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Alumni Spotlight: Louise Quill
Founder and voluntary director of Tír na nÓg Orphanage in Tanzania and BA Arts
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04 Nov 2025
Art exhibition exploring climate change and community opens in Cork cork
Created by 2,000 Cork women and artists from the USA, the exhibition transforms climate data into a striking visual record of change. Twenty years after its creation, The Knitting Map joins The Tempestry Project in exploring how local stories reflect a global climate crisis.
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29 Oct 2025
New UCC Quercus Scholars recognised for excellence
10 new scholars join 16 existing Quercus Scholars within UCC College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences. The Quercus Talented Students’ Programme is a scholarship programme that supports and promotes excellence in academia, sport, creative and performing art, active citizenship, and innovation and entrepreneurship.
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21 Oct 2025
Music at University College Cork - Open Day 2025
UCC's Department of Music to host an Open Day on Saturday, 1 November from 1pm to 4pm. All are welcome to discover undergraduate music degrees at UCC, meet Faculty and explore what it's like to be a music student.
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21 Oct 2025
Childcare, finance and time-poverty preventing lone parents from accessing third-level education
Systemic barriers such as inadequate financial supports, housing, childcare, and transport costs continue to block lone parents from pursuing education. The report calls for an “education first” approach, with adequate supports to enable lone parents to access higher education and attain well-paid, secure employment. New research led by UCC School of Applied Social Studies researchers in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin and One Family.
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