On 18 October, 2025, County Cork students, Dylan Ó Muirí, Gráinne Ní Chróinín, and John Buckley were awarded a Naughton Foundation Scholarship worth €25,000 at a ceremony in Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin.

Postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and academics from around Europe took part in a week-long sustainability leadership programme at the Sustainability Institute Ellen Hutchins Building, University College Cork, from 13 to 17 October 2025. 

In a major advance for microbiology and industrial biotechnology, researchers have uncovered how bacteria activate a wide range of antiviral defences and how viruses in turn try to escape such defences. 

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.