Media Experts

UCD is home to a wide range of experts across many disciplines. You can find a number of media-ready research leaders in popular news topics listed on this page.

For a broader list of UCD experts, click (opens in a new window)search for more UCD Experts and search by keyword in the 'Availability' dropdown, then select 'Media enquiries'.

If you need further information about a faculty member, please email UCD Research at (opens in a new window)communications.research@ucd.ie.

Artificial Intelligence

Professor Brian Mac Namee

Expertise: AI evolution, Machine Learning

Prof Patricia Maguire

Expertise: AI in Health, Biochemistry and Interdisciplinary Research

Associate Professor Madhusanka Liyanage

Expertise: AI and Wireless Networks, 6G, Cyber security and Privacy

Dr Susan Leavy

Expertise: AI and Ethics

Professor PJ Mathews

Expertise: Literature and Culture, AI in Culture and Creativity, Culture and Sustainability

Dr Andrew Hines

Expertise: AI developments, Machine learning

Professor Ronan Cahill

Expertise: AI and Surgery, Cancer surgery

Professor Gerardine Meaney

Expertise: Literature, Gender, Migration, AI and culture

Professor Andrew Parnell

Expertise: AI in Weather

Professor Aphra Kerr

Expertise: AI Literacy, Algorithms, Digital Games

Professor Walter Kolch

Expertise: AI in Health, Digital Twins, Personalised Medicine

Dr Elizabeth Farries

Expertise: Benefits and risks of AI, Digital Safety

Economics and Employment

Professor Aidan Regan

Expertise: Economics, Wealth and income inequality

Professor Lisa Ryan

Expertise: Energy economics, energy policy, climate change

Dr Orla Kelly

Expertise: The 4-Day Workweek, Work Time Reduction, Gender & Employment, Future of Work, Climate & Social Policy Integration, Sustainable Economy

Professor Don Bredin

Expertise: Economics, Uncertainty and Global Commodities

Professor Susi Geiger

Expertise: Pharmaceutical industry; access to medicines, healthcare markets, business ethics

Professor Kylie Jarret

Expertise: Digital gig economy

Professor Orla Doyle

Expertise: Economics of human behaviour, Childhood inequalities, Parenting programmes

Politics and Government

Professor Scott Lucas

Expertise: International Affairs, US Foreign Policy, US Politics, UK Politics, Middle

Professor Ben Tonra

Expertise: EU security and defence

Dr Edward Burke

Expertise: Political Violence, Paramilitarism, Intelligence, International Security

Professor Robert Gerwarth

Expertise: History of War in 20th Century Europe

Professor Patrick Paul Walsh

Expertise: Ireland and the UN, UN 2030 Agenda, Sustainable Development in Ireland, Education and Training for Sustainable Development

Dr Joseph Lacey

Expertise: Elections, Democracy

Housing and Transport

Professor Oliver Kinnane

Expertise: Sustainable building, heat pumps, retrofit, conservation and reuse

Professor Niamh Moore Cherry

Expertise: Community engagement, Sustainable urban and regional planning

Dr Philip Crowe

Expertise: Vacancy and dereliction, Data on the Built Environment, Adaptive reuse of buildings, Revitalisation of towns

Professor Francesco Pilla

Expertise: Sustainable Transport, Sustainable Cities, Citizen Engagement

Dr Jennifer Keenahan

Expertise: - Construction and climate change, Bridges, Wind, Civil Engineering

Health and Wellbeing

Professor Carel Le Roux

Expertise: Obesity, Diabetes

Dr Mary O’Keeffe

Expertise: Chronic Pain Inequality, Mental and Physical Health, Muscle and joint pain

Professor Peter Doran

Expertise: Clinical trials

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Professor Fionnuala McAuliffe

Expertise: Pregnancy, Maternal and Fetal Health

Professor Ronan Cahill

Expertise: AI and Surgery, Cancer surgery

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Professor Amanda McCann

Expertise: Breast Cancer, Patient Voice

Professor Walter Kolch

Expertise: AI in Health, Digital Twins, Personalised Medicine