Two of the world’s leading endocrine surgeons will visit University College Cork and Cork University Hospital on Thursday, February 2^nd as part of Royal College of Surgeon’s in Ireland (RCSI) Charter Day. As part of their visit, they will participate in a number of surgeries at CUH offering surgical students from UCC and surgical staff, a magnificent opportunity to learn and engage. 

This innovative part-time, blended-learning programme (Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and MSc) has been designed to an international standard and is suitable for healthcare professionals from a wide range of professions. It is a collaboration between clinicians at the world class Marymount University Hospital & Hospice and academics in UCC.

In4Kids is the first clinical trial network in Ireland to focus on children's health.

A new network putting children at the centre of decision-making in healthcare was launched today at University College Cork.

Funded by the Health Research Board (HRB), In4Kids, the Irish Network for Children’s Clinical Trials, will support innovative clinical research and trial design for children in Ireland. It is the first clinical trials network in Ireland to focus on children’s health.

Following our highly successful inaugural CoMH Research Conference "from Molecules to People" in 2022, the CoMH Futures Research Conference will be held on Thursday 21st September 2023 in Devere Hall, UCC.

Additional conference details available by clicking here. 

Our CoMH Futures Research Conference will follow a similar format to last year's very successful inaugural conference, see further details below.

2022 CoMH Research Conference "from Molecules to People" 

The inaugural CoMH Research Conference, "from Molecules to People", took take place on 22nd September 2022 in the Devere Hall, UCC.

This highly successful Conference showcased the diverse range of basic, translational and people centric research across the College of Medicine and Health.

COMET is an international and interdisciplinary conference on communication, medicine and ethics.

COMET aims to bring together scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds, involving various healthcare specialities and the human and social sciences. A special emphasis will be on the dissemination of ongoing research in language / discourse / communication studies in relation to healthcare education, patient participation and professional ethics.

The 2023 conference will be hosted by University College Cork (Ireland), and will take place in the Western Gateway Building.

• Dates: 20-22 June, 2023
• Venue: Western Gateway Building, University College Cork, Ireland
• Contact: comet2023@ucc.ie

To find out more, please visit https://www.ucc.ie/en/comet2023/

Don't forget that UCC will be holding its annual Postgrad Expo on Thursday, 26 January from 3pm - 8pm in the Hub.

Come along and find out more!

You will be able to attend talks with panels of Academic Staff, Students and Industry Partners and will also have the chance to meet 1:1 and chat with staff and students to explore your postgrad options from taught programmes all the way up to PhD level.

We are also planning some extra-curricular talks and initiatives around transitioning to postgraduate study and finding the right balance. There will be a chance for you to network over some delicious nibbles, plus, we will also have some lovely goodie bags to give away on the day so be sure to register your interest and secure your space!

To find out more, click here.

To register, please click on https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/ucc-postgraduate-expo-2023-tickets-466266725327

Art4Knowledge is a free Art Therapy Workshop Series funded by the Health Research Board (HRB) and facilitated by the UCC Cancer Trials Group (UCCCTG) in collaboration with Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork.

It offers an Art Therapy intervention to patients with or beyond a cancer diagnosis, families or close friends of patients with/beyond cancer, and UCCCTG clinical trials teams.

Participants will be encouraged to reflect on and better understand their own experiences, perceptions, and feelings around receiving cancer care and participation in clinical trials (patients/families), and the provision of cancer care (clinical trials teams), which they will communicate to each other using creative media. 

NO EXPERIENCE OR SKILL IN ART IS REQUIRED!

We are delighted to launch a new handbook entitled Graduate Students: ‘Coming to Cork’, hosted on the COMH Graduate Studies webpage and also avaialble to download here Graduate Students - Coming to Cork 2023.

Researched and compiled by students on the Postgraduate Student Committee in the College of Medicine and Health, it is especially valuable for international students who are new to Cork and to UCC. 

In-Touch project set to enhance lives of people with dementia living in care homes