University College Cork (UCC) has launched a substantial new bursary fund to the value of €337,000 aimed at widening participation and furthering access to academia for students from under-represented socio-economic backgrounds.

University College Cork (UCC), as the only Irish university with official observer status at the United Nations COP27 conference, is sending a delegation of researchers and students to the upcoming global summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

Research Project will Map County’s Coastline to Access Impact of Erosion

Cork County Council and MaREI, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine at University College Cork (UCC), have agreed a pioneering partnership that will see the entire coast of Cork assessed and mapped for coastal erosion.

Nearly 90% of those living with Long COVID have not returned to their pre-Covid level of health, a new study finds.

The study of 988 participants conducted by APC Microbiome Ireland, a world-leading SFI research centre based at University College Cork (UCC), in conjunction with Cork University Hospital (CUH) and Long Covid Advocacy Ireland, provides greater insight into impact of Long COVID on quality of life, mental health and physical health of people in Ireland.

The Rector, and the Director of Development from the University of Oulu, Finland, visited University College Cork (UCC) on UNIC Day, November 3 to celebrate alliance between the institutions via UNIC, the European University of Post-Industrial Cities.

University College Cork (UCC) has today presented RTÉ journalist, producer, and presenter Derek Mooney with an Honorary Doctoral Degree in Science in recognition of his immense contribution in the field of natural history broadcasting.

• Researchers at APC Microbiome Ireland have proven that food can change mood.
• A psychobiotic diet decreased stress and depressive symptoms in healthy volunteers.
• The findings reveal potential ways to manage and reduce stress through nutrition.

Two letters from Lady Augusta Gregory and one from J.R.R. Tolkien are among the numerous items of great interest in an archive of material belonging to Robin Flower (1881-1946) that has been donated to University College Cork (UCC) by Flower’s grandson, Prof. John Mitchell.

University College Cork (UCC) and the Richard Harris Estate are delighted to announce that the archives of Richard Harris have been donated to UCC.  

Richard Harris was one of the most iconic film actors of the late twentieth century. Nominated for two Academy Awards for This Sporting Life (1963) and The Field (1990), his other leading roles included the parts of King Arthur in Camelot (1967) and Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator (2000). 

University College Cork (UCC) is delighted to announce that Séamus Davis, Professor of Quantum Physics at UCC, has been named as the recipient of the Oliver E. Buckley Prize in Condensed Matter Physics – one of the most prestigious awards in world science.