Investigating the impact of escaped farmed salmon on wild Irish Atlantic salmon populations is one of five UCC projects which has been awarded €8.5m in Government funding today. A co-led project brings the UCC figure to €9.3m.

On Friday, Cork Culture night is going ahead all across the city and one of the best places to be is in University College Cork.

The Glucksman’s new exhibitions combine images of animals with creatures from UCC’s zoology museum, says Colette Sheridan

An Irish researcher is a key member of an international team of experts who have discovered the first ever example of a primitive plant-eating dinosaur with feathers and scales.

Here’s an exclusive head-start for smartphone-wielding treasure hunters facing into a culture night adventure.

Culture vultures will be able to embark on a city-wide digital treasure hunt as part of this year’s culture night celebrations in Cork.

The exact timing of the imposition of water charges could be decided after meetings next week, Environment Minister Phil Hogan said yesterday.

Up to 15 students will be enrolled in the first year of Ireland’s first MSc in organic horticulture course, which will be taught in West Cork from later this year.

A NEW third-level course in organic horticulture has been announced.

KEY figures in West Cork’s food industry are working with University College Cork (UCC) to develop Ireland’s first masters in organic horticulture on a renowned estate.

A DISTRAUGHT fisherman has spoken of how one of the dolphins that have drawn huge crowds to the banks of the River Lee in Cork city died in his arms yesterday after it got caught in his net.