• Groundbreaking UCC project awarded €2.5m from the Health Research Board.
• Breastfeeding rates in Ireland are currently among the lowest in the world.
• Three UCC researchers awarded a combined €7.5 million funding from Health Research Board.

• Applications open for 15 new academic positions at UCC.
• Closing date for applications is 12pm (Irish Standard Time) on Tuesday 19th March 2024.

• World’s first microbiome research institute, APC Microbiome Ireland, celebrates 20 years.
• An Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Mr Micheál Martin TD attends celebratory event in UCC. 

• Three UCC researchers receive €3 million funding in prestigious IRC Advanced Laureate Awards.
• Dr Kevin Murray, Professor Maggie O’Neill and Dr Lynette Keeney will conduct ground-breaking research across humanities, social sciences and physical sciences.

• Dr. Christopher Broderick’s research will produce an enhanced understanding of new capabilities in nanowires - filaments of semiconductor material one-thousandth the breadth of a human hair.
• Dr. Broderick is the fourth UCC scientist to receive a Royal Society-Science Foundation Ireland University Research Fellowship.

• UCC recognised as one of the world's leading universities for environmental commitment and initiatives to combat climate change.

• The funding will bring together academics, industry and policymakers across the Irish Government, UK Government and Northern Ireland Government Departments to collaborate on common challenges such as food sustainability and climate change.
• Professor Mairead Kiely is the Nutrition and Health Platform lead in the Co-Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems.
• Dr Jean O’Dwyer will lead the Sustainable Communities and Livelihoods Research Challenge within the Climate+ Co-Centre.

A new technology to screen newborns for brain injury has been awarded €6.7million in funding from the Disruptive Technology Innovation Fund (DTIF). The major investment will support scientists and engineers to advance brain health monitoring for newborn babies. The Irish Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research (INFANT) at University College Cork with UCC spin-out CergenX and Evervault were awarded €6.7million for the Newborn Brain Screener (NBS) project which will develop a novel platform to detect abnormal brain activity in infants soon after birth through an automated AI assessment.

• Virtual reality game aims to increase men’s awareness of testicular diseases.
• This is the first time virtual reality gaming has been used to promote men’s health.
• The study was conducted in collaboration with nine GAA clubs in Ireland.