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Dr Olivia O'Leary, welcomes school students to discover Neuroscience at the UCC October 2024 Open Day

1 Nov 2024
Dr Olivia O'Leary, Director of BSc Neuroscience at the October 2024 Open Day

A very busy UCC Open day saw great interest in the BSc Neuroscience stand at the recent Open Day. Students interested in the BSc in Neuroscience degree gathered to chat with academic staff, undergraduate and post graduate Neuroscience students, working in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience.

 

Director of BSc Neuroscience Dr Olivia O'Leary delivered an introductory lecture during the day and in addition explained to students how 'BSc Neuroscience in UCC has a strong reputation for providing a high-quality student experience and how many of our graduates have commented on the friendly and nurturing environment in which the programme runs.

Answering questions about career opportunities Dr O'Leary described how 'many of our graduates have embarked on postgraduate studies in neuroscience or related life sciences research. Some have joined our PhD and MSc programmes here in UCC while others have obtained scholarships in universities and research centres worldwide. Some of our graduates have pursued medical training at graduate entry level, including here at the School of Medicine in UCC and have gone on to specialist training in Neurology and Neurosurgery. Similarly, some have pursued graduate training in Allied Health professions such as Physiotherapy, Radiography and Radiation therapy while others have established careers in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors'. 

Third Year Co-ordinator, Dr Jane English and Postgraduate students, Amiee Cronin and Susan Burke were on hand to chat with school students visiting the Neuroscience stand. As recent graduates from the BSc Neuroscience course the postgraduate students were busy throughout the day answering questions about the BSc Neuroscience course content, entry requirements and career opportunities.

The BSc Neuroscience is a very well-established interdisciplinary degree course hosted by the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, with significant contributions from a number of other departments. The first BSc Neuroscience class graduated in 2000 and has an alumnus of graduates who have taken many diverse and successful career paths. The BSc in Neuroscience also equips students for entry into the pharmaceutical, biomedical and biotechnology industry in careers such as clinical trials, sales and marketing, and research. Understanding brain function is also critical in many other fields including Medicine, Allied Health Professions, Education, Bioengineering and Law. Students on the programme study neuroscience from the molecular and cellular level through to behaviour, psychology and clinical neuroscience. Staff in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience participates in teaching the second, third- and fourth-year modules of the Biological and Chemical Sciences (CK402) programme leading to the BSc (Hons) Neuroscience degree.

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