The Irish Catalysis Conference 2026 was held in University of Limerick on 26th May. It brought together researchers from across the catalysis community for a day of scientific exchange, discussion and collaboration.

University College Cork’s (UCC) School of Chemistry has been featured in a new handbook published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), highlighting leading efforts to advance sustainability in chemical research and education. 

Viewing of scripts will take place on Thursday 11th June 2026. Students who wish to view an Examination Script must complete an Application Form and return same by 12pm noon on Friday 5th June 2026.

The School of Chemistry is delighted to congratulate Professor Justin Holmes and Dr Rupa Ranjani, who were both recognised at the UCC Research & Innovation Awards 2025. Professor Holmes received the Supervisor of the Year Award, while Dr Ranjani was named joint winner of the Research Image of the Year Award.

The RSC Organic Chemistry Ireland Regional Meeting 2026 is taking place in the Dr Dora Allman Room, UCC Student Hub (Main Campus) on 12/06/2026.

The School of Chemistry is delighted to have achieved an Athena Swan Silver Award. This prestigious award recognises 10 years of work undertaken by the School implementing actions to positively impact and advance gender equality. Our progress on improving experiences around family leave was particularly commended.

The College of SEFS hosted a special ceremony to honour our Quercus Scholar Medal recipients 2024-25 for the College of SEFS in the Aula Maxima on 22nd April 2026. A total of 21 students were recognised, including three Chemistry students, and they received a commemorative medal and certificate.

The School of Chemistry at University College Cork hosted a Transition Year (TY) Science Programme, bringing together 24 secondary school students from 18 schools across Cork and the wider Munster region.

CPC2 student Conor Krol was awarded a Bronze Award Certificate for his work on the Internship EmployAgility Award 2026. Conor was involved with the project titled “Predicting NMR Chemical Shifts from Structure in α-Thio-β-chloroacrylamides Using Machine Learning” supervised by Dr Stuart Collins, School of Chemistry.