On a balmy afternoon, the eve of midsummer, there was a joyful atmosphere in the President's garden at the conferring of Amy Kate O'Mahony, Sai Ravi Chandra Nori and Fatma Koç as their families, friends and supervisors gathered to celebrate their success.

Congratulations from the School of Microbiology!

Established in 2013, the Musgrave Award is presented annually to the highest-scoring graduate of the MSc Food Microbiology course. It reflects a decade-long commitment to recognising future leaders in food microbiology and strengthening industry-academic collaboration.

Seven School of Microbiology PhD students were conferred at the Spring Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork.

Congratulations from the School of Microbiology!

Congratulations to Adam Carroll and Chris Ruddy from the School of Microbiology!

The School of Microbiology is delighted to congratulate Emilene Da Silva Morais PhD, Rocio Sanchez Gallardo PhD and Shona Uniacke-Lowe PhD on their conferring today. Congratulations to our colleague Eimear Moloney MSc who also graduated. We wish you all every success in your chosen careers.

Their work to improve the quality and safety of fermented beverages through the management and control of spoilage microorganisms has been awarded €572,976 as part of the European Union's climate objectives and targets.

Three UCC co-ordinated projects have been selected to receive funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine.

The School of Microbiology is delighted to congratulate Clodagh Carr PhD, Julia Eckenberger PhD, Evan Jones MSc, Mary Jane Lynch MSc, Lauren Walsh PhD and Liam Walsh PhD on their conferring today.

Two School of Microbiology students have been awarded the inaugural David Latten Social Impact Award which is funded by Logitech.

Boole 3 was the venue for this year's Research Day where attendees enjoyed a full programme of talks and presentations of posters.

Annual Research Day is a great occasion to celebrate the diversity and research excellence of the postgraduate cohort and showcase the contributions that they make to the School of Microbiology.

The School of Microbiology is delighted to congratulate Joel Akinola PhD, Kevin Linehan PhD and Rebecca Dineen, who graduated today.

A team of Irish and UK researchers, led by School of Microbiology and APC Microbiome Ireland scientist, have been granted a prestigious Wellcome Trust Discovery Award of €5.3 million to investigate the leading global cause of fatal bloodstream infection.

• UCC hosts meeting of bioeconomy experts and stakeholders from industry, academia, and government bodies
• Colloquium sees launch of new multi-disciplinary fermentation research centre

The Musgrave Award recognises excellence in the MSc Food Microbiology

The North Wing Council room was abuzz with the presentation of posters by 3^rd 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.

Seven School of Microbiology postgraduate students were conferred at the Autumn Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 14 and 15 November 2023.

School of Microbiology and SUSFERM researcher at UCC leads the way in sustainability in agri-food sector.

School of Microbiology Professor inducted into the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organization. 

Four School of Microbiology students were conferred at the Summer Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 23 June 2023.

Fourth 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.

This event was organised by the School’s Graduate Studies Committee in partnership with the Postgraduate Committee and The Micro.SCRUM Research Forum.

Three 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.

The Musgrave Award for Excellence in Food Microbiology was presented by Ruth Dalton & Gillian O’Connell, Musgrave Food Safety and Quality Team, in UCC recently.

Five School of Microbiology students were conferred at the Spring Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 28^th March

Spring conferrings were particularly special for three students who graduated with Joint Doctorates in Microbial Biotechnology from UCC and a European partner university.

BSc 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.

Presentation of the Undergraduate Prizes in Microbiology for academic year 2021-22

Five School of Microbiology students were conferred at the Autumn Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 26 October 2022.

Dr 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.

The 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.  

Congratulations to Conor O'Callaghan on receiving the inaugural Professor Tadhg O'Mullane Award for Academic Excellence 2020/21.

ELEVATE DELTA Team: A Collaboration built on Disciplinary, Technical, and Pedagogical Expertise

A 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.

World-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.

The 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.

The 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.

MSc 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.

A new study has been published in Nature Communications on increasing stress tolerance in yeast via evolutionary young genes.

A 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.

Five School of Microbiology students were conferred at the Spring Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 18 February 2020

Eating 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.

Nine School of Microbiology students were conferred at the Autumn Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 15 October 2019.

The 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.

The SuperValu Award for Excellence in Food Microbiology was presented to Nora Cash at a ceremony in UCC recently.

Two School of Microbiology students were conferred at the Summer Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 20 June 2019.

Emma 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.

Four School of Microbiology students, were conferred at the Spring Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 21 February 2019.

Dr 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.

APC 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.