Analysis: Data on Ireland's financial literacy shows basic knowledge around money is strong, but the depth is not, especially amongst young adults and women. Dr Marie Ryan and Professor Olive McCarthy write for RTÉ Brainstorm.
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27 May 2026
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UCC student heads to Silicon Valley with AI startup competing for $100K prize
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Commerce student Ruby Middleton beat out 2,000 applicants with PICKALOOK, an AI platform that helps users shop Pinterest-inspired fashion looks with more sustainable options.
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Why every click you make at work could now be training your replacement
18 May 2026
Analysis: AI technology is moving faster than regulation and the power imbalance favours the employer, yet the coordinated use of rights can help workers push back. Prof Ronan Carbery writes for RTÉ Brainstorm.
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CUBS Excellence in Research Publication Prize Award Ceremony
01 May 2026
Recognising individuals who contributed to high-impact research at Cork University Business School over the last two years.
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The agentic workforce arrives: AI and the HR transformation
29 Apr 2026
A news article in Financier Worldwide Magazine quotes Ronan Carbery, a director of the Executive MBA programme at Cork University Business School, exploring how agentic AI is reshaping HR from rule‑based automation to autonomous, judgement‑driven systems.
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CUBS Postgraduate Webinar
27 Apr 2026
If you missed the CUBS Postgraduate Webinar, you can now watch back and learn about our programmes on YouTube!
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CUBS Leaders of Tomorrow 2026
24 Apr 2026
Celebrating student impact beyond the classroom, the CUBS Leaders of Tomorrow initiative recognises outstanding talents and achievements across multiple categories, with this year’s winners announced on 20 April 2026.
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Do you need an 'admin night' with friends to fix your finances?
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Analysis: Dealing with bills, insurance forms, subscriptions and other low-grade bureaucratic life admin with friends can make things feel more doable. Dr Oliver Browne writes for RTÉ Brainstorm.
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CUBS Celebrates a Decade of Impact and Joins the Top 1% of Globally Accredited Business Schools
20 Apr 2026
Cork University Business School (CUBS) at University College Cork celebrated a major milestone last week, marking a decade of impact alongside its achievement of triple international accreditation—an honour held by fewer than 1% of business schools worldwide.
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Football is being spoiled by time‑wasting – what can be done ahead of the World Cup?
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A new article in The Conversation by Robbie Butler and David Butler (University College Cork), alongside Carl Singleton (University of Stirling), examines how time-wasting is shaping modern football and potential rule changes.
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CUBS Team Secures funding for National Bioeconomy Research Project
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A research team has secured funding for a new research project titled REGARD: Regional Strategies for Collaborative Anaerobic Digestion and Biorefinery Development in Ireland.
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How Iran turned Lego videos and social media memes into weapons of war
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Analysis: These videos, posts and memes reveal much about how wartime propaganda has changed and who has the upper hand when it comes to messaging. Dr Stephen Treacy writes for RTÉ Brainstorm.
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Cork University Business Schools’ Strategic Vision 2026-2030 ‘Making a Difference: Vision to Impact’
16 Apr 2026
Cork University Business School launches new strategic vision.
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Nominations Open For CUBS Teaching Awards 2025-26
02 Apr 2026
The CUBS Vice-Dean of Teaching and Learning is pleased to introduce the CUBS Teaching Excellence Award for Business Education 2025– 2026. The aim of the awards is to recognise and celebrate outstanding educators within our business school community
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Student Blog - Giselle Keogh, 2nd Year BSc Finance
27 Mar 2026
Giselle Keogh, a second year BSc Finance student, shares about her experience at the 2026 Irish Student Consulting Group (ISCG) National Case Competition in Dublin.
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Leadership Conversation Series
19 Mar 2026
Cork University Business School recently hosted an exciting series of events as part of its Leadership Conversation Series, welcoming staff, students and alumni to engage with two outstanding industry leaders over the past few weeks.
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UCC researchers develop first national localised index for sustainable development
18 Mar 2026
Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have developed the first national index of sustainable development at sub-county level, providing researchers, practitioners, and the public with a tool to explore local sustainability.
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Researching innovation to empower an entrepreneurial ecosystem
12 Mar 2026
Goal 1.5 of UCC’s strategic plan 2023 – 2028 is to ‘Create an innovation culture and entrepreneurial campus, underpinned by an ethos of creativity and discovery’. Central to this, is research informed teaching to develop future entrepreneurs from UCC’s diverse student population.
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CUBS Launches Student-Led Newsletter "CUBS Insider"
10 Mar 2026
CUBS Insider will feature a curated selection of news stories, upcoming events, and important announcements, providing students, staff, and the wider CUBS community with an accessible snapshot of what’s happening across the School.
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Cork University Business School Celebrates International Women's Day 2026
18 Feb 2026
CUBS is hosting 2 events on Thursday, March 5th in celebration of International Women's Day 2026.
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UCC Students win annual Irish Tax Institute Fantasy Budget Competition
04 Feb 2026
UCC BSc Accounting students Jane Brereton, Jessica Doody, Eimear McGee and Catherine Cooney, supported by Lecturer Mark Barrow, have won the annual Irish Tax Institute Fantasy Budget Competition.
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RTE Brainstorm: Why high cost credit loans remain a serious issue in Ireland
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Analysis: There are around 288,000 high cost customer loans in Ireland which are subject to extremely high interest rates. Olive McCarthy and Dr Noreen Byrne write for RTE Brainstorm.
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Cork University Business School joins top 1% of global business schools
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Cork University Business School (CUBS) at University College Cork (UCC) has joined the global elite of business schools after receiving full EQUIS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), announced this week. The achievement places CUBS among the top 1% of business schools worldwide.
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RTE Brainstorm: How digital banking is not having benefits for Irish households
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Analysis: New research has found that digital banking technology is not improving the financial well-being of the squeezed middle in Ireland. Dr Marie Ryan writes for RTE Brainstorm.
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Business Students at UCC’s Business School demonstrate their Creative Technology Designs
15 Jan 2026
The 3rd year Commerce and Business and Law class at Cork University Business School presented their Technology Business Design projects, which focused on designing an IT system using a design thinking perspective.
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38th Irish Accounting & Finance Association Annual Conference and Doctoral Colloquium
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The 38th Irish Accounting & Finance Association Annual Conference and Doctoral Colloquium will be hosted at University College Cork from the 10th to 12th June 2026.
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