Discover UCC

Discover UCC

Discover UCC

We’re an award-winning institution with a history of independent thinking stretching back over 170 years. UCC is proud to be ranked in the top 1.1% of universities in the world. Our beautiful university opened its gates to just 115 students in 1849. We now have a student population of over 24,000.

UCC Fast Facts

UCC ranks 292 in the prestigious QS World University Ranking.

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Ranked one of the world’s top universities for the study of 25 subjects

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Over 24,000 Registered Students. 4,000 International Students from over 138 countries worldwide.

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Over 90% of our graduates are in employment or further studies

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Leaders in Research and Innovation

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200,000 Alumni worldwide

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The only university in Ireland to be awarded the Sunday Times University of the Year on five occasions since the inception of the award in 2002

Ranked as world leader for societal impact

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World's first 'Green Campus'

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UCC's Economic and Societal Impact

€2.3 million generated by UCC every day for the Irish economy

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UCC's students generate €187.50 million for the local economy in expenditure each year

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Over 23% of UCC's undergraduate intake are mature students, students with disabilities and non-traditional college-goers

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News and Views

26 Mar 2024

Public facing “silent crisis” of vitamins and minerals deficiency, experts warn

Europe is facing a nutrient deficiency that will impact children’s development and curtail healthy aging among older adults, experts have warned.
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Members of the Cavanagh family at the naming of The Cavanagh Way (l-r); Maeve O’Shaughnessy; Ronan Cavanagh; Professor John O’Halloran, President, UCC; Fiona Collier; Cal Healy, Deputy Director of Business Development and Advancement, UCC; and Conor Cavanagh. Photo by Ger McCarthy.
25 Mar 2024

UCC’s new riverside walkway named The Cavanagh Way

UCC is pleased to announce that its new riverside walkway has been named The Cavanagh Way. At a recent event on campus, members of the Cavanagh family officially opened The Cavanagh Way in memory of the late Tom and Marie Cavanagh. The naming recognises the Cavanagh’s generous philanthropy to the university, which has had a transformative effect on the campus, staff and students.
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INFANT Director Professor Geraldine Boylan, UCC President, Professor John O’Halloran, An Tánaiste, Micheál Martin TD, and Lily Collison, Board Member Cerebral Palsy Foundation and advocate for CP care in Ireland at the launch of ELEVATE, a new €11.6 million Cerebral Palsy research programme at University College Cork. Photography By Gerard McCarthy
22 Mar 2024

Tánaiste launches new €11.6 million Cerebral Palsy research programme at University College Cork

The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD, today launched a new €11.6 million research programme focused on Cerebral Palsy at University College Cork (UCC).
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Photo (L-R): Dr Carol Power and Dr Caroline Crowley, Centre for Co-operative Studies in the Cork University Business School. Photo credit: Ruben Martinez (UCC).
22 Mar 2024

Home care co-operatives can play a large role for older people care in Ireland, new report finds.

UCC study assessed the potential of care co-operatives in Ireland. The care co-operative model provides an alternative option to supporting older people to age well at home. In Ireland, most older people prefer to remain in their own homes, or, at least, in their own communities rather than in institutional settings, as they age. Study recommends the development of state-supported pilot actions to trial the development of care co-operatives.
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