports generally tend to impact on decisions must take away some already made,” he says. “Decisions are being people’s rights in order to of happiness in Celtic made in an information vacuum. Without promote the common good. proper research, vested interests can put “Generally the public don’t Tiger Ireland. Professor forward their own theories and there is recognise the benefits of no evidence to contradict them.” good planning decisions”. Peter Clinch talks to Siobhán Creaton.

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UCD archaeologists explore early medieval crannog

Research Grants 2004. The project involved underwater archaeological surveys, topographical and archaeological surveys, artifact and archival research and a range of palaeoecological investigative techniques. The project discovered through dendrochronological and radiocarbon dating that Coolure Demesne crannog was probably first built and occupied in the Pagan Iron Age/early Christian transition (i.e. c. AD 410) making it the earliest known crannog in Ireland. The crannog was probably most intensively used between the seventh and the tenth century AD. The crannog was the residence of people who had access to high-status objects, such as brooches, pins, and items of personal possession. Other objects previously found on the site include a drinking horn, slave irons, decorated metalwork and imported silver from Hiberno- Norse Dublin. Palaeoenvironmental analyses of plant and insect remains indicate that they ate well, perhaps feasting on beef, pork and mutton, and their diet may have been supplemented by barley, oats, berries and hazelnuts. By the Anglo-Norman period, archaeological evidence suggests, there may still have been some people living on the site, but perhaps power had shifted to other hands and another ethnic group. It is possible that the Gaelic Irish resurgence in the fourteenth century saw the site being re-invested with importance, but soon it would be abandoned. By the twentieth century, the site had entirely fallen out of local memory and it was The Department of Archaeology recently completed a multidisciplinary, inter-institutional not regarded as an archaeological or cultural feature. However, it was still a place of importance collaborative research project on an early medieval crannog (ancient lake settlement) at Coolure to local people and children and those that could swim out and around the island were Demesne, Lough Derravarragh, Co. Westmeath funded by the Heritage Council Archaeological reckoned to be ‘good swimmers’.

IBIS: Forging Take it to the next level... links between research and CPE’s new Masters in Mediation and Conflict Resolution policy in a Continuing education is a real necessity for has evolved. The Department of Social Policy undertake a ‘taught’ masters programme today's professionals. For more than 10 years and Social Work developed the Masters in while training as a professional mediator in changing UCD’s Centre for Continuing Professional Mediation and Conflict Resolution with CPE a specialist field of mediation. Mode B is for Education (CPE) has been meeting this need as a response to a rapid growth in this field. those who have already completed their Ireland with particular emphasis on up-skilling, The new Masters programme provides a specialist professional training and who wish career enhancement and sometimes career challenging learning experience for those to undertake a masters programme by shifts. CPE responds to this challenge by who wish to develop their practice in the research and assignment. Easter 2005 marks the seventh anniversary offering highly flexible and innovative field of mediation and conflict resolution. Further information on this Masters and of the Good Friday Agreement and it is teaching. This includes modular course Academic Director, Delma Sweeney, asserts, other CPE courses are available on website clear that the need for an improved format, satellite learning, in-company “Mediation is a new profession across the www.ucd.ie/cpe or alternatively at the understanding and awareness of the training and internet-based support. world with a skills and theoretical backdrop annual CPE Open Evening taking place complexities of the evolving British-Irish We have taught over 7,500 students across that has been building since the 1980s”. on 23 March 2005 in O’Reilly Hall. In relationship, and the North-South a range of ever increasing courses with over Mediation offers the potential for two or conjunction with the Open Evening, the relationship in Ireland remains as important 1,000 students currently enrolled in CPE more parties to resolve a dispute and find centre will also be launching CPEIreland. as ever. UCD’s Institute for British-Irish courses. The Centre works closely with a solution. According to Delma Sweeney, This is an exciting new initiative which will Studies (IBIS), established in 1999 as a academic staff, related specialists and “conflict resolution principles are widely bring together the diverse continuing resource for academics, policy-makers and professional bodies to deliver flexible, applicable across industry, politics, education, professional education activities in Ireland politicians in this field, continues to link the accredited and practical learning. academic and policy world by engaging in community and the family”. The masters across the third level sector. For more an active research and outreach New courses and skills have developed as degree offers two modes: Mode A and Mode information tel: (01) 7168712 or [email protected] programme. traditional careers have shifted and society B. Mode A is for those who wish to IBIS seeks to conduct policy-relevant research on a wide range of issues connected to the British-Irish relationship. In a recent project, Dr Jennifer Todd directed a major initiative to preserve recollections of recent events with the recording and archiving of audiotape interviews with 70 main participants in the multi-party talks. Current research funded by the EU PEACE II programme, through the HEA, focuses on the Irish border and cross-border cooperation. In conjunction with Queen's University Belfast and other organisations, IBIS leads “Mapping frontiers, plotting pathways: routes to North-South cooperation in a divided island”, a project seeking to determine what factors influence sustainable and effective cross-border cooperation. The theme of IBIS’s annual conference on 29 April will centre on the evolving North- South relationship in Ireland, reviewing the opportunities and challenges faced by the North-South institutions that deal with cooperation on issues such as trade and business development, EU programmes and tourism. Details of all activities are listed on the IBIS website www.ucd.ie/ibis or by contacting tel: (01) 716 8670 or [email protected].

