It may be raining outside, but it’s all good news in the School of Microbiology at UCC ☔️🎉 Proud to announce two appointments to the @microbiologysociety.org : Jerry Reen as Chair-Elect of the Scientific Conferences Panel and @cleverflick.bsky.social as General Secretary. Congrats to both!

🎉 Celebrations across the School of Microbiology, UCC today as two of our staff receive their Long Service Awards this evening. Congratulations to Eithne Egan, Senior Executive Assistant (35-year award), and Prof. John Morrissey (25-year award) on these well-deserved milestones. 👏

Today in The Dora Allman Room, a fascinating Colloquium is taking place on the Development of a Microbial Biomanufacturing sector in Ireland. #sustainability

Good luck to all our students sitting Semester 1 exams! #yougotthis

We are immensely proud that University College Cork (UCC) is today ranked the second most sustainable university in the world, according to an assessment of 1,500 universities from almost 100 different countries around the world. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social

Congratulations to Biotechnology student Jamila Liani on winning the Johnson & Johnson Award for Excellence at the School of Microbiology UCC, recent prizegiving.

Huge congratulations to Caitriona Condon, this year's recipient of the Tadhg O'Mullane award for Academic Excellence.

🎉 Great energy at yesterday’s 3rd Year Antibiotics Unearthed Poster Day hosted by the School of Microbiology, UCC! Incredible student research, creative posters, and big enthusiasm for tackling antimicrobial resistance. 🔬💡 #UCC #Microbiology #AntibioticsUnearthed #AMR

Congratulations to School of Microbiology UCC student Caoimhe Sexton on joining the Winning in STEM²D community this year, after receiving a STEM²D Scholarship from Johnson & Johnson at STEMFest 2025 in Thomond Park.

World class research from a world class School! Congratulations to the School of Microbiology members awarded the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025; Colin Hill, Liam O'Mahony, Paul O'Toole, Andrey Shkoporov and Jens Walter. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social

📢 UCC School of Microbiology Seminar Series 🧬 “Strange behaviour of E. coli phages from the human gut microbiome” 🎤 Dr. Hugh Harris 📅 20 Nov 2025 • 14:00 📍 AL_G18, Áras na Laoí Join us for a deep dive into some very peculiar phage–host dynamics. #Microbiology #PhageResearch #UCC

Kudos to Leonie Kiely, Jill O’Sullivan, Meghana Srinivas, Ciara Tobin & Clodagh Walsh — all officially Drs now after finishing their PhDs. 🧫🎓 Years of experiments, lab chats, and caffeine-fueled days have paid off. Here’s to whatever comes next — research, new adventures, and well-deserved rest! 💫

🎉 Huge congratulations from the School of Microbiology to our newest PhDs: Leonie Kiely, Jill O’Sullivan, Meghana Srinivas, Ciara Tobin & Clodagh Walsh! Your hard work inspires us all. The future of science is bright! 🌟 #PhDConferring #Microbiology

Huge congratulations to all of our wonderful students graduating today. “The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match, each one of you is a fuse.” — Ed Koch College of Science, Engineering and Food Science at UCC. University College Cork #lovescience #learning #university

Graduates of Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing with their lecturers at the Autumn conferrings which took place this morning @ucc.ie

Photo: Presentation of a painting recognising the contribution of the Irish Division of the Microbiology Society to Microbiology on the island of Ireland.

Packed house for a great talk by Prof. John Morrissey on the origin of lager yeast! @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social

🚨REMINDER: Join us today for Prof. Morrissey's talk on "A story of sex and alcohol" @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social

@bsky.app 🍺 UCC Microbiology Seminar 🍺 Join Prof. John Morrissey for “A story of sex and alcohol” — the origins of lager yeast! 📅 Thu 6 Nov 2025 | 🕑 14:00 | 📍 AL_G18 (Áras na Laoi) In-person only. #UCC #Microbiology #Science #BeerScience

Spooky goings on in the labs today. Our goulish technical officer Mary Jane has been summoning spirits while prepping for this afternoons class. #happyHalloween

📣 Coming up next week at the School of Microbiology UCC Seminar Series: Lisa Friess will be discussing the unlocking of carbohydrate metabolism in bifidobacteria. Thursday, October 23rd at 2 pm in AL_G18, Aras Na Laoi. 🦠 hashtag#microseminarseries hashtag#microscrum hashtag#bifidobacteria

Join us for University College Cork's biggest event of the year – hashtag#openday 2025 takes place this Saturday, 11 October! We look forward to welcoming you to UCC for a showcase of innovation, fun, and exploration across a range of hashtag#STEM courses.🧪🖥️ Find out more here: www.ucc.ie/openday

UCC’s biggest event of the year – Open Day 2025 takes place this Saturday, 11 October! We look forward to welcoming you to UCC for a showcase of innovation, fun and exploration across a range of #STEM courses. Join us for a day of discovery! Find out more here: www.ucc.ie/openday

Carmel Shortiss pictured receiving UCC’s Outstanding Colleague Award! 👏Carmel’s dedication, teamwork, and positive impact across the School of Microbiology make this recognition so well deserved. 📸Pictured with @cleverflick.bsky.social , Head of School, and @joh2024.bsky.social , President of UCC.

