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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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16 Oct 2025
Innovation in creative practice celebrated at inaugural Danijela Kulezic-Wilson symposium
The symposium will explore connections between music, film, theatre and health sciences. The event will honour the legacy of Dr. Danijela Kulezic-Wilson, a pioneer in interdisciplinary sound and film research It will showcase new voices in creative and scholarly practice.
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14 Oct 2025
Special Screening of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me with Douglas Murray
From Twin Peaks to The Batman: a career with sound with UCC alumnus Douglas Murray, sound editor and designer. Douglas Murray will discuss his collaboration with David Lynch and the distinctive sound world of Twin Peaks. An Oscar nominee and Emmy winner, Murray graduated from UCC with a MA in Experimental Sound Practice
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