From research evidence to meaningful patient and public partnerships!

The UCC School of Pharmacy was delighted to contribute to the HSE Patient and Public Partnership Conference, held on 15 October 2026 in Cork, under the theme “From Islands of Partnership to System-Wide Practice and Policy.”

Our 2026 School Assembly talk was delivered by Biddy McDonagh and Eileen Burke from the Traveller Visibility Group, Cork. Their talk, ‘Traveller Perspectives on Health and Healthcare’, provided valuable insight into the experiences of the Traveller community and some of the challenges they face, including the accommodation crisis, mental health issues and inequalities in access to healthcare.

Ten fourth-year UCC Pharmacy students travelled to Murcia, Spain, from 25–29 September 2026 to take part in an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) hosted by UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia.

Professor Abina Crean, Head of the School of Pharmacy at University College Cork (UCC), recently visited the Faculty of Pharmacy at Future University in Egypt (FUE), Cairo, as part of the ongoing cooperation agreement between UCC and FUE.

Professor Caitriona O’Driscoll, Emeritus Professor at the School of Pharmacy, University College Cork, has been appointed to the Board of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).

PhD researcher Nancy Moore was awarded the PCCA Prize for Best Poster Presentation at the 18th Conference of the European Paediatric Formulation Initiative (EuPFI), held in Salzburg, Austria, from 15–17 September 2026.

MPharm students at the School of Pharmacy began the academic year with the MPharm Orientation and Business Seminar on 7 September 2026.

The School of Pharmacy at University College Cork welcomed a delegation from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, for a full day of discussions on education, research and practice.

The School of Pharmacy at University College Cork (UCC) was delighted to host the International Social Pharmacy Workshop (ISPW) 2026, welcoming delegates from across the globe for four inspiring days of scientific exchange, collaboration, and innovation under the conference theme "Pharmacy First, People Foremost."

Congratulations to Jack Murray, who has successfully defended his PhD in Pharmaceutics at the School of Pharmacy, University College Cork.

Dr Katie Ryan, School of Pharmacy, University College Cork, presented at the EUA Council for Doctoral Education Annual Conference, hosted by the University of Galway, Ireland, on 18 June.

We are delighted to welcome Róisín Hickey as an Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Pharmacy, University College Cork, where she will contribute to the MSc in Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Systems programme.

The School of Pharmacy congratulates Michael Neary, who has successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Processing, formulation and delivery strategies to ensure stable and efficacious siRNA medicines”.

The School of Pharmacy, UCC is delighted to congratulate third-year PhD researcher Mohamed Elkhashab, who received the Postgraduate Researcher of the Year Award at the College of Medicine and Health (CoMH) Postgraduate Research Student Awards on 15 June 2026.

The School of Pharmacy was delighted to celebrate the conferring of six PhD researchers at the College of Medicine and Health Conferring Ceremony at University College Cork on Friday, 19 June 2026.

We are excited to welcome Laura Dillon as an Adjunct Clinical Lecturer in the School of Pharmacy, University College Cork.

The School of Pharmacy congratulates Rehab Elhiny, who has successfully defended her PhD thesis titled Patient factors affecting prescribing and outcomes in cardiovascular disease.

The School of Pharmacy, University College Cork is celebrating the award of two highly competitive Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships to Dr Christina Kostantini, Ph.D. and Dr Carola Romani, PhD.

The School of Pharmacy congratulates Fatma El-Komy, who has successfully defended her PhD thesis titled Medicines Optimisation in Cardiovascular Diseases

The School of Pharmacy is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Darren Walsh as an Adjunct Senior Clinical Lecturer.

The School of Pharmacy at University College Cork is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Stan O’Neill as an Adjunct Lecturer.

Staff and students, past and present, gathered in the Pharmacy Building on 25 May 2026 to give a memorable send-off to Dr Ken Devine, Chief Technical Officer, who has retired after a career at University College Cork spanning almost four decades. 

