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Dr Emanuel Popovici has received the 2024 Qualcomm Faculty Award. Dr Popovici is a Senior Lecturer in UCC's School of Engineering and Architecture and director of the Embedded Systems research group. 

Researchers at ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork (UCC) have found that the gut microbiome affects the health of wild birds, which could impact their survival rates and ultimately population sizes.

UCC will participate in a transformational new project to pioneer innovative, peatland-based, multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) in Co. Offaly.

ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork (UCC) is collaborating in a new €5 million bioeconomy demonstration project (BioScaleUp) that will pilot and demonstrate the bioeconomy in action within the Just Transition Fund Territory in Ireland. 

Researchers at ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork (UCC) and Tyndall National Institute are spearheading a pioneering new project named SaorTrack, designed to enhance the diagnosis of digestive diseases through more precise intestinal tract examination technology.

A judging system for food tasting originally developed at ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork (UCC) for Blas na hÉireann, The Irish Food Awards has now become the benchmark for awards worldwide 

"A cross-disciplinary approach to our diet will be required to balance the needs of human nutrition and the environment", a leading food scientist has predicted. Prof. Thom Huppertz made the remarks following his appointment as Professor of Dairy Research and Innovation at ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork (UCC).

Four out of five pregnant women in Ireland are iron deficient by their third trimester, a ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork (UCC) study reveals. Researchers at the Irish Centre for Maternal and Child Health (INFANT) and School of Food and Nutritional Sciences in UCC have shown that over 80% of women are iron deficient by their third trimester.

In what is probably the longest period before award of a posthumous degree in ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork, the family of Michael Cowhig attended a special ceremony on the campus today where a Masters degree was awarded for his work.

Stargazers from across the world will descend on Cork next year for will be the largest Astronomical conference ever held in Ireland. The European Astronomical Society (EAS) Meeting, scheduled in UCC for 23-27 June 2025, will inject up to €2.8 million into the local economy with 1,200-1,400 hotel rooms booked across the city.