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Professor J.C. Séamus Davis of University College who has today been awarded the 2026 Michael Faraday Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics for his outstanding contributions to the study of quantum physics. Photo: Clare Keogh

UCC Professor Séamus Davis awarded prestigious Faraday Prize

Professor J.C. Séamus Davis, of the School of Physics at University College (UCC) has today been awarded the 2026 Michael Faraday Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics (IOP), one of the most prestigious honours in science. Professor Davis, who is also Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford, has been recognised for his outstanding and sustained contributions to the study of macroscopic quantum physics in emergent quantum matter.

Photo (L-R): Dylan Krug, Research Assistant, AMPLIFY, Sustainability Institute, UCC; Fiona Kearney, Director, The Glucksman; Dr. Lydia Cumiskey, Research Fellow, AMPLIFY Project Coordinator, Sustainability Institute, UCC; Dr. Siobhan O'Sullivan, Senior Lecturer, School of Applied Social Studies, UCC; Peter Medway, Climate Action Coordinator, Cork City Council. Image credit: Portia Cruz (UCC Creative Services).

New UCC-led EU project brings science, communities and the arts together for better disaster preparedness

How can we better prepare for disasters in a Europe increasingly exposed to floods, storms, heatwaves, wildfires and other hazards? Scientific knowledge, risk maps and early warning systems are essential, but information alone does not always lead people to take preparedness action.

Photo: Pictured at the launch of the ERICA Community-Led Research Scheme at UCC are; Dr. Martin Galvin, Civic and Community Engagement Officer, UCC, Professor Maggie O’Neill, Director of Collective Social Futures, UCC, Dr. Avril Kennan, CEO, Health Research Charities Ireland (HRCI), Michelle O’Riordan, Education and Public Engagement Officer – ERICA, Professor John O’Halloran, President of UCC, Chris Mannion, British Science Association, Dr. Sarah Delaney, Research Support Manager, HRCI, Dr. Siobhán Cusack, Director of Research Strategy & Projects, UCC, Dr. Sandra Irwin, Project Manager, UCC, Ashling O’Sullivan, UCC Academy. Image credit: Rubén Tapia (UCC Creative Services).

New Irish Initiative Puts Communities at the Heart of Research

What happens when communities lead research? Incorporating the lived and living experience of a community underpins better research questions, better answers and better outcomes that make a real difference in the lives of the people who need it the most.

Celebrity victims of deepfake sexual abuse face unique victim-blaming and barriers to justice

Celebrity victim-survivors of deepfake sexual abuse face distinctive forms of victim-blaming, harassment and barriers to justice, according to new research led by Irish researchers.

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