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Editors

Editor-in-Chief: Dr Geraldine M. Dowling SFHEA, Atlantic Technological University, Sligo;
Kings College London; Queen Mary University of London
 
Sub Editors: Dr Eva Campion SFHEA, Atlantic Technological University, Sligo
  Dr Siobhán Leahy, Atlantic Technological University, Galway
  Dr Sinead Loughran, Dundalk Institute of Technology
  Dr Ariane Perez-Gavilan, South East Technological University
  Dr Josephine Treacy, Technological University of the Shannon
 

The SURE Journal: (Science Undergraduate Research Experience Journal) (ISSN 2990-8167) is a high-quality, international, open access, online, double blind reviewed publication which deals with all aspects of undergraduate research in the broad Sciences.

The SURE journal (SURE-J) is a member of DOAJ

SURE-J is published by the Technological University Dublin, Park House, 191 N Circular Rd, Grangegorman, Dublin, D07 EWV4, Ireland. All articles in this journal are full text and available on open access. All content is freely available without charge. There are no Article Processing Charges. The Journal, Publisher and Editorial staff comply with the Code Practices of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).

SURE-J takes an interdisciplinary and international approach and includes all aspects of undergraduate science research. It is inclusive of all science disciplines and the journal's online platform facilitates an integrated submission/review/publication approach.

SURE-J welcomes submissions of primary research articles, integrative literature reviews, systematic reviews and meta-analyses. All manuscripts submitted are subject to ‘double – blind – review’. As SURE-J is published in digital format only, papers can include a variety of media elements including audio and visual files, a range of image formats and hyperlinks to websites and other online resources.

Póstaeir san Oireachtas (Posters in Parliament, Ireland)

This initiative is part of Posters in Brussels (PiB), an Erasmus+, Higher Ed, Cooperation Partnership program funded project. It is open to students from the island of Ireland. Research from all disciplines is welcome. Once nominated by their respective universities, and following a selection process, students were invited to present their research findings directly to politicians and policy makers through an in person poster presentation in parliamentary buildings Dublin, Q4 2025. Their research (abstract and poster) is published in a special issue of the SURE-J (volume 7, issue 1). Further details on PsO are available on the SURE Network PsO webpage.

Open Access Statement

This in an open access journal. All materials are covered by Creative Commons Licences and authors can select which licence suits their purpose. Licences available are CC Attribution 4.0 International, CC Attribution–Share Alike 4.0 International, CC Attribution- No Derivative Works 4.0 International, CC Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International, CC Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International, CC Attribution- Non Commercial- No Derivative Works 4.0 International, CC Attribution 3.0, CC Attribution-Share Alike 3.0, CC Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0, CC Attribution-Noncommerical 3.0, CC Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0, CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Dervative Works 3.0.

Current Issue: Volume 7, Issue 1 (2025) Póstaeir san Oireachtas (PsO) 2025

Articles

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Editorial
Anne M. Friel, Brigid Hooban, Therese Montgomery, Anne Marie O'Brien, Cormac Quigley, Edel McNeela, Eva Campion, James Walshe, and Sinead Loughran

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Pause for Policy - The Cognitive Cost of Cannabis use in Adolescence
Michael O'Connor, Linda Kelly, Emma O'Hora, Claire O'Doherty, Ciaran Brown, An Hsu, Sahar Riaz, Frank Crosson, Darren Roddy, and Mary Cannon

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Life under pressure: How doubling the genome affects the memory of environmental stress in worms
Aisling Phelan, Emma Bazzani, Clément Verdier, Laetitia Chauve, and Aoife McLysaght

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Beyond the Ward: Sea Swimming in CAMHS Inpatient Care
Rachael O'Callaghan, Alice Taylor, Maria O'Malley, and John Goodwin

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The Impact of Chronic Pain on Income and Employment
Jordan Vaarsi, Amber Jolly, and Karim S. Ladha

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Pause for thought – Exploring AI error in the assessment of industrial sustainability reports
Jake Mooney, Colm Tormey, Cillian Gleeson, Shane Hoban, Dylan Kirby, and Christine Nangle

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Ireland’s Energy Transition: Unlocking the Potential of Offshore Renewables
Caoimhe O'Hare, Madjid Karimirad, and Gautam Baruah

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The Future of Metabolic Health: A Needle-Free Alternative for Blood Sugar Monitoring
Conor Cleary, Martin Bradley, Christopher Crosson, and John Wade