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A world-leading research university, dedicated to securing a sustainable future for all. Find the latest research, news and events here.

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@ucc.ieOct 9, 2026, 12:26 PM

Mary Robinson receives inaugural Seán MacBride Award from UCC Philosophical Society

Former President of Ireland and founding member of @theelders.bsky.social was honoured for her pioneering contribution to human rights, climate justice and public life.

www.ucc.ie/en/news/2026...

Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson receives the inaugural Seán MacBride Award from UCC Philosophical Society, pictured with Paul Scanlan and Ciara Graham. Image: Brid O'Donovan/UCC.
@ucc.ieOct 8, 2026, 3:44 PM

The chequered history of public order policing in France

Prof. @oliverjdavis.bsky.social explores school protests in France on @uk.theconversation.com.

@ucc.ieOct 8, 2026, 8:08 AM

Strengthening disaster preparedness across Europe

A major €4 million Horizon Europe project, led by University College Cork, is rethinking how we communicate risk and inspire preparedness and action.

www.ucc.ie/en/news/2026...

Pictured left to right: Dylan Krug, Research Assistant, AMPLIFY, Sustainability Institute, UCC; Fiona Kearney, Director, The Glucksman; Dr. Lydia Cumiskey, Research Fellow, AMPLIFY Project Coordinator, Sustainability Institute, UCC; Dr. Siobhan O'Sullivan, Senior Lecturer, School of Applied Social Studies, UCC; Peter Medway, Climate Action Coordinator, Cork City Council
@ucc.ieOct 6, 2026, 7:41 AM

Why Irish food prices are rising again

From wars and shipping disruptions to droughts in Brazil and rainfall in Asia, the price you pay for groceries is decided by events far from home, Prof. Thia Hennessy writes @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social.

@ucc.ieOct 2, 2026, 12:50 PM

Clár nua oideachais múinteoirí bunscoile trí Ghaeilge á sheoladh ag UCC UCC to launch new Irish-medium primary teacher education programme.

@ucc.ieOct 1, 2026, 3:08 PM

Why 'knee jerk' reactions to youth justice can miss the real issues

Prof. Ursula Kilkelly and Dr Katharina Swirak write @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social.

@ucc.ieSep 30, 2026, 12:40 PM

"Seán Ó Riada's pioneering broadcasts were bound up with the changing nature of Radio Éireann and a modernising Irish society."

Dr @padraigmaca.bsky.social explores the legacy of Seán Ó Riada.

@ucc.ieSep 29, 2026, 8:50 AM

How the emojis and fashion choices of Germany’s far‑right supporters get around the ban on Nazi symbolism

Prof. Tom Birkett, @viglundur.bsky.social and @liamh2os.bsky.social of @norsemap.bsky.social write @uk.theconversation.com. @erc.europa.eu

@ucc.ieSep 28, 2026, 11:55 AM

Better data gathering needed to help prevent bullying in schools, new UCC and @esri.ie research finds.

@ucc.ieSep 25, 2026, 1:33 PM

4th in the world for sustainability. A decade in the global top 10.

UCC has been ranked 4th of more than 1,700 universities ranked in the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings.

www.ucc.ie/en/news/2026...

UCC ranks fourth worldwide for sustainability among over 1,700 universities
@ucc.ieSep 24, 2026, 1:59 PM

Busting Brain Myths: TikTok's viral neuroscientist

@dr-brein.bsky.social, neuroscientist @stanforduniversity.bsky.social, joined @mcculld.bsky.social during this visit to UCC.

www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Dr Ben Rein sits at a microphone in a radio studio, surrounded by monitors, audio equipment and an RTÉ-branded microphone, with a recording booth visible through the window behind him.
@ucc.ieSep 22, 2026, 3:27 PM

Breakthrough microchip advances next-generation 6G communications Researchers @tyndallinstitute.bsky.social have helped develop programmable microchips designed to enable future 6G and satellite communications.

@ucc.ieSep 22, 2026, 1:15 PM

The two Scottish female novelists who outsold and inspired Jane Austen Mary Brunton and Susan Ferrier did outsell, inspire, and benefit from Austen, @drcleoocy.bsky.social writes on @theconversation.com.

@ucc.ieSep 17, 2026, 7:59 AM

Leaving no one behind

Climate change, migration, forced displacement, and the Sustainable Development Goals were the focus of a major EU Presidency associated event at UCC.

www.ucc.ie/en/news/2026... @sdsnireland.bsky.social

@erc.europa.euSep 14, 2026, 12:33 PMReposted by @ucc.ie

🛡️ What does the Viking legacy look like today?

Tom Birkett and his team have launched a project exploring how ideas and narratives about the #Vikings have evolved across Europe over the past 200 years.

👉 t.co/0L4WD9EsLL

📸 ©️Clare Keogh

@norsemap.bsky.social @norseincork.bsky.social @ucc.ie

@ucc.ieSep 15, 2026, 8:59 AM

"Coastal zones are incredibly important areas for humanity. This is especially true for Ireland, where all our major cities and on, or directly connected to, the coast." Kevin Walsh shares his work on the first national map of Ireland’s exposure to climate hazards. @epaireland.bsky.social

@irishrainforest.bsky.socialSep 11, 2026, 2:29 PMReposted by @ucc.ie

What a special pleasure to have birder, zoologist, and President of @ucc.ie, John O'Halloran, visit the rainforest today. UCC gave fantastic support to the production of our film and documentary, An Irish Atlantic Rainforest (now on RTÉ Player), for which I'm extremely grateful.

@ucc.ieSep 10, 2026, 1:59 PM

Strait of Hormuz crisis: how danger and uncertainty can affect the mental health of seafarers Dr Patricia Kennedy, UCC Applied Social Studies, and collaborators Eka Siradze and Anita Rayegani write.

@irishtimes.comSep 10, 2026, 5:24 AMReposted by @ucc.ie

‘Powerful storms are more common’: Threat of rising sea levels and coast erosion in Galway

irishtimes.com‘Powerful storms are more common’: Threat of rising sea levels and coast erosion in GalwayA fifth of State’s coastline is at grave risk from hazards such as flooding, with climate change playing key role
@ucc.ieSep 9, 2026, 2:08 PM

Coastal Erosion: The areas most at risk Kevin Walsh, geoscientist and UCC PhD researcher, shares findings of the first national map of Ireland’s exposure to climate hazards. @rteradio1.bsky.social

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