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University College Cork (UCC) is a world-class research-led University that plays a key role in the development of Ireland’s knowledge-based economy. Our research strategy is focused on creating major centres of excellence for world-class research and is closely aligned with key Government policies including the Strategy for Science Technology and Innovation (SSTI), Building Ireland’s Smart Economy and the Report of the Innovation Taskforce. Success in the implementation of this strategy is indicated by the large number of successful Institutes and Centres that engage in research in UCC.

For information on the research activities of UCC Institutes and Centres, please follow the links below to access the relevant websites.

• BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
• EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEAN SCIENCES (INCLUDING ENERGY)
• PHYSICAL SCIENCES, ENGINEERING & ICT
• ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES
• BUSINESS & LAW

BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

• Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre
• Analytical and Biological Chemistry Research Facility
• Aquaculture & Fisheries Development Centre
• Biomerit Research Centre
• BioSciences Institute
• BioSciences Imaging Centre 
• BioTransfer Unit
• Cancer Biology at UCC
• Centre for Research in Vascular Biology
• Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries
• Cork Cancer Research Centre
• Cork NeuroScience Group
• Eldermet
• European Centre for Clinical Trials in Rare Diseases
• Food for Health Ireland
• Food Industry Training Unit
• Forest Ecology
• Health Information Systems Research Centre
• HRB Centre for Health & Diet Research
• HRB Clinical Research Facility at UCC
• Human Factors Research Group
• National Cancer Registry
• National Adult Nutrition Survey
• National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre
• Neonatal Brain Research Group
• Oral Health Services Research Centre
• Parkinson's Disease Research Cluster

EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEAN SCIENCES (INCLUDING ENERGY)

• Centre for Research into Atmospheric Chemistry
• Coastal and Marine Research Centre
• Environmental Research Institute
• Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre

PHYSICAL SCIENCES, ENGINEERING & ICT

• Boole Centre for Research in Informatics
• Centre for Efficiency-Oriented Languages
• Centre for Unified Computing
• Cleaner Production Promotion Unit
• Coding and Cryptography
• Cork Constraint Computation Centre
• Efficient Embedded Digital Signal Processing (EEDSP)
• Informatics Research Unit in Sustainable Engineering (IRUSE)
• Photonic Systems Group
• Tyndall National Institute

ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

• Atlas of Irish Names
• CELT - Electronic Corpus of Irish Literature & History
• Counselling & Health Studies
• Institute for Social Science in the 21st Century
• International Famine Centre
• Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Performance and Theatre Practices
• Irish Centre for Migration Studies
• LOCUS – Irish Placenames and Title Names
• The Northside Folklore Project
• Centre for Neo-Latin Studies

BUSINESS & LAW

• Centre for Co-operative Studies
• Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights
• Centre for Investment Research
• Centre for Sustainable Livelihoods
• Financial Services Innovation Centre