CoMH Celebrates 37 Quercus College Scholarship Recipients

16 Oct 2024

The Quercus College Scholarships acknowledge the academic achievement of students who have achieved top marks in the CoMH examinations of Summer 2024.

Each year Quercus nurtures a handful of minds, believed to have the potential to grow beyond all expectation. This is a cause for acknowledgement and a great celebration for the students, their friends and their family. Students from as far away as Canada and Lithuania received the scholarship demonstrating the international reach of the College of Medicine and Health, UCC.

Professor Helen Whelton congratulated all 37 recipients across the entire College: “Today, we gather to recognise the outstanding achievements of our Quercus scholarship recipients. This ceremony is a celebration of their hard work, dedication and commitment to excellence. At University College Cork we believe in creating an environment in which academic excellence can be combined with opportunities for personal development. Quercus is the Latin for oak, and is used as a symbol in UCC — ‘from acorn to mighty oak’ — to represent the growth and development of an individual that arises from nurturing talent through support, challenge, and mentoring. Today we see and celebrate that growth.”

We also awarded a very special Quercus University Scholarship today to one of our College of Medicine and Health students. This is a very prestigious award. Only four of these Quercus University Scholarships are awarded in UCC each year to students who have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement.

CoMH was delighted to present this Scholarship to Éabha Murphy, a third year medical student at our School of Medicine. Éabha was also awarded a Quercus entrance scholarship when she joined UCC three years ago, undoubtedly a true scholar. Éabha was born in and grew up in Waterford.  A true all- rounder, Éabha is also a  wonderful classical  and traditional musician.  She says music serves as a vital balance in her life.  Éabha speaks fluent Irish, French and Spanish, and  is an  active member of the UCC swimming club.  It was always a dream of hers to go to UCC and pursue  her love of learning. Congratulations Éabha we are delighted to have you as a student here at our University.