Nikhil joined UCC Academy in April as BI Analyst. Originally from Chandigarh in India, he's lived in Ireland for two years. When we caught up with him, we learned that Nikhil is quickly making Cork his home and has become a keen GAA supporter.

In July, Project Officer, Abhisweta Bhattacharjee, was pleased to support TRANSLATE final-year PhD candidate, Rupa Ranjani Palanisamy, at  The Advanced Materials Show, The Advanced Ceramics Show and Battery Cells & Systems Expo in Birmingham. Read on to learn more about this strategic opportunity for the TRANSLATE project.

As a member of the People and Culture Team, Katie Melia presently works as Strategy Transition Manager at UCC Academy. Katie discovered a passion for HR during Covid-19 when she began to follow a career in this area.  She's very musical and plays piano and guitar. With many strings to her bow, read on to learn more about Katie.

Since the inception of UCC Academy in 2014, we have supported our colleagues in UCC community with research project management. To date we have supported the submission of 18 successful research proposals. Of those 18 projects, we have supported 10 projects post-award as both project managers and communication managers.

Our conference team recently collaborated with UCC Summer Beds, Fáilte Ireland and Cork Convention Bureau for a lunchtime event, Conferences at UCC. Read on to learn more about this event. 

In March we sat down with Jenny Keane, Project Officer at UCC Academy for a five minute chat about her work, a typical day and who she would invite to a dinner party!

Meet Niall Kelly, who joined UCC Academy’s Project Centre in 2023. Since then, he has worked on a variety of projects at UCC. Niall has a gorgeous black labrador named Lexie, who he loves to walk in the countryside with.

Read on to learn more about Niall and his work at UCC Academy.

Jenny Keane, Project Officer at UCC Academy has recently returned to learning to increase her conversational Irish language skills.

Rebecca Buckley works in research project management as a Programme Manager within UCC Academy's Project Centre. She loves the variety her job brings in supporting researchers to achieve their project goals.

Outside of work, Rebecca enjoys reading and spending time with family and friends, and she has a passport with enviable stamps from across the globe!

In this series, we shine a light on our colleagues at UCC Academy and the work they do along with some of their own interests.

Shauna Quinlan has been a Business Administrator with the IO Team (International Office) at UCC Academy since 2019. She works in Cork and interacts with people from across the world. Shauna loves to travel; she has a connection with Quinlan’s Seafood Bar on Oliver Plunkett Street and once met an incredibly famous sports star.