News

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  First UU ISRC Autumn School supported by local industry and global academia

  Academic and industry researchers gathered (virtually and in person) at the Intelligent Systems Research Centre (ISRC) at Ulster University’s Magee campus this Autumn for the first ever ‘ISRC-CN3 Autumn School.

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  Letter from London: NI’s Innovators, tech start ups and Universities are leading the way in the recovery

  This invitation-only event featured the best of Northern Ireland’s innovative businesses, start-ups and universities.

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  Ulster University Opens the Doors to its First Medical Students with a new School of Medicine in the heart of the Community

  Today, a new chapter unfolds at Magee when Ulster University will make history by opening the doors of a newly refurbished building to welcome the very first 70 students to the new School of Medicine.

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  City Deal team join Smart Nano NI Consortium

  The Ulster University team behind the Derry & Strabane City Deal are involved in Smart Nano NI - a Northern Ireland nano technology consortium which has just been awarded £42.4m.

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  Introducing a New Degree Apprenticeship

  Ulster University is partnering with MEGA to provide Northern Ireland’s first Degree Apprenticeship in Manufacturing & Engineering from September 2021.

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  Professor Martin McGinnity on the Robotic Revolution in NI Science Festival

  The Robots are here. So, can we trust them? What are they capable of? The myths are many, the opportunities are infinite, the truth is subtle and the news is not fake.

In the Media

Northern Ireland’s first ever Degree Apprenticeship in Manufacturing and Engineering is now underway at Ulster University’s Magee campus.

Source: Derry Journal

Meet Nicola Hunter, who traded in a career in investment banking to pursue her dream of studying medicine.

Source: Derry Journal

Ulster University’s new School of Medicine opened in Derry with the first ministers hailing it a “momentous day”.

Source: Belfast Telegraph

The first 70 students have been welcomed at the first graduate medical school in the North, based at the Magee campus of Ulster University.

Source: Derry Journal

Derry medical school 'a dream come true'

Source: BBC

Dr Justin Quinn, Director for the Centre for Engineering and Renewable Energy (CERE) and a Senior Lecturer at the School of Computing, Engineering, and Intelligent Systems at Ulster University Magee, explains why the Derry Strabane City Deal has the potential to transform and energise the region.

Source: Derry Journal

Ulster University faces forward with City Deal.

Source: Connected Magazine

The proposed Cognitive Analytics Research Laboratory at Magee could put Derry in the vanguard of big data and AI, according to computing and machine learning expert, Professor Liam Maguire.

Source: Derry Journal

The City Deal and Inclusive Future Fund investment will develop a ‘bright future for the people of Derry / Londonderry and will supercharge the skills, innovation and health agendas in the region’, Ulster University have said.

Source: Derry Journal

A new School of Medicine plus AI and robotics research centres will transform the region.

Source: Irish Times

Ulster University joins with city and region partners to celebrate the Heads of Terms Agreement for the Derry and Strabane City Deal.

Source: Ulster University

Centre for Industry Digitalisation, Robotics & Automation (CIDRA) to place Derry at the heart of the fourth industrial revolution, says Professor Martin McGinnity.

Source: Derry Journal

Derry city deal: 'Important milestone' as heads of terms signed.

Source: BBC

Derry and Strabane near 'milestone' deal.

Source: RTE

Magee campus medical school begins recruiting students.

Source: BBC