What is UCC Futures?
UCC Futures is an ambitious new programme of research prioritisation coupled with an innovative academic recruitment strategy across ten indicative areas of strategic importance that will build a foundation for economic, societal and cultural resilience and prosperity.
Ten Thematic Areas
Consolidating talent and potential, UCC Futures supports the delivery of superior quality in research, scholarship, and the translation of research to tangible impact on the world across ten thematic areas.
Our Stories of Impact
28 Oct 2025
Cobh Harbour to Host Ireland’s First Living Sea Wall
University College Cork (UCC), through the School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences and the UCC Sustainability Institute, has announced the installation of the Living Seawalls in Cork by Marine Ecologist Dr Louise Firth, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sustainability.
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08 Oct 2025
New research suggests Exercise helps Protect the Brain from Junk Food
Can regular exercise help protect your mental health, even if your diet is far from ideal?
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04 Sep 2025
Major EU project led by UCC to investigate false memories
A major project has received significant European Union (EU) funding to investigate false memories and challenge widespread theories about the flaws of memory.
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11 Aug 2025
UCC researchers develop the largest archive of gut microbiomes in South America
The gut microbiome plays a central role in human health and disease, but major gaps remain in mapping their diversity across the globe.
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