Researchers from the UCC/Aberystwyth University Brainwaves project recently celebrated World Water Day. Brainwaves takes a circular economy approach to sustainable agriculture. 

Martin Heydon TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, recently visited UCC and met with staff from the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science (SEFS).

The School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences Tree Explorers Project has launched a new self-guided tour of its globally-recognised Arboretum, which is being made completely free of charge to the public.

The Department of Physics were delighted to welcome transition year students back on campus once again for their annual Transition Year Week, which took place in February.

Students from the MSc Marine Biology have returned from Scotland after participating in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science's first residential fieldcourse in two years.

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Academics from the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES) recently addressed the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on the role of gene-editing technology in sustainable food production.

Third-year Nutritional Sciences student and Quercus Sports scholar, Caoimhe Perdue, will co-captain Ireland as they take part in the re-scheduled Women's Junior World Cup (U21) in South Africa beginning on 1st April.

Congratulations to the School of Microbiology's first Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) ambassadors who will support the School's diverse community members: Dr Lekha Menon Margassery (International staff/student ambassador); Eimear Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh (LGBTQ+ and Neurodiversity ambassador) and Ms Michelle O’Leary (Staff/student liaison and support). 

Climate change is a global emergency. In the wake of COP26, it is more evident than ever that the world needs to take radical action to tackle this crisis. To that end, the University of Plymouth and University College Cork have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join forces in establishing a Post-COP26 Doctoral Training Partnership.