A healthcare study conducted in three of Ireland’s acute hospitals found that targeted staffing interventions can improve work environments and job satisfaction for nurses and offers a potential solution to the ongoing challenges of nurse turnover and shortages.

Technology is now an established part of mourning rituals in Ireland and people have found meaningful ways to use it despite its limitations, a new study has found. 

Ireland’s food industry could be part of the solution to the health and sustainability crisis in our food system, but are trailing international counterparts, according to a report published today by researchers at University College Cork’s (UCC) School of Public Health.

A major project has received significant European Union (EU) funding to map the complex history of the Vikings across Europe and investigate the impact of the Vikings on politics, culture and identity.

A pioneering study has uncovered the vital role that gut microbiota plays in regulating stress responses by interacting with the body’s circadian rhythms.

The findings open the door for developing new microbial-based therapies that could help individuals better manage stress related mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression which are often associated with alterations in circadian and sleep cycles.

The secrets of a Georgian-era spy network are to be uncovered by a research project that will examine a long-distance communications network that pre-dates the telegram. A University College Cork (UCC) early-career researcher will explore the development of infrastructures of secret and high-speed intelligence in Ireland and across the British Empire, during the period 1794-1850.

Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have found that the gut microbiome affects the health of wild birds, which could impact their survival rates and ultimately population sizes.