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L&H - 150 Temptation Island… Years of The 2005 UCD Fashion Show ‘Temptation Island’ will take place in Dublin’s Point History Theatre on 4 March. Over 6,000 loyal fashion fans are expected to attend the This year, The Literary & Historical Society, event. All proceeds from this year’s show like UCD itself, is celebrating the 150th will be donated to the Tsunami Relief Fund. anniversary of its foundation by Cardinal Newman. The L&H has been at the very The UCD Arts Fashion Show 2005 is a heart of student life in UCD since its hotbed of young Irish talent and will foundation and is the most celebrated showcase some of Ireland’s leading young debating society in Ireland and the largest Irish designers in conjunction with the student society in Europe. Many leading ‘UCD Model of the Year' competition. This people in Irish life cut their teeth in the year the show’s production team, French & Society, and today the L&H regularly attracts Morrogh Productions, are launching a Male guest speakers of the highest calibre. and Female ‘Model of the Year Award’. The winner of this prestigious competition will To commemorate this anniversary receive many top prizes and an Irish and milestone a new history of the Society is international modelling contract. being published to complement the first published fifty years ago. Chaired by Another highpoint of the UCD Arts Fashion Desmond Green (Auditor 1961-62) the Show is the highly coveted ‘Young Designer book is edited by writer and barrister Frank Award’ presented to emerging fashion design Callanan (Auditor 1977-78). Many old students and judged by a panel of industry L&Hers including Eamon Delaney, Maeve experts who have previously included Marc Rosanna Davidson at launch of UCD Binchy, Owen Dudley Edwards, Vincent O’Neill, Louise Kennedy, Joanne Hynes and Arts Fashion Show Browne, Kevin Myers, Adrian Hardiman and Antonia Campbell Hughes. This nationwide at ucd Michael McDowell contribute to the book. competition is open to anyone studying To purchase tickets see www.ticketmaster.ie Û Û The original Centenary History, edited by fashion in Ireland. Many past winners have Tickets cost 40 ( 20 for students) plus James Meenan is also being reprinted. The gone on to realise great success in the world booking fee. new book will be launched at the L&H gala of fashion. 150th Anniversary Dinner on Saturday 5 March 2005. Both books can be ordered online at www.landh150.com, or by emailing Belfield 97.3 fm - celebrating Paul Brady (Auditor 2000-2001) at [email protected]. Tickets for the dinner may be purchased through the Society, 10 years on the air or by emailing Auditor Frank Kennedy at allows students interested in the various [email protected] aspects of broadcast media to gain hands on experience. This year Belfield fm will be on the air for nearly six weeks, the longest UCD 150 period it has ever broadcast. Its next broadcast is from 14 - 19 February. Student Week Belfield fm has recently moved to temporary accommodation outside the Student Centre The UCD 150 Student and has relocated the antenna to the water tower, meaning that the station can now be Week will run from 28 heard across most of Dublin. The station has February to 4 March Maybe the faces have changed over the helped people all over the world keep in 2005. Check all the years, but Belfield fm has remained a station touch with what is happening in UCD that is run by students for students - it’s Your through live streaming on www.Belfieldfm.ie exciting events planned music, Your way. Belfield fm provides a great broadcast 24 hours a day. during the week at range of music and chat for all tastes and www.ucd.ie/150

