Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

25/12/2025

Nollaig Shona agus Athbhliain faoi Mhaise Daoibh!

24/12/2025

Wishing all of our RCSI community - students, staff, Fellows, Members, alumni, clinicians, and patients - Season's Greetings from RCSI! ❄️

Thank you for being part of our mission to educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health.

19/12/2025

CD4+ T cells are revealed as potential drivers of blood clotting activity in inflammatory bowel disease in a study by researchers at RCSI's School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences.

Targeting these cells presents a promising new therapeutic avenue.

Read the paper here: https://lnkd.in/epFGqQts

18/12/2025

Professor Ewen Harrison OBE will deliver the historic 101st Abraham Colles Lecture at the upcoming 2026 RCSI Charter Meeting on Thursday, 12 February.

His lecture will explore how artificial intelligence is advancing safer, smarter surgical practice.

View the full programme and register here: https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-and-events/events/event/2026/charter-meeting-2026

17/12/2025

Medical education must do more than teach facts; it must support students in becoming doctors.

In a new article for THE Campus, Professor Anne Hickey explores how medical curricula can better support students in developing their personal and professional identities alongside clinical knowledge.

Drawing on the RCSI curriculum, the piece highlights the importance of embedding professionalism, resilience and leadership into medical education, recognising that students need the skills to sustain themselves in demanding roles while delivering compassionate, patient-centred care.

Read the full article: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/support-medical-students-form-their-identity-doctors

Develop well-rounded, people-focused medical professionals by focusing on soft skills, alongside clinical knowledge. Here’s how case-based learning can help

16/12/2025

New research from the RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences and the Medical Bureau of Road Safety reveals significant shifts in drug detection among suspected drug-impaired drivers in Ireland.

Led by Professor Gráinne Cousins, the analysis of more than 9,000 samples between 2012 and 2020 shows a sharp rise in co***ne and cannabis detection. Cannabis alone featured in half of all cases.

Young men were more likely to test positive for cannabis or cannabis combined with co***ne. Older drivers, including a higher proportion of women, were more often detected with multiple drugs or opioids.

The findings can be used to inform road safety interventions around drug driving.

Learn more: https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-and-events/news/news-article/2025/12/sharp-rise-in-co***ne-and-cannabis-among-irish-drivers-highlights-need-for-measures

New research from RCSI and the Medical Bureau of Road Safety has revealed a dramatic increase in the detection of co***ne and cannabis among Irish drivers. More ...

11/12/2025

A new sculpture by artist John Rainey has been unveiled at RCSI, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the RCSI Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery.

The abstract work, which features nursing and midwifery leaders ascending a staircase, was commissioned by the Faculty to celebrate nursing and midwifery leadership in the 21st century. The piece is one of four sculptures commissioned in honour of inspiring nurses and midwives. The previous three feature Florence Nightingale, Elizabeth O’Farrell and Dame Peta Taaffe, the first Chief Nursing Officer for Ireland.

Read more: https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-and-events/news/news-article/2025/12/nursing-and-midwifery-leaders-celebrated-in-sculpture

10/12/2025

The RCSI Emergency Medicine Programme are hosting The Open Door: Exploring Mental Health Emergency Care in Ireland today.

This event will bring together patient representatives, leaders and frontline professionals from emergency care, mental health services, hospitals, community supports, patient representatives, research and policy to co-design a better future for responding to patients in mental health crisis.

It aims to create a shared space for practical solution-building and to lay the groundwork for a system where every person in crisis receives timely, appropriate and compassionate care.

Learn more:

The RCSI Emergency Medicine Programme will today host The Open Door: Exploring Mental Health Emergency Care in Ireland. More ...

09/12/2025

Congratulations to the over 370 new Fellows and Members conferred yesterday!

Fellowships and Memberships were awarded by RCSI as well as our Faculties of Radiologists and Radiation Oncologists, Dentistry, Nursing and Midwifery, and Sports and Exercise Medicine.

We were also proud to confer two Honorary Fellowships of RCSI on Dr Clare-Ellen McNaught, consultant colorectal surgeon at Harrogate District General Hospital and President of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and Dr Javad Parvizi, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Acıbadem Üniversitesi, Istanbul.

These honours recognise their exceptional contributions to advancing surgical practice.

Learn more: https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-and-events/news/news-article/2025/12/healthcare-professionals-celebrate-at-rcsi-fellows-and-members-conferring

09/12/2025

RCSI researcher Dr Caroline Curtin, has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant.

The project will combine the treatment of primary bone cancers and promotion of bone repair using a biomaterial scaffold. This next-generation therapy could revolutionise bone cancer treatment and improve outcomes and quality of life for patients.

Read more: https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-and-events/news/news-article/2025/12/researcher-awarded-erc-consolidator-grant

Dr Caroline Curtin has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant of €2m. More ...

08/12/2025

Take a look inside RCSI’s newest landmark on St Stephen’s Green.

The Irish Times sat down with Peter McGovern of Henry J Lyons to explore the thinking behind our new building at 118, and the result is a great snapshot of the space and its design.

It’s an exciting moment for RCSI as this project comes to life and takes its place on the city’s skyline.

Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2025/12/08/startling-first-look-behind-the-rcsis-new-front-door-on-st-stephens-green/

08/12/2025

RCSI is partnering on a series of world-first clinical trials to deliver long-term relief for people living with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

The project, awarded €6.5 million in government funding through the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund, brings together a multidisciplinary partnership of CrannMed, Salaso Health Solutions, the University of Galway’s Institute for Clinical Trials and RCSI.

The trial programme combines two complementary technologies - a breakthrough pain treatment and a recovery programme - to improve outcomes for people with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Learn more: https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-and-events/news/news-article/2025/12/rcsi-partners-on-pain-trials-backed-by-dtif-investment