A great day at the launch of the Ireland's Fossil Heritage National Fossil Art Contest. Check out the pics of the winning artworks below. Better still, see them in The Glucksman before the 24th June! Many thanks to our partners Tools of the Trade, Geological Survey IE iCRAG Centre SEFS@UCC Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC

Great to see #microbiome trending in Ireland tonight with launch of Netflix documentary “Hack your health: Secrets of the gut” APC Microbiome Ireland UCC Research Science Foundation Ireland

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Coming soon - Fri 3rd May, 2 - 4.30 pm - Mooney Goes Wild comes to UCC! Register here (tinyurl.com/4xkn99d9) to attend a live recording of talks by UCC experts in natural history - Dr Eoin Lettice Dr Alicia Mateos-Cárdenas Michelle McKeown Daniel Moloney and I! Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC UCC Research ERI

This was an adventure! Many thanks to Na Cailleacha for inviting me to be part of this very interesting recreation of such a famous artwork. Great to meet so many creative and inspirational women! Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC Ireland's Fossil Heritage SEFS@UCC

Thanks to everyone who came on our Ireland's Fossil Heritage Cork City Fossil Walk earlier this week! Lots of fossils to see and lots of happy fossil-hunters. There will be more fossil walks during Heritage Week in August! Ireland's Fossil Heritage Science Foundation Ireland Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC SEFS@UCC

📣Now is your chance to become a palaeontologist!
Fossils for our Future is hosting a fossil workshop @ Cork City Library on Monday Apr 15th 2024 for #CorkLearningFest2024
@corkcitylibraries Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC Maria McNamara #CorkLovesLearning Science Foundation Ireland iCRAG Centre Ireland's Fossil Heritage

Jurassic Park isn't real, but could it happen? Do we have the technology to do it? And even if we could, would it be ethical? Come to my public lecture tomorrow at 6 pm in Boole 2 Lecture theatre, UCC! Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC iCRAG Centre CorkGeologicalAssociation Chris Mays Ireland's Fossil Heritage

Coming soon! Join me on a fossil-filled walk through the heart of Cork city, as part of the Lifelong Learning Festival! Watch this space for more info! Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC ERI CorkGeologicalAssociation People's Republic of Cork

It's official! Ireland's Fossil Heritage Ireland's Fossil Heritage has received almost €300K in funding from Science Foundation Ireland SFI's Discover Programme to continue bringing fossils to the public for another two years! Lots of new initiatives are on the way! Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC SEFS@UCC iCRAG Centre

Do you know someone aged under 18? Encourage them to enter the National Fossil Art Contest! Top prize €500 plus the winning artworks will be exhibited in Cork's Glucksman Gallery. Closing date Fri 29th March! Ireland's Fossil Heritage iCRAGorama Cork Beo Geological Survey IE Science Foundation Ireland ERI

Are you based in / near Cork? Would you like an opportunity to work as part of a team, in a science lab, and with REAL fossils? Get in touch with Chris Mays for more info! #FossilFriday Ireland's Fossil Heritage iCRAG Centre Cork Science Festival 13th - 20th November 2022 Cork Lifelong Learning Festival CorkGeologicalAssociation Cork Geography Teachers’ Association (CGTA)

Do you love fossils? Want to tell the public all about it? Come join our public engagement team UCC Ireland and become part of our very happy palaeo family! Deadline for applications THIS FRIDAY 23rd Feb 5 pm! Ireland's Fossil Heritage Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC The PalAss The Paleontological Society iCRAG Centre

Whoop whoop! Great study just out by my postdoc Valentina Rossi, using high-tech analyses that show the soft tissues in this fossil reptile are not original. Great work Valentina! @thepalass iCRAG Centre Ireland's Fossil Heritage Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC UCC Research

Fossil job alert! We're hiring a Research Assistant for 18 months to support our work in public engagement of palaeontology. Details: ucc.ie/en/hr/vacancie…. Closing date: 5 pm Fri 23 Feb. Informal enquiries to me! [email protected]. UCC Research iCRAG Centre The PalAss

Do you know anyone aged between 4 and 18 years old who likes fossils and / or art? Tell them about our amazing Fossil Art Contest, now in its third year, with a top prize of €500! Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC SEFS@UCC Discover SFI iCRAG Centre

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Myself and Maria McNamara discuss our recent work on dinosaur feathers and the feasibility of Jurassic Park in The Conversation 🪶🙃

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Well deserved Emily Rayfield

Falling behind: postdocs in their thirties tire of putting life on hold

Temporary contracts, low salaries and cost-of-living hikes force many researchers to put off parenthood and other big decisions. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Great to hear Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC and Cork Palaeo Group postdoc Dr Tiffany Slater speaking about our work on fossil melanin pigments on Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea! UCC Research SEFS@UCC The PalAss

And here we all are! Taphonomy rules! Zixiao Yang Dr Tiffany Slater #2023svp Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC