_{Liam Cronin and Professor Kate Robson Brown, UCD Vice-President for Research, Innovation and Impact}. Former RDI Hub CEO Liam Cronin has been appointment as the first Director of Innovation at University College Dublin.

^{Dr Barry Wardell and Professor Kylie Jarrett} UCD researchers Professor Kylie Jarrett and Dr Barry Wardell will receive a total of €5 million in funding for their groundbreaking research projects.

^{Professor Laurent Pech, Head of the UCD Sutherland School of Law; Patrick Spicer, Chairperson of Matheson; and Susanne McMenamin, Partner at Matheson}. UCD Sutherland School of Law has teamed up with law firm Matheson LLP to launch the UCD Matheson Corporate Governance Partnership, which will support the teaching and research of corporate governance and related law.

A new book has proposed justice reforms to better serve the needs of institutional abuse victims in Ireland, including making legal processes accessible and offering meaningful apologies. Transforming Justice Responses to Non-recent Institutional Abuses is published by Oxford University Press, and draws from extensive research across the island of Ireland.

An Oireachtas committee has heard that a national strategy is required to ensure the use of AI in Irish schools remains a level-playing field. Assistant Professor Susan Leavy , from the UCD School of Information and Communication, told the newly formed Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence that there is "a lot of promise of AI and education in terms of increasing accessibility" but that every school should have equal access to services.

Ad Astra Elite Sport Scholar Eve McMahon is sailing's World Number One, becoming the first Irish sailor to ever achieve the top spot in the world rankings. The 21-year-old BComm student's rise comes off the back of her impressive bronze medal performance at the ILCA World Championships in May and a standout showing at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

University College Dublin is ranked 118th in the latest QS World University Rankings (WUR) , up eight places from last year. This year's climb, up from 126, marks the third year in a row of upward movement for the University.

^{UCD Art Collection Award winner Nikolas Ryan Credit: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland} An immersive installation has been selected as the winner of the first-ever UCD Art Collection Award, which recognises up-and-coming artists.