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UCC Research & Innovation Awards 2025

Nominations are now open, and close on Friday March 27th at 5pm

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Explore our researchers, their areas of expertise, outputs, activities, collaborations and contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals

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UCC Futures

An ambitious programme of research prioritisation coupled with an innovative academic recruitment strategy across ten indicative areas of strategic importance

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Springboard +

Springboard+ is a Government of Ireland initiative offering free and heavily subsidised courses at certificate, degree, and master's level. These courses are designed to help you upskill, reskill, or return to the workforce in key growth sectors of the Irish economy.

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Showcasing the companies that have emerged from UCC Innovation over the years, illustrating a diverse range of technologies across a wide variety of areas.

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UCC experts appointed members of Ireland’s new National Science Advice Forum

University College Cork (UCC) experts have been appointed as members of Ireland’s new National Science Advice Forum.

Photo (L-R): Professor Ger Clarke, Dr Friederike Uhlig, Cristina Cuesta Marti, Benjamín Valderrama, Dr Harriet Schellekens. Image credit: Bereniece Riedewald

New study reveals early healthy eating shapes lifelong brain health

Eating unhealthy foods early in life leave lasting brain and feeding changes but gut bacteria can help restore healthy eating, a new University College Cork (UCC) research study finds.

UCC researchers awarded €1m for new research to address climate and environmental challenges

Analysing the effect of climate change on Ireland’s forestry carbon stores and exploring the reuse of municipal wastewater to irrigate grassland in Ireland are amongst the University College Cork (UCC) projects to receive a combined €1m in funding under the annual Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Research Call.

Connecting ideas, research and impact: UCC Innovation Week 2026

UCC's Innovation Week will take place this year from 9th – 13th March. The week aims to highlight the breadth of innovative activity taking place across the UCC campus and to encourage UCC students, graduates, and researchers alike to consider how their ideas and research can be developed to deliver economic and societal impact.

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Office of Vice President for Research & Innovation 4th Floor Block E, Food Science Building UCC,

https://www.ucc.ie/en/researchandinnovation/
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