Professor Brian Ó Gallachóir
"Through our existing programmes of transdisciplinary research at UCC, we are generating new knowledge, developing technologies and tools and contributing to services and policies that facilitate a just transition that is economically prosperous and socially inclusive, while protecting our natural environment."
Professor Maggie O'Neill
"UCC Futures – Collective Social Futures will bring together researchers from cross cutting disciplines to tackle key global challenges and progress alternative social futures by delivering critical, creative and impactful social science research grounded in values of inclusion, participation, inter-dependence, social justice, an ethic of care, equality and the collective. We will apply our research expertise to apply produce knowledge oriented to social transformation and progress alternative social futures."
Professor Alan Kelly
"Since the commencement of teaching and research in dairy science at UCC 100 years ago, we have built an international reputation in food science, nutrition and many other food-related disciplines, and the synergies across the areas of food, the microbiome and health opened up through UCC Futures will allow us to continue to build UCC’s leadership in these areas, by undertaking world-class research and supporting the national and global food sector."
Professor Paul Ross
"We have built a reputation of excellence across food, medicine and microbiome. World-leading academics and research institutes such as APC Microbiome Ireland are based in UCC with deep partnerships across Cork’s food and pharmaceutical industry. This is why UCC is best placed to tackle the complexity of food and health challenges."
Professor Caitríona O'Driscoll
"At UCC, we have a reputation for research excellence in the areas of medicine, pharmacy, health and the interface of health with technology. This is strengthened by a rich ecosystem that integrates clinical, academic, and industrial settings, always with a key focus on patient outcomes and broader societal impacts."
Dr Yvon Bonenfant
"Never have we more urgently needed creative, and indeed, artistic thinking; multi-faceted observation, and critical analysis. The Future Humanities Institute leads the way in engaging hearts, minds and our creative souls to grapple with, and navigate, today’s complex world; our expertise in collaboration means we take a leadership position toward designing a better future."
Professor Anita Maguire
"Exciting opportunities for interdisciplinary research within the context of Future Pharmaceuticals are envisaged, building on existing research expertise within the university and our strategic partners, and enriched by complementary expertise in new research areas through these new appointments."
Professor Aideen Sullivan
"At UCC, we have a strong track record of collaborative and transdisciplinary research on ageing and the neurosciences. UCC Futures – Future Ageing & Brain Science provides an exciting opportunity to consolidate and expand our expertise, by supporting excellent research aimed at addressing the challenges and opportunities that come with an ageing global population. Researching ageing and brain science using a multidisciplinary approach - from molecular and cellular levels, through to lifestyle, environmental and social aspects, will allow enhanced awareness of healthy ageing and brain health, ultimately improving quality of life in our society."
Professor Geraldine Boylan
"I am deeply committed to pioneering research that places children and their families at the forefront. UCC Futures Children represents a powerful fusion of knowledge, compassion, and innovation, aimed at creating a brighter future for the world’s youngest generation. The interdisciplinary expertise that already exists in UCC allows us to take a more inclusive approach to children’s research, ensuring impactful solutions."
Professor Ursula Kilkelly
"At UCC Futures - Children our ambition is to amplify our existing strengths in inter-disciplinary research at UCC that cuts across a wide range of complex issues impacting children’s lives including challenges to their health and well-being, education and learning, contact with the justice system and experience of an inclusive society. In ensuring our research is informed by children themselves, we are committed to rights-based and child-centred research that sets the global standard not just in what we research children’s lives, but in how we do so, together with children themselves."
Professor Alix McCollam
"At UCC Futures – Quantum & Photonics, we want to play our part, to shape new developments in how new technologies develop and how to use them safely to tackle challenges and improve lives. We will use our collective expertise, world class facilities and ground breaking research to channel new discoveries, direct progress and deliver transformational solutions to the problems that are most important to our society."
Professor Barry O'Sullivan
“Working with world leading academics and research institutes such as the Insight SFI Centre for Data Analytics, the SFI Centre for Research Training (CRT) in Artificial Intelligence, and the Confirm Centre for Smart Manufacturing, UCC Futures – AI & Data Analytics will use modern AI technologies to address key societal challenges and enable better decision making through high impact research in data analytics.”
