UCC’s Rocketry and Space Exploration Society (RSES) made an impressive debut at Mach-25, a rocketry competition held at Machrihanish Airbase in Scotland.

Imagine waking up unable to see colours, faces, words, or even light. Imagine a world without sound: no music, no voices, no laughter. Imagine having thoughts and feelings but no way to express them.

The School of Chemistry, University College Cork (UCC) is delighted to announce that Professor Justin D. Holmes has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate (Doctor honoris causa) by the University of Latvia. 

Professor Guangbo Hao, School of Engineering & Architecture, University College Cork was honoured at the UCPAE Europe Forum 2025 in Helsinki with the prestigious award: “10 Leading Chinese Talents on Science and Technology Leaders in Europe 2025”.

University College Cork (UCC) Food Science graduate Maeve Cusack has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Dairy Technology Student of the Year Award, jointly sponsored by the Society of Dairy Technology (SDT) and the International Cheese and Dairy Awards (ICDA).

Bishopstown student Owen Barron has been celebrated by University College Cork (UCC) for his exceptional performance at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2025, where he earned a silver medal, a rare and prestigious achievement for Ireland.

University College Cork (UCC) recently welcomed representatives from ADI’s Cork office to mark a generous philanthropic donation of electronics educational kits to the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the School of Engineering and Architecture. 

Two students from the College of Science, Engineering & Food Science have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to social impact in supply chain management through the prestigious David Latten Social Impact Award, funded by Logitech.

A letter from a global team of researchers, led by Professor Pasha Baranov, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC, has been published in the prestigious journal Nature Methods, advocating for a key change in genetic terminology. They propose the term 'translon' to shed light on a mysterious and often overlooked region of our DNA.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has appointed Dr Vahid Aryanpur (School of Engineering & Architecture/UCC Sustainability Institute) as a Lead Author for Working Group III of its Seventh Assessment Report (AR7).