The Academia to Entrepreneurial Impact (A2EI) programme will take place again this year (Sept - Nov). It is a practical, hybrid programme designed for PhD and doctoral students who want to know more about innovation or explore the entrepreneurial potential of their research, as part of their career development journey. UNIC travel funding is available for two PhD students for the onsite training in Rotterdam.

UNICArt co-lead Dr Brice Catherin  travelled to Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, this July to work in person with two of the co-authors of his forthcoming artistic methodologies workbook. This book will offer a clear introduction to artistic methodologies, including how-to sections, practical exercises, case studies, and a broader breakdown of past and current practices in the field.

Entrepreneurial learning, arts and creativity for inclusive and sustainable urban futures.

The University of Łódź invites Master’s students and doctoral candidates from UNIC partner universities (including University College Cork) to take part in Global Minds Summer School 2026: Ideas, Disciplines, Collaboration, organised by the Doctoral Schools Centre of the University of Łódź.

Applications are currently invited for the open call for UCC Green Campus Living Laboratory funding (for demonstration projects up to the value of €5,000). The call includes projects with meaningful engagement with UNIC partners. 

This week saw a UCC delegation with representation from across the university enjoy the hospitality of our UNIC colleagues at Koç University in Istanbul. The delegation was led by UNIC UCC Director, Dr Jean van Sinderen-Law and Head of the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences Professor Stephen Graham. 

We are delighted to welcome Leah Hurley and Anna Clare O'Flynn as UNIC Student Representatives for 2026/27.

Superdiversity is one of the thematic lines and defining features of the UNIC alliance. It refers to the increased and complex forms of diversification and the existence of multiple identity markers that intertwine to shape the socio-cultural reality around us.

A one-day training on methods used in migration and superdiversity research is delivered by experts of the UNIC Superdiversity network on June 2nd. It is open to all staff, PhD/post-graduate students and post-doctoral researchers across the UNIC alliance.

Following the success of last year's UNIC International Sustainability Leadership Autumn School held in University College Cork under the leadership of Dr Paul Bolger (UCC Sustainability Academy) in October 2025, Malmö University will host the 2026 Sustainability Leadership Autumn School (5 ECTS credits).