UCC Research

UCC receive prestigious EU award for inclusive gender equality achievements in Research and Innovation | University College Cork Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.

University College Cork receive prestigious EU award for inclusive gender equality achievements in Research and Innovation.

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Generative Sonification of Synthetic Virology Data with Waveshaping and Granular Synthesis Techniques Abstract. As the field of ubiquitous music has matured and developed since its inception, it has turned its attention to the question of sonification and how sonification techniques might be used to c...

Article on the Sonification of Synthetic Virology data with colleagues from the School of Medicine at @ucc.ie is out today in Leonardo. It spans music, media engineering and the biosciences doi.org/10.1162/LEON...

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Call for abstracts now open, World conference on virtual rehabilitation, UCC, June 2026 @ucc.ie @uccinnovation.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social

Have you been inspired by @ucc.ie researchers, innovators or entrepreneurs whose work makes a real and lasting impact through tackling global challenges through research, innovation and creativity?

Nominations are now open for 2025 UCC Research and Innovation Awards

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Gut Microbes Play a Role in Early Brain Development | University College Cork Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.

A new research study has uncovered a previously unknown role that our gut plays in regulating early brain development.

The study, led by researchers from @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @ucc.ie, is published in the prestigious international journal Advanced Science.

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UCC launches toolkit to combat AI deepfake engagement Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have developed a new online educational toolkit designed to reduce engagement with AI-generated explicit images.

PAT research led by John Twomey on addressing engagement with deepfake tools is featured in the media today! @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc-apppsych.bsky.social @lerocentre.bsky.social www.rte.ie/news/munster...

YouTube video by UCC Research 180 Years of Research at University College Cork

UCC: 180 years fuelling research & innovation.

UCC Futures continues to empower thinkers, makers, and leaders to shape tomorrow. At UCC, the future isn’t just imagined, it’s created.

@jfcryan.bsky.social | @uccinnovation.bsky.social | @ucc.ie

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Major EU project to investigate the rise of commercial cattle farming | University College Cork Discover the latest impact of University College Cork with news and views from our leading research experts, our students and our graduates

Congratulations to @ucc.ie researcher Dr Eugene Costello, awarded a €2m European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant to explore commercial cattle farming.

@erc.europa.eu

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UCC researchers receive €1.1m to address national and global societal challenges | University College Cork Discover the latest impact of University College Cork with news and views from our leading research experts, our students and our graduates

Researchers @ucc.ie have been awarded funding for five interdisciplinary projects in the @researchireland.ie COALESCE Programme 2025, making @ucc.ie the highest performing institute in the programme.

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Many and deep thanks to the leadership and members of University College Cork for the amazing privilege and hospitality! @jfcryan.bsky.social @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social

Honorary conferring at UCC of Professor Carmen Sandi

Professor @carmensandi10.bsky.social, one of the world’s leading stress neurobiologists, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Science by @ucc.ie

Professor Sandi leads the Laboratory of Behavioural Genetics at EPFL in Switzerland.

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Looking forward to joining @uccresearch.bsky.social research and the @ucc.ie community for this Public Lecture & In Conversation with the brilliant @jfcryan.bsky.social

& Deeply honored to be receiving an UCC Honorary Doctorate!

See you very soon in Cork!

Public Lecture & In Conversation: Fueling Resilience - Energising the Brain in Stressful Times

Featuring world-leading neuroscientist & @ucc.ie Honorary Doctorate awardee Professor Carmen Sandi

Find out more about @carmensandi10.bsky.social & how to register to attend👇

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UCC researchers receive €3m in funding from MSCA programme to train the next generation of early-career researchers | University College Cork Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.

Researchers @ucc.ie will lead one and partner in five major European-wide projects to receive a combined €3m funding under the 2024 HORIZON Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks programme.

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International recognition awarded to leading UCC organic chemist 👏

Congratulations to Professor Anita Maguire, a synthetic organic chemist @ucc.ie, and the recipient of the prestigious @rsc.org 2025 Bader Prize for Organic Chemistry. #RSCPrizes

University College Cork has risen 27 places to 246th in one of the world’s leading education rankings, the QS World University Rankings, which are published today.

This year marks the third successive increase in UCC's placing, and is our highest ranking in ten years.

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Will Iran-Israel conflict mean a rise in Irish petrol prices? Two key factors will determine if oil prices - and the price you pay for petrol and diesel - increase a little or rise a lot this week

Will Iran-Israel conflict mean a rise in Irish petrol prices?

Two key factors will determine if oil prices - and the price you pay for petrol and diesel - increase, Dr Paul Deane writes.

A @ucc.ie doctoral student will represent Ireland at the international ‘Ma Thése en 180 secondes’ finals in Bucharest later this year.

Congratulations to Mélanie Depret, a PhD student in the Departments of Anatomy & Neuroscience and Pharmacology & Therapeutics and APC Microbiome Ireland.

YouTube video by UCCIreland TRANSCEND-XR: UCC €6m Horizon Europe funded project

TRANSCEND-XR

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Researchers @ucc.ie have received funding to lead a major new €6 million European project that will revolutionise how adolescents and young adults across Europe understand and manage the long-term effects of testicular cancer.

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Really pleased to be honoured last night with UCC Research Team of the Year(Atlas of the Irish Civil War Project): Mike Murphy, Helene O’Keeffe, John Crowley, Donal O’Drisceoil, John Dorney, & Andy Bielenberg (Charlie Roche not pictured). Thanks to President John O’Halloran and Prof John Cryan.

Really delighted to receive UCC's Researcher of the Year award at the Glucksman Gallery yesterday evening, surrounded by such talented people!

Thrilled to have been awarded the Prof. Adrian Dixon 180 UCC PostDoc of the Year Award!
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@ucc.ie research team of the year goes to the group behind @corkup.bsky.social wonderful Atlas of the Irish Civil War! @uccresearch.bsky.social Well done all!!

And our CAPACITY project was awarded the President’s Award for Impacting the SDGs, for our work on energy systems modelling to support the Department of Climate, Energy and Environment.

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Delighted to be awarded the joint @uccresearch.bsky.social image of the year for #zebrafish “Brain Pipelines”!

Great Team Effort - @maburto.bsky.social, @drmoralesgarcia.bsky.social, Koushika and Alex.

@apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social, @researchireland.ie, @zebrafishrock.bsky.social

Congratulations to all researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs honoured for their contributions to research and innovation at the 2024 @ucc.ie Research and Innovation Awards, held The Glucksman Galler last night.

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University College Cork to lead EU-wide multilingualism network | University College Cork Discover the latest impact of University College Cork with news and views from our leading research experts, our students and our graduates

New major network to rethink the role of multilingualism in Europe

The project seeks to address rising social and political divides by promoting multilingualism as a path toward greater inclusion and cultural understanding across Europe.

‘Lived experience’ is valued in activism – but is it doing more harm than good? Activists without ‘lived experience’ can feel unsure of their place.

‘Lived experience’ is valued in activism – but is it doing more harm than good?

Those without direct experience of an issue can find their place in activism questioned, @jodymooreponce.bsky.social writes @theconversation.com.

The annual @uccresearch.bsky.social & Innovation Awards take place later this week.

We’re delighted to welcome PURDYLUCEY back as sponsor of the UCC Research & Innovation Awards, an intellectual property law firm with deep roots in Ireland’s innovation ecosystem.