Professor Brian Harvey, Vice-President for Research Policy and Support, recently hosted a visit to UCC by members of The Royal Academy of Engineering who were on a tour of Irish Universities to study Irish advances in the IT world. The visit included tours of the Faculty of Engineering and the NMRC.

Paul O'Donnell, Music, has produced a new CD entitled An Evening At Hayfield Manor. The CD is available from the Music Department and is priced at £10 (Students £6).

A total of 130 runners from all over Ireland participated in the Staff Athletic Club's annual l0 kilometre Road Race making it one of the most competitive and popular races in the calendar.

Club members have been prominent on the road and track throughout the past season with highlights from Mick Dunne, General Services, who was selected to run the Boston Marathon in April 2000 and Ger Kiely, Civil Engineering, winning on the track in the Cork County Championships. Pat Ryan, Buildings and Estates, has the Great North Run in his sights this Autumn and Áine Murphy and Bernie O'Connell, both in Microbiology, continue to dominate women's races in the BHAA calendar. Billy O'Rourke, Computer Science, won the Garda 4 mile Road Race last May and John O'Riordan, Physics, made his come back this season after injury with a succession of wins on the track.

The Club is always on the lookout for new members, so if your taste runs from a friendly lunchtime jog around the Lee Road to something a little more ambitious, like a marathon, drop in at the Mardyke around 1pm any day.

Members of the UCC Staff Athletic Club warming up on the athletic track before the start of its annual l0k road race.

L-R: Mr John O'Riordan, Physics; Ms Imelda Sheehan, Registrar's Office; Ms Carmel Shortiss, Microbiology; Mr Dave Murphy, Chemistry (retired); Ms Bernie O'Connell, Microbiology; Mr Michael Dunne, General Services; Mr Christy Roche, Physics; Dr William Reville, Biochemistry; Dr Cathal O'Connell, Applied Social Studies; Dr Ger Kiely, Civil Engineering and Dean of Graduate Studies; Ms Áine Murphy, Microbiology and Mr Pat Murphy, Lee Maltings.