Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD was in Killorglin Co. Kerry this morning to launch FINTECHNEXT - a financial technology (fintech) research collaboration between technology company Fexco, University College Cork (UCC) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI).

UCC honoured its leading young sports stars at our annual Sports Star Awards last night, in what has been an incredible year for sport for the university.

Irish small businesses are content to keep their business to their current scale, with only 1 in 4 looking to grow into a national or international business, a University College Cork (UCC) study, finds.

“We need to become a leader on climate change because we were a leader in the world and still are perceived to be on hunger. Now you cannot be a leader on tackling hunger if you are a laggard on climate change, the two don't fit.” stated Mary Robinson on the first episode of UCC’s new podcast – ‘Plain Speaking’.

An Irish Studies Centre has been established in China through an agreement between University College Cork (UCC) and Shanghai University (SHU). 

Cork’s third level education research institutions have come together to call for safer conditions for their staff and students who commute by bicycle. The institutions join several local businesses already signed up to the CyclingWorks Cork initiative.

The power of music to aid in the development of children with Down Syndrome is being studied in a remarkable research project at University College Cork (UCC).

Atlantia Food Clinical Trials has announced plans to open new offices in Chicago and create up to 20 jobs within two years.

University College Cork has developed a new campaign for International Women’s Day (March 8), in which women put forward other women to highlight their achievements.