Thermo Fisher Scientific has awarded a University College Cork student with the first Thermo Fisher Scientific Prize in Organic Chemistry. Fourth year Chemistry student Ciara Millerick was presented with the inaugural award at the Annual UCC STEM Awards ceremony which took place on the UCC campus.

UCC celebrated the successes and achievements of students and staff of the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science (SEFS) at the annual UCC STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Awards held on 16 May.

• Innovative technological improvements in healthcare evaluation and improvements in patient diagnosis and treatment among UCC projects granted funding.
• Three UCC projects awarded a combined €255,000 in SFI Industry RD&I Fellowship Programme awards.

• Applications open for seven new academic positions at UCC.
• Closing date for applications is 12pm (Irish Standard Time) on Thursday, 22 June 2023.

The Thermo Fisher Scientific Prize in Organic Chemistry was recently launched at UCC. The prize is open to all students who have completed third year in Chemistry and consists of a €1,000 cash prize and commemorative medal.

Johnson and Johnson has announced its prestigious Women in STEM2D (WiSTEM2D)1 Undergraduate Award recipients from UCC.

Dr. Niamh O’Mahoney, a BSc. Chemistry with Forensics (2018) and PhD (2022) Chemistry graduate from the School of Chemistry at UCC has been awarded the National University of Ireland Dr Garret Fitzgerald Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Higher Education Studies.