• New UCC study shows how playing Dungeons and Dragons can support players’ mental health.
• Escapism, creative expression and social support were identified among the key aspects uniquely linked to the immersive and imaginative nature of D&D gameplay.
• These findings highlight the transformative potential of D&D in therapeutic settings.

Investigating the link between the microbiome and the development of stress-social circuits, the development of novel self-powered eco-friendly supercapacitors, and new approaches to the development of potential anti-viral drugs are amongst the University College Cork (UCC) projects to receive a combined €2.9 million funding under the SFI-IRC Pathway Programme awards announced today by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Patrick O’Donovan TD.

The operation of the in-camera rule in Ireland is to be examined by a new independent research project undertaken by legal and social experts in University College Cork (UCC) and Trinity College Dublin (TCD).

An Intellectual Property Commercialisation Manager in UCC Innovation and a PhD student in Pharmaceutics are amongst the five University College Cork (UCC) scholars to receive prestigious Fulbright Awards for 2024-2025, to study and work in the U.S.

Researchers at Tyndall National Institute, based at University Cork (UCC), have developed a groundbreaking sensor that will allow farmers to reduce their use of chemical fertilisers.

• FOODPATH is an initiative dedicated to identifying and addressing the determinants of food-related inequalities in Europe.
• The €1.6 million project includes partners from six European countries and is led by Dr Janas Harrington in the School of Public Health at UCC.
• FOODPATH will provide the necessary structural changes to ensure all European citizens, regardless of socioeconomic status, can make healthier food choices.

University College Cork (UCC) has placed 67^th of 1,963 universities from around the world in the latest results of the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.

• CUH and UCC Paediatric Allergy Research group accredited as Center of Excellence by World Allergy Organisation, the first of its kind in Ireland.
• Recognition is a testament to the excellence in clinical care, education and research in Allergy and Immunology at our institutions.
• Allergies can affect all aspects of a child's daily life, including their health and wellbeing.

• UCC up 19 places to 273 of the 5,663 evaluated institutions in the 21st Edition of the QS World University Rankings. The final published ranking has been limited to the top 1,503 universities. 
• UCC’s highest rank since 2015. 
• UCC strong performance across the nineindicators used to rank the universities with particular strengths for internationalisation and sustainability.