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News & Announcements
22 Nov 2025
School of Education PhD Coffee Morning
It was great to bring many of our School of Education Cohort and Structured PhD students together for a Coffee Morning on Saturday.We followed this with a creative and enjoyable session led by Prof. Nicola Ingram, who explored the exciting possibilities of using visual research methods in education research.A big thank you to all of the students who shared their experiences and engaged so fully throughout the day!
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20 Nov 2025
The Bachelor of Science Education programme awards for 2025
A prize-giving award ceremony for the Bachelor of Science Education programme took place in the Eureka Centre, Kane Building on Tuesday 11th November 2025.This year’s recipient Ms. Martyna Byrdziak achieved the top marks on the Science Education programme.The Declan Kennedy medal for Academic Excellence was presented to Ms. Byrdziak together with the annual Perpetual Trophy.Well done to Martyna for this commendable achievement!
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19 Nov 2025
B.Ed. Gaeilge Graduation & Student Awards 2025
The School of Education B.Ed Gaeilge Awards ceremony took place on Wednesday 5th November 2025 at 2pm in SHTEPPS, The HUB. The recipients and the awards are as follows:1) Stephanie Doyle - Gradam Bharr Feabhais Acadúil 20252) Ellen O' Connor - Gradam Ildánaí 2025 Stephanie and Ellen were presented with these awards for exemplifying the highest standards of academic achievement and all-round exemplary practice in the post-primary school classroom. The students were joined by their families, the director of the B.Ed Gaeilge programme Dr. TJ Ó Ceallaigh, the B.Ed Gaeilge team, representatives from Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, The School of Languages, the School of Education Manager Dr. Tara Singleton and the Head of School Prof. Nicola Ingram. A proud celebration for the programme’s second cohort of graduates!
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19 Nov 2025
Irish Mathematics Teachers Association PME Bursaries
Congratulations to current UCC School of Education PME Year 1 students, Pádraig McAuliffe and Alice Murray, who have been awarded bursaries from the Cork Branch of the Irish Mathematics Teachers Association (IMTA).A huge thank you to the Cork IMTA for their generosity in supporting incoming UCC PME mathematics student teachers through these bursaries. This support is especially valuable given the shortage of mathematics graduates pursuing teaching through the consecutive ITE route.Well done to Pádraig and Alice on their successful applications, and many thanks to Seán O'Donovan (Cork IMTA Chairperson) for presenting the awards on behalf of the IMTA!
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