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At AMBER we are passionate about Education & Public Engagement (EPE) Science, Research & Innovation work involves many stakeholders & there are many ways through which we can and should engage with them. Learn more at the video below👇 #scicomm #sciencecommunication

Interdisciplinary AMBER research team @RCSI_Irl & @tcddublin @IRFUCharTrust develop 3-D printed implant to deliver electrical stimulation to injured areas of spinal cord offering new route to repair nerve damage Advanced Science advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ad… 👉ambercentre.ie/amber-research…

AMBER Director welcomes national consultation on Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on #biotechnology Could bring new products to market & address environmental concerns 👇 ambercentre.ie/amber-director… #sustainablematerials #materialsscience #advancedmaterials

Looking back at CAPERS Story Share Day this June where students of 5th class Scoil Chaitríona, Baggot St shared stories from ‘Science World’ a special place readers can enter through stories, drawings, AI- images, comic strips, handmade props & Braille. 👉ambercentre.ie/capers-childre…

14 AMBER & @cranntcd researcher labs across 3 Higher Institutions have received @Researchirel Sustainable Laboratory Certification announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education Research Innovation & Science, @lawlessj ambercentre.ie/amber-crann-la… @My_Green_Lab #greenlabs

Thanks @ibec_irl for an informative online briefing this afternoon on their PreBudget Submission Welcome to see National Training Fund surplus right size funding envelope for universities & support investment & upkeep of new #research & #innovation infrastructure #budget2026

Art at the microscale 🎨 With just one composite & particle size, researchers @ambercentre used photoresist & laser writing to craft 3D nanostructures. The clue: Through fine process control, they can cover the entire visible colour spectrum! 🌈 👉 ow.ly/5XJ350WnJG3

AMBER Director welcomes announcement of funding to accelerate Ireland’s circular economy transition but says multiple of that needed to make significant contributions to our environmental and climate commitments 👇 ambercentre.ie/amber-director… #circulareconomy #greentransition

AMBER was delighted to attend the Skerries Bee Festival! From looking at insects flowers & plants under microscopes & inspecting SEM images of a bee to testing steady hands with our “buzz” game & more, there was something for everyone! ambercentre.ie/amber-at-skerr… #publicengagement

AMBER Researcher Justin Holmes' EU funded project 'RADICAL' featured in CORDIS: 'Low-cost sensors improve detection of atmospheric free radicals'. Article: cordis.europa.eu/article/id/459… #advancedmaterials #materialsscience #nanomaterials #airquality #airqualitymonitor #freeradicals

AMBER & @IMR_ie have launched European Space Agency (ESA) Phi-Lab Ireland a pioneering 6 year programme designed to drive innovation in space technologies within companies in Ireland. Supported by @EuropeanSpaceA1 & @Entirl ambercentre.ie/collaborate/eu… #advancedmaterials #spacetech

Great piece on AMBER's Shalini Singh in @siliconrepublic 'Singh explains that growing environmental challenges, combined with the depletion of fossil fuel resources, is highlighting the need for a strategy that ensures materials science is sustainable' siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ul-…

AMBER Researcher Professor Valeria Nicolosi of @tcddublin has been named winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Peter Day Prize in recognition of brilliance in research and innovation. #RSCprizes #advancedmaterials #materialsscience 👇 ambercentre.ie/amber-research…

AMBER Researcher Prof Wolfgang Schmitt receives @EPAIreland funding to transform bio-waste into graphene materials that capture carbon #carboncapture #materialsscience #advancedmaterials 👇 ambercentre.ie/amber-research…

Great contribution by AMBER Principal Investigator Kevin Ryan @UL in @IUAofficial piece on University Research contributing to solving societal challenges. His work focuses on energy storage solutions in batteries iua.ie/betterireland/… #advancedmaterials #materialsforenergy

Our next Transition Year experience will run in @tcddublin 21st -24th Oct 2025 “Exploring Materials” links students with AMBER researchers *APPLICATIONS CLOSE 3rd Oct 5pm* Only applications submitted through form below will be accepted #STEMEducation ambercentre.ie/transition-yea…

Congratulations to AMBER & CRANN's Lisa Lambert & Carol McCaffrey on receiving their honourary Masters degrees (MA Jure Officii) from @tcddublin recognising dedicated service to the College. #ResearchSupport ambercentre.ie/majo2025/

AMBER Researcher Dr Muhammad Muddasar has been awarded the 2025 Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize. Based @UL Dr Muddasar works with AMBER FI Prof Maurice N. Collins, with his work focusing on #Sustainablematerials for energy harvesting & storage. ambercentre.ie/amber-research…

Min @lawlessj addressing @Researchirel Forum today 'Innovation is a creator and an enabler of value, DFHERIS is an Economic Dept' 'There has never been a requirement to have policy scientifically approved & that was a gap' - speaking of new Gov Science Adviser #ResearchMatters

Latest publication involving AMBER Researchers Prof Shalini Singh & Prof Kevin Ryan of @UL This study provides a robust and predictive framework for the strategic design of advanced heterostructures with tunable functionalities for catalytic and energy conversion applications.

15 AMBER Researchers have been listed in the @guide2research National Ranking of Best Materials Scientists out of a list of 32. AMBER’s Prof Jonathan Coleman of @tcddublin takes 1st place nationally & 314th in the World ambercentre.ie/amber-research… #materialscience