Our Undergraduate Courses
The School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Our Postgraduate Opportunities — Taught and Research-based programmes
The School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology welcomes postgraduate students. If you have just finished your undergraduate degree or plan to take time out of your career, our postgraduate programmes will enhance your employment opportunities. At the School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, we offer a range of taught and research-based postgraduate programmes.
What's Happening?

02 Apr 2025
Pat Allen Medal 2025 for academic excellence in MSc Molecular Cell Biology awarded
The Pat Allen prize, awarded annually to the best student in MSc Molecular Cell Biology with Bioinnovation for Academic Excellence, was presented to Cillian Power.
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20 Mar 2025
Celebrating Academic Excellence at the Eli Lilly Awards 2025
The Eli Lilly Awards for Academic Excellence in Biochemistry and Biotechnology 2025 were held on Wednesday, 19th March.
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10 Mar 2025
MSc Biotechnology Students win at Regeneron College Awards 2025
Congratulations from the MSc Biotechnology programme and the School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC to our 2024/2025 MSc Biotechnology students, Jessica Retief and Niamh Mc Grath, who were both awarded Regeneron College Awards 2025.
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26 Feb 2025
UCC researchers receive €1.9m to develop new therapeutic solutions for common diseases
Defining what distinguishes the unique actions of insulin and studying the role that certain bacteria play in metabolising bile acids in our guts in people with inflammatory bowel disease are the two University College Cork (UCC) projects to receive funding under the Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Programme.
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