Events
EVENTS TO CELEBRATE
This year, UCC will celebrate its 180th Anniversary with an exciting line-up of on-campus events and activities. We invite you to explore our history, experience our present and help shape our future.
| Date | Time | Title | More Info | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2025 | 9am | Historic Campus Tours (on going) | Discover the stunning Honan Chapel, explore the ancient Ogam Stone Collection, and marvel at the Crawford Observatory. For the first time, this tour also includes a visit to a special exhibition celebrating The Great Book of Ireland – a unique modern manuscript combining the work of poets, artists, and calligraphers to create a single extraordinary volume. | https://www.ucc.ie/en/visitorservices/tours/public/ |
| 23 Oct 2025 | 7pm | Screening of Louis Malle’s Elevator to the Gallows with a live score by FIXITY | This event was initiated by Tadhg Dennehy, a current PhD student and lecturer in the Film Department, and an MA graduate from the English Department. FIXITY is the project of Dan Walsh, a Music Department graduate and Berkeley scholarship recipient. | https://libcal.ucc.ie/event/4398683 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | 1.10pm | FUAIM: POD | Intersections between jazz and pop music | https://www.ucc.ie/en/fmt/music/events/pod-2025--241025-110pm-aula-maxima-ucc.html |
| 31 Oct 2025 | 1.10pm | FUAIM: Zoopraxographers: film performance & experimental guitar | Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu, filmmaker and Michael Pisaro-Liu, composer | https://www.ucc.ie/en/fmt/music/events/zoopraxographers-film-performance--experimental-guitar---311025-110pm-glucksman-gallery-ucc.html |
| 3 Nov 2025 | 9am | 180 Anniversary Exhibition | The 180th Anniversary Exhibition showcases the rich history, achievements, and enduring spirit of the university, celebrating nearly two centuries of learning, discovery, and community | /en/ucc180/events/180-anniversary-exhibition.html |
| 4 Nov 2025 | 12pm | Mapping Climate Change: The Knitting Map & The Tempestry Project | The Mapping Climate Change exhibition celebrates UCC's commitment to Sustainability and Community Engagement through local and international textile art works from Ireland and the US. This exhibition unites for the first time two innovative textile art projects that give visual and tangible presence to our warming world at a crucial moment of environmental precarity. | /en/ucc180/events/mapping-climate-change.html |
| 4 Nov 2025 | 6pm | AI For Business Leaders: Ethics, Regulation and Business Value | Join this comprehensive business briefing on Artificial Intelligence exploring Ethical AI, legal frameworks and strategic business integration. Hear from UCC’s leading academic experts to discover cutting-edge applications in manufacturing, logistics and Recommender Systems, powered by UCC’s research excellence. | https://chamber.corkchamber.ie/events/details/ai-for-business-leaders-ethics-regulation-and-business-value-35265 |
| 7 Nov 2025 | 12.20pm | Student Innovation Showcase | The Student Innovation Showcase highlights the creativity and talent of our students, featuring groundbreaking projects and fresh ideas that address real-world challenges and inspire future solutions. | /en/ucc180/events/student-innovation-showcase.html |
| 7 Nov 2025 | 1.10pm | FUAIM: Lalgudi Krishnan & Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi | A concert of South Indian Karnatak music. Please note this week's concert takes place in the O'Riada Hall at the Department of Music, Sundayswell Road. | https://www.ucc.ie/en/fmt/music/events/-lalgudi-krishnan--lalgudi-vijayalakshmi---071125-110pm-oriada-hall-ucc.html |
| 13 Nov 2025 | 7pm | 180 YEARS OF TREES AND INNOVATION AT UCC | For 180 years, University College Cork has nurtured an arboretum that is both a living archive and laboratory. Planted at the foundation of the university in 1845, these trees chart a history of global exploration, scientific curiosity, and cultural exchange. | /en/ucc180/events/180-years-of-trees-and-innovation-at-ucc.html |
