Refugee Week at UCC 2025
Refugee Week at University College Cork 2025
Refugee Week takes place at University College Cork from 24 - 30 March and the Office of the Vice President for Global Engagement is delighted to share this schedule of academic, social and fund-raising events in celebration.
Many thanks to UCC Fáilte Refugees Society, our faculty and students across the University and to our partners and collaborators for the hard work and initiative in organising these fantastic events.
| Date | Event | Description | Location | Time | Registration? | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2025 | Film Screening: The Palestine Exception | A film by Prof Jan Haaken, followed by a panel debate on academic freedom and the right to protest. | Boole Basement Lecture Theatres, Boole 4 | 12pm - 2pm | No | 1877757 |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Refugee Week Conference: Breaking Barriers to Integration. | 4 hour conference under the theme of breaking barriers to integration. Open to all but please register your interest in advance. | Main Quad - North Wing, UCC Council Chambers | 10am - 2pm | Yes | 1877758 |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Farming under Duress in the West Bank | Farming under Duress in the West Bank by Oliver Moore of Cork University Business School, with Izz Alkarajeh (owner of Izz Café) as respondent | O'Rahilly Building, ORB 255, 2nd Floor | 12.30pm - 2pm | No | 1877759 |
| 24 Mar 2025 | POSTPONED - Flag Raising to Launch Refugee Week | This event has been postponed. A new time and date will be added soon. Opening remarks by Prof Ursula Kilkelly, VP Global Engagement, UCC | Main Quad, Flag Poles, North Wing | 2.15pm - 2.30pm | No | 1877760 |
| 24 Mar 2025 | The Palestine Situation before the International Criminal Court | A seminar presented by Dr Paul Bradfield, BL, chaired by Dr Dug Cubie, School of Law, UCC. Opening remarks by Professor Ursula Kilkelly, VP Global Engagement, UCC. | The Hub, The Shtepps | 4pm - 6.30pm | No | 1877761 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | No Congo No Phone | A Discussion of Human Rights Abuses in the Congo Through the Lens of the Writings of Roger Casement, in collaboration with Fáílte Cork CSG | Boole Basement Lecture Theatres, Boole 5 | 7.30pm - 9pm | No | 1877762 |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Sleepover Club: ‘The Breadwinner’ Film Screening | in collaboration with UCC Friends of MSF Society, in aid of Refugee Week charities (Cork Migrant Centre and Fáilte Cork CSG). | Nudes Craft + Cocktail, Lavitts Quay, Cork City | 8pm - 10pm | No | 1877763 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Yoga for Activists | in collaboration with UCC Global Justice Society, in aid of our Refugee Week charities (Cork Migrant Centre and Fáilte Cork CSG). | Mardyke Arena & Sports Complex, Sports Hall | 10am - 11am | Yes | 1877764 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Populism and the Rise of the Far Right panel discussion | Seminar/panel discussion on Populism and the Rise of the Far Right convened by Dr Amin Sharifi Isaloo and the ISS21-Populism and the Rise of the Far-Right Cluster. | Boole Basement Lecture Theatres, Boole 6 | 12pm - 2pm | No | 1877765 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Fundraiser Pub Quiz and Raffle | In collaboration with UCC Feminist Society, UCC Global Justice Society, UCC History Society and UCC Simpsons Society, in aid of our Refugee Week charities (Cork Migrant Centre and Fáilte Cork CSG). | The Friary, North Mall, Cork City | 8pm - 10pm | Yes | 1877766 |
| 28 Mar 2025 | CREATE!: Spaces of Belonging | Creative workshop in collaboration with the Cork Migrant Centre. | Boole Library, The Creative Zone | 4pm - 7pm | Yes | 1877767 |
| 30 Mar 2025 | UCC Sanctuary Run (TIME TBC) | in collaboration with Sanctuary Runners; Open to the general public | Amphitheatre | 8am - 10am | No | 1877953 |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Story Weaving – Exhibition | Story Weaving – Exhibition in the Glucksman Foyer Exhibition Space. | Glucksman Gallery, Foyer Exhibition Space | 8am - 8am | No | 1878269 |
| 24 Mar 2025 | PRECNIGHTS Art Installation | PRECNIGHTS Art Installation (All Week) | Boole Library, Boole Library Exhibition Space | 9am - 9am | No | 1878271 |
| 24 Mar 2025 | The Art Library at Nano Nagle Place | UCC Art Collection loan - ‘A Story of Home’ artworks by Joe Caslin | Nano Nagle Place, Douglas Street, Cork City | 9am - 9am | No | 1878272 |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Free & Chosen Mobilities Online Meeting | Meet and share experiences with CoLibres, an inspiring Mexican NGO | Online, Microsoft Teams (see more info) | 3.30pm - 5pm | No | 1878331 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Fáilte Cork Community Sponsorship Group (CSG) Information Session | Fáilte Cork Community Sponsorship Group (CSG) is holding an information session for new members. We are a group of UCC staff and students, local residents and wider community members in Cork who are working to provide wraparound supports to successful Education Pathway scholarship students. | O'Rahilly Building, ORB 1.56, 1st Floor | 1pm - 2pm | No | 1878378 |