The School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology is delighted to welcome the 2026-2027 cohorts of the MSc Biotechnology and MSc Advanced Cell and Gene Therapy programmes.

A UCC Biochemistry and Cell Biology student has been recognised for her outstanding contributions to social impact in supply chain management through the prestigious David Latten Social Impact Award, funded by Logitech.

University College Cork (UCC) researchers are part of a new European training programme, ORFeus, focusing on the ‘dark proteome’: a group of proteins whose existence was unknown until recently.

Team Ireland travelled to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, for the 38th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), held from 9–16 August 2026.

Students from across UCC's College of Science, Engineering and Food Science (SEFS) and Tyndall National Institute gathered on 27 August for the SEFS New Connections: Summer Bursaries and Internships Showcase 2026, celebrating a summer of research, innovation and professional development.

Dr Luca Longo, School of Computer Science and Information Technology, UCC has been appointed to the Royal Irish Academy (RIA)'s Engineering and Computer Sciences Committee. 

Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, recently announced €7.9 million in funding to restore and enhance some of Ireland’s most important marine habitats.

The annual Heritage Week Touch Tanks event at Lough Hyne Marine Reserve attracted approximately 250 visitors on 15 August, highlighting the strong public interest in learning about Ireland's marine environment and the species that inhabit it.

This summer, members of UCC’s Rocketry and Space Exploration Society (RES) conducted two major firsts for Irish Rocketry: the testing of Ireland’s first liquid rocket engine of the 21st century and the launch of Ireland’s first high-powered two stage rocket.