Tyndall National Institute has today published its 2025 Annual Report, marking a landmark year for research, innovation and industry engagement, highlighted by the launch of three new semiconductor spin-out companies and growing evidence of Ireland’s emerging indigenous semiconductor sector.
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Tyndall's Annual Report Highlights Growing Indigenous Semiconductor Sector with Record Spinout Success
06 Aug 2026
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When it comes to brain health, is microbiome science missing much of the world?
20 Jul 2026
For more than two decades, scientists have uncovered remarkable links between the trillions of microbes living in our gut and the health of our brains. This research has transformed our understanding of stress, depression, anxiety and neurodevelopment, opening new possibilities for preventing and treating mental illness. What if much of this science is based on studying only a narrow slice of global diversity?
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New resource for teaching climate change through storytelling launched for schools
10 Jun 2026
A bilingual graphic novel and suite of educational resources designed to support climate change education in schools has been officially launched through a collaboration between University College Cork (UCC), Met Éireann and members of the public.
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UCC launches Future Humanities Institute
27 Apr 2026
University College Cork (UCC) has launched the Future Humanities Institute (FHI), marking a major milestone in its commitment to arts and humanities research.
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New research reveals mechanisms behind coffee’s positive effects on the gut-brain axis
21 Apr 2026
New research from APC Microbiome Ireland, a world leading research centre at University College Cork, has comprehensively explored the mechanisms behind coffee’s positive effects on the gut-brain axis for the first time.
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UCC researchers develop first national localised index for sustainable development
18 Mar 2026
Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have developed the first national index of sustainable development at sub-county level, providing researchers, practitioners, and the public with a tool to explore local sustainability.
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Researching innovation to empower an entrepreneurial ecosystem
12 Mar 2026
Goal 1.5 of UCC’s strategic plan 2023 – 2028 is to ‘Create an innovation culture and entrepreneurial campus, underpinned by an ethos of creativity and discovery’. Central to this, is research informed teaching to develop future entrepreneurs from UCC’s diverse student population.
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New study reveals early healthy eating shapes lifelong brain health
24 Feb 2026
Eating unhealthy foods early in life leave lasting brain and feeding changes but gut bacteria can help restore healthy eating, a new University College Cork (UCC) research study finds.
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New research aims to transform breastfeed preparation and improve outcomes from birth
12 Feb 2026
A new research project aims to strengthen how parents prepare for breastfeeding, addressing a critical gap in antenatal care.
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Gut Microbes Play a Role in Early Brain Development
20 Jan 2026
A new international research study has uncovered a previously unknown role that our gut plays in regulating early brain development.
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