Graduate Studies in the College of Medicine and Health

Our aim is to advance curiosity-driven professionalism and research excellence for health-related global challenges, in a student-centred, respectful and inclusive environment.

The Graduate Studies team in the College of Medicine & Health is committed to facilitating the highest quality experience for our graduate research students. A Student-Centred culture is promoted such that graduate research students are valued as emerging healthcare or health sciences professionals. Lifelong and Life-wide learning for professional development is enabled through transferrable skills training modules, workshops, digital badge microcredentials and mentoring in line with the Irish University Association Graduate Skill’s statement.

Particular attention is given to the professional and holistic development of graduates. Supervisor support and training is also provided to underpin the high quality of research supervision for our research students. Shared responsibility and respect are central to the supervisor-student relationship. Overall, we are committed to the supporting our students to achieve and succeed in whatever area of education or research they are pursuing, including translation of learning into their work lives, and advancing their careers.

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Academic Health Sciences

Established in 2022, UCC Academic Health Sciences forms part of the University’s College of Medicine & Health. We work to develop and promote health initiatives and strategies across UCC’s Health Sciences, our hospital partners and community healthcare organisations, all based in the south/south west region.

UCC is the primary academic partner to nine hospitals in the HSE South/SouthWest Hospital Group (SSWHG). We also have a working relationship with the Bon Secours Hospital Cork, Marymount University Hospital & Hospice, the Mater Private Hospital Cork, and Public Health and Primary Care in the Cork and Kerry region.

UCC Academic Health Sciences works with our health sciences schools to provide a formal channel for cooperation with our affiliated health partners.  

This includes developing and implementing the strategic vision and direction for healthcare education, research and innovation across UCC and SSWHG, and ultimately the successful creation of an Academic Health Science System in the South/South West region, which in turn forms part of a national academic health sciences system strategy. 

Chief Academic Officer of the SSWHG and Head of College of Medicine & Health, UCC, Professor Helen Whelton, leads the Office of UCC Academic Health Sciences.

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Research & Innovation Support

Are you looking for support with funding opportunities, post-award grant support, policy information or looking to commercialise your research? Support is available from within the College of Medicine & Health, and university-wide in the Office of Vice President for Research & Innovation.

• Office of Vice-President for Research & Innovation

• UCC Research

• UCC Innovation

• Office of Vice-President for Research & Innovation (UCC internal access)

• College of Medicine & Health Research Funding Sharepoint (UCC COMH internal access

The College of Medicine & Health is delighted to invite abstract submissions for our annual Research Conference. The theme of the conference this year is the “Academic Health Sciences System.”

The annual CoMH Research Conference is an important event in the College calendar that showcases the array of interdisciplinary research and innovation occurring across our six Schools, their constituent Departments, three large research centres in APC Microbiome Ireland, Cancer Research @UCC, INFANT, all supported by our HRB-Clinical Research Facility, who all working in partnership with a diverse array of local, national and international collaborators.

With a mission to improve understanding, care and treatment of human disease, and enhance human health and wellbeing, research within the College is addressing complex health challenges across the pillars of the translational research spectrum in the areas that include Clinical & Healthcare Sciences, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Public and Population Health Sciences.

Research in these disciplines is now core to UCC Futures, which is a transformative initiative that reimagines research and innovation across the University. Anchored in a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration, this program brings together expertise from multiple domains to tackle global challenges in ten indicative areas. The College of Medicine and Health is proud to lead four of these in the areas of Ageing and Brain Science, Children, Food, Microbiome & Health, and Medicines.

This activity is also a key driver of the College's commitment to developing an Academic Health Sciences System (AHSS) for the South West region of Ireland. 

By integrating academic excellence and research and innovation with clinical practice, the AHSS will strengthen partnerships between UCC and regional healthcare providers to improve our understanding of human health and disease and create a sustainable and patient-centered healthcare model that supports clinical trials and innovation, deliver evidence-based care, and support the development of the next generation of science and healthcare professionals.

Abstract submission is now open at the following link: 

https://forms.office.com/e/fzBFTbZSgD

Please forward all queries to comh@ucc.ie 

Please forward all queries to comh@ucc.ie