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An ambitious programme of research prioritisation coupled with an innovative academic recruitment strategy across ten indicative areas of strategic importance


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Research at UCC FactBook

€125m Research Income in 2022/23

Highest ever research generated income

UCC have 20 European Research Council grant awardees, 10 of which were awarded since 2021 in Horizon Europe.

1st in Ireland for highly cited researchers in the Shanghai Rankings 2022

2,853 publication outputs in 2021

105,343 citations (2019-2021)

15 active spin-out companies

20 research projects with Civic Group collaborators

UCC is the leading University in Ireland for research impact as measured by citation performance

Research News

Dr Tom Birkett, Senior Lecturer in Old English and Old Norse at UCC School of English and Digital Humanities, has been awarded a €2m European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant to lead research on legacy of the Vikings in Europe. Photo credit: Portia Ameyalli Cruz – UCC.
03 Dec 2024

Major research to investigate legacy of the Vikings in Europe

A major project has received significant European Union (EU) funding to map the complex history of the Vikings across Europe and investigate the impact of the Vikings on politics, culture and identity.
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28 Nov 2024

UCC researcher to develop a third-level cancer care educational programme to support patients

A University College Cork (UCC) researcher will develop a programme that supports the education of current and future health-care providers who work with patients on their cancer journey, as part of a project to receive funding from the Health Research Board All-Island Cancer Consortium (HRB AICC) awards.
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28 Nov 2024

APC research discovers novel role for microbial metabolism in COVID-19 severity and long COVID

New research shows that people with lower levels of tryptophan production and tryptophan metabolism may suffer increased risk of severe and chronic outcomes from COVID 19, according to new research published in Gut Microbes from APC Microbiome Ireland, a Research Ireland centre based at University College Cork.
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Photo (L-R): Dr Sarah Moran (Clinical Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine and Consultant Nephrologist in Cork University Hospital) and Dr Elaine McMahon School of Public Health and the National Suicide Research Foundation). Image credit: Portia Cruz (UCC TV).
21 Nov 2024

€2m awarded to future UCC research leaders in health and social care research

University College Cork (UCC) researchers have been awarded a combined €2m for separate projects that will find novel solutions to monitor patients with inflammatory kidney disease and better understand how social determinants affect suicidal behaviours.
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UCC Futures

We are looking for talented individuals who mine the frontiers of curiosity and inquiry at the intersection of disciplines. Consolidating talent and potential, UCC Futures supports the delivery of superior quality in research, scholarship, and the translation of research to tangible impact on the world. 

Research by College

Our institutional research strategy focuses on creating and supporting world-leading clusters of researchers, and building on the research strengths of the University.

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