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20 October 2025: 'Breakthrough' bowel cancer research led by Prof Aideen Ryan identifies ways to reactivate immune system to improve treatment.
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17 October 2025: "BioBank Ireland to create snapshot of people's health" - Prof Sean Hynes speaks to RTÉ News on behalf of symposium co-hosts, BioBANC na Gaillimhe.

8 October 2025: €28m Precision Oncology Ireland-2 programme unites universities, charities and industry to deliver next generation cancer care. Prof Róisín Dwyer and Dr Eva Szegezdi lead University of Galway programmes.

24 September 2025: HSE West North West, University of Galway Cancer Centre hosts a EUNetCCC workshop on comprehensive cancer care for lung cancer.

8 September 2025: "Biobanks - What they are and why they are key to disease research?" Prof Seán Hynes, Academic Consultant Pathologist explains all to Pat Kenny on Newstalk FM.

29 July 2025: Clinical researchers launch immune-cell therapy clinical trials aimed at tackling treatment resistance in solid tumour, supported by a €11.9 million grant from the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund.

10 July 2025: Research profile of Dr Catalina Vallejo Giraldo published in the Irish Times - Biomaterials and ‘brains in a dish’ for future treatments

2 July 2025: “Deadly Cargo, Smart Delivery” An innovative approach to drug delivery that could revolutionise cancer treatment.

Maryam Arif, PhD researcher with Dr Eva Szegezdi, was the runner up at Threesis 2025. Watch her 3min video here.

26 June 2025: University of Galway leads a new €34.3 million ARC Hub for HealthTech. Funded by Research Ireland, it includes cancer themes led by Prof Aoife Lowery (ARC Hub clinical director), Dr Eimear Dolan and Prof Martin O'Halloran.

13 June 2025: HSE West and North West-University of Galway delegation attend official presentation of OECI Cancer Centre certificate at the OECI Oncology Days 2025 in Athens, Greece.

5-6 June 2025: University of Galway and Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame co-host the Biseach Cancer Research Symposium 2025 in Galway, attended by academic researchers from across science, mathematics, engineering, and medicine.

4 June 2025: Bithóipsí Leachtacha Ailse (liquid cancer biopsies) Ar lorg cealla ailse ar dhóigh níos fusa agus níos fearr - An Dr Pilib Ó Broin ag scríobh i Seachtain.

30 May 2025: Olive Gallagher hosts Cancer Nursing Research Workshop with Dr Margaret Barton-Burke , Director of Nursing at MSKCC and Fulbright Scholar, for nurses across HSE West and North West.

30 May 2025: Dr Peter Carr, School of Nursing, leads vascular access simulation project SIMETRIC with CURAM and B.Braun.

25 May 2025: Lambe Institute PhD researcher, Apurva Jagateri, and Dr Ollie Carroll, Senior Technical Officer, brought the lab (and fun!) to hundreds of kids at the Boston Scientific Galway Family Day.

20 May 2025: The HRB-CRF Advanced Therapies and Cancer Clinical Trials team represent and celebrate International Clinical Trials Day 2025. Link to trials

19 May 2025: Ana Vaz and Sinead Corcoran (UHG Surgical SHOs) and Prof Aoife Lowery present research at the Association of Breast Surgeons conference in Birmingham.

15 May 2025: Prof Sean Hynes delivers keynote presentation at the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh on NCHD training opportunities in digital pathology for cancer diagnostics.

15 May 2025: Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill T.D. launches a €4 million charitable funding investment by NBCRI for research and development at University of Galway.

15 May 2025: Prof Sharon Glynn features on RTE News showcasing new digital imaging technologies for cancer research - Watch here.

14 May 2025: Ag foghlaim faoin ailse ón eilifint agus ón luch bheag - An tOllamh Cathal Seoighe ag scríobh i Seachtain.

6 May 2025: BioBANC na Gaillimhe researchers develop biobanking roadmap for future health research in Ireland and membership of BBMRI-ERIC.

30 April 2025: An nasc idir ChatGPT agus an troid in aghaidh ailse - An Dr Pilib Ó Broin ag scríobh i Seachtain.

25 April 2025: LIfT BioSciences announces partnership with University of Galway for clinical trials in Ireland, led by Dr Michael McCarthy.

12 April 2025: Caitríona Duggan, PhD researcher in the School of Nursing and Vascular Access research team, won best poster at the Irish Association of Nurses in Oncology (IANO) national conference.

14 April 2025: Dr Eva Szegezdi was an invited speaker at the 13th Annual Cancer Research Day at the Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame.

10 April 2025: Research profile of Dr Eva Szegezdi published in the Irish Times - Creating the best environment to stop cancer cells

9-10 April 2025: A delegation from HSE West and North West University of Galway Cancer Centre participated in the CCI4EU Capacity Building in Research Conference in Brussels.

3-4 April 2025: A delegation of cancer research principal investigators attended the inaugural cancer centre research away day at the Kylemore Global Centre.

8 April 2025: Galway University Hospitals Introduce Tattoo-Less Radiotherapy Treatment

3 April 2025: LIfT Biosciences - Dr Michael McCarthy discusses one of the biggest challenges in solid tumour treatment: treatment resistance

1 April 2025: A team of experts from European cancer centres visited Galway for the second CCI4EU Deep Dive in Ireland. Delegates from University of Limerick-HSE Mid West and TSJCI Dublin also attended.

24 March 2025: Prof Sharon Glynn hosted the NO-CANCER-NET Doctoral Network Spring School at University of Galway.

28 March 2025: The cancer clinical trials team in the HRB-Clinical Research Facility hosted a coffee morning in support of Daffodil Day for the Irish Cancer Society.

27 February 2025: Five PIs from the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, were the recipients of Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Programme awards.

14 February 2025: Maria Siegle, NO-CANCER-NET PhD researcher, won a Young Investigator Award at the Gordon Research Conference on Nitric Oxide in California.

28 January 2025: Research profile of Dr Aideen Ryan published in Silicon Republic - This researcher helps the body help itself in the fight against cancer