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COVID-19 Webinars at UCC

In response to COVID-19, webinars are a place for critical dialogue and research informed debate and conversation that bring together community leaders and researchers to discuss a wide range of COVID-19 related issues.

Adapting to a New Reality Webinar Series

UCC 'Together With Community - Through COVID19' hosts conversations with national, local and international leaders. This new webinar series will engage with citizens, community leaders, organisations and academics to share their experience and insights on adapting to the COVID-19 crisis. Sharing practical steps, stories and strategies that may be of use elsewhere, together we explore what a 'new reality' might look like.

Connecting Communities: Care, Creativity & Social Innovation

Campus Engage, Creative Ireland, Cork Opera House, the Glucksman and student artivist Alan Daly Mulligan come together to discuss why community engagement through arts, humanities and social sciences matter so much right now. How can we support more sustainable futures through an ethic of care, creativity, social responsibility and global citizenship? Hosted by Prof. Chris Williams, Head of College of Arts Celtic Studies and Social Sciences.

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A Fair Recovery

The Spirit of Mother Jones Festival in partnership with University College Cork Civic and Community Engagement host this online event on 'The Dynamic Role of Labour Unions in the Wake of Covid-19 and the Safe Keeping of Frontline Workers'. Dr Edward Lahiff (IFUT National Executive) in conversation with Ms. Ann Piggott (ASTI) and Ms. Phil Ni Sheaghdha (INMO).

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  • How can higher education 'build forward better'? - Part III Teaching & Learning in a post-Covid world

    15 Apr 2021
    How can higher education 'build forward better'? - Part III Teaching & Learning in a post-Covid world

    Future Earth Ireland (FEI) in collaboration with various Irish Higher Education Institutions is organising a series of webinars addressing the question "How can higher education 'build forward better'?" in the post Covid-19 context. The third and final webinar in the series will take place on Wednesday 28 April at 3:00pm and will focus on how higher education can 'build forward better' in teaching and learning in a post-Covid world.

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  • Untold Stories of COVID19 - Only the Young

    12 Apr 2021
    Untold Stories of COVID19 - Only the Young

    On 12th March 2020, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar – speaking from Washington, D.C. – announced the closure of all schools in Ireland in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19. Throughout the months that followed, children and young people across the country were supported by parents and guardians in their home learning, while also drawing on a number of resources specifically introduced to help them. This is the untold story of how Children’s Books Ireland, RTÉ and The Glucksman were committed to continuing access to education, reading, art and culture throughout the pandemic.

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  • CEO of HSE speaks at UCC Virtual COVID Conference 2021

    22 Feb 2021
    CEO of HSE speaks at UCC Virtual COVID Conference 2021

    Starting at 6pm today, Paul Reid, CEO of HSE is among the first to speak at this week-long conference. Join talks where you can hear from those at the forefront of the response as they share their stories of working through the ongoing COVID19 pandemic. Five UCC societies host this second conference to help capture insights gained during the pandemic. 

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  • 'How can higher education 'build forward better' - Part I Research and Innovation'

    18 Feb 2021
    'How can higher education 'build forward better' - Part I Research and Innovation'

    Future Earth Ireland (FEI) in collaboration with various Irish Higher Education Institutions is organising a series of webinars addressing the question "How can higher education 'build forward better'?" in the post Covid-19 context. The first webinar will take place on Tuesday 23 February and will focus on how higher education can build forward better in research and innovation.

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  • Webinar: Connecting Communities - Care, Creativity & Social Innovation

    19 Jan 2021
    Webinar: Connecting Communities - Care, Creativity & Social Innovation

    Join Prof. Chris Williams in conversation with speakers from Campus Engage, Creative Ireland, Cork Opera House, the Glucksman and student artivist Alan Daly Mulligan as they discuss community engagement, partnerships and participation: why arts, humanities and social sciences matter so much right now. The second conversation in this Adapting to a New Reality virtual summit series takes place at 12noon on Fri 29 January. 

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  • Adapting to a New Reality Webinar: A Fair Recovery

    16 Nov 2020
    Adapting to a New Reality Webinar: A Fair Recovery

    In Conversation on The Dynamic Role of Labour Unions in the Wake of Covid-19 and the Safe Keeping of Frontline Workers 

    We are at critical juncture for trade unions and worker’s rights during this period of economic stress, joblessness, and wealth concentration. Education and healthcare professions are among those front-line workers who now face increased health and safety risks. Join Dr Edward Lahiff (IFUT National Executive) in conversation with Ms. Ann Piggott (ASTI) and Ms. Phil Ni Sheaghdha (INMO) on the role of Unions in leading the way forward. 

