Research Institutes and Centres

Institutes & Centres

University College Cork (UCC) is an internationally competitive, research-led University that plays a key role in the development of Ireland’s knowledge-based economy. The University research strategy is focused on creating major centres of excellence for world-class research and is closely aligned with key relevant Government and European Commission policies.

Success in the implementation of this strategy is evidenced by the large number of successful Centres, Institutes and Units that engage in research activity in UCC.

A full list of all UCC Centres, Institutes and Units is provided below, arranged by affiliated College as per the University Policy on the Governance of Research Institutes, Centres and Units (http://www.ucc.ie/en/research/policies/). Please follow the links for more information.

Science, Engineering & Food Science

Institutes & Centres	Director/Head
Analytical and Biological Chemistry Research Facility	Professor Anita Maguire
Biomerit Research Centre	Professor Fergal O'Gara
Boole Centre for Research in Informatics	Professor John Morrison
Cancer Biology at UCC	Professor Rosemary O'Connor
Centre for Efficiency-Oriented Languages	Professor Michel Schellekens
Centre for Research into Atmospheric Chemistry	Professor John Wenger
Centre for Synthetic Biology & Biotechnology	Dr Mark Tangney
Centre for Unified Computing	Professor John Morrison
Cork Centre for Vitamin D and Nutrition Research	Professor Kevin Cashman Professor Mairead Kiely
Dairy Processing Technology Centre	Dr Seamus O’Mahony (UCC PI)
Food Industry Training Unit	Mary McCarthy-Buckley (Manager)
Food Institute	Jim Corbett
Insight — Centre for Data Analytics	Professor Barry O'Sullivan
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre	Dr Abina Crean (UCC PI)

Environmental Research Institute (ERI)

Institutes & Centres	Director/Head
Aquaculture & Fisheries Development Centre	Professor Sarah Culloty
Aquatic Services Unit	Dr Gerard Morgan
Centre for Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI)	Professor Jerry Murphy Professor Brian O’Gallachoir
Cleaner Production Promotion Unit	Dr Niall Dunphy
Environmental Research Institute (ERI)	Professor Sarah Culloty
UNEP GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre	Dr Deborah Chapman

Medicine & Health

Institutes & Centres	Director/Head
APC Microbiome Institute	Professor Fergus Shanahan
ASSERT for Health Centre	Professor Barry O’Reilly
BioSciences Imaging Centre	Professor John Cryan Dr André Toulouse
Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation	Professor William Molloy
Centre for Research in Vascular Biology	Professor Noel Caplice
Cork Breast Research Group	Professor Mark Corrigan
Cork NeuroScience Centre	Professor Cora O’Neill
HRB Centre for Health & Diet Research	Professor Ivan Perry
HRB Clinical Research Facility at UCC	Professor Joe Eustace
Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research (INFANT)	Professor Geraldine Boylan
National Adult Nutrition Survey	Dr Janette Walton
National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre	Professor Richard Greene
Oral Health Services Research Centre	Professor Helen Whelton
Parkinson's Disease Research Cluster	Dr Sean O’ Sullivan

Business & Law

Institutes & Centres	Director/Head
Centre for Children's Rights and Family Law	Professor Ursula Kilkelly
Centre for Co-operative Studies	Professor Thia Hennessy
Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights	Dr Fiona Donson
Centre for Investment Research	Professor Mark Hutchinson Dr Niall O’ Sullivan
Centre for Law and the Environment	Professor Owen McIntyre Dr Aine Ryall
Centre for Policy Studies	Dr Noel Woods
Centre for Resilience & Business Continuity	Dr Karen Neville
Centre for Sports Economics and Law	Dr Robert Butler
Centre for Sustainable Livelihoods	Dr Joe Bogue
Competitiveness Institute	Dr Eleanor Doyle
Financial Services Innovation Centre	Dr JB McCarthy
Health Information Systems Research Centre	Dr Ciara Fitzgerald Dr Ciara Heavin Dr Simon Woodworth
Human Resources Research Centre	Dr Ronan Carbery Professor Anthony McDonnell
Spatial and Regional Economic Research Centre	Mr Justin Doran Dr Declan Jordan
The Keynes Centre	Dr Connell Fanning

Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences

Institutes & Centres	Director/Head
CELT - Electronic Corpus of Irish Literature & History	Dr Hiram Morgan
Centre for Advanced Studies in Languages & Cultures	Dr Patrick Crowley Professor Nuala Finnegan Dr Daragh O’Connell
Centre for Local & Regional Governance	Dr Aodh Quinlivan
Centre for Mexican Studies	Professor Nuala Finnegan
Centre for Neo-Latin Studies	Dr Jason Harris
Centre for Planning Education and Research	Mr Brendan O'Sullivan
Centre for the Study of the Moral Foundations of Economy and Society	Dr Kieran Keohane Professor Arpad Szakolczai
Cork Folklore Project	Dr Tomás MacConmara Dr Clíona O'Carroll
Institute for Social Science in the 21st Century	Dr Claire Edwards Dr Caitriona Ni Laoire
Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Performance and Theatre Practices	Professor Manfred Schewe
Irish Centre for Galician Studies	Dr Martín Veiga
Irish Institute for Chinese Studies	Vacant
Irish Institute for Japanese Studies	Dr Adam Loughnane Dr Till Weingartner
Irish Institute for Korean Studies	Dr Kevin N. Cawley
Irish National Institute for Historical Research	Dr Damian Bracken Dr Hiram Morgan
LOCUS – Irish Placenames and Title Names	Dr Kevin Murray
MEWSC — Marginalised and Endangered World-Views Study Centre	Dr Lidia Guzy Dr James Kapalo
Multitext Project	Dr Hiram Morgan

Tyndall National Institute

Institutes & Centres	Director/Head
Tyndall National Institute	Professor William Scanlan (CEO)
Collaborative Centre for Applied Nanotechnology	Dr Alan Hynes
International Energy Research Centre	Professor Tony Day
Irish Photonic Integration Centre (I-PIC)	Professor Paul Townsend
Microelectronic Circuits Centre Ireland	Dr Mark Barry