UCC's CoMH Winter 2022 Newsletter has arrived!

Read CoMH Winter Newsletter 2022 which highlights recent events, achievements and other news from across the College of Medicine and Health.

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

University College Cork (UCC) is today launching the latest phase in its ambitious & dynamic academic recruitment initiative.

UCC Futures – Future Medicines is developing next generation medicines and medical technologies for improved health outcomes & quality of life for those with chronic disease.

We have 11 academic opportunities available spanning Lecturer to Professor, across multiple schools in the College of Medicine & Health UCC, including Pharmacy, Medicine, and Nursing.

Best Wishes for 2023.

From the College of Medicine and Health Team

Congratulations to our colleague Professor Paul Ross, Director of APC Microbiome Ireland, a world-leading Science Foundation Ireland research centre based at University College Cork who has been awarded a highly prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant to investigate viable alternatives to antibiotics.

UCC is delighted to host the COMET Conference which 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, visit https://www.ucc.ie/en/comet2023/

Congratulations to Jack Murray, a first year PhD student at School of Pharmacy UCC who was awarded the esteemed Jane Grimson Medal of Excellence at this year’s Irish Research Council Awards.

Jack is one of four top-ranked early-career postgraduate researchers selected by the Irish Research Council for ‘Medals of Excellence’. Jack was awarded his medal for his work in the STEM category where he was given high praise for his research which investigates ways of addressing challenges associated with formulating oral drugs, such as poor water solubility. His focus is on the creation of a ‘smart’ development pathway - using artificial intelligence to assist formulators in choosing the best ingredients for each poorly water-soluble drug.

Professor Helen Whelton, Head of the College of Medicine and Health UCC, said this was a great achievement and she congratulated Jack on his excellent work.

Twenty-three year old Jack said he is delighted to receive this prestigious award. “I am working in this area because of the potential of artificial intelligence to streamline the clinical translation of tomorrow’s medicines. It will improve the safety of therapies already on the market and reduce the need for expensive experiments”

Jack said he would like to thank Professor Brendan Griffin and Dr. Patrick O’Dwyer for their time and help with his project.

We had a great evening welcoming our new Clinical Professors to College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork last night. Great to see so many familiar faces, friends and colleagues come together to acknowledge and celebrate academic research and teaching excellence.

College of Medicine and Health, UCC received a Higher Distinction award for its outstanding workplace standards at this year’s National Irish Safety Organisation Awards (ROI and NI) and it could not come at a better time. The award is indeed a fitting tribute to the huge work put in over the years by University Safety Officer Mr. John Ring who retires this week after 30 years managing all things safety at UCC.

A former civil engineering student of UCC John has worked as University Safety Officer providing safety management and compliance advice and supports to all FA and Schools (management and staff) since 1992.