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IRR welcomes Mumbai youth leaders

09 June, 2025CIR CRH CRM

A group of Youth Leaders from the Mumbai-based education NGO The OSCAR Foundation visited IRR as…

IRR celebrates its research, innovation and sustainability

09 June, 2025

The Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR) came together to hear about the great work of our…

€13.6 million funding for early detection of Lynch syndrome cancers

28 May, 2025CRH

The PREDI-LYNCH project, co-led by IRR’s Dr Neil Ryan, has been awarded €13.6 million in funding.

Cell ‘drinking’ and enzyme activation shape immune cell fate

28 May, 2025CIR

New study shows that a specific growth factor causes early-stage immune cells (macrophage…

Fluorescent sensor that can track where and when a drug is released in cells

23 May, 2025CIR

Researchers at the University’s Institute for Regeneration and Repair have developed a sensor that…

New urine test to identify kidney disease

22 May, 2025CIR

Work led by IRR researcher Dr David Baird has found that the protein clusterin found in urine,…

Winners of the Nigel and Val Shepherd Memorial Award

21 May, 2025CRH

Researchers Kathleen Duffin, Emma Kearney, and Emily Walshe have been awarded an early career…

IRR researchers take stage for Edinburgh’s ‘Pint of Science’

20 May, 2025CRH CRM

The Pint of Science festival featured IRR researchers sharing their research at two engaging events…

Professor Dónal O’Carroll, IRR Group Leader, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

20 May, 2025CRM

He joins over 90 outstanding researchers from across the world in being elected to the Fellowship…

Easing age-related bowel inflammation by lowering fat-based hormones and boosting beneficial gut bacteria

12 May, 2025CIR

Researchers have found that ageing can make gut problems such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)…