Simon Tierney (Auditor) presents DramSoc - a busy year! Conor McPherson with the Honorary Fellowship of UCD. The 78th Session of UCD DramSoc has been an extremely busy one so far. This year DramSoc is hosting the ‘Irish Student Drama Association Festival’ from 11 to 19 March. Twelve third level institutions from around Ireland will converge on UCD to compete for the most coveted awards in Irish student drama and this will be a great opportunity to catch a glimpse of the best of Irish dramatic talent. Playwright and film director, Conor McPherson (BA 1991), received an honorary Fellowship from DramSoc on 14 January. McPherson, an internationally established playwright, won the Laurence Olivier/BBC Award for Best New Play for The Weir and his latest work, Shining City, will soon open on Broadway. On 21 January Frank Kelly (BCL 1960) accepted his honorary Fellowship. Kelly has had a long and illustrious career on the stage, silver screen and television and he is best known for his portrayal of Fr Jack Hackett in the hit Channel 4 sitcom, Father Ted. Both men are DramSoc alumni. Other activities include the DramSoc Comedy Troupe’s first show on Tuesday 1 February in the Forum Bar, and the Swing Ball which will be held in the Shelbourne Hotel on Thursday 3 February 2005. DramSoc will also stage a special performance of ‘Reduced Shakespeare’ on 3 March as part of the students’ UCD 150 celebrations on 3 March. For information about DramSoc see www.ucdDramSoc.com student life 17

UCD leading the field in men and women’s soccer

With 1,000 members, UCD’s men’s the big English clubs like Liverpool or football club is the largest sports club Manchester United, where it’s a cattle in any Irish university. It is also the market,” says McNally. “When they’re only university club operating in the dropped, they come back completely Eircom League. In women’s football, disillusioned, not realising that it's almost the UCD team dominate the domestic impossible to make it over there at that age. scene and will represent Ireland at the We offer an alternative and this year we European Club Championships. Lindie have started a Back to Learning programme Naughton investigates a remarkable allowing the lads to get a qualification and success story. keep their playing skills in the shop window. This means they are not damaging their At the end of March, the Eircom League prospects of being picked up by a bigger resumes, with the UCD men’s soccer team team in the future, which is very important back in the premier division and determined for them”. Through the programme, players Mary Waldron, UCD, in action against Sharon Dromgoole, Dundalk, to stay there. “When we were relegated will qualify for the Diploma in Sports 2004 FAI Ladies National Senior Cup Final, UCD v Dundalk, Landsdowne Road, Dublin after nine years in the top division, we got Management course. Of the fifteen in a new manager, Peter Mahon and have scholarship places awarded in the current bounced right back, ending up just one point year, seven are for the Back to Learning One of the club’s stars is Karina Kelly, who is because there was nothing between us. behind Finn Harps at the top of the division programme. the only current player on scholarship. “For In France, we played a lot better than in 1 table,” says Diarmuid McNally. Not only some reason, we got very few applications Norway the previous year, although the heat that, but the U21 team won the Dr Tony In the off-season, the usual movements of last year. But it's looking better for next really got to us.” O'Neill Cup, beating Cork in the final last players take place and from their promotion season - we've had a number of inquiries The summer team includes a few outsiders, November, while the intermediate and winning first team UCD have lost striker from Irish U19 international players.” freshers teams both won their leagues. Willie Doyle, who scored 16 goals for the but this is kept strictly under control. club last season, while in the second year of “We have five non-UCD players and we the Sports Management Diploma course. For the UCD try and hold it at that. We get loads of UCD’s men’s Although Doyle was offered a scholarship, emails from players in outside clubs wanting he turned it down and has signed for women’s soccer to join us. But we are funded by UCD, we football club is the Waterford, another ambitious team operating play in Belfield, so we feel our guest players in the top flight of the Eircom League. club, winning has really must have something special to offer largest sports club before we take them on.” For the UCD women’s soccer club, winning become a habit. in any Irish has become a habit. This year for the third Lindie Naughton BA 1974 is a sports journalist and author, whose most recent successive time, they won the WFAI Cup Heading for Europe, one of the club’s biggest book “Lady Icarus - the Life of Irish Aviator university and can look forward again to European problems has been getting the standard of Lady Mary Heath” (Ashfield Press) was competition next summer. This year's cup match practice they need. “Before France published in October 2004. At intervarsity level, the Collingwood Cup final took place in Lansdowne Road after the this year, we played the Northern Ireland eluded them. “We would be considered the men's final on October 24 - a considerable international team twice, which was a strongest team at college level, but in the boost for the women's game in Ireland. big help Robbie Martin, UCD, in action against past we found that combining Eircom League UCD were in no way awed and beat Martin Cummins, Kilkenny City, Eircom commitments with the intervarsities, which Dundalk 4-1. In the league, the club League, First Division, First Division, take place from Monday to Friday in a single remained unbeaten for the entire season. UCD v Kilkenny City, Belfield Park week, was difficult. Although some of the There was also victory in the DWSL Cup lads were tired after an Eircom league match when the students beat St James Gate 6-1, on the Sunday, we got to the final last year and a comprehensive Leinster League victory. and were unlucky to lose 1-2 to UCC, who So is there anyone out there who can take have won for the past three years.” them on? “Because we prepare for playing in Europe, we find our standard of fitness With the Collingwood Cup in March, just is higher than for some of the other teams,” before the Eircom League kicks off, hopes says team striker and club secretary are high that UCD can at last nail down the Carmel Kissane. most prestigious of intervarsity honours this season. The freshers play in the Harty Cup, Thanks to fitness trainer Lisa Regan, every which they won in 2003, and the inters in member of the squad has a personal fitness the Crowley Cup. routine, including weight training. “Very few other clubs use weight training. We are also However, maintaining its position in the used to playing on the big pitch at home, Eircom League is the most important unlike a lot of the teams we play, who tell us consideration for the club, which offers a they need oxygen when they come to us! unique opportunity for talented youngsters In our matches, we kill teams off in the last not only to play top-level football, but to get twenty minutes because we are so a decent education. “Too many young lads much fitter.” leave school at 14 or 15 and go to one of soccer

