The North Wing Council room was abuzz with the presentation of posters by 3rd year students who undertook lab-based Module MB3016 Methods in Microbiology. This event is a highlight in the school’s calendar and the Council Room, gallery-esque in its setting, was a fitting backdrop to the fine work on display.
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Third year Poster Session and Prizegiving Event
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Congratulations to the Autumn 2023 PhD Graduates from the School of Microbiology.
15 Nov 2023Seven School of Microbiology postgraduate students were conferred at the Autumn Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 14 and 15 November 2023.
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Congratulations to the Summer 2023 PhD Graduates from the School of Microbiology.
23 Jun 2023Four School of Microbiology students were conferred at the Summer Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 23 June 2023.
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Microbiology student wins 2023 Mary Mulvihill Award
31 May 2023Fourth year BSc Microbiology student at the School of Microbiology, UCC, Ayomide Ajani is the 2023 winner of the Mary Mulvihill Award, a science media competition for third-level students that honours the memory of science journalist and author Mary Mulvihill.
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School of Microbiology Annual Research Day 2023
02 May 2023This event was organised by the School’s Graduate Studies Committee in partnership with the Postgraduate Committee and The Micro.SCRUM Research Forum.
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Professor Tadhg O'Mullane Award for Academic Excellence Gathering
31 Mar 2023Three generations of the O’Mullane family were delighted to gather in the School of Microbiology to formally launch and present the Professor Tadhg O’Mullane Award for Academic Excellence to Conor O’Callaghan for academic year 2020/21 and Tessa Kelly for academic year 2021/22.
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Musgrave Award for Excellence in Food Microbiology 2022
29 Mar 2023The Musgrave Award for Excellence in Food Microbiology was presented by Ruth Dalton & Gillian O’Connell, Musgrave Food Safety and Quality Team, in UCC recently.
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Congratulations to the Spring 2023 PhD Graduates and MSc Graduate from the School of Microbiology
28 Mar 2023Five School of Microbiology students were conferred at the Spring Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 28th March
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Joint Doctorates in Microbial Biotechnology
28 Mar 2023Spring conferrings were particularly special for three students who graduated with Joint Doctorates in Microbial Biotechnology from UCC and a European partner university.
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Antibiotics Unearthed and Best Poster 2022-23
01 Dec 2022BSc Microbiology third year students presented their project results as part of their lab-based Module MB3016 Methods in Microbiology. Coordinated and curated by Carmel Shortiss, the Poster Session held in the UCC Council Room on the North Wing of the Main Quad drew a large crowd from staff and students.
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Undergraduate Awards in Microbiology 2021-22
01 Dec 2022Presentation of the Undergraduate Prizes in Microbiology for academic year 2021-22
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Congratulations to the Autumn 2022 PhD Graduates from the School of Microbiology
26 Oct 2022Five School of Microbiology students were conferred at the Autumn Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 26 October 2022.
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First Research Lab at UCC to receive Bronze LEAF Award for Sustainable Lab Practice
05 Sep 2022Dr F. Jerry Reen’s research lab in the School of Microbiology, BioSciences Institute has recently been presented with the Bronze LEAF Award for their efforts in developing sustainable practices within the lab environment.
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Musgrave Award for Excellence in Food Microbiology 2021
13 Sep 2021The Musgrave Award for Excellence in Food Microbiology was presented to Ruben O’Hea by Lucy O’Connor in UCC recently. Launched in 2015, the annual Award is presented to the highest performing student in the Masters in Food Microbiology Programme which is delivered through the School of Microbiology UCC.
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Professor Tadhg O'Mullane Award for Academic Excellence
18 Jun 2021Congratulations to Conor O'Callaghan on receiving the inaugural Professor Tadhg O'Mullane Award for Academic Excellence 2020/21.
