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News & Announcements
06 Jan 2026
LÉIM Project: CLIL-PE through Irish Intervention Celebration Day at the Mardyke Arena
As part of our commitment to deepen community engagement under Barr na gCnoc — the partnership connecting our teaching and research efforts to local schools — the School of Education at University College Cork welcomed over 100 primary pupils to the Mardyke arena at the beginning of December 2025 to showcase their new use of Irish developed in tandem with fundamental movement skill development in physical education.
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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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