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A Comment The University and Society: The 10th Discourse From Newman to the Market (after Dan Brown) O’Reilly Hall - Thursday 10 and Friday 11 February Emeritus Moriarty, Yale Professor of The Faculty of Human Sciences celebrates pivotal to the evolution and development mission of the university, and the university Signology, puffed contentedly on his briar 150 years of teaching, research and service of a 21st century university. This conference and civil society. Speakers will include pipe. “I deserve this moment of serene self- to Ireland and the wider world community will revisit Newman’s key question and Professor Sheldon Rothblatt of the University satisfaction”, he mused, “After all, it isn't with a major conference to be held in international scholars and policy influencers of California Berkeley, Professor Yves Mény, every day a man cracks the code which O’Reilly Hall on Thursday 10 and Friday will develop the central themes of Newman’s President of the European University Institute contains the answer to every question asked 11 February. vision of the University and society in the Florence, and Professor Marja Makarow, about the history of the Irish university sector market-driven reality of modern education. Vice-Rektor, University of Helsinki. For for 150 years.” In accelerating contentment, “What are we here for?” Newman’s Three themes will be explored, namely: further information contact tel: 716-8619 he ponders the startling evidence he has question at the opening of the Catholic liberal education post-Newman, the research or [email protected] gleaned: first from his conclusive proof that University in 1854 is still the challenge Cardinal John Henry Newman had in fact delivered a tenth discourse on The Idea of a University; then, from further contemplation Dr Gary O'Reilly and Professor Alan Carr, from the Psychology Department have recently of the revelation that Newman had refuted Funding for secured funding of Û135,000 over three years for two PhD studentships to conduct research all his earlier assertions and even his very on the assessment and treatment of adult sex offenders. The funding has come from the EU identity in this long-hidden text, known to organisation CAWT (Co-operation and Working Together) via two clinical psychology services signologists for over a century as 2 PhD The Dark Discourse. on either side of the border that offer community treatment for sex offenders. The services are the NWHB, where Olive Travers is the Senior Clinical Psychologist, and Tyrone and Fermanagh Incredible as it would seem, Newman was, in studentships Hospital where Paul Quinn is the Consultant Clinical Psychologist. Dr O'Reilly and Professor fact, Cardinal Joan Henry Newman! With her Carr’s book Handbook of Clinical Intervention with Young People Who Sexually Abuse was secret lover, P2 lodge member Cardinal Paul in Psychology recently published by Routledge. Their report on an independent evaluation of the Irish Prison Cullen, they had founded a dynasty which ultimately destroyed the Catholic Church in Department Service Sex offender Treatment Programme will be published this year. Ireland. If it were not all there in The Dark Discourse, one could scarcely believe that Newman and Cullen had achieved this through the technology assisted conception of triplets, Eamon De Valera, John Charles McQuaid and Michael Tierney whose Eleventh John Maurice Kelly identity as blood brothers was kept secret by their separation at birth and the provision of false birth certs by P2 after the burning of Memorial Lecture the Four Courts. This was what enabled them to plan the destruction of Catholic The eleventh John Maurice Kelly context of interpreting, making and The Dean of the Faculty of Law, Professor Ireland - while masquerading as its Memorial Lecture was delivered by reforming the law and considered what Paul O’Connor, stated in his introductory staunchest defenders! And to think that Baroness Brenda Hale on Friday distinct perspective, if any, a female judge remarks that the lecture series was, “a those who hadn’t read The Dark Discourse 21 January before a distinguished could bring to judicial decision-making. particularly fitting memorial to John Maurice probably still believed that Tierney and his Kelly, former Professor of Roman Law and audience which included the Minister Baroness Hale has the distinction of university were hostile to Fianna Fáil! Jurisprudence at UCD, who contributed so for Justice, Mr Michael McDowell; the becoming the first woman to be appointed much to the development of the Faculty of And to think that his graduate student had Chief Justice, Mr Justice John Murray; to the United Kingdom's highest court, the Law, to legal scholarship in Ireland and House of Lords. She was appointed ‘Lord of attempted to rob his discovery of its lustre: and Justices Nial Fennelly, Adrian further afield, and as a public servant and Appeal in Ordinary’ in 2004 after a varied “maybe The Dark Discourse is an elaborate Hardiman, Hugh Geoghegan and parliamentarian to the career as an academic lawyer, law reformer hoax” she impertinently suggested, “Carried Catherine McGuinness of the political culture of and judge. Baroness Hale is the fourth out by a skilled charlatan with a simple, but Supreme Court. the Irish State”. member of the House of Lords to deliver ingenious formula which involves flattering The title of Baroness Hale’s the John Maurice Kelly Memorial Lecture readers by making them feel privy to lecture was ‘Law Maker or (the others were Lord Alan Rodger; information which has been a closely Law Reformer - what is a Lord Leonard Hoffman, and Lord guarded secret for centuries?” “And”, Law Lady for?’ The Johann Steyn). she went on, “Maybe the discourse isn't lecture considered the susceptible of straightforward interpretation role of Judges in the and explanation. Can we be so sure that ancient texts contain both a univocal meaning and one that is easily inserted into our contemporary preoccupations and polemics?”

