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Entry to our undergraduate degree programmes is through the CK404 and CK412 CAO entry streams


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We advance and apply our understanding of the natural world through excellence in research


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Masters Courses


Taught and research masters degree courses are available in a number of areas


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PhD Opportunities


The School of BEES has a strong research tradition and is an excellent place to pursue a PhD in biological, earth and environmental sciences


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School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES)

Committed to advance and apply our understanding of the natural world through excellence in research, teaching and innovation.

News from the School of BEES

06 Aug 2026

New Study Identifies Harbour Porpoise Bycatch Hotspots in Irish Waters and Calls for Urgent Action

New research led by scientists at University College Cork has identified persistent hotspots where harbour porpoises and gillnet fisheries are most likely to interact in Irish waters, raising concerns about the potential impact of fisheries bycatch on one of Ireland's most widespread marine mammals. Harbour porpoise, or muc mhara as Gaeilge, are the smallest cetacean species found in our waters.
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04 Sep
07 Jul 2026

BEES reunion event: Calling all BEES graduates.

The School welcomes former staff, students and partners of the School of BEES, including former Departments of Plant Science, Zoology, Ecology, Environmental Science and Geology to a reunion event on the 4th September 2026.
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UCC research helps unlock centuries of plant data to tackle biodiversity crisis

A landmark global report, with contributions from the School of BEES, University College Cork (UCC), reveals how herbaria (collections of catalogued plant specimens) have the potential to play a powerful role in tackling today’s biodiversity crisis.
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The authorized fishing camp of Mikeregembe, established amidst the dense groundwater forests that grow along the southern bank of the Kilombero river as it flows through the Ifakara-Lupiro-Mang’ula Wildlife Management Area (ILUMA WMA) in southern Tanzania. The ILUMA WMA is home to >40 species of medium-to-large wild mammals, which thrive specifically because these resident custodian communities continuously monitor illegal encroachment in the forest around them and work in close partnership with the community-led WMA authority to protect it.
16 Jun 2026

Tanzanian fishing communities protect the biodiverse gallery forests they live in

Small fishing communities allowed to live at carefully regulated camps inside a Wildlife Management Area in southern Tanzania collaborate effectively with this devolved conservation initiative to protect the surrounding gallery forests and the animals living in them.
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Undergraduate Courses in BEES

With an internationally recognised culture of equality, inclusion and diversity, the School of BEES welcomes applications from all students through traditional (CAO) and non-traditional (DARE, HEAR, Mature Student, International Student) entry routes.

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