What is UCC Futures?
UCC Futures is an ambitious new programme of research prioritisation coupled with an innovative academic recruitment strategy across ten indicative areas of strategic importance that will build a foundation for economic, societal and cultural resilience and prosperity.
Ten Thematic Areas
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 across ten thematic areas.
Our Stories of Impact
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Ireland’s climate policy is failing women and marginalised communities – new report
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Findings of first ever audit of Parkinson’s disease care in Ireland published
![Photo (L-R): Dr Carol Power and Dr Caroline Crowley, Centre for Co-operative Studies in the Cork University Business School. Photo credit: Ruben Martinez (UCC).](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.ucc.ie/en/media/1newsimages/2024/mar/DrCarolPowerandDrCarolingCrowleyCOAGEReportLaunch800x400.jpg)
Home care co-operatives can play a large role for older people care in Ireland, new report finds.
![Photo (L-R): Professor Yvonne Nolan and Sebastian Dohm-Hansen. Photo credit: Bereniece Riedewald](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/researchatucc/newsimages/YvonneNolanandSebastian800x400.jpg)