Research Leadership Team


Dr David O'Connell, Director Research Support and Policy; Dr Sally Cudmore, Interim Director UCC Innovation; Dr Siobhan Cusack, Director of Research Strategy & Projects; Professor John Cryan, VP Research & Innovation


UCC's Vice-President for Research and Innovation


Professor John Cryan


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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in UCC Research website and report launched


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Culture, Society, Rights & Identities

Culture, Society, Rights & Identities

Financial & Business Services

Financial & Business Services

Food & Nutrition

Food & Nutrition

Future & Emerging Technologies

Future & Emerging Technologies

Health & Wellbeing

Health & Wellbeing

Sustainability & Climate Action

Sustainability & Climate Action

Research and Innovation

Discover the impact UCC research is making and how you can work with us, for us and access our expertise.

Research Fact File

€105M Research Income in 2018/2019

Highest ever and 156% increase over 5 years

Collaborations with over 4,284 research entities across 140 countries

Since 2005, UCC researchers have secured over €1.25 billion in research funding investment

29 spinout companies

No 1 in Ireland for industry research income 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2020

9 UCC Researchers Ranked in the top 1% of their Field

Research News

UCC maps research to the UN SDGs

30 Nov 2022

Research Ethics in Our Times: Big Data and Data Sharing Webinar with Professor Natasha Mauthner

20 Oct 2021

Leading scientist appointed to spearhead research and innovation at UCC

10 Mar 2021

€11.9 million SFI research collaboration targets precision oncology

26 Nov 2019

APC Microbiome Ireland SFI Research Centre Boasts 9 Highly Cited Researchers According to 2019 Web of Science List

19 Nov 2019

Research Leaders

Meet some of our research leaders

...how the gut talks to the brain...

Professor John F. Cryan

Vice-President for Research and Innovation

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...focusing on these communities not as victims but as creative communities during this period...

Dr James Kapalo

Lecturer, Study of Religions

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...making sure high quality medicines are available to people when they want them...

Professor Anita Maguire

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Funding Acknowledgements

Research and Innovation

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Office of Vice President for Research & Innovation 4th Floor Block E, Food Science Building UCC

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