Great to see Jerry Reen flying the flag for University College Cork at the SHIELD Doctoral Network held recently at the University of Gothenburg. #lovescience #SHIELD

Proud moment for UCC Connected! 🌍🧫 Three UCC researchers were the Irish finalists at the @microbiologysociety.org Early Career Researcher of the Year in London!✨ 👏 Emmanuel Kuffour Osei, @AaronCurtis & Liam Walsh — representing Ireland on the global stage! 🌟

🌟 Congrats to Carmel Shortiss! 🌟 Honoured to celebrate her selection for the Outstanding Colleague Award at the UCC Staff Recognition Awards on Oct 7th! 🎉 Carmel, you’re our North Star — guiding, inspiring & shining always! 💫💐 #StaffRecognitionAwards #OutstandingColleague #CarmelShortiss #UCC

🌟 Spotlight on Undergraduate Researcher: Conor Dennehy 🌟 This summer, 3rd-year Microbiology student Conor joined Prof. Douwe van Sinderen’s lab @ UCC as part of the Undergraduate Research Experience in Microbiology Programme. 🧫

🎤 Kicking off the UCC School of Microbiology Seminar Series! 🧬 Dr. Pauline Scanlan on: "How disease shapes the virulence of gut bacterial populations." 📅 Sept 25 | 🕑 2PM | 📍 AL G18 Don’t miss this fascinating first talk! #Microbiology #GutMicrobiome #UCC

🧫 Seeking a postdoc in gut microbiome? Join our ERC-funded group at UCC/APC Microbiome Ireland (focus: spore-forming gut bacteria). Apply for the 2-yr Govt of Ireland Postdoc Fellowship (deadline Oct 23). Email CV + research interests to [email protected] . #Postdoc #Microbiome #Ireland

This summer, 7 undergrads joined the School of Microbiology’s Research Experience Programme 🔬 They gained lab skills, worked on real projects, and explored life as researchers. Inspiring the next generation of microbiologists! 👏 #UndergradResearch #Microbiology #STEM

Congrats to Microbiology student Niamh Horgan on receiving a prestigious @MicrobioSoc Studentship! 👏 This summer, she uncovered how S. aureus forms biofilms in the bloodstream—key to understanding tough-to-treat infections. 🔬 #Microbiology #UndergradResearch #STEM

We are delighted to introduce this year's MSc Food Microbiology class. It's great to meet the next generation of enthusiastic microbiologists. Best of luck to you all! @UccMicrobiology @SEFSUCC #foodmicrobiology #futureoffoodmicro #watchthisspace

Happy #internationalmicroorganismday

O tiny beings, so small yet grand, In unseen realms, you rule the land. You shape the soil, the air, the sea, In your vast world, so wild, so free. With every breath, you work unseen, Transforming life, where you've been.

🎉 Huge congratulations to Dr. David Woods, Technical Officer at UCC Microbiology, on successfully defending his PhD! 👏 An incredible achievement from someone who continues to be a vital part of our department. Well done, David! 🔬🎓 #PhDDefense #UCCMicrobiology #AcademicSuccess #TeamUCC

New from McLoughlin Group @tcddublin.bsky.social & Corr Lab @ucc.ie: S. aureus triggers miR-21 to aid nasal persistence 👃🦠 Insight into host-pathogen dynamics. 📖 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40886925/ #AcademicChatter #Microbiology #SciComm #NewPaper #UCC #TCD

We are delighted to announce Breda Murphy as the winner of the 2025 David Lattan Social Impact Award. Breda has exemplified what it means to lead with purpose, empathy, and resilience. #Leadership #SocialImpact #DavidLattanAward #CommunityChampion #SocialChange #AwardRecognition

A 2-day marblesproject.eu project meeting held at @ucc.ie and hosted by @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social, @cleverflick.bsky.social, Prof Alan Dobson, and @stephenjackson.bsky.social .

A very special day today for the lovely Monica Cazzaniga, who is celebrating the successful outcome of her Viva Voce exam along with her supervisor Cormac Gahan, John MacSharry, external examiner Thomas Clarke, and her exceptionally proud parents and friends. Well done Dr Monica Cazzaniga!!

Great to cochair a session on bacteria-phage interactions with @frimanscience.bsky.social at #eseb2025 @eseb2025.bsky.social @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social Thanks again to our excellent speakers @fredoleroux.bsky.social @olayarendueles.bsky.social @clara-inrae.bsky.social for their inspiring talks!

Happy #worldphotographyday. #science #microbiology #photography #snapsnap

Well done to Dr Hiba Shareefdeen on defending her PhD thesis today. Thanks to co-supervisor Paul Ross and examiners Heather Allison and Cormac Gahan. @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social

APC's Cormac Gahan - @ucc.ie spoke to the @irishtimes.com about the outbreak of listeriosis and the importance of keeping listeria out of the foodchain. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @fsaiinfo.bsky.social @researchireland.ie 📰 bit.ly/4moeGah

In collaboration with Access UCC and the Disability Support Service, we were recently joined by an intrepid bunch of junior explorers from Dillons Cross DXP.

Huge Congratulations to the 2024 Musgrave Award for Excellence in Food Microbiology recipient, Chinthya Sherin Eugen Robertson!! Established in 2013, the Musgrave Award is presented annually to the highest-scoring graduate of the MSc Food Microbiology course.

This is us, School of Microbiology UCC. Researchers, Professors, Lecturers, Technicians, students, all working towards the one goal, top level science education and research for all. College of Science, Engineering and Food Science at UCC. #scienceforall #micromatters #tinybutmighty

Huge congratulations to the Reen and Massey labs from @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social for gaining their #greenlabs certification from @researchireland.ie Left to right) Conor Hill, Dr Imran Khan, David Woods (Technical Officer, School of Microbiology), Dr Ellen Twomey, and Dr Jerry Reen.

Are you struggling with your dissertation? See our timetable for our first two weeks of sessions below or via: www.ucc.ie/en/skillscen... - no booking required just walk on in! You can find us on Q-1 of the Boole library (downstairs basement) 📍 #unlockYOURpotential 🗝️