Early-career researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have received a combined €4.3m in research funding in the 2025 Government of Ireland (GOI) Postdoctoral Fellowship and Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship awards.

• Nursing, English Language and Literature, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, and Performing Arts ranked within the Top 100, according to the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject.

University College Cork (UCC) researchers, and Principal Investigators at APC Microbiome Ireland, are amongst the newly elected fellows to the prestigious European Academy of Microbiology (EAM).

Three University College Cork (UCC) researchers have been selected as new members of the Young Academy of Ireland (YAI), an all-island multidisciplinary network of researchers and innovators that aims to empower talented early-career researchers and future leaders.

University College Cork (UCC) welcomed An Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer, for an official visit that included a tour of one of UCC’s research flagships, Tyndall National Institute.

• Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reflected on her years in public office and warned of growing pressures on democratic systems, including misinformation, polarisation and declining public trust in politics.
• She pointed to the prospect of significant constitutional change ahead, including the possibility of Scottish independence and focus on Irish reunification.
• Awards were presented to UCC’s Government and Political Science BSc students and Arts-Politics BA students.

University College Cork (UCC) has today announced its 5 year capital development plan, setting out a strategic framework for campus development and physical and digital infrastructure investment over the coming years.

University College Cork (UCC) and the University of San Francisco (USF) have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a new framework for academic, research, and innovation collaboration between Ireland and the United States.

Teagasc and University College Cork (UCC) have signed an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), reaffirming their long-standing, valued, partnership.

The delivery of co-created school workshops on fossils and exploring how modern technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), contribute to more efficient agricultural systems are the two University College Cork (UCC) projects to receive funding through the Research Ireland Discover Programme.

University College Cork (UCC) is delighted to announce the reappointment of Dr. Seán McCarthy, managing director of Hyperion Ltd – a training company specialising in designing and delivering training courses on European Union (EU) research programmes, as Adjunct Professor within the Office of the Vice President for Research & Innovation.

University College Cork (UCC) experts have been appointed as members of Ireland’s new National Science Advice Forum.

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.

• Wildlife sound-recordist Seán Ronayne is among those being honoured by Alma mater.
• Other recipients of UCC alumni awards include Irish rally driver Billy Coleman

Analysing the effect of climate change on Ireland’s forestry carbon stores and exploring the reuse of municipal wastewater to irrigate grassland in Ireland are amongst the University College Cork (UCC) projects to receive a combined €1m in funding under the annual Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Research Call.

A new research project aims to strengthen how parents prepare for breastfeeding, addressing a critical gap in antenatal care.

University College Cork (UCC) has been named a European Union (EU) Gender Equality Champion in Research & Innovation, recognising the University’s outstanding efforts to advance gender equality, diversity, and inclusion across all levels of research and academia.

A €10 million investment will be made in a cancer care project that is aiming to provide cancer patients in the south of Ireland with greater access to the newest cutting-edge healthcare.

• An Taoiseach Micheál Martin opened conference celebrating centenary of radio in the Republic of Ireland.

Cork University Business School (CUBS) at University College Cork (UCC) has joined the global elite of business schools after receiving full EQUIS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). The achievement places CUBS among the top 1% of business schools worldwide.

PEACE-Air (Partnership for Evidence and Action on Clean Air) is an all-island initiative working to improve air quality and protect public health across Ireland and Northern Ireland through evidence-based policy, collaboration and innovation.

• World’s first research-backed intervention reduces harmful engagement with AI-generated explicit imagery.
• As the Grok AI-undressing controversy grows, researchers say user education must complement regulation and legislation.
• Study links belief in deepfake pornography myths to higher risk of engagement with non-consensual AI imagery.

University College Cork (UCC) welcomes today’s announcement that the Government has approved the expansion of the Tyndal National Institute, a major research flagship.