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01 Sep 2025
Could co-op housing help the Irish student accommodation crisis?
Analysis: Across Europe and North America, student housing co-operatives have emerged as a proven solution to housing needs
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08 Aug 2025
Funded MSc Research in the Social and Co-operative Economy
Value: The scholarship includes MSc fee waiver and stipend which when combined will equal €25,000 per annum (24 Months) Questions about this scholarship can be directed to Dr Bridget Carroll b.carroll@ucc.ie or Niamh Kiely N.Kiely@ucc.ie
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10 Jun 2025
Care Co-operatives in Ireland and the UK; A Webinar
Care Co-operatives in Ireland and the UK: A model for designing and delivering home care that respects and empowers care recipients, family carers and care workers. This is a recording of a webinar hosted by the Centre for Co-operative Studies, University College Cork, in association with the Society for Co-operative Studies in Ireland (SCSI) and the UK Society for Co-operative Studies (UKSCS), to foster awareness and understanding of the potential of the co-operative model to address key societal challenges during the UN International Year of Co-operatives, 2025.
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25 May 2025
First Cohort Completes Certificate in Co-operative Governance and Professional Development with UCC and Tirlán
The first cohort has completed a co-operative governance training programme by UCC and Tirlán to support member leadership within the co-op.
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