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Welcome to Cork

Cork is the largest and southernmost county of Ireland. It is a place of great wit, culture and independence. Cork City is a hub of culture and business whilst the county boasts some of the country's most magnificent landscapes. It is the perfect place to live, learn and thrive!

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Cork is ranked as one of Europe’s top eight ‘ideal cultural and creative cities’ by the European Commission

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Listed as one of the Top 10 places in the world to visit by the Lonely Planet

Cork City is a gateway to the Wild Atlantic Way

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Cork is widely regarded as the food capital of Ireland with more than 350 artisan producers located throughout the City and County

Cork plays host to 24 major festivals each year

News and Views

Celebrating 175 years of Physics at UCC are L-R: Prof John McInerney, School of Physics, UCC; Prof Sarah Culloty, Head, College of Science, Engineering and Food Science; Luke O’Sullivan, 2nd Year Student, Recipient of John Delaney Memorial Prize for 2024; Prof Paul Callanan, Head, School of Physics. Photo: UCC TV
29 Nov 2024

Pioneering laser expert joins UCC’s 175th physics anniversary

An internationally renowned expert in the field of ultrafast laser and x-ray science is among the high-profile graduates who took part in a special event on 29 November celebrating 175 years of Physics at University College Cork (UCC). Professor Margaret Murnane is a Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her accolades include the 2022 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize, awarded by the Institute of Physics.
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28 Nov 2024

UCC researcher to develop a third-level cancer care educational programme to support patients

A University College Cork (UCC) researcher will develop a programme that supports the education of current and future health-care providers who work with patients on their cancer journey, as part of a project to receive funding from the Health Research Board All-Island Cancer Consortium (HRB AICC) awards.
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Pictured at University College Cork (UCC) are (l-r): Joanne O’Riordan, sports journalist, disability activist, motivational speaker and student of law; Caitríona Twomey, volunteer co-ordinator of Cork Penny Dinners; Dola Twomey, therapist/activist at the Sexual Violence Centre Cork; Mary Crilly, feminist activist and founding member and CEO of the Sexual Violence Centre Cork; Dr. Myra Cullinane, medical doctor, barrister and Senior Dublin District coroner; Sr. Sharon Fagan, Congregational Leader, Presentation Sisters (representing Honora ‘Nano’ Nagle); Dr. Naomi Masheti, psychologist, three-time UCC graduate and Programme Director of the Cork Migrant Centre. Photo credit: Clare Keogh
26 Nov 2024

11 outstanding Munster women to feature in Accenture’s Women on Walls at UCC

Edna O’Brien, Joanne O’Riordan, Honora ‘Nano’ Nagle, Mary Crilly and Dr. Naomi Masheti are among the eleven women selected for Accenture’s Women on Walls at UCC. More than 600 nominations were submitted by members of the public following an open call for subject suggestions. An open call to artists has now been announced to create the portrait series, which will hang in UCC’s historic Aula Maxima.  
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Photo (L-R): Dr Sarah Moran (Clinical Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine and Consultant Nephrologist in Cork University Hospital) and Dr Elaine McMahon School of Public Health and the National Suicide Research Foundation). Image credit: Portia Cruz (UCC TV).
21 Nov 2024

€2m awarded to future UCC research leaders in health and social care research

University College Cork (UCC) researchers have been awarded a combined €2m for separate projects that will find novel solutions to monitor patients with inflammatory kidney disease and better understand how social determinants affect suicidal behaviours.
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University College Cork

Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh

College Road, Cork T12 K8AF

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