Technology to improve how schools operate incident management and alerts, an AI-powered system to speed up Clinical Trial Agreements and a platform to help people overcome challenges in their relationships were among the start-ups highlighted at this year’s IGNITE Spring Showcase and Awards.

Developing a framework to guide healthcare organisations in using artificial intelligence (AI) safely, exploring how bilingual children’s language skills influence their ability to solve mathematical problems, and understanding how cities can improve the well-being of their communities in a digital world are the University College Cork (UCC) projects to receive funding under the Research Ireland Collaborative Alliances for Societal Challenges (COALESCE) programme.

Nine University College Cork (UCC) early career researchers have been awarded postgraduate research scholarships through the Research Ireland Enterprise Partnership Scheme.

Leading research projects at University College Cork (UCC) have been awarded combined funding of €6.2m under the Research Ireland Infrastructure Programme.

Professor Conor O’Mahony, Dean of the School of Law at University College Cork, has been appointed by President Catherine Connolly to the Council of State.

Six University College Cork (UCC) early career researchers have been awarded Research Ireland Enterprise Fellowships, enabling them to gain experience beyond academic settings through defined research collaborations, while providing enterprise partners with access to academic knowledge and skills relevant to their interests.

HyperPath, a recent spin-out from Tyndall National Institute, based at University College Cork, is addressing one of today’s biggest mobility challenges: ensuring reliable, always-on wireless connectivity for systems on the move.

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).