A leading researcher in biomedical science, based at University College Cork’s flagship Tyndall National Institute, has received a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant award, to support his groundbreaking research that aims to eliminate skin colour bias in healthcare.

University College Cork’s INFANT Centre, Ireland’s first translational research hub dedicated entirely to pregnancy, birth, and early childhood, marks over a decade of groundbreaking work. Since its establishment in late 2013, INFANT—The Irish Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research—has been at the forefront of significant breakthroughs that are saving lives and improving outcomes for babies and their families daily, while also shaping perinatal medicine globally. 

Artificial Intelligence can be used to make drug production more efficient, economical, and sustainable, according to the international research team behind a groundbreaking new collaboration.

Scientists from University College Cork (UCC) with academic and industry leaders from Ireland and the United States are part of a new initiative named ‘InTeleCat’, which aims to accelerate the development of pharmaceuticals.

Dr James O'Sullivan, Senior Lecturer in Digital Humanities at University College Cork, will take a leading a role in the development of new national policies on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching and learning.

Researchers at University College Cork are set to unveil a sustainable development index for rural and urban areas at a conference today.

University College Cork (UCC) researchers will lead a €4 million European-wide project aimed at sourcing new mineral deposits to assist the European Union’s (EU) climate objectives and targets in the mining of materials within the EU and will partner in three other cutting-edge projects to receive funding under the HORIZON Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks programme.

• Rethink Ireland and Cork City Council funding awarded to five projects to transform Cork’s green and digital future.
• Led by UCC PhD student Giorgia Anile, The Toy Library offers a free way for families to donate and find toys.
• The Toy Library recognised for commitment to sustainability, community building and circular economy.

• UCC and RTÉ co-production documents major milestone in global communications and the birth of modern telecommunications.
• Two remote communities made history when the world’s first transatlantic cable was laid between Valentia Island in Kerry and Heart’s Content in Newfoundland.
• 99% of all internet and mobile communications are powered by undersea cable.

A newly announced strategic partnership between the School of Pharmacy at University College Cork (UCC) and the Pharmacy Department at St Patrick’s Mental Health Services (SPMHS) based in Dublin will see the two organisations come together over the coming five years to advance research and clinical training in mental health pharmacy. 

Professor Joe Kerry from the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences at University College Cork (UCC) will lead a new agri-food research project aimed at improving the shelf-life of dairy products using sustainable packaging solutions. The ‘Dairy-Zap’ project has received funding of €829,237 from the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (DAFM) ‘Thematic Research Call’.