2005 Press Releases

30 Nov 2005

The University and the City - UCC Lecture, 2 December



Professor John A. Murphy will deliver a lecture at UCC Friday, 2 December titled  'Town & Gown - the Changing Relationship'. As Cork 2005 draws to a close, John A. Murphy will reflect on the relationship between the University and the City. The public lecture follows the AGM of Convocation, the statutory graduates body of the National University of Ireland (NUI). Both the AGM and the public lecture will be chaired by Dr Garret FitzGerald, Chancellor of the NUI.

John A. Murphy was Professor of Irish History at UCC from 1971 to 1990, an independent member of Seanad Éireann, a member both of the Governing Body of UCC and the NUI Senate, a media commentator, and a Visiting Professor at several American universities.

Convocation is the statutory graduate representative body of all NUI universities and recognized colleges. All NUI graduates (including honorary graduates) are automatically members of Convocation. Nearing its centenary, the National University of Ireland was established by Charter in 1908. Convocation is one of the statutory authorities of the NUI together with the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellors and the NUI Senate.

The public lecture takes place on Friday, 2 December at 7pm in the Aula Maxima, UCC.  Members of the public are invited to attend and admission is free.

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