What is UCC Futures?
UCC Futures is an ambitious new programme of research prioritisation coupled with an innovative academic recruitment strategy across ten indicative areas of strategic importance that will build a foundation for economic, societal and cultural resilience and prosperity.
Ten Thematic Areas
Consolidating talent and potential, UCC Futures supports the delivery of superior quality in research, scholarship, and the translation of research to tangible impact on the world across ten thematic areas.
Our Stories of Impact
29 May 2025
UCC scientists develop new quantum visualization technique to identify materials for next generation quantum computing
Scientists at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland have developed a powerful new tool for finding the next generation of materials needed for large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing.
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08 May 2025
Finding Ways to Detect Ovarian Cancer
Today is World Ovarian Cancer Day. Each year on this day, women living with ovarian cancer, their families and supporters, along with patient advocacy organisations from around the world, come together to raise awareness about ovarian cancer.
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10 Apr 2025
UCC researchers to shape the future of play in Irish schoolyards
Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) are leading a national survey of Irish primary schools to evaluate how well schools make space for children to play.
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18 Mar 2025
Research to secure and protect devices from malware attacks receives funding
The creation of first-generation malware detection models that are practical and effective for ‘internet of things (IoT)’ devices is to be investigated in a project led by University College Cork (UCC) researchers.
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