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A view of Shandon in Cork City

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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

Photo: Dr Joanna Wharton, School of English and Digital Humanities. Image credit: Ruben Martinez (UCCTV).
17 Oct 2024

UCC researcher to investigate Georgian-era surveillance communications that pre-date the telegraph

Dr Joanna Wharton receives prestigious €590,262 Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland Pathway Programme award. LINC project offers new perspectives on pre-electrical telegraphic cultures, during the period 1794-1850. The project contributes to a historically informed debate on the legacies of surveillance, secrecy, and technological acceleration.
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Professor John O'Halloran, President of University College Cork; Rachel O'Leary, Director of Consulting & Business Engagement and Sean O'Driscoll, Chair of UCC's Governing Authority pictured at UCC’s Business Engagement Event.
Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision
16 Oct 2024

“Irish Universities can and must be much better at engaging with business”

“Irish Universities can and must be much better at engaging with business” states Sean O’Driscoll, one of Ireland’s business leaders, and chair of the Governing Authority of University College Cork (UCC).
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Dr Michelle McKeown, Lecturer in Environmental Geography in UCC College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences and Principal Investigator at the Environmental Research Institute, will present RTÉ series Heated. Image: RTÉ
15 Oct 2024

‘Hope comes from climate action, everyone has a role to play’ – Dr Michelle McKeown to present RTÉ climate change series Heated

UCC Geography lecturer Dr Michelle McKeown returns to RTÉ for second season of climate change series Heated. Heated is a factual series that looks at the implications of climate change for communities across Ireland. The series will tell stories of hope, inspiration and practical action to cut emissions.
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) Dr. Siobhain O' Mahony, founder of FemmeMeno; Dr. Julie O’ Sullivan, Founder of SkinCoat; Emer O' Shea, Case Manager with UCC Innovation pictured at University College Cork following receipt of funding totalling €1,046,747 for FemmeMeno and SkinCoat from Enterprise Ireland’s Commercialisation Fund Programme. Pic Provision.
15 Oct 2024

Two women-led start-ups at UCC secure over €1 million in Enterprise Ireland funding

Two women led start-ups at University College Cork (UCC) have received funding to translate their research into innovative companies that will benefit human health globally. The start-ups will drive advances in women’s health, and skin health.
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University College Cork

Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh

College Road, Cork T12 K8AF

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