“What a prig”, Emeritus thought as he re-filled the briar, “She's obviously completely failed to appreciate the significance of the reference to Nelson’s Pillar; if it hadn’t been destroyed when it was, the secret, joint burial place of Cardinal Paul and Cardinal Joan, located six feet beneath its base, would have been discovered! Wonder how the two university administrators buried in their stead in Clonliffe and Rednal are sleeping tonight?” PC

(L-R) Chief Justice, the Honourable Mr Justice John Murray, Baroness Hale, The Honourable Mrs Justice McGuinness and Ronan Keane, former Chief Justice.

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Calendar of Events Network Corner @ UCD

Mohamed Al-Rubeai UCD 150 - SFI Investigator, Professor of February - April 2005 Biochemical

Date Event Place / Time Organiser Engineering 7 - 9 Feb Cultural Diversity Week UCD International Office

10 Feb Conference Astra Hall Geary Institute/ National Mohamed previously worked at the Centre for Biochemical Engineering and later the Centre ‘Evaluation and evidence- Economic and Social based policy making, getting Forum (NESF) for Formulation Engineering at the University of Birmingham, where he was Professor of the evidence into policy- Biotechnology and leader of the Animal Cell Technology Group. He is an internationally making and implementation’ renowned researcher with close funding and consultancy collaborations with leading biopharma 10-11 Feb Conference O’Reilly Hall Faculty of Human companies worldwide. He is a member of several international advisory, editorial and reviewing ‘University & Society: From Sciences scientific bodies related to Biochemical Engineering, is editor of Cell Engineering and author of Newman to the Market’ over 300 professional papers, conference proceedings and patents reflecting his interests in the 21 Feb Launch of International Newman House 4pm Faculty of areas of cell culture, tissue engineering, flow cytometry and apoptosis. His laboratory is Centre for Newman Studies Interdisciplinary Studies dedicated to the process engineering of biotechnological processes involving animal cells based 23 Feb Launch of National Network O'Reilly Hall 5pm Faculty of on a combination of engineering, analytical, biological and physiological skills. Mohamed can be for Continuing Professional Interdisciplinary Studies contacted at tel: 716 1862 or [email protected] Education Providers 23 Feb UCD Sinfonia Concert National Concert Hall Contact [email protected] Simon More - Professor of Veterinary 28 Feb - 4 Mar UCD 150 Student Week UCD Vice-President for Students/ UCD 150 Epidemiology and Risk Analysis

