Executioner proteins, high-intensity interval training for cancer recovery, gold nanoparticles to fight oesophageal cancer, gut bacteria that may influence epilepsy, and light activated polymers to kill infections, were just some of the projects announced by the Health Research Board (HRB) and Medical Research Charities Group (MRCG).

Hidden away among the letters and words that cover the Gaelic manuscripts of the late middle ages is a world of minerals and chemical compounds. 

Professor Jools Gibson writes about Catherine Young's new work State Of Exception, and the urgent need to champion our dance talent.

Four University College Cork (UCC) scientists feature in the latest “Highly Cited Researchers” list.

Ireland’s seven universities have today (September 17^th, 2018) committed to a Charter to grow and develop the university education system for this and future generations of students.

Many of Cork’s landmark buildings including City Hall, County Hall, Port of Cork, UCC, CIT’s City Centre Hub, The Capitol and One Albert Quay will turn red this week to launch a new brand to promote Cork.

A University College Cork-led research project has received €3.2m in European funding to develop a more cost effective way to measure air pollution.

It is hoped that the research team, drawn from industry and academia and coordinated by UCC, will bring about the creation of low cost electrical sensors for detecting harmful particles in the atmosphere, and that these devices can be subsequently deployed on airplanes, ships and other platforms to monitor air quality.

• Former UCC Students’ Union President wins €1,000 UCC Computer Science Entrepreneurship Award for Carbon Footprint Tracking App

• Ben Dunlea’s innovative thinking has led to the creation of an app which enables users to calculate their own carbon footprint arising from their daily routines and habits, suggest ways to live a more sustainable life, and save money.

• Sponsored by CorkBIC, the competition was created to encourage entrepreneurial activity amongst final year Computer Science students at UCC.

Ben Dunlea, a recent UCC graduate and former Students’ Union President, has won the UCC 2021 Computer Science Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by CorkBIC for a Carbon Footprint tracking app that encourages individuals to be more mindful of the impact that their lifestyles have on the planet. 

Though humans and Neanderthals co-existed for no more than 20,000 years, there are tantalising scraps of evidence about the kinds of interactions they would have had.

Public engagement networks involving individuals and communities can aid Ireland's transition to a low carbon energy future.