Dr Seamus O’Reilly wins Supply Chain Leader Award

11 Dec

Dr Seamus O’Reilly, Senior Lecturer and Academic Director of Supply Chain Management programmes at UCC, has won the 2015 Procurement and Supply Chain Leader Award at the National Procurement Supply Chain Awards.

CCAE graduates win European innovation prize

10 Dec

Eoghan Horgan and Kieran Cremin, recent graduates of the Masters of Architecture at the Cork Centre for Architectural Education (CCAE), have been named as the winners of the European Association for Architectural Education Prize (EEAE) for Innovation. 

Dr James Kapalo awarded ERC grant

10 Dec

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a Starting Grant to Dr James Kapalo, a lecturer in the Study of Religions Department at University College Cork. 

'Smart dressing' developed to transform wound care

03 Dec

Ireland’s leading ICT research centre, Tyndall National Institute, UCC, has teamed up with medical equipment provider Fleming Medical (Limerick) and Holst Centre/TNO (Eindhoven, Netherlands) to develop the world’s first commercially-available 'smart dressing'. 

ERI researchers showcase research at COP21

03 Dec

“We are the first generation to fully understand climate change, and the last generation to have the opportunity to do something about it.” 

UCC Quercus Talented Students’ Award Gala

01 Dec

UCC President Dr Michael Murphy and UCC’s Vice President for Teaching and Learning, Professor John O’Halloran, will award Quercus Talented Students’ Scholarships to 17 students this evening (Tuesday, December 1).

UCC honours high-achieving alumni

27 Nov

The first Irish woman to be named as Corporate Vice President at Intel and Apple’s Vice President of European Operations were among those to be honoured at UCC’s Alumni Achievement Awards this evening.

ERI delegation heads to COP21

30 Nov

An Environmental Research Institute (ERI) delegation, led by Prof Brian Ó Gallachóir, is attending COP21 in Paris. Representatives from 195 countries will meet to reach a new international climate agreement. 

British Ambassador to speak on EU at UCC event

23 Nov

The British Ambassador to Ireland, Dominick Chilcott, will speak on the UK’s EU policy and the forthcoming UK EU membership referendum at an event at University College Cork on Tuesday 24^th November. 

Tree berry compound kills leukaemia cells

19 Nov

A molecule developed by scientists at UCC, derived from the berries of the Bloodhorn tree, has shown “a very significant reduction in tumour size,” particularly leukaemia cancer cells.

Cork newspapers battled as ‘actors and reporters’ post-1916

10 Nov

The suppression of newspapers in Cork post-1916 represented a devastating restriction of freedom of speech during a pivotal period in history, according to new research by a UCC student.

UCC researchers scoop SFI national award

03 Nov

In a double first this week, not one but two UCC researchers scooped the joint title of Science Foundation Ireland  (SFI) Researcher of the Year at the annual SFI Summit.

Celebration of George Boole at All-Russian Science Festival

29 Oct

To mark the bicentenary of the birth of George Boole, UCC President Dr. Michael Murphy was invited to deliver a lecture on Boole’s life and legacy at Lomonosov Moscow State University coinciding with the annual All-Russian Science Festival.  

#OTandMe celebrates World OT Day

27 Oct

UCC’s Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy are hosting an ‘OT over Tea’ event to mark World Occupational Therapy Day 2015.

UNECE Compliance Committee role for Áine Ryall

21 Oct

Dr Áine Ryall of UCC's School of Law has taken up duty as a member of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee, an international treaty that links environmental rights and human rights. 

Probiotic may help alleviate stress-related condition

20 Oct

The probiotic  Bifidobacterium longum 1714 may help reduce stress and improve memory according to a small study of healthy men presented at Neuroscience 2015, in Chicago.

Staff celebrated at #UCCOscars

15 Oct

UCC has honoured a number of its staff for their outstanding contributions to University life at the 2015 Staff Recognition Awards. Affectionately dubbed the #UCCOscars, read on to find out the winners!

Cork 1849: a city of feasts and famine

19 Oct

A 19^th century recipe book and the letters of George Boole, show that Ireland’s food and dining customs at end of the Famine were far more complex than previously thought.