2 Mar Irish Times Debates Finals O’Reilly Hall L&H Society Simon holds a BVSc and a PhD from the Epidemiology and Risk Analysis (CVERA) 3 Mar DramSoc Celebratory Astra Hall DramSoc University of Sydney and James Cook where he provides national leadership in the 150 Performance University of North Queensland respectively, fields of veterinary epidemiology and risk 3 Mar Reception for Retired Staff O’Reilly Hall UCD 150 Committee is a Fellow of the Australian College of analysis. CVERA is tackling many issues 3 Mar Issues and Challenges in Astra Hall Centre for Development Veterinary Science and a Diplomate of the relating to the control and eradication of working on International Studies European College of Veterinary Public Health bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis in Ireland, Development and has also completed a Graduate Diploma the establishment of a national herd health 4 Mar UCD 150 Arts Fashion Show The Point Depot Arts Faculty / French & in Project Management from the University initiative and the facilitation of strategic Morrogh Productions of New England. He previously worked as a collaboration between Northern Ireland and 5 Mar Literary & Historical Society O’Reilly Hall L&H senior consultant for AusVet Animal Health the Republic of Ireland in animal disease. 150th Anniversary Dinner Services in Brisbane, Australia. Simon is also Simon can be contacted at tel: 7166071 10 Mar UCD 150 Ulysses O’Reilly Hall 5.30pm Vice President for Director of the Centre for Veterinary or at [email protected] Inaugural Lecture Innovation & Corporate Partnerships 12 Mar ‘Be a Student for a day’ UCD Faculty of Arts Paddy Nixon - SFI 15-16 Mar Neurodegeneration Ireland O’Reilly Hall Conway Institute 6-7 Apr UCD Choral Scholars St Ann’s Church, UCD Choral Scholars. Investigator, Chair Spring Concert ‘The Dawson Street Contact 716-2109 or Messiah’ [email protected] of Computer 14 Apr Business Symposium Michael Smurfit Graduate Faculty of Commerce School of Business Science 12 Apr Current Research in the O’Reilly Hall Afternoon Faculty of Engineering Paddy holds a BSc, MA and PhD in Faculty of Engineering & & Architecture Architecture at UCD Computer Science, is a chartered engineer and a member of the BCS, ACM and IEEE. 12 Apr Shaping the Future O’Reilly Hall Evening Faculty of Engineering & - from the Miniscule Architecture Paddy was appointed as the youngest to the Metropolitan Professor of Computer Science in the UK 15 Apr Rugby Dinner O’Reilly Hall 7.30pm Contact Paul Keenan tel: aged 32. At Strathclyde University 4700561 he established and led the Global and 22 Apr Law Faculty Dinner O’Reilly Hall Paul Ward tel: 716 8717 Pervasive Computing Group and was Context Adaptive Systems and Mobile Code [email protected] research co-director of the Kelvin Institute. systems. Paddy has edited 6 books and over He has held visiting positions at California 100 refereed publications and is editor for 22 Apr The Productivity Argument Geary Institute 4pm Geary Institute for Investing in Young Institute of Technology and University of special issues of Communications of the Children - Prof James Warsaw. His research interests are in the ACM, Personal and Ubiquitous Computing Heckman (Nobel Prize in areas of Pervasive Computing with specific Journal, the Journal of Mobile and Pervasive Economics) Lecture emphasis on infrastructure aspects of Computing, IEEE Internet Computing, the For details on all events see http://www.ucd.ie/150/ Distributed Computing, Component Software Quality Journal and The Computer Software Engineering, Resource Discovery, Journal. Peter Lynch - Met Eireann Professor of Meteorology & Director of the Meteorology Gerry Looby - Director of Development Gerry is a graduate of UCD with Corporation and Accenture. As Director of and Climate Centre undergraduate and masters degrees in Development, Gerry will be responsible for Peter Lynch was formerly Deputy Director at Agricultural Science and an MBA from the the formulation and implementation of the Met Eireann and has wide interests in Smurfit School. Gerry joins UCD from university's fundraising strategy and will lead dynamic meteorology, climate modelling and CardBASE Technologies, a software UCD’s fundraising effort in relation to numerical weather prediction. A Masters development company he helped establish in individual, corporate, foundation and alumni programme in meteorology has recently been 1993. Prior to CardBASE, Gerry worked with giving. Gerry can be contacted at tel: 716- launched in the Mathematical Physics Allen McGuire & Partners, Oracle 1281 or [email protected] Department, with fourteen students registered. Undergraduate modules will be introduced later. Peter can be contacted at tel: 716-2431 or [email protected]

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