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09 Dec 2025
University College Cork and Arts Council announce 2026 Artists in Residence
Brendan Canty, Aoife Ní Bhriain, Dean Browne and Alan Butler announced as recipients of 2026 Artist in Residence awards. The longstanding collaboration between the Arts Council and UCC celebrates diverse artistic voices and practices shaping Ireland’s creative landscape. This year marks the first time Digital Artists are part of the programme.
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09 Dec 2025
Major EU project to investigate the rise of commercial cattle farming
UCC researcher Dr Eugene Costello awarded €2m European Research Council Consolidator Grant to explore commercial cattle farming. The project breaks new ground in global environmental history by tracing the early foundations of Europe’s commercial meat and dairy industries. Researchers aim to uncover how market-driven cattle farming emerged, powered the rise of urban centres and trade, and reshaped rural societies and environments.
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05 Dec 2025
UCC ranked second in the world in global environmental ranking
UCC ranked second most sustainable university in the world and first for energy and climate action. UCC maintains nine-year run in the global Top 10 of the UI GreenMetric Ranking.
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03 Dec 2025
University College Cork joins global coalition for Ukrainian Studies
Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska met with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless, and representatives from University College Cork.
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