A probiotic strain first discovered at UCC appears to improve the ability to respond and cope with stress.

University College Cork (UCC) has today signed contracts for the acquisition of Dairygold’s property in South Terrace for €17.25 million.

The third annual Cork University Business School (CUBS) conference takes place next month, in the wake of two major milestones in its short history.

UCC researchers are seeking 40 families from all over Munster to sign up for an international study into how the way food arrives into the home can influence the sustainability of a household.

There is something very special happening at the Office of Technology Transfer in UCC — it’s not just the world-class tech innovation and research, but also the volume of women involved in carrying it out.

University College Cork (UCC) has been ranked in the top 50 universities for teaching and learning according to new rankings released today.

Chinese foreign direct investment will be key for Irish economic growth in the future, as trade missions abroad increasingly concentrate on Asian markets.

There are vast business opportunities in information technology (IT) and pharmaceuticals in Asia as well as food and agriculture, an expert on the region has said.

Andy Summers first picked up a camera during his touring days with The Police. He tells Ed Power about his love of photography and his current exhibition at UCC.

University College Cork (UCC) is facing a massive legal bill running to millions of euros after the Court of Appeal today granted the ESB full costs of the legal battle related to flooding in Cork nine years ago.

Student internships at Cork Opera House and a new postgraduate degree are part of a new partnership that will see University College Cork invest more than €500,000 in the cultural institution.

The death of medieval historian Donnchadh Ó Corráin has been marked with fond tributes by friends, academics and ex-students.

A young biochemistry student with cerebral palsy is attempting to raise funds to buy a bionic walking device that would enable her to continue her studies and to complete subsequent laboratory work.

“Quality over quantity” is a key factor in University College Cork setting research income targets lower than current levels in its plans for the next five years.

THE announcement yesterday that University College Cork is to embark on the biggest investment programme in its 182-year history must be welcomed. That €350m declaration reflects worthwhile ambition in many areas. It looks the future in the eye in the most positive way.

Several University College Cork business information systems (BIS) students are awaiting the outcome of a probe into allegations that they cheated on a final-year project.

Food scientists at University College Cork are developing products to reduce cancer deaths due to muscle wasting — currently the cause of one in five cancer deaths.

University College Cork acquired a private business college without picking up the tab for its pension scheme, which previously had a deficit of more than €10m.

Cork City Council plans to discuss the fine details of security arrangements with organisers of a conference about Israel being held in City Hall later this month.

A controversial conference about Israel is to go ahead in Cork at the end of the month but will be jointly staged at City Hall and University College Cork.

University College Cork is to become the country’s first third-level institute to use electricity supplied entirely from renewable sources.

Tax breaks are needed on the construction of student accommodation to help attract more overseas students, a university president has told the Government.

A maritime facility which will power the ‘blue economy” was opened in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, over the weekend by Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is set to officially open Ireland’s largest renewable energy test and research facility in Cork next weekend as part of the country’s first national maritime festival.

A UCC-led team of scientists has discovered a previously unseen cold-water coral. The find may double the amount previously thought to exist in Irish waters.

Students at University College Cork want assurances that library and other services will not be hit by a strike during exams next week.

University College Cork is to take legal proceedings in a bid to prevent unions from placing pickets on its campus.

University College Cork was the hub of discussions ranging from the future of print media to the role of feminism in journalism last Saturday.

Close links between University College Cork and Kerry dating to the mid-19th century were recalled yesterday when the board of governors held its first meeting in the county.

Great food writers must master more than one discipline, because food’s in every aspect of our lives