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Centre for Planning Education and Research

Are you an experienced planning scholar / practitioner? Interested in planning education and research?

The UCC Centre for Planning Education & Research has advertised for a Senior Lecturer in Planning.

Details of the post are here:

https://universityvacancies.com/university-college-cork/senior-lecturer-planning

Interested in a professional masters?

We are currently accepting applications for the MPlan and PG Diploma in Planning and Sustainable Development.  

For information on the course requirements, fees and course outline follow this link http://www.ucc.ie/en/cke69/ for the M.Plan and https://www.ucc.ie/en/ckc19/ for the Postgraduate Diploma.

For information on how to apply, please refer to www.ucc.ie/apply

If you wish to contact us directly with questions about applying, please email Tina at T.McSweeney@ucc.ie 

Highly Commended at the AESOP Excellence in Teaching Awards 2020 for 'Landscape, Context and Change' module. More information: http://www.aesop-planning.eu/awards/en_GB/2020/07/09/readabout/2020-aesop-prize-for-excellence-in-teaching 

The MPlan was recently shortlisted by Grad Ireland in the Postgraduate Course of the year in Arts & Humanities & Social Science. Read more at: https://gradireland.com/events/gradireland-higher-education-awards-symposium-2019/558460-shortlist

One of our 2019 projects 'Becoming Reflective Practitioners -    Glounthaune Town Centre: Community Engagement and Masterplan project' was highly commended in the AESOP Excellence in Teaching Awards 2019. More information here: http://www.aesop-planning.eu/awards/en_GB/2019/07/22/readabout/aesop-excellence-in-teaching-award-2019 

For more information on the Masters in Planning and Sustainable Development (M.Plan) and the Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Sustainable Development click on this link  M.Plan.

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16 Feb 2017

FRIDAY 24th FEB "Planning Together for the Future" U.C.C. Planning Society Annual Conference

UCC students have announced an exciting line up for their Planning Society conference this year. With three topical and interesting sessions spread out through the day it promises to be a lively and enjoyable event.  
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North Main Street Planning Study Report
10 Nov 2016

Formal Launch of North Main Street Study

The Centre for Planning Education and Research is pleased to announce the formal launch of the North Main Street Area Planning Study 2016 on Tuesday November 15th in St. Peter’s, North Main Street at 6.00pm. The launch will be attended by the city’s Lord Mayor, Cllr Des Cahill and the city’s Chief Executive, Ann Doherty, as well as representatives from the University, the wider business and political communities, and from the local stakeholders.  It will include a brief introduction to the project by the Traders’ Association, as well as a presentation by staff and postgraduate students from UCC’s Planning School. The report can be downloaded here 
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Dr Karen Ray at the National Landscape Forum 2016
29 Mar 2016

First PhD in Planning and Sustainable Development at UCC

The Centre for Planning Education & Research is delighted to announce that Karen Ray (a Geography and M.Plan graduate from UCC and a corporate member of the Irish Planning Institute) successfully defended a PhD on the topic of planning and landscape in March 2016. 
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10 Nov 2015

Planning seminar on city centre property development

The UCC Planning students held a seminar with John Cleary, MD of JCD Commerical Property Developers - one of Ireland's leading and most active property development companies. The seminar addressed some of the interactions between the planning process and the property development industry, as well as focussing on a range of large scale urban regeneration issues in Cork and across Ireland. The seminar concluded with a short presentation by the planning students and a discussion with John Cleary about a key city centre regeneration site.
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