Partnership aims to make pregnancy safer

01 Oct

The INFANT Centre (Irish Centre for Foetal and Neonatal Translational Research) at University College Cork, Bioscreen Health, laya healthcare and IBM have launched the ‘LEANBH’ project in the Cork University Maternity Hospital today, designed to make pregnancy safer.

Playing video games in classrooms is ‘logical’

30 Sep

The Government should provide dedicated support to teachers to help them incorporate new technologies such as video games into their lessons, according to a professor at University College Cork.

Dress for Success Cork celebrates 2nd birthday

22 Sep

This week Dress for Success (DFS) Cork celebrates two years of breaking the cycle of poverty through supporting women into the workplace. UCC’s Dr. Celine McInerney is among the guest speakers.

UCC holding its own in QS Rankings

15 Sep

UCC has performed creditably in the QS World University Rankings 2015, where it is ranked at 233. Its scores for academic reputation, employer reputation and international faculty have all improved.

Food, Fairies and Fundamentalism at UCC…

14 Sep

Great range of short courses on offer in UCC this autumn/winter.

UCC announces appointment of new Chair of its Governing Body

11 Sep

UCC is very pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Catherine Day, outgoing Secretary General of the European Commission to be Chair of its Governing Body until January, 2019.

Pregnancy research in Cork wins international award

07 Sep

Ground-breaking work on preeclampsia, a life threatening complication of late pregnancy, has earned researchers in Cork a major award from the American Heart Association.

UCC research helps efficacy of stents

03 Sep

Drug eluting stents have revolutionized coronary artery disease treatment reducing the stent renarrowing rate within six  months after placement which was a limitation of early generation bare metal stents.

Irish Examiner and UCC to host CAO offers Q&A

19 Aug

The Irish Examiner and University College Cork (UCC) will host an online Q&A on Wednesday, 19 August, for students seeking instant answers to their CAO or going-to-college questions.

Storify: UCC remembers Nagasaki and A Doctor's Sword

14 Aug

A Doctor’s Sword continues to edge out the competition. The film, which explores the extraordinary life of UCC graduate Dr Aidan MacCarthy, has received outstanding reviews, with several more cinemas taking it on.

Boole exhibition to highlight genius’ impact today

15 Jul

A first-hand account of George Boole and Charles Babbage's meeting, during which they discuss ‘A Thinking Machine’, will be on public display for the first time.

Doing Arts is not a 'waste' of your points

25 Aug

Professor Claire Connolly made the case for Arts recently, in an Irish Independent opinion piece that resonated strongly, leading to an influx of support and plenty of discussion.

EU-XCEL creates 50 start-ups

04 Aug

Emerging entrepreneurs from 25 European nations have just completed the first phase of the UCC-led EU-XCEL European Virtual Accelerator programme and now intend to conquer an array of ICT fields globally.

UCC displays magic of science

23 Jul

A yogurt to help people live longer is just one of the projects being developed as part of IndieBio hosted by the School of Microbiology, UCC.  See media round up on Storify.  

Remembering the Merchant of Venice

17 Jul

UCC has collaborated with Corcadorca to hold an exhibition and roundtable celebrating the 2005 production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. 

Success through collaboration

30 Jun

The MSc in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy programme recently had its first examination board as a collaborative programme between University College Cork and the Turning Point Training Institute (TPTI).

New international online journal for UCC

02 Jul

The School of Asian Studies at UCC has launched a new international, peer-reviewed online journal.

#MeetUCC: Padraig O'Connor

30 Jun

In the first edition of #MeetUCC, Commerce student and award-winning marketer Padraig O'Connor reflects on his UCC experience, the power of social media, the Super Bowl and doing what you love. 

UCC gets Tripadvisor thumbs up

29 Jun

TripAdvisor has marked UCC out as one of the most popular attractions in Ireland. The news comes as the university counts down to A Summer’s Evening on the Quad charity concert 2015.

Discovery of new habitat for corals in the Porcupine Bank Canyon

24 Jun

An international team of scientists led by Prof Andy Wheeler of UCC has discovered a new cold-water coral habitat in Irish waters possibly doubling the amount of cold-water corals previously thought to exist in Irish waters.

