The Students’ Union, in partnership with the Advancement Office, has commemorated the University’s 180th Anniversary with the placement of a time capsule at the heart of the campus.

UCC and HSE South West jointly announce the appointment of Professor Anna Olsson-Brown as UPMC Professor of Cancer Clinical Trials

On 6 May, a landmark new documentary celebrating the life, legacy and enduring global influence of Daniel O’Connell was screened in New York, bringing together UCC alumni and friends for a special commemorative event.

Ornithologist and wildlife sound-recordist Seán Ronayne was among those honoured at UCC’s Alumni Achievement Awards. 

The launch of the UCC Cork Alumni Club brought graduates from across the decades together for a warm and vibrant evening celebrating connection, community and the future of alumni engagement in Cork.

Thanks to donations to the UCC Alumni Fund, a new Sustainability & Wellbeing Collection is now live in UCC Library.

2024–2025 was a year of meaningful impact across the University, with philanthropy supporting a wide range of initiatives spanning research, student support, sustainability and the arts. 

Beth Patterson has been a full-time musician for over three decades. First and foremost a bouzouki and bass player, she divides her time between New Orleans and the east coast of the States. She writes music in various styles, from the folk idiom to progressive rock. Patterson has appeared on over two hundred recordings, performed in over twenty countries, and doesn’t sleep much.

2026 is scheduled to be a year of big anniversaries with many reunions already planned, including a 50 year Golden Jubilee for the Classes of 1976; a 20 year reunion for BComm 2006; and 30 year reunions for BCL 1996 and Medicine 1996.