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ELEVATE are UCC’s first recipients of the Disciplinary Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Assessment (DELTA) Award
27 May 2021ELEVATE DELTA Team: A Collaboration built on Disciplinary, Technical, and Pedagogical Expertise
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Unique virtual learning platform for School of Microbiology students
04 Dec 2020A new initiative at the School of Microbiology is exploring new worlds of virology, cell culture and molecular & cellular biology through virtual/augmented reality and 3D modelling.
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Professor Jens Walter, School of Microbiology and APC Microbiome Ireland to lead €3.7 million SFI chronic disease programme at UCC
01 Dec 2020World-leading academic Professor Jens Walter, School of Microbiology UCC, will lead a €3.7 million research programme at APC Microbiome Ireland (APC) through a prestigious Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Professorship award announced today.
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The School of Microbiology Celebrates Six Researchers on Highly Cited Researchers 2020 List
18 Nov 2020The School of Microbiology is delighted and proud to announce that six of our academic staff have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2020 list from Clarivate (Web of Science Group) released today.
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Five School of Microbiology projects were funded under the SFI led COVID-19 Rapid Response Research and Innovation Programme.
30 Sep 2020The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, announced today an investment of €5.5 million in 41 projects under the SFI led COVID-19 Rapid Response Research and Innovation Programme. Funding is focused on supporting projects which respond to the immediate and pressing needs of society arising from the pandemic.
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Presentation of SuperValu Award for Excellence in Food Microbiology 2020
23 Sep 2020MSc Food Microbiology student Meghana Srinivas recently won the SuperValu Award for Excellence in Food Microbiology for her work in isolating bacteria from food that may have useful roles in food and health.
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New publication in Nature Communications
01 May 2020A new study has been published in Nature Communications on increasing stress tolerance in yeast via evolutionary young genes.
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School of Microbiology staff develop new lysis buffer for COVID-19 testing shortage
08 Apr 2020A team of Irish scientists have joined forces to formulate the chemical reagent needed to test for COVID-19. As billions of people are forced into lockdown with the global spread of the COVID-19 virus, the WHO mantra has been to “Test, Test, Test” for COVID-19.
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Congratulations to the Spring 2020 PhD and MSc Graduates from the School of Microbiology
18 Feb 2020Five School of Microbiology students were conferred at the Spring Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 18 February 2020
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Mediterranean diet promotes gut bacteria linked to ‘healthy ageing’ in older people
18 Feb 2020Eating a Mediterranean diet for a year boosts the types of gut bacteria linked to ‘healthy’ ageing, while reducing those associated with harmful inflammation in older people, according to a five-country study by APC Microbiome Ireland, a Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre at University College Cork.
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Congratulations to the Autumn 2019 PhD Graduates from the School of Microbiology.
15 Oct 2019Nine School of Microbiology students were conferred at the Autumn Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 15 October 2019.
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Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) visit to Microbiology, UCC
03 Sep 2019The Marie Curie funded Initial Training Network (ITN)- Marpipe http://www.marpipe.eu/ is a multi-disciplinary alliance of 11 European academic and industrial partners based in 8 European countries working in collaboration to train young researchers in the field of marine drug-discovery.
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Presentation of SuperValu Award for Excellence in Food Microbiology 2019
07 Aug 2019The SuperValu Award for Excellence in Food Microbiology was presented to Nora Cash at a ceremony in UCC recently.
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Congratulations to the Summer 2019 PhD Graduates from the School of Microbiology.
20 Jun 2019Two School of Microbiology students were conferred at the Summer Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 20 June 2019.
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Emma Guerin wins postgrad publication of the year in Microbiology and SEFS
24 May 2019Emma was presented with her prize for the best Postgraduate Research Publication in the school of Microbiology by Professor Dave Kelly, during his recent visit to the School of Microbiology as the new external examiner for the BSc Microbiology programme. Professor Kelly is Chair of Microbial Physiology at the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, UK.
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Congratulations to the Spring 2019 PhD and MSc Graduates from the School of Microbiology
21 Feb 2019Four School of Microbiology students, were conferred at the Spring Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 21 February 2019.
