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Teaching initiativeAugust 2026

FAIR Game: academic integrity scenarios and a submission portal

UCD-supported teaching resource with sample scenarios and a live form for new submissions.

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Talks 22 September 2025

Balancing Bugs: The Role of Good and Bad Microbes in Our Food

Public lecture on the role of beneficial and harmful microbes in food systems and health.

Watch on YouTube
Blog 2026

Where do we belong? EDI reflections at Annual Conference 2026

A short blog post reflecting on belonging, inclusion and conference culture.

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Profile 07 June 2024

Pride Month: Guerrino Macori

A personal profile from the Microbiology Society highlighting experiences and reflections as an openly LGBTQIA+ academic.

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HEA names two UCD projects as winners of 2025 SATLE Impact Awards UCD News, 14 January 2026. Recognition of teaching and learning impact, including FAIR Game.
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Greater transparency over COVID-19 restrictions needed to encourage buy-in from young people, Oireachtas committee hears UCD News, 24 September 2020. Relevant to genomic surveillance and public-health work.
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