University College Cork

Securing our Future Through Research Excellence

University College Cork is a vibrant community of diverse and independent thought leaders with a shared ambition to be a connected university with excellent research at its heart. As an internationally competitive research-led university, our researchers contribute to the growth of Ireland’s knowledge-based economy, developing the innovations and solutions needed to address urgent global sustainable development challenges.

The establishment of our UCC Futures provides the creative, inclusive and transformative interdisciplinary platform that mines the frontiers of curious inquiry at the intersection of disciplines. UCC Futures values excellence at every level in a truly connected knowledge ecosystem, enhancing the interdisciplinary collaborative environment to inspire, engage, and enable our research community, in partnership within the co-located clinical and enterprise ecosystem. We are creating a consciously better society through embedding the excellence of our research within our curriculum and ensuring our students are taught by world class research leaders within this connected knowledge ecosystem.

At UCC, our researchers mine the frontiers of curiosity and inquiry at the intersection of disciplines to deliver impactful research.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

At University College Cork, our researchers play a key role in the global drive to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. In 2023, UCC became the first Irish university to map its research activity onto the SDGs. Click on a goal to the right to explore how our researchers and their work are tackling some of the world's greatest challenges.