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Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery and Therapy Workshop We are pleased to announce that the final programme for the Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery and Therapy Workshop is now ready. The workshop will take place on 8-9 June 2026 at Dublin City University, Glasnevin Campus, bringing together national and international researchers and early-career scientists working on nanomedicine and developing therapeutic technologies.

The Giordani Group was delighted to participate in the 11th DCU Chemistry Day, organised by the Postgraduate Association of Chemistry, a vibrant celebration of research, collaboration, and innovation within the School of Chemical Sciences.

The Giordani Group had a strong presence at this year’s Research on Walls competition at Dublin City University, with PhD researchers Yingru Zhou and Aravind Kannoth Anilkumar presenting their research among 56 postgraduate participants from across the university.

The Giordani Group is delighted to welcome Maria Chiara Maimone as a Research Assistant supported by funding from the Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Programme grant (2/FFP-A/11067) awarded to Prof.

The 2026 President’s Awards for Research were presented at a ceremony in the Helix Theatre on DCU’s Glasnevin campus on Thursday, 30 April. The awards recognise individuals and teams who consistently demonstrate excellence in research and make significant contributions to the university community and to addressing global challenges.

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings are widely used as protective and self-lubricating surfaces in metal–metal contacts. Their frictional behavior is governed by the formation and evolution of carbon-rich transfer layers (TLs), which can be tailored through functionalization with carbon nanomaterials. Recent studies have shown that graphene sheets (GSs) and nanodiamonds (NDs) act synergistically to …