Congratulations to PhD candidate Doireann Ní Chonaill RD on winning two prestigious prizes this week! A Young Investigator Gold Prize for her research on taste & smell changes during chemotherapy (Rome) and runner-up (€500) at the Future Pharmaceuticals Conference in UCC.

Interested in a career in Dietetics? Join the @ucc.ie MSc Human Nutrition & Dietetics Online Open Day 2025 on Wed 17 Dec, 10:00–13:00. Learn about the programme, application tips, and hear from guest speakers. Registration required: tinyurl.com/DieteticsOpe...

Great to mark last week’s Athena Swan awards ceremony in SETU Carlow, where FNS was formally recognised with the Athena Swan Silver Award for our ongoing work in advancing equality, diversity and inclusion. @ucc.ie

Huge congrats to UCC MSc Food Science grad Maeve Cusack, winner of the 2025 SDT/ICDA Dairy Technology Student of the Year Award! Her MSc research in Dairy Process Technology stood out for its innovation & impact on the dairy sector. #UCC #DairyScience #FoodInnovation

Postgrad opportunity! Are you passionate about food & nutritional sciences? Thinking about higher education & pursuing a Master by Research?

As part of the TransForm project, we are looking for a suitable candidate to investigate the in vitro digestion behaviour of protein gels.

Delighted to see Seamus O'Mahony representing UCC at the Bord Bia Bloom Festival! Invited by the National Dairy Council he joined a panel on processed foods & dairy with Mary Harrington, Sarah Keogh & Dee Laffan, discussing how gentle processing supports safety, cuts waste & aids global nutrition.

Congratulations to PhD student Clodagh Scannell, one of the winners of the @nutritionsociety.bsky.social Irish Section Postgraduate Symposium Competition! Clodagh presented her winning review paper this morning at the Nutrition Society conference in TU Dublin. Fantastic achievement!

One of our MSc Dietetics students is exploring supplement use in men diagnosed with prostate cancer. If this applies to you, we’d love your input!

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We had an amazing week hosting the FNS TY Programme 2025 last week. Packed with fun and learning, the programme opened students’ eyes to the endless possibilities in Food and Nutritional Sciences.

Join us for an exciting event as part of the Cork Lifelong Learning Festival!

Tue 8th Apr @ 6 PM Room A1 FSB, UCC

Food & Innovation: A guided tour through UCC's Expertise with @Conor__Carey and Dr Aylin Sahin.

Register your interest: forms.office.com/e/0FGq0bXyBv

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FNS are delighted to attend the Coláiste Eamon Rís Science Fair today with hugely impressive student projects on display!

The School of Food & Nutritional Sciences is a major contributor to @ucc.ie’s QS rankings! Our research in food science, nutrition & dietetics has helped UCC achieve top rankings in Nursing (#27) and Agriculture & Forestry (#84). Congrats to the School’s staff & collaborators!

Congrats to PhD student Conor Fitzpatrick on winning the 2024 School of Food & Nutritional Sciences Publication of the Year Award! The winning publication title "'Monitoring the effect of consumption temperature of full-fat milk on in vitro gastric digestion using Magnetic Resonance Imaging'"...

Great to see Maeve, Eve, Ronan, and Chiara representing FNS at the 34th Nutrition Society Postgraduate Conference in Belfast, networking and engaging with the latest in nutrition research! @nutritionsociety.bsky.social