• A new study finds that training in critical thinking skills can be effective in counteracting conspiracy beliefs.
• Many well-established programmes for reducing people's belief in conspiracies have either no effect or a negative effect.
• The study is the first to directly compare different strategies to reduce conspiracy thinking.

Expanding real-time suicide surveillance nationally and globally, implementing the ongoing delivery of high-quality impactful research and ensuring that the research undertaken by the National Suicide Research Foundation (NSRF) continues to inform policy and practice are amongst the strategic aims and ambitions of the new NSRF Strategic Plan (2025-2030): Leading Research, Shaping Change, launched today in University College Cork (UCC).

• Discover Dr Michelle McKeown's research on International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
• Dr McKeown shares her insights into her work and the impact of gender-diverse teams.

A healthcare study conducted in three of Ireland’s acute hospitals found that targeted staffing interventions can improve work environments and job satisfaction for nurses and offers a potential solution to the ongoing challenges of nurse turnover and shortages.

Innovative approaches in cancer diagnosis and the treatment of advanced cancers are the two University College Cork (UCC) projects to receive funding under the 2024 Research Ireland Industry Research, Development, and Innovation Fellowships (IRDIF) Programme. 

Researchers have found that a newly developed diet inspired by the eating habits of non-industrialised societies can significantly reduce the risk of a number of chronic diseases – and are to share recipes with the public.

• Tom Hall, Eithne Ní Chatháin and Ellen Dillon announced as recipients of 2025 Artist in Residence awards.
• The longstanding Arts Council and UCC partnership reflects the diversity and richness of Ireland’s creative landscape.

The oldest all-Ireland soccer competition is to be hosted on Leeside this year, as University College Cork has been announced as hosts of the 104^th Irish Universities Football Union (IUFU) Collingwood Cup.

• Dr Aaron Lim named as Early Career Researcher of the Year.
• Dr Luiza Wasiewska is the top ranked scholar in the Government of Ireland postdoctoral fellowship call in 2024 and receives the Thomas Mitchell Medal of Excellence.
• The awards celebrate the best of IRC-funded researchers deemed to have made highly significant and valuable contributions to knowledge, society, culture, and innovation.

The oldest University Press in Ireland, Cork University Press, celebrates its 100th birthday this year and the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, was presented with one of its landmark publications at a special event in Áras an Uachtaráin this week.