Ireland needs a more systematic and robust approach to collecting and using data on bullying in schools, according to a new international evidence review by researchers at University College Cork (UCC) and the Economic and Social Research Institute.

Over 150 international and national researchers, policymakers and rural development experts gathered at University College Cork to attend the Our Rural Future: HEI Rural Development Research Symposium 2026. 

University College Cork has been placed fourth internationally in one of the world's most prestigious rankings on the sustainability of over 1,700 universities.The latest UI GreenMetric World University Rankings were announced this week at a ceremony in Azerbaijan, where UCC’s fourth place was revealed – confirming that UCC has now ranked in the top ten in every year for the last decade.

The arts, cultural and creative sectors can act as powerful catalysts for climate action, changing how people understand, engage with and act on climate change, new research from University College Cork (UCC) has found.

Researchers at Tyndall National Institute have contributed to a major international breakthrough, demonstrating a new class of programmable microchips that could help enable the next generation of 6G wireless communications.

Women in Ireland can now take part in ENDO1000, a major international study that aims to build a detailed picture of endometriosis over time, with APC Microbiome Ireland at University College Cork playing a leading role in its microbiome research.

The decarbonsiation of the worldwide shipping sector - responsible for 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions - is possible researchers have found, but none of the fuel production pathways are perfect, and none are cheap.