• Moderated by Professor Stephen Graham, the panel will feature Professor Theresa Reidy, Professor Gillian Murphy, Mick Clifford, and Dr Eoin O’Malley.
• Open to all, the event will explore how democratic societies can build and sustain public trust amid the growing influence of AI, geopolitical uncertainty and political polarisation.

Dr Clodagh Harrington, School of History, UCC

Thursday 10 September 2026, 16.00 (4 PM)

• Academic historians, local history researchers and heritage practitioners will explore the people, places and events that shaped Cork, from the medieval period to the present day.

• Academy of Korean Studies funding will expand opportunities for students, deepen international collaboration and strengthen UCC’s position as a leading European centre for Korean Studies.

• Lexi Linnane, UCC Early Years and Childhood Studies student, to represent Cork.
• Lexi is using her platform to raise awareness of stroke and support the work of Cork Stroke Support.

• Cork's LGBTQI+ community, with a focus on trans+, gender non-conforming, and gender-creative experience, to be celebrated in a new performance.
• The Queer Appear, Here! is led by Professor Yvon Bonenfant.

• Criminology conference explored challenges in crime, justice and social harm, from drug policy and prison education to political extremism and youth justice.
• 150 researchers, practitioners and students convened at event hosted at University College Cork.

• UCC Film and Screen to host special screening of Claude Chabrol's La Cérémonie as part of a city-wide celebration of French film and culture.
• Free programme of events celebrates Cork’s partnership with France during Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

• Dr Aoife Granville and Deirdre Granville launch new album Ceo Draíochta.
• New album is rooted in the living traditions of West Kerry.

• Award-winning poet and UCC lecturer in Modern Irish Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh featured on BBC World Service's In the Studio.
• Celebrated Irish poet explores creative process, mythology, and motherhood.

• Life, Death, Legacy: Ireland’s Connected Bronze Age opens at Cork Public Museum.

• New book explores how the regular public transmission of news became one of the great inventions of the Renaissance.
• Launch event marked Professor Brendan Dooley’s retirement from University College Cork.

• New public debate series hosted by UCC College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences.
• First event in new series to explore if Ireland is falling behind where it matters.

• Major public symposium examined the significance of Ireland’s newly released 1926 Census records
• Genealogy clinic gave attendees practical support in tracing family histories and exploring connections within the census.

• Experts examined the future of translation, the impact of Artificial Intelligence and multilingual communication in Europe.
• Delegates from more than 24 countries explored access and innovation in postgraduate translator education and professional practice.

• New graphic novel brings together climate science, visual storytelling and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Co-designed with communities as part of the Met Éireann funded TRANSLATE project, with narrative composition by Dr Rosa Rogers, visual design by Rosa Kelly and Irish translation by Merlin Pearson.
• UCC and Met Éireann event to explore creative approaches to climate communication.

• Registration opens for UCC public symposium on 1926 census.
• The National Archives website has been visited nearly 40 million times since the 1926 census records were released in April.

• 'Here The Queer Appear' public light installation to take place on 2 May at Atlantic Pond, Cork city.
• Participatory public artwork by Professor Yvon Bonenfant, created with and for the LGBTQI+ community of Cork City.

• Misinformation, false conspiracy theories and the impact of technology on young people's health were among the topics explored through the lens of applied psychology.
• PsychSlam aims to showcase the breadth of applied psychology to students while equipping them with valuable insight into everyday behaviour, relationships, and real-world challenges.

• TY students explored gained practical insight into how applied psychology operates in real‑world contexts.
• The programme introduced TY students to the pathways and possibilities within Applied Psychology BA (CK120) and Applied Psychology and Computing BA (CK121) at UCC.

• More than 420 graduates from UCC’s College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences will join global alumni community at this week’s conferring ceremonies.

• UCC Film and Screen Media to host 'In Conversation with Régis Wargnier' on Monday, 2 March.
• A rare opportunity to hear from an Academy Award-winning master of cinema.
• The event presented in partnership with Cork French Film Festival, supported by Alliance Française de Cork and the French Embassy in Ireland.

• UCC hosts a celebration of 1926 silent cinema with live musical accompaniment.
• Experience silent film as it was meant to be seen: on the big screen, with live music, in UCC’s Aula Maxima.
• Movies will feature screen icons Clara Bow and Alice Joyce.

• UCC Director of Creative Writing Dr Kerri Andrews is named on the 2025 Highland Book Prize longlist of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
• The prize honours writing that recognises the rich talent, landscape and cultural diversity of the Highlands.

• The Puttnam Scholars programme offers UCC students from across disciplines an opportunity to collaborate with Lord David Puttnam, award-winning producer, educator and environmentalist. 

• UCC BA Arts-Music (Honours) student and UCC Quercus Creative and Performing Arts Scholar Ríona Hely wins Bonn Óir Seán Ó Riada Competition.
• The Seán Ó Riada Gold Medal competition is a prestigious traditional music competition that focuses on a different instrument every year over a four-year cycle.

• Talk series to explore Canty’s work from music videos to short and feature films
• Events announced as Christy receives 14 IFTA nominations after major international success.
• Lunchtime talk series hosted by UCC Department of Film and Screen Media

• UCC ceremony honoured outstanding student achievement across Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
• The ceremony highlighted the diverse routes students take to reach and excel at university.

• Alan Butler will share insights into his artistic practice examining how digital technologies shape culture, politics, and perception.
• Alan Butler is the first Arts Council Digital Artist in Residence at University College Cork.
• The residency celebrates diverse artistic voices and practices shaping Ireland’s creative landscape.

• COGG Scholarships awarded to B.EdGaeilge (CK124) students in University College Cork