The National Research Integrity Forum have published the latest revision of the National Policy Statement on Ensuring Research Integrity in Ireland (December 2024).

• Dr Aaron Lim named as Early Career Researcher of the Year.
• Dr Luiza Wasiewska is the top ranked scholar in the Government of Ireland postdoctoral fellowship call in 2024 and receives the Thomas Mitchell Medal of Excellence.
• The awards celebrate the best of IRC-funded researchers deemed to have made highly significant and valuable contributions to knowledge, society, culture, and innovation.

Engaged research projects from across University College Cork were presented in a special showcase event on campus on November 25th, 2024.

Technology is now an established part of mourning rituals in Ireland and people have found meaningful ways to use it despite its limitations, a new study has found. 

Can the food we eat really make us smarter? Is food processing a problem or a solution? Can science help us improve our understanding of ancient Irish manuscripts? What happened when science went wrong during the darkest moments in humanity?

These and a variety of other questions are to be answered in a series of accessible lectures on science’s role in society, which will be hosted in University College Cork over the coming weeks.