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Dr John Morrissey secures SFI TIDA funding
07 Feb 2019Dr John Morrissey was one of 5 researchers in UCC to be awarded project development funding from the prestigious Science Foundation Ireland’s Technology Innovation Development Award (TIDA) funding programme.
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High fat diet increases risk of food poisoning from Listeria monocytogenes
21 Jan 2019APC Microbiome Ireland, School of Microbiology and School of Pharmacy scientists based at University College Cork have shown for the first time that a high fat “western” diet reduces the efficiency of the immune system to fight infectious disease particularly in the gut, and to infection with the foodborne pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes.
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Congratulations to the Autumn 2018 PhD and MSc Graduates from the School of Microbiology.
17 Oct 2018Six School of Microbiology postgraduate students, were conferred at the Autumn Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 17 October 2018.
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Rebecca Weldon wins Johnson and Johnson BSc Biotechnology Prize
16 Oct 2018Following the UCC Autumn conferring ceremony on Tuesday 16 October 2018, Rebecca Weldon was presented with the Johnson and Johnson BSc Biotechnology prize.
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First BSc Biotechnology graduates
16 Oct 2018The first graduates of the new BSc (Hons) Biotechnology programme were conferred on Tuesday 16 October 2018, at the UCC Autumn conferring ceremony.
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Nobel Laureate visits the School of Microbiology
19 Sep 2018The School of Microbiology and the APC Microbiome Institute hosted Sir Richard Roberts Nobel Laureate on 19 September 2018.
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Presentation of SuperValu Excellence in Food Microbiology Award 2018
17 Jul 2018The SuperValu Award for Excellence in Food Microbiology was presented to Irene O'Donovan at a ceremony in UCC recently. The award, which is now in its fifth year, is an acknowledgement by SuperValu of the vital contribution UCC makes to primary food research.
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Summer 2018 PhD and MSc graduates
15 Jun 2018Congratulations to the Summer 2018 PhD and MSc Graduates from the School of Microbiology.
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Microbiology student invited to meet Brazil's Ambassador to Ireland
11 May 2018Eduardo Leao de Almeida a PhD Student in the School of Microbiology with Prof Alan Dobson, was invited to a meeting with Brazil's Ambassador to Ireland, Mrs Eliana Zugaib during her recent visit to UCC.
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The Michael Grimes Laboratory, Saotharlann Michael Grimes
13 Apr 2018The official naming ceremony of the Michael Grimes Laboratory, Saotharlann Michael Grimes, was held in the School of Microbiology on 13 April 2018.
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The Professor Michael Grimes Student Prize 2016/2017
13 Apr 2018Congratulations to Julie Callanan who was presented with the Professor Michael Grimes Student Prize.
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Microbiology Society annual conference Birmingham
10 Apr 2018Well done to the third year BSc Microbiology undergraduate students who presented their research from the Antibiotics Unearthed project at the Microbiology Society conference, which was held in Birmingham from 10 - 13 April 2018.
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First Joint CIT-UCC PhD for the School of Microbiology
23 Feb 2018Adam Clooney PhD was conferred at the spring 2018 Conferring ceremony on 23 February.
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Spring 2018 PhD Graduates
23 Feb 2018Congratulations to the Spring 2018 PhD Graduates from the School of Microbiology.
Five School of Microbiology students, including two Joint PhD's with CIT and University of Milan Bicocca, Italy, were conferred at the Spring Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 23 February 2018.
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Launch of new Module delivered by Johnson & Johnson
31 Jan 2018The School of Microbiology is delighted to announce the launch of a new industry-led Microbiology module, called Biopharmaceutical and Medical Devices Microbiology (BT4005).
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Science Week 2017
11 Nov 2017Science for Sustainability is organised by Yeast Research UCC and runs at St Peter’s Cork, from November 11th to 19th as part of Science Week.
