Professor Louise Crowley appears before Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Higher Education

24 Sep 2026

Professor Crowley spoke about the Bystander Intervention Programme at UCC and it's impact across UCC, the Higher Education sector and beyond. 

On September 23rd, Professor Louise Crowley, School of Law, UCC, appeared before the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Higher Education to share details of the implementation by University College Cork of the National Framework to end Sexual Harassment and Violence at Third Level. Professor Crowley demonstrated the reach and impact of the UCC Bystander Intervention Programme across the sector and beyond. 

Watch Professor Crowley's address here. 

Established in 2019, The Bystander Intervention programme at UCC forms part of a strategic response to the issues of sexual misconduct and violence among student populations. The blended-learning approach of the Bystander Intervention programme seeks to not only enhance knowledge and understanding of these issues, but also to lead to attitude and behavioural change across the university.