University College Cork (UCC) students returning to their families this Christmas will receive free antigen tests, as the university commences a programme supported by the Department of Higher Education, Research Innovation & Science.  

An international ranking which examines sustainability practices in universities across the world, has ranked University College Cork (UCC) today at eighth, the only Irish university to make the top 10 of the ‘greenest universities’ in the world. UCC was ranked at ninth in the annual world ranking last year.  

A University College Cork (UCC) researcher’s efforts to tackle conspiracy theories via a video game has been rewarded with a new scholarship focussed on addressing problematic online behaviour.

Cian O’Mahony has today been announced as one of just two awardees of the inaugural Irish Research Council (IRC) and Google Ireland Scholarship under the IRC Enterprise Partnership Scheme.

UCC researchers recognised in Irish Awards

• UCC one of only 20 teacher training centres Europe-wide on active European citizenship
• UCC is to deliver Continuing Professional Development courses and turn-key web-based teaching programmes to primary and secondary teachers, from Junior Infants to 6th year
• Primary, secondary and third level students to be engaged on the topic of European active citizenship through YouTube, Instagram and TikTok posts
• Led by Dr Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan, newly appointed Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Chair in Active European Citizenship.

UCC & King’s College London agree research partnership

There has been increasing emphasis on the role of lifestyle factors in healthy aging. Now APC Microbiome Ireland, the SFI Research Centre at University College Cork (UCC) together with King's College London have been awarded research funding to investigate how exercise impacts gut microbiota and brain health in middle age.

University College Cork is delighted to confirm the appointment of two-time World Champion and three-time Olympian Sanita Puspure as UCC Sport’s new head coach for rowing.

Brian Corbett a world-leading researcher from Tyndall National Institute at University College Cork (UCC) and IPIC, the SFI Research Centre for Photonics, has been awarded the 2021 Institute of Physics Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize.

The INFANT Research Centre at University College Cork has won the prestigious “Best application of AI in an Academic Research Body” award at this year’s National AI Awards.

One of University College Cork (UCC) and Tyndall National Institute’s most successful collaboration projects has won Knowledge Transfer Ireland’s prestigious 2021 Industry Engagement Impact Award.