The good, the bad and the €400,000 for charity

19 Jun

An incredible line-up awaits those keen to be serenaded at a movie-themed musical extravaganza on 4 July, as A Summer’s Evening on the Quad celebrates its 10th year and €400,000+ raised for charity.

United Nations General Assembly honours George Boole

08 Jun

The United Nations recognised the extraordinary global impact of the work of George Boole in its resolution creating a World Statistics Day.

UCC to recognise three creative geniuses

05 Jun

University College Cork (UCC) will roll out the red carpet on Friday, 5 June 2015 to welcome and honour three renowned creative minds at the pinnacle of their professions.

#MeetUCC on the Leaving Cert and CAO

02 Jun

In the inaugural edition of #MeetUCC, we asked UCC students, staff and alumni for their advice as second-level students start their Leaving Certificate and the CAO Change of Mind deadline approaches.

Irish Association for Asian Studies formed

29 May

The Irish Association for Asian Studies (IAAS) has been formed at a special workshop at the Irish Management Institute in Dublin organised by Dr Kevin Cawley.

Berry boost fires up Dragons

28 May

Nutri-vive, an innovative functional beverage developed by students, clinched the UCC Food Innovation Prize at the Dragons’ Den-style event last night.

Global HR experts to speak at UCC

26 May

The biggest International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice to date is set to the take place at UCC from June 3 to 5. 

Students hit high note on TG4

22 May

Mahoo was last night named the winner of TG4’s show Busker Abú.

University College Cork becomes lean

19 May

As part of ‘Continuous Improvement in UCC- A roadmap to 2017,’ seven staff members have received recognition for attaining Lean Green Belt certification awards.

UCC geologist presents Mullaghmore coral to Prince Charles

19 May

During Prince Charles's visit to the Marine Institute in Galway, Professor Andy Wheeler gave the prince a gift of a cut and polished fossil coral with a poignant personal message.

US-Irish award for Alimentary Health

18 May

Alimentary Health has won an award in the inaugural US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards for its work bringing a patented Irish probiotic, discovered in UCC, to the UK and Irish market under its own brand ALFLOREX®, and in collaboration with Proctor & Gamble in the US as ALIGN®.

QS top 50 for Pharmacy & Pharmacology

29 Apr

UCC’s performance in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 has reinforced its position as a leading university internationally, with 13 subject areas featuring in the top tier globally.

New class of compounds may lead to new antiviral drugs

14 May

Researchers in the Analytical & Biological Chemistry Research Facility (ABCRF) at UCC led by Anita Maguire, have designed and synthesised a new class of compounds with potential in the discovery of new antiviral drugs.

Still time for a 2015 postgrad course

08 May

It’s not too late to apply for the right postgraduate option for you. Find out more during our free live and online chat sessions on 19 May, from 4pm-6pm.

MSc ISBP best in class for business

07 May

UCC’s MSc Information Systems for Business Performance (ISBP) has won Postgraduate Course of the Year in the business category at the annual Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards.

UCC talk: Leave fossil fuels buried, expert warns

01 May

A third of oil reserves, half of gas reserves and over 80 per cent of current coal reserves should remain unused until 2050 according to expert Dr Christophe McGlade.

George Boole's Prayer remembered

01 May

Inspired by the George Boole commemorations, a fourth year music student at UCC, Robert Creed, composed a piece of music to accompany a poem written by Boole on 'The Communion of Saints'.

Bad childhood experiences (ACE) link to chronic diseases in later life.

29 Apr

UCC researchers have found that people with multimorbidity (that is two or more chronic diseases at the same time) were more likely to report having had bad experiences in childhood than people without multimorbidity.  

APC Microbiome Institute Partners with Second Genome

28 Apr

The APC Microbiome Institute at UCC has entered into an alliance with Second Genome Inc. to develop microbiome-based therapies that prevent and treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

George Boole and his influence on modern sport

24 Apr

Journalist Stephen Walsh reflects on George Boole’s sporting legacy in 2015 as UCC celebrates the 200th anniversary of his birth with a series of events. 