Researchers and innovators from the School of Pharmacy, University College Cork were recognised for their outstanding contributions to research and innovation at the 2025 University College Cork (UCC) Research and Innovation Awards, held at the Lewis Glucksman Gallery on Wednesday, 27 May.

University College Cork (UCC) has secured research funding under the SOLAS Collaboration and Innovation Fund (CIF) to lead a new national project focused on enhancing health literacy education for undergraduate health and social care students. 

Dr Bronagh Clarke, School Manager, and Ruth McCarthy, Practice Education Co-ordinator, presented posters at the 2026 University College Cork Good Practice Symposium, held on 19 May 2026. Organised by UCC’s Quality Enhancement Unit, this year’s symposium focused on the theme of Belonging.

On 30 April 2026 the School of Pharmacy at University College Cork was delighted to host the inaugural Responsible Person (RP) Forum in the Aula Maxima, in partnership with the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) Ireland. 

The 2026 Perrigo Scholarship Competition took place March 2026, with the theme of this year’s competition being “Pharmacists as Public Health Promoters”.

The 2025/26 Academic Year has been yet another successful and busy one for all of us at the Pharmacy Society! With plenty of new faces and new ideas, much care and preparation went into creating newer, exciting events for all students of UCC’s pharmacy programme.

The School of Pharmacy would like to congratulate BPharm 1 student Adam Gray on receiving an award from the UCC Students’ Union in recognition of his role as a class representative for First Year Pharmacy.

The School of Pharmacy is delighted to acknowledge the achievements of first year student, Patrick Harrington-Stack, who has been awarded a prestigious J.P. McManus All Ireland Scholarship for his outstanding Leaving Certificate performance in 2025.

As part of Access UCC‘s Easter School, the School of Pharmacy was thrilled to host 44 Transition Year and 5^th Year students from its partner schools over 2 days. 

The School of Pharmacy and the Affiliation for Pharmacy Practice Experiential Learning (APPEL) have been shortlisted for the Academic Employability Awards 2026 by the Graduate Futures Institute in the category of Curriculum Design for Employability.

The School of Pharmacy’s annual Ice Cream Social brought staff and students together on 2 April 2026 for a welcome chance to step away from the day-to-day and spend time together.

The School of Pharmacy was delighted to welcome the students from the MSc in Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Systems to a recent workshop on campus.

Mohamed Elkhashab and Dr Carola Romani from the School of Pharmacy at University College Cork are among 39 researchers recently awarded a combined €4.3 million in funding under the 2025 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship and Postdoctoral Fellowship programmes.

There was strong representation from School of Pharmacy, UCC staff and PhD researchers at the 15th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics, and Pharmaceutical Technology, held in Prague from 23–26 March 2026.

Congratulations to the MSc in Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Systems students who graduated at the College of Medicine and Health Conferring Ceremony at University College Cork on 27 March 2026.

It was a proud moment as five PhD researchers were officially conferred on 27 March 2026 at the College of Medicine and Health Conferring Ceremony at University College Cork.

Congratulations to the MSc Clinical Pharmacy graduates from the School of Pharmacy, who have celebrated their achievement at the spring conferring ceremony, University College Cork, on Friday, 27 March 2026.

PharmSoc’s Run Club brought students together throughout the academic year, with weekly runs, social connection and student-led organisation at its core.

We were delighted to welcome Joe Keane, Tom Egan and Darran Goggin from Sandoz-Rowex to the School of Pharmacy, to acknowledge their support of our dispensing labs through the provision of vital dispensing stock.

The School of Pharmacy, University College Cork has risen to 92nd place globally in the 2026 QS World University Subject Rankings for Pharmacy and Pharmacology, placing it among the top 100 in the world for the discipline.

Rochestown Park Hotel was transformed on 20 February, as we took to the dance floor to celebrate the annual FARMacy Ball. 

We are now accepting applications for the Sept 2026 intake of the MSc Pharmaceutical Technology & Quality Systems programme at University College Cork.

In early March, BPharm4 student Sorcha Cronin spent several days in Portugal as part of the European Pharmaceutical Students Association (EPSA) Twinnet Mobility Programme.