2007 Press Releases
Students WISE up at University College Cork (UCC)
More than 300 female students attended the two-day Women in Science and
Engineering (WISE) Programme held at UCC on Thursday and Friday, 19 and
20 April 2007. Dr Ruth Davis, Research Support Officer, UCC
opened the two-programme which was attended by students from most
counties in Ireland.
The objective of the WISE programme is to encourage more female
students in transition year and fifth year to consider careers in
Engineering, and the Mathematical, Physical and Chemical Sciences.
Students participated in dynamic workshops which highlighted the role
of engineering in everyday life and provided an overview of the three
degree programmes offered by UCC - Process and Chemical, Civil and
Environmental, and Electrical & Electronic Engineering. The
comprehensive programme also included presentations on Chemistry,
Physics and Mathematical Sciences.
Dr Geraldine Boylan, Senior Lecturer, UCC closed the programme and
spoke about her recent work which aims to create a synergy between
Medicine and Engineering using the skills and techniques of engineering
signal processing research to address important medical problems.
This event also coincided with the Open Day for Schools giving the WISE
participants an extra opportunity to visit information stands and
presentations of their choice.
The WISE Programme was organised by the Admissions Office, UCC and continues to be sponsored by Intel Ireland Limited.
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