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UCC has secured 24 European Research Council Grants

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Research News

Dr Barbara Siller, Senior Lecturer in Literature and Linguistics in UCC Department of German, will lead a network focused on reshaping how multilingualism is understood and supported across Europe.
28 May 2025

University College Cork to lead EU-wide multilingualism network

MultiLiLiTrans COST Action will unite researchers, educators, artists and practitioners to reframe multilingualism in Europe. The project aims to address rising social and political divides by promoting multilingualism as a path toward cultural understanding across Europe. Dr Barbara Siller will lead cross-European initiative to advance multilingual and inclusive practices in research, education, and literary fields.
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Photo (L-R): Professor Paul McSweeney, Professor Nuala Finnegan, Professor Holger Claussen, Professor Mary Donnelly, Professor Denis O'Mahony, President of the RIA Professor Pat Guiry.
23 May 2025

UCC scholarship recognised as five academics elected to Royal Irish Academy

Five senior academics from University College Cork (UCC) were today elected to the Royal Irish Academy (RIA), the highest academic honour in Ireland.
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21 May 2025

Global food and beverage sector faces intense uncertainty - major new report

A major new report which examines the global food & beverage sector is launched today in University College Cork (UCC).  The report which was prepared by University College Cork (UCC), AIB, Goodbody, KPMG and A&L Goodbody includes data collected from a recent survey of food and beverage executives and from recent consumer trends data.
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Pictured at UCC College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences' Research Showcase Day are Professor Maggie O'Neill, Professor Vittorio Bufacchi, Dr Marica Cassarino, Dr Aoife Neary, Dr Allen White and Professor James A. Kapaló.
15 May 2025

Research Showcase Day celebrates advances in Arts and Humanities research

Researchers from UCC’s College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences presented new and original work across a range of disciplines. Professor Vittorio Bufacchi, Dr Aoife Neary, and Dr Zelda Di Blasi received Impact Narrative Prizes.
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