Lennox, an independent scientific and laboratory solutions company with a presence in Dublin, Cork and Galway, has awarded University College Cork (UCC) student Conor Krol, the Lennox Prize for Excellence in Chemistry, recognising his outstanding academic achievement.

University College Cork (UCC) was widely represented at the recent EU Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan Conference, held in Cork's City Hall as part of Ireland’s EU Presidency.

Professor Nabeel Riza, UCC School of Engineering and Architecture who was inducted as a Fellow of the prestigious European Academy of Sciences (EurASc).

The College of Science, Engineering and Food Science welcomed a delegation from Minzu University of China to UCC on 29 October, led by Vice President Professor Peng Yong.

Internationally renowned livestock researcher, Dr Donagh Berry, has received a Doctor of Science Degree (DSc) from University College Cork (UCC) at the Autumn Conferring Ceremonies on 27 October.

University College Cork (UCC) partnered with Malmö University to deliver the UNIC International Autumn School for Sustainability Leadership in Malmö, Sweden, from 5-9 October 2026.

Researchers from University College Cork (UCC) played a leading role at the IBISBA-IE Symposium during the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026 in Dublin, which explored how Ireland can strengthen and coordinate its biotechnology and biomanufacturing infrastructure in Europe. 

Liam Waldron, a final year Mathematical Sciences student at UCC, was among those awarded the prestigious undergraduate Hamilton Prize in Mathematics from the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) on 16 October.