Although an important contributor to the EU economy, the dramatic growth in international maritime trade over the past two decades has also led to a marked increase in aquatic noise pollution, termed “Underwater Radiated Noise” (URN).

Professor JC Séamus Davis, Department of Physics, UCC has been elected to the rank of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), considered among the most distinct honours within the global scientific community.

Congratulations to Robert Troy from CBS Charleville who won two major prizes at this year's BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSE) for his project "Smart Yard: IoT monitoring of key farm metrics to reduce agricultural emissions". Robert was supported in his research by Dr Emanuel Popovici and the Embedded.Systems Group, Department of Electricial and Electronic Engineering, UCC.

New research from UCC has found that warming seas have caused the giant sunfish to venture north into Irish waters. The discovery comes after almost 50 years of observations off the Cork coast.

The first College of Science, Engineering and Food Science (SEFS) New Connections Research Day was recently launched by Simon Harris TD, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. The event is part of a number of initiatives devised to encourage interdisciplinary research activity, create time for blue-sky thinking, and ultimately promote the individual and collective research agendas of SEFS academics. 

New research from UCC's Environmental Research Institute has found there are between 2,300-2,800 wildfires in Ireland each year, with the devastating fire at Killarney National Park last April producing greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to the annual mileage of 7,600 cars.

A new RTE TV series is showing how 'change makers' from UCC's MaREI - the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine - are helping society adapt to a world that is experiencing the effects of climate change and global warming. 

Researchers from the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science have been recognised in the annual Irish Research Council (IRC) Researcher of the Year Awards, which recognise the very best of IRC’s funded researchers who are making highly significant and valuable contributions to knowledge, society, culture, or innovation.

A UCC project focused on improving the sustainability of the Irish shellfish industry is set to receive significant funding under the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s 2021 call for research proposals.

Professor Cian Ó Mathúna, a world-leading engineering scientist has been named the recipient of two major international awards celebrating innovative technology created in Ireland, which could have a lasting environmental impact.