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An ambitious programme of research prioritisation coupled with an innovative academic recruitment strategy across ten indicative areas of strategic importance


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Research at UCC FactBook

€125m Research Income in 2022/23

Highest ever research generated income

UCC have 20 European Research Council grant awardees, 10 of which were awarded since 2021 in Horizon Europe.

1st in Ireland for highly cited researchers in the Shanghai Rankings 2022

2,853 publication outputs in 2021

105,343 citations (2019-2021)

15 active spin-out companies

20 research projects with Civic Group collaborators

UCC is the leading University in Ireland for research impact as measured by citation performance

Research News

Photo (L-R): SFI-IRC Pathway Programme awardees Dr Jatin Nagpal, Dr Eileen Ryan and Dr David Jones. Image credit: Ruben Tapia (UCC TV)
11 Jul 2024

€2.9m funding awarded to UCC early career researchers in SFI-IRC Pathway Programme awards

Investigating the link between the microbiome and the development of stress-social circuits, the development of novel self-powered eco-friendly supercapacitors, and new approaches to the development of potential anti-viral drugs are amongst the University College Cork (UCC) projects to receive a combined €2.9 million funding under the SFI-IRC Pathway Programme awards announced today by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Patrick O’Donovan TD.
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Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
08 Jul 2024

‘In camera’ rule in Irish courts to be examined by new research project

The operation of the in-camera rule in Ireland is to be examined by a new independent research project undertaken by legal and social experts in University College Cork (UCC) and Trinity College Dublin (TCD).
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Photo (L-R): Jack Murray, Édith de Faoite, Professor Sarah Culloty (Fulbright Board Member and Head of the College of SEFS at UCC), Róisín Ní Bhroin, Dr Karen McCarthy, Luke O'Donoghue. Image credit: Robbie Reynolds.
19 Jun 2024

UCC Fulbright Irish Awardees Forge Links in the USA

An Intellectual Property Commercialisation Manager in UCC Innovation and a PhD student in Pharmaceutics are amongst the five University College Cork (UCC) scholars to receive prestigious Fulbright Awards for 2024-2025, to study and work in the U.S.
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Photo (L-R): Professor Alan O’Riordan, Dr Han Shao, and Tarun Narayan, the team in Tyndall National Institute that have developed the soil sensor.
18 Jun 2024

Groundbreaking Soil Sensor Saves Money for Farmers and Reduces Environmental Impact

Researchers at Tyndall National Institute, based at University Cork (UCC), have developed a groundbreaking sensor that will allow farmers to reduce their use of chemical fertilisers.
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UCC Futures

We are looking for talented individuals who mine the frontiers of curiosity and inquiry at the intersection of disciplines. Consolidating talent and potential, UCC Futures supports the delivery of superior quality in research, scholarship, and the translation of research to tangible impact on the world. 

Research by College

Our institutional research strategy focuses on creating and supporting world-leading clusters of researchers, and building on the research strengths of the University.

Funding Acknowledgements

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