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Celebrating 180 years of excellence


Celebrate 180 years of University College Cork this year with family-friendly activities, performances, exhibitions, tours, and more across campus


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We’re an award-winning institution with a history of independent thinking. Established in 1845 our beautiful university opened its gates to just 115 students in 1849. We now have a student population of over 26,000.

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UCC ranks 246 in the prestigious QS World University Ranking.

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Ranked one of the world’s top universities for the study of 27 subjects

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€3.2 million generated by UCC every day for the Irish economy

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€1.18 billion total economic impact annually

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21% student intake through alternative access pathways

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Photo: UCC's 2025 Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship and Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship awardees.
26 Mar 2026

Early career researchers receive €4.3m in prestigious Research Ireland funding

Early-career researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have received a combined €4.3m in research funding in the 2025 Government of Ireland (GOI) Postdoctoral Fellowship and Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship awards.
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25 Mar 2026

UCC subjects ranked in world’s top 25 and 100

Nursing, English Language and Literature, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, and Performing Arts ranked within the Top 100, according to the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject.
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Photo (L-R): Professor John F. Cryan and Professor Gerard Clarke, newly elected fellows to the European Academy of Microbiology.
23 Mar 2026

Two UCC scientists join prestigious academy of world-leading microbiologists

University College Cork (UCC) researchers, and Principal Investigators at APC Microbiome Ireland, are amongst the newly elected fellows to the prestigious European Academy of Microbiology (EAM).
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UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband, Head of the UCC College of Science, Engineering and Food Science Prof. Sarah Culloty, UCC President Prof. John O'Halloran, CEO of Tyndall National Institute Prof William Scanlon, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, UCC Director of European Relations & Public Affairs Dr Jean van Sinderen-Law, Chair of the board of Tyndall Dr Denis Doyle and Minister for Transport, Climate, Energy and the Environment Darragh O'Brien at UCC's Tyndall National Institute today. Photo: Government Information Service.
13 Mar 2026

University College Cork welcomes An Taoiseach and UK Prime Minister

University College Cork (UCC) welcomed An Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer, for an official visit that included a tour of one of UCC’s research flagships, Tyndall National Institute.
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