University College Cork (UCC) researchers have called for routine screening for iron deficiency in pregnant women, following new research that shows that iron deficiency in early pregnancy, even without anaemia, may be associated with lower language and motor development scores in children at two years of age.

A landmark conference to commemorate 100 years of Irish radio will be held at University College Cork (UCC) in January.

• An Taoiseach Micheál Martin delivers the first Dermot Keogh Memorial Lecture and launches the respected historian’s final publication at University College Cork.

• Brendan Canty, Aoife Ní Bhriain, Dean Browne and Alan Butler announced as recipients of 2026 Artist in Residence awards.
• The longstanding collaboration between the Arts Council and UCC celebrates diverse artistic voices and practices shaping Ireland’s creative landscape.
• This year marks the first time Digital Artists are part of the programme.

• UCC researcher Dr Eugene Costello awarded €2m European Research Council Consolidator Grant to explore commercial cattle farming.
• The project breaks new ground in global environmental history by tracing the early foundations of Europe’s commercial meat and dairy industries.
• Researchers aim to uncover how market-driven cattle farming emerged, powered the rise of urban centres and trade, and reshaped rural societies and environments.

• UCC ranked second most sustainable university in the world and first for energy and climate action.
• UCC maintains nine-year run in the global Top 10 of the UI GreenMetric Ranking.

• Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska met with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless, and representatives from University College Cork.

A new commemorative exhibition marking 180 years since the foundation of UCC was officially opened by An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, this morning in the Boole Library.

University College Cork (UCC) marks a significant milestone in its ongoing commitment to a sustainable future with the official launch of the Sustainability Institute.

• Artworks depict trailblazing women including Edna O’Brien, Joanne O’Riordan, and Nano Nagle.