Congratulations to Dr Rachel Gough on receiving the Michael McLaverty Short Story Award for her piece A Certain Slant of Light. The purpose of the award is to foster and encourage the tradition of the short story. 

On 23 March a timely symposium was held in UCC to explore the rise of the Far-right in Ireland and Europe, and the implications for social cohesion. This event was hosted by the ISS21 Populism and the Rise of the Far-right Research Cluster, with support from the Collective Social Futures Major Grants Award Programme. 

In this seminar, Professor Kelly Salchow MacArthur (Michigan State University) explored ways of enacting graphic design for social and environmental impact.

On 27 February 2026 an important collaborative conference was held in UCC, bringing together community groups, practitioners, activists and academics committed to enhancing Inclusion Health.

Professor Kieran Keohane delivered this inaugural professorial lecture on the themes of memory and imagination, law, limit and the renewal of social contracts with Ancient, Medieval, and Modern illustrations.

On 23 February, Dr Bozena Cierlik (School of History, UCC) presented a seminar on symbolism in Polish historical consciousness as part of the Collective Social Futures seminar series. 

On Wednesday, 11 February, the UCC Refugee Week Research Symposium – Asylum, Migration and Community: Bridging Research, Advocacy and Activism Through Creative and Socially Engaged Research took place in the Aula Maxima. 

A 3D printed model of Cork City recently came to its new home at the geography library University College Cork.