Congratulations to Ms. Lauren Barrett, final year PhD student, and  UCC BSc Neuroscience graduate, working in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience and Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics UCC with Professor Gerard O’Keeffe, Professor Aideen Sullivan, Dr Louise Collins, and Professor Kieran McDermott, School of Medicine, University of Limerick., who has had a very busy and successful academic year to date.

Congratulations to Dr Clara Deady who was conferred with a PhD at the Summer Conferring Ceremony in June.

Congratulations to Aine Watson, BSc Neuroscience graduate 2026 who represented the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience UCC, at the UK National Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Competition, and was awarded a medal and certificate for demonstrating outstanding excellence in achieving Distinction in the Pre-Clinical Category

The Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience held its sixth Thanksgiving Service on Tuesday 10th March 2026.  A very special event in the calendar of the College of Medicine & Health at UCC, the multi denominational Thanksgiving Service once again brought together families of donors, staff and students of Anatomy, in a musical and reading celebration.

BSc Neuroscience Class 2026: Back row: Aine Watson, Scott  Mc Elroy, Louis Tobin Monaghan, Adam Fay, Anna Peare, Robyn Palmer, Ellen Turvey. Middle Row: Laura Cichon, Kate Ross, Cliodhna Prendergast, Zoe Daniels Howard, Shauna Mulcahy, Hannah Hurley.

BSc Neuroscience Staff: Front Row: Professor Gerard O'Keeffe, Head of Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Professor Jeffrey Davies, Swansea University, External Examiner, Dr Cian Mc Cafferty, Dr Harriët Schellekens, front and centre Professor Olivia O’Leary, Director BSc Neuroscience, Dr Jane English, Dr María Rodriguez Aburto, Dr Gerry Moloney, Dr Stefanie Grabrucker.

A very busy UCC Open day saw great interest in the BSc Neuroscience stand at the recent Open Day. Students interested in the BSc in Neuroscience degree gathered to chat with academic staff, undergraduate and post graduate Neuroscience students, working in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience.

Congratulations BSc Neuroscience Class 2024 who completed their viva exams last week.

The BSc Neuroscience class of 2023 were conferred with their BSc Neuroscience degrees at the College of Science Engineering and Food Science Autumn Conferring Ceremony on Tuesday November 14th 2023. 

Dr Olivia O'Leary, Senior Lecturer & Principal Investigator, Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, SFI-funded Investigator, HRB-funded Investigator and Funded Investigator, APC Microbiome Ireland, has recently been appointed Programme Director BSc Neuroscience.

Global leaders in nutritional products Health and Happiness Group and Arla Foods Ingredients have combined with APC Microbiome Ireland (APC), a world-leading Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre, to collaborate on a research project focused on diet and early-life cognitive development. The 1-year project will investigate early life nutritional interventions of strategic importance to both companies.

Launching UCC Futures - Future Ageing & Brain Science, Professor Aideen Sullivan welcomed representatives from all UCC Colleges to the Future Ageing and Brain Science Town Hall meeting on May 15^th 2023, ‘to encourage interest and input from researchers across all four of UCC’s Colleges, who have an interest in the very broad areas of ageing and/or brain science.’ 

Congratulations to the BSc Neuroscience Class 2023 who completed their viva exams last week. 

Staff and Postgraduate students of the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience hosted a fun open day welcoming the public of all ages to a day of Brain themed activities, games, tutorials, and an opportunity to view brain cells under a microscope!

Staff and Postgraduate students of the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience hosted a fun open day welcoming the public of all ages to a day of Brain themed activities, games, tutorials, and an opportunity to view brain cells under a microscope!

• Researchers discover that loss of consciousness during seizures is caused by four types of neurons.
• The research could help predict seizures before they happen.
• Led by researchers at University College Cork and Yale University, the discovery could improve the lives of people with epilepsy.

Dr Siobhain O'Mahony Director of BSc Neuroscience led a group of staff and student volunteers from the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience to host the very busy BSc Neuroscience stand at the UCC Open Day on October 8th 2022.

Congratulations to the BSc Neuroscience class of 2022 who celebrated their BSc Neuroscience graduation on Friday 28th October 2022. The class took time from their celebrations to pose for a photograph with their former classmate Lauren Barrett.

Congratulations to the Superheroes in the FLAME lab, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience led by Batman (Michael Cronin) who baked cakes and put on their Superhero outfits to raise funds for the Mercy Hospital Heroes Campaign which raises vital funds for the Mercy Kids & Teens Appeal.

Mr Tony Wilkinson, Chair of the Cork Parkinson’s Association, and Professor Aideen Sullivan, Head of the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, met recently in UCC as a follow-up to the launch in September at the National Ploughing Championships of the collaborative research project to investigate the possible link between Parkinson’s and pesticide exposure on Irish farms. 

Professor Aideen Sullivan and Dr Lucy Collins Stack, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, in collaboration with the Cork Parkinson's Association, launched an exciting research project investigating the potential link between Parkinson's disease and pesticide exposure on Irish farms, at the National Ploughing Championships held in Ratheniska, Co Laois - September 20th, 21st and 22nd 2022.

Congratulations Professor Gerard O’Keeffe, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience who has been elected Fellow of the Anatomical Society, and has also been awarded the Anatomical Society New Fellow of the Year Award.

Congratulations to the UCC BSc Neuroscience Class 2022 who have completed their BSc Neuroscience degree and discussed their research projects with external examiner Dr Jo Neill at the BSc Neuroscience vivas which were held on Wednesday 25th May 2022.

IWD 2022 campaign theme: #BreakTheBias, asks us to 'Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women's equality. Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias'. 

Having premiered to a full house and received an ‘amazing reaction’ at the Lighthouse Cinema as part of the International Dublin Film Festival last Saturday February 26^th Rehan Ali's 'Water Under the Bridge' short film will have its World TV premier on Virgin Media One  at 11:00pm this Friday night 4th March 2022.