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Dr Niall O’Leary invited to speak at EU meeting in Beijing
27 Oct 2017At the invitation of the European Commission organisers, Dr Niall O’Leary delivered a presentation on the European State of the Art in the field of microbial degradation of plastics.
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UCC hosts 33rd International Specialised Symposium on Yeasts (ISSY33)
14 Jul 2017University College Cork hosted the 33rd International Specialised Symposium on Yeasts (ISSY33) on the 26th – 29th June 2017. The conference was a fascinating selection of scientific research, and a great mix of nearly 300 industry and academic researchers from 40 different countries at all stages of their careers.
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Is yeast the new wonder product?
20 Apr 2017UCC is leading an EU project to develop techniques and platforms to replace oil and contribute to greener industry while bridging the gap between academic and commercial research.
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Microbiology Society annual conference in Edinburgh
12 Apr 2017UCC undergraduate students from the School of Microbiology presented their research at the 2017 Microbiology Society annual conference in Edinburgh (https://www.microbiologysociety.org/event/annual-conference/annual-conference-2017.html).
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APC scientists develop arsenal of new natural alternatives to antibiotics
04 Oct 2016Scientists at the APC Microbiome Institute, a Science Foundation Ireland research institute in Cork, have identified an arsenal of new antimicrobials which can kill many harmful bacteria.
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Dr Cormac Gahan co-supervises programme under REP-EAT Marie Skłodowska-Curie Cofund Action
19 Sep 2016REP-EAT is a new and innovative research and training Doctoral Programme co-funded by Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND Action, the Abruzzo Region, and the University of Teramo (UniTE) in the interdisciplinary domain of food and healthy diet to deepen the impact of food quality on reproductive health (REP) and eating disorders (EAT).
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Navigating the Nagoya Protocol for Marine BioDiscovery
05 Sep 2016The first Marine Microbiome conference took place in Berlin, Germany from June 27-30th. Under the title of ‘Discovery and Innovation’, the industry and open science meetings brought together stakeholders from academia and industry to discuss emerging needs and avenues for future commercialisation in Marine BioDiscovery.
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BIOMERIT team publishes research on the influence of bile acids in cancer progression in BMC Cancer
25 Aug 2016A research team from BIOMERIT Research Centre, School of Microbiology, UCC have characterised a link between bile acids and potential in vitro cancer progression in prostate and breast cancer cells.
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IndieBio, world’s first SynBio accelerator, returns to UCC
28 Jul 2016IndieBio EU, the world’s first and only synthetic biology accelerator, has attracted some of the best startups from across the globe to UCC’s School of Microbiology for its 2016 programme.
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Presentation of SuperValu Award for Excellence in Food Microbiology 2016
18 Jul 2016The SuperValu Award for Excellence in Food Microbiology was presented to Jayne Mullally at a ceremony in UCC recently. The award, which is now in its third year, is an acknowledgement by SuperValu of the vital contribution UCC makes to primary food research.
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School of Microbiology hosts the Microbiology Society - Irish Division Meeting: 1-2 September, CORK
29 Jun 2016The Irish Division of the Microbiology Society organises 1-2 international conferences each year, providing young researchers with excellent opportunities to meet microbiologists from Ireland and abroad. The September conference is being organised by the Irish Division of the Microbiology Society in conjunction with the Irish Society of Immunology.
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Spring 2016 PhD Graduates
01 Mar 2016Congratulations to the Spring 2016 PhD Graduates from the School of Microbiology.
Four School of Microbiology students were conferred at the Spring Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 25 February 2016.
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Professor Alan Dobson appointed to the Board of the Marine Institute
22 Jan 2016Professor Alan Dobson was recently appointed to the Board of the Marine Institute by the Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine, Mr Simon Coveney TD.
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Dr Jerry Reen completes Professional Skills for Research Leaders programme
22 Jan 2016A new programme for Researcher Leaders from Epigeum, Professional Skills for Research Leaders (PSRL), was launched in UCC in 2015.
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