News & Events

The Clinical Research Facility – University College Cork (CRF-UCC), is delighted to welcome Professor Michael Sack as its new Director. Michael brings almost three decades of clinical, academic and leadership experience spanning no fewer than three continents, as well as a clear vision for the future of the CRF.

We sat down with him to chat about his roots, his career and his ambition for the CRF.

Clinical trials shape the future of medicine, yet they frequently exclude the very populations that need representation the most. An ambitious new initiative from CRF-UCC and several partners aims to change that.

The EU-funded SENSITISE project, spearheaded by Prof. Frances Shiely, seeks to bridge the gap in clinical trials diversity. Historically, under-served groups - including ethnic minorities, the elderly, the LGBTQ+ community, rural dwellers and those with disabilities or mental health conditions - have been largely absent from research. 

As part of the SPH NSRF CRF-UCC Seminar series, the team at the Health Implementation Research Hub, School of Public Health, invites you to attend their upcoming seminar: Tuesday 26th November from 2pm – 3pm.

Please join us in Room 4.05 in the Western Gateway Building.

All welcome!

As part of the SPH NSRF CRF-UCC Seminar series, the team at the Health Implementation Research Hub, School of Public Health, invites you to attend their upcoming seminar: “Four Ways to Conceptualise and Study Policy in Implementation Science Research”

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Reproducible Research by Dr Brendan Palmer

Locally, the UCC 5-year strategic plan seeks to “take a coordinated, holistic approach to embedding principles and practices of open research”. This is positioned within a research environment where national and international funders require that the data and methods underlying research findings should be used to their maximum potential, that is to say, be made open.

“You’re Funded but Are You Ready to Be FAIR?” Report

The Clinical Research Facility-UCC, in partnership with the Irish Data Stewardship Network (Sonraí) launch the Ready to Be FAIR Report arising from the Data Management in Health Research symposium hosted in University College Cork last October.

The event aimed to engage key stakeholders drawn from a variety of Research Performing Organisations, the Health Service Executive, Irish health research funders and members of the health research community with updates on health data research developments taking place against a backdrop of open research initiatives.