Brendan Canty, Aoife Ní Bhriain, Dean Browne and Alan Butler announced as recipients of 2026 Artist in Residence awards. The longstanding collaboration between the Arts Council and UCC celebrates diverse artistic voices and practices shaping Ireland’s creative landscape. This year marks the first time Digital Artists are part of the programme.

UCC researcher Dr Eugene Costello awarded €2m European Research Council Consolidator Grant to explore commercial cattle farming. The project breaks new ground in global environmental history by tracing the early foundations of Europe’s commercial meat and dairy industries. Researchers aim to uncover how market-driven cattle farming emerged, powered the rise of urban centres and trade, and reshaped rural societies and environments.

UCC ranked second most sustainable university in the world and first for energy and climate action. UCC maintains nine-year run in the global Top 10 of the UI GreenMetric Ranking.