| 14 Nov 2025 | 1.10pm | FUAIM: The Vanbrugh & Friends | With a special guest appearance by the Olympia Quartet playing Dvořák - String Sextet in A major Op.48 [1878] | https://www.ucc.ie/en/fmt/music/events/the-vanbrugh--friends---141125-110pm-aula-maxima-ucc.html |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 6.30pm | Let Me Tell You Something | UCC Library's new monthly literary series. Make the theme & make what you want of it. All medium welcome: flash, poetry, essay, memoir, skits, plays, write us a song if you feel like it. (5 to 7 mins). Open to everyone so please share with your friends and neighbours. | /en/ucc180/events/let-me-tell-you-something.html |
| 21 Nov 2025 | 1.10pm | FUAIM: Nomadic Piano Project | Antoni O’Breskey with Paahto Cummins, Consuelo Nerea & Ross Chaney | https://www.ucc.ie/en/fmt/music/events/nomadic-piano-project---211125-110pm-aula-maxima-ucc.html |
| 24 Nov 2025 | 7pm | Welcome to our City | Welcome to our City full details to be announced. | /en/ucc180/events/welcome-to-our-city-.html |
| 27 Nov 2025 | 7pm | Global Speaker Series | Global Speaker Series full details to be announced. | /en/ucc180/events/global-speaker-series.html |
| 28 Nov 2025 | 1.10pm | FUAIM: Duo Lyrica: music for flute and piano | Join Duo Lyrica for a musical journey through great works, both old and new, for flute and piano. This recital will feature several beautiful arrangements of Schubert's Leider by Theobald Bohm, alongside works by John Gibson, Debussy, Chopin and arrangements by Duo Lyrica of Irish melodies. A wonderful lunchtime recital showcasing beautiful works for flute and piano. | https://www.ucc.ie/en/fmt/music/events/duo-lyrica-music-for-flute-and-piano---281125-110pm-aula-maxima-ucc.html |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 10am | 180 Anniversary Exhibition and launch ceremony | The 180th Anniversary Exhibition and Launch Ceremony celebrates the university’s rich legacy and future vision, unveiling a special showcase of history, achievements, and community spirit to mark this milestone occasion. | /en/ucc180/events/180-anniversary-exhibition-and-launch-ceremony.html |
| 2 Dec 2025 | 9am | Anniversary Commemorative Poem Launch | The Commemorative Poem Launch honors our history and community via the power of words, marking a significant 180 anniversary. This one-of-a-kind composition, honors the past while motivating the next generation. | /en/ucc180/events/anniversary-commemorative-poem-launch.html |
| 5 Dec 2025 | 9am | Arts & Sustainability Pilot Event | Join us for this day of sharing practice, questions and curiosities, in resonant conversation with the Mapping Climate Change exhibition also at Horgan's Quay. | /en/ucc180/events/arts--sustainability-pilot-event.html |
| 5 Dec 2025 | 1pm | Time Capsule Ceremony | The Time Capsule Ceremony celebrates our university’s history and future, as students, staff, and alumni gather to preserve memories, achievements, and messages for generations to come. | /en/ucc180/events/time-capsule-ceremony.html |
| 5 Dec 2025 | 1.10pm | FUAIM: UCC Choir with Lisa Lambe | The UCC Choir, directed by Eva McMullen Glossop, brings our series to a close with this final, unforgettable concert. Renowned performer Lisa Lambe joins the choir for a celebration of Irish music and culture. As this brings our Autumn 2025 concert season to a close, we would like to take the opportunity to thank our audiences and colleagues most sincerely for your ongoing support. We look forward to welcoming you back to our Friday Lunchtime concerts in the Autumn. | https://www.ucc.ie/en/fmt/music/events/ucc-choir-with-lisa-lambe---051225-110pm-aula-maxima-ucc.html |
| 17 Dec 2025 | 4pm | The World’s First Professor of Celtic? Owen Connellan and Cork | One of the pioneering initiatives of the new Queen’s Colleges was the establishment of the world’s first professorships of the Celtic languages. This talk will look at QCC’s professor of Celtic, Owen Connellan (1797-1871), considering both his sometimes stormy relationship with the college administration, and his place in early Irish scholarship. The account of his life and career will be illustrated with passages from his published and unpublished writings. | /en/ucc180/events/the-worlds-first-professor-of-celtic-owen-connellan-and-cork.html |