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02 Oct 2025
School of Engineering's Rocketry and Space Exploration Society launch high-powered rocket
UCC reached great heights in a recent rocketry competition. The Rocketry and Space ExplorationSociety, one of UCC’s newest engineering society, hit it big in their first competitive appearance.The team recently appeared in Mach-25, a rocketry competition held in Machrihanish airbase inScotland. Here, the team launched Prometheus, their first high-powered rocket.This project has been long in the works and a big achievement for the society. Development ofPrometheus began in November last year. Being the society’s first high-powered rocket, and the secondrocket ever manufactured by the society, it was a huge undertaking for the budding team.
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18 Sep 2025
A New and Exciting Assistive Technology Developed in the School of Engineering Using Latest Advances in Electronics and AI
Imagine waking up and not being able to see colours, faces, words, or light. Everyday tasks (reading a sign, finding your way) become challenges. Imagine a world without sound — no music, no voices, no laughter. Over the summer, students and researchers in the Embedded Systems Group at UCC, under the supervision of Professor Emanuel Popovici, attempted to envision exactly that and develop an assistive technolog with the potential to transform many lives. Their tool is called Quality Commpanion and integrates AI and electronics into assistive technology for the visually and hearing impaired.
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16 Sep 2025
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) Donates Electronics Educational Kits to School of Engineering, UCC
University College Cork (UCC) recently welcomed representatives from ADI’s Cork office to mark a generous philanthropic donation of electronics educational kits to the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the School of Engineering and Architecture. The donation comprises 55 pairs of educational kits, each consisting of an “ADALM2000 Advanced Active Learning Module” and an “ADALP2000 Analog Parts Kit.” These kits are widely used by second- and third-year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students at UCC, offering exceptional functionality and flexibility for hands-on learning in electronic circuit theory and practice. Each kit replicates the capabilities of a full electronic workstation including a power supply, function generator, voltmeter, oscilloscope, spectrum analyser, and network analyser within a compact, USB-controlled unit. This contribution will greatly enhance the learning experience of future engineering students at UCC.
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24 Jun 2025
School of Engineering Prizegiving 2025
The School held its annual prizegiving event on June 6th 2025. Attended by over 60 students, friends and family members, the day showcased yet again our very talented students. A number of awards were made possible thanks to generous sponsorship and philanthropic support, demonstrating the commitment of our industry partners and donors to nurturing student success. We are grateful for their continued support. For more information on the prizes and awardees please download our
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