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My head is a stereo
This article was written by PhD student Mariana Silva, for the YESBernal Writing Competition, July 2021 Mariana is a student at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick and SSPC the Science Foundation [...]
How would you explain your research to a high-school student? Point of Care Biosensing using Luminescent Nanoparticles
This article was written by PhD student Siobhán O’Connor, for the YESBernal Writing Competition, July 2021 Bernal Institute, Biomaterials Cluster, siobhan.m.oconnor@ul.ie Summary Concurrently with the debate of rapid antigen versus PCR testing for Covid-19, [...]
Bernal Bio Laboratories win international Green Lab Certification
The Bernal Institute BioLabs are the first labs at the University of Limerick to be certified by My Green Lab as part of their Green Lab Certification program, considered the international gold standard in [...]
Targets to reduce methane emissions must take the food security of each nation into account
Global emissions of methane gas need to be cut by at least 24-47% in order to stabilize the climate. However, because methane is a byproduct of the production of milk, meat, eggs and rice, [...]
Improving recyclability of thermoset composite materials
28 June 2021 - This month marked the start of the €5.3m VIBES project which aims to develop a green solution to resolve the end-of-life issues of thermoset composites and decrease the amount of [...]
Fulbright Scholarship Information
1 Fulbright/Peter Real Analog Devices Bernal Award NEW The Peter Real Analog Devices Bernal Fulbright PhD Scholarship is named in memory of Peter Real, Analog’s former Chief Technology Officer and will be awarded in partnership [...]