• Artworks depict trailblazing women including Edna O’Brien, Joanne O’Riordan, and Nano Nagle.

The installation of the first living seawall in Ireland, and the use of energy-efficient digital tools for community-led cultural preservation are among the University College Cork (UCC) projects to receive a combined €1.1 million funding under Research Ireland’s COALESCE 2025 programme.

Seven University College Cork (UCC) and Tyndall National Institute projects to receive a collective €6.2m funding under the Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Programme.

One of the world’s leading neuroscientists has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Science by University College Cork (UCC).

This November, University College Cork (UCC) joins the national celebration of 30 years of Science Week, an initiative led by Research Ireland that honours the spirit of curiosity, innovation, and scientific discovery.

• Broadcaster and author John Creedon awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts.
• Ceremony honoured Creedon’s outstanding contributions to Irish culture through his broadcasting, writing, and celebration of place and people.

• Over 250 original fossils on display in new UCC exhibition – including bones from the only known dinosaurs from Ireland. 

• The Domain of the Dinosaurs will also feature nine life-sized skeleton casts, including the Irish dinosaurs Megalosaurus and Scelidosaurus plus the dinosaur Iguanodon, marine reptiles and pterosaurs, the flying cousins of dinosaurs. 

• Fossils to be displayed alongside newly commissioned Irish art, with special curated events planned. 

IGNITE, the award-winning business incubation programme run by University College Cork (UCC) is among five Irish higher education institution initiatives to have been allocated a performance funding award of €1M, in recognition of the programme’s exemplary performance in working towards the achievement of national strategy and policy priorities.

The first Pregnancy Loss Support Policy for staff in an Irish university was launched today by University College Cork (UCC), marking a significant step forward in workplace wellbeing and inclusion.

Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) will partner with a consortium of Irish Universities, charities and international companies in a unique strategic partnership aiming to deliver next generation cancer care in Ireland.