Microbiology Department Staff

The Department of Microbiology now comprises 18 research active academic STAFF, incorporating a Professor of Microbiology, a Professor of Food Microbiology, a Professor of Microbial Food Safety and a Professor of Medical Microbiology. The department also has a Teaching Assistant, a Department Manager, 6 Technical Officers, a Departmental Operative and 3 Administrative staff (2 of whom job-share). Staff at the Microbiology department UCC deliver on over 60 teaching Modules to over 1,500 students annually. There has been a significant growth in the number of research active staff in the recent past; over 50 research staff funded directly by research, are employed in the department, including Postdoctoral research staff, research assistants and research support staff. These staff are key members of research programmes and are paid from grant income sourced externally by the academic staff members. These staff have a pivotal role in the research activities of the department as well as facilitating research-led teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In addition, there are over 90 Graduate Students per year registered in the department for both PhD and MSc by research.