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  • Webinar: The Emerging Role of Online Food Retail Systems for Sustainability

    22 Oct 2020
    Webinar: The Emerging Role of Online Food Retail Systems for Sustainability

    An invitation to the upcoming PLATEFORMS webinar workshop

    The Emerging Role of Online Food Retail Systems for Sustainability

    Date: Tuesday 27 Oct 2020 @ 09:30-10:30am

    Venue: Online via MS Teams Live

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  • Greening our City Webinar: Health One-Planet Communities

    15 Oct 2020
    Greening our City Webinar: Health One-Planet Communities

    The very popular ‘GREENING OUR CITY’ series continues online at 2.30pm on October 20th with a particular focus on the health impacts of greening by Dr Trevor Hancock presenting on Healthy One-Planet Communities: Creating planetary, community and personal health

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  • World Mental Health Day Virtual Seminar on Suicide, Self-Harm and Mental Health

    18 Sep 2020
    World Mental Health Day Virtual Seminar on Suicide, Self-Harm and Mental Health

    To celebrate World Mental Health Day, the National Suicide Research Foundation in collaboration with University College Cork, the Higher Education Authority, the Health Service Executive National Office for Suicide Prevention and Ulster University, is hosting a virtual seminar on Friday 9 October for those working in the areas of Suicide, Self-Harm and Mental Health.

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  • UCC Webinar with Former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese on COVID Crisis

    01 Jul 2020
    UCC Webinar with Former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese on COVID Crisis

    University College Cork's, MaREI Centre is delighted to host former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, along with a panel of experts drawn from politics, technology, humanities, management and government policy, to explore 'Ideas that can change our lives' and how the COVID-19 pandemic is fundamentally reconfiguring our societies.

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  • DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: WHAT’S NEXT?

    16 Jun 2020
    DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: WHAT’S NEXT?

    Join leading experts in exploring trends in Digital Transformation and how organisations are responding to increasingly complex challenges on Monday 22 June 1pm-2.30pm. In this event, facilitated by Dr Paidi O'Reilly (Cork University Business School), we will be joined by experts in exploring the latest trends in Digital Transformation. Our guests include Clare Dillon, Julianne Coughlan and Antonio Santos.

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  • What can we learn from the COVID-19 pandemic to create a more sustainable world?

    15 Jun 2020
    What can we learn from the COVID-19 pandemic to create a more sustainable world?

    In this 2020 summer lecture series, the Environmental Research Institute at University College Cork has invited four of its affiliated academic staff to reflect on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our environment, and the possible lessons we can take forward to create a more sustainable society. We hope that you can join us on Fridays at 1 PM throughout the month of June and July. 

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  • Civically Engaged Universities with Talloires Network

    14 May 2020
    Civically Engaged Universities with Talloires Network

    UCC is a member of the Talloires Network, a leading international network that promotes higher education community engagement. Their current webinar series looks at community engaged universities that are responding quickly and positively to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Episode 3 - Civically Engaged Universities and the Pandemic – Issues of Displacement and Economics on June 8, 2020 (1-2 PM GMT) featured Dr Maire Leane, Senior Lecturer and Vera Stojanovic, student leader, University College Cork (Ireland), who spoke about local responses in support of refugees and asylum seekers as part of UCC's University of Sanctuary initiative. 

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  • Spark to Sport Free Webinar Series

    11 May 2020
    Spark to Sport Free Webinar Series

    UCC Sport & Mardyke Arena’s – Performance Manger Jeff Gomez has compiled a series of FREE webinars to run over the next two weeks. With a range of speakers across a variety of topics, it’s a series not to be missed. The initial series starts on Monday 11 May and runs to May 22. Past webinars will be available to watch on playback.

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  • WEBINAR - Food Systems:Responding to COVID19

    07 May 2020
    WEBINAR - Food Systems:Responding to COVID19

    Part of the Post Graduate Webinar Series, this information session will discuss the relevance of the MSc Programmes in Food Business and Development courses for students in the current climate and answer any questions you may have. All are welcome to attend. 

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Informed Opinion and Analysis

Across local and national radio, newspapers, television and social media, UCC staff are proactively sharing specialist insight, expertise and opinion to support public conversations, knowledge and dialogue on COVID-19 related issues.

What is this COVID-19 crisis? Community Development Journal, Editorial

By Rosie Mead from UCC Applied Social Studies, the editorial captures concerns about the amplified impacts of COVID-19 for people who already experience exclusion and marginalization.

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