Staff Induction Handbook

The School of Microbiology was awarded an Athena SWAN Bronze Award in 2022.   

The development of the Staff Induction Handbook was part of our Action Plan.  See also the Induction Checklist Microbiology for Line Managers to assist with the induction process.

The success of our gender equity initiatives has encouraged us to broaden our remit to an expanded Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) remit.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Our EDI committee monitors and implements our Athena SWAN Action Plan, nurtures and supports staff and student-led initiatives within the School to make it a more inclusive place to work. Our Action Plan also aims to create a role model pipeline, a clearly visible network of early stage researchers through our PG Committee and MicroSCRUM and their representation at our School EDI committee.

Microbiology School Research Staff Forum (MicroSCRUM)

We are very proud to have supported the development of our researchers staff committee “MicroSCRUM” a peer-to-peer support network for Research Assistants, Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Fellows.

MicroSCRUM organise social and professional events and activities, including the school seminar series and monthly newsletter, with the aim to raise the profile of the School and to help the School to achieve it's mission.

Contact microScrum@ucc.ie for further information

Postgraduate Student Committee

We have also supported our Postgraduate Committee in establishing what will now be an annual PhD "Roadmap to Success" workshop and STEM PhD Recruitment Fair. Meet the SoM PG Committee here

EDI ambassadors

Lekha, Michelle and Eimear are our EDI ambassadors for, international student/staff experience, staff/student supports and LGBTQIA+ and neurodiversity, respectively.

Have your say! Join our EDI committee or email us your suggestions at EDImicrobiology@ucc.ie

Some Further Staff Resources available in UCC

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Unit in University College Cork

Human Resources Policy Portal

Department of Human Resources with links to relevant policies including Staff Leave Policies, Family Friendly Policies, Wellbeing & Development, Work Permits, Promotions and Performance Development

Academic Policy and Document Portal

The Policy Portal provides access, via a single location, to policies on EDI, Health, Wellbeing and Disability, Exams, Teaching, Research, University Asets and other supporting documents which deal with the administration of the academic affairs of the University.

Health and Safety

UCC Health and Safety Office

School of Microbiology SharePoint for Safety, Health and Welfare at work (Microbiology Internal access only)

What to do in case of an emergency?

The UCC EMERGENCY Contact line - 24 hours – Ext.* 3111 or lift the red emergency phone handset in the stairwell [for all emergency services]

 * If calling from a mobile: + 021 4903111

Need more help?

The UCC website, https://ucc.ie/, uses a built-in search function to allow you to search for content on the UCC website, much like you would using Google or Yahoo. In fact, the UCC search function is based on Google's search engine. Use the UCC SEARCH tool to look for specific information, people or courses on the UCC website (as seen in the screen grab below):

Students can also use the ASK UCC service ask.ucc.ie, this is a centralised online help tool for all student queries about registration, exams, IT services and more.