REACT gets underway at UCC

23 Apr

A forum hosted in UCC has attracted representatives from over 20 third-level colleges throughout the country as part of the REACT (Responding to Excessive Alcohol Consumption in Third-level) project.

Medical students operate Teddy Bear Hospital

16 Apr

Students from UCC’s Medical Society (Med Soc) have today launched their annual Teddy Bear Hospital, which aims to limit children’s apprehension surrounding visiting the doctor, a term known as “white-coat anxiety.”

Shifting trends, emerging science, new ingredients...

16 Apr

UCC will host a training workshop on creating value in the wheat and gluten-free based bakery production chain on the 14-15 May - further information is available from www.ucc.ie/en/cerealscience

UCC partners with leading Thai universities

13 Apr

University College Cork (UCC) has reached agreement with a number of leading Thai universities to cooperate in research, student exchange and staff development. 

UCC leads international rankings…

31 Mar

UCC is the top performing higher education institution internationally, based on having the highest number of A scores, in the EU sponsored U-Multirank which published its survey results this week.

Life Class – the fusing of art and medicine

24 Mar

Medical Oncologist, Dr Conleth Murphy merges his medical and artistic sides in a tongue-and-cheek fashion in his solo exhibition in the Jennings Gallery, UCC which opens at 6pm, Wednesday 25^th March.

The solar eclipse viewed from UCC

20 Mar

Cork experienced clearer skies than many parts of the country and UCC camera man Stephen Bean and William Bean captured perfectly in these videos the moment the moon passed in front of the sun. 

UCC offers a BSc in Astrophysics  for those who have always harboured an interest in Astronomy and the Physics of the universe.  More http://physics.ucc.ie/?page_id=210

APC and Johnson & Johnson Innovation partner

18 Mar

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny has announced a unique partnership between the APC Microbiome Institute and Johnson & Johnson Innovation.

Euro-wide search for tech entrepreneurs

16 Mar

The UCC launch of the EU-XCEL European Virtual Accelerator marks the start of a European-wide recruitment campaign seeking out talented aspiring entrepreneurs in the field of information and communication technology.

UCC to go Nationwide

05 Mar

UCC will be the sole focus of RTÉ's Nationwide programme this Friday 6 March 2015 at 7pm.

Cork student entrepreneurs compete

05 Mar

Over 45 mini-companies will compete to become the Cork Schools Local Enterprise Programme Regional Winners 2015 in UCC this Friday, 6 March, with prizes worth €4000 up for grabs.

UCC officially named Health Promoting University

25 Feb

University College Cork (UCC) has passed its final check-up with flying colours on the road to being declared a ‘Health Promoting University’ by HSE South.

Boole tickles Ó Briain’s fancy

07 Feb

Comedian Dara Ó Briain visited University College Cork (UCC) this week to share in the celebration of the legacy of George Boole.

Billions of benefits from Boole…

04 Feb

The co-founder of the world’s two largest electronic design automation companies and the former Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland are the guest speakers at the George Boole 200 Inaugural Lectures in UCC, Thursday 5 February, 6pm.

RIA Gold Medal for Professor Clarke

02 Feb

Philosopher Professor Desmond Clarke (Professor Emeritus at UCC) is among the receipients of a Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal.

UCC named Business of the Year

29 Jan

UCC has been named Cork Business of the Year in the large business category at the annual Cork Business Association (CBA) Awards in recognition of its contribution to the city and region.

Reaction: UCC named second greenest university

23 Jan

Here's how the world reacted to Ireland’s greenest university landing second place in the Universitas Indonesia (UI) Greenmetric World University Ranking.

Online Q&A has CAO and PAC covered

23 Jan

UCC and the Irish Examiner are teaming up to host a live CAO clinic online for propsective students on Thursday 29 January from 4-5.30pm.

My job - Myriam Cronin Gateway UCC

16 Jan

Gateway UCC Manager Myriam Cronin talks job creation, innovation and entrepreneurship with the Irish Examiner and how the initiative contributes heavily to the lifeblood of our economy.

Boole engineers the X-Factor

07 Jan

The 'I’m an Engineer... Get me out of here!' competition, which runs from 2-13 February 2015, has announced a Boole Zone.

50,000 students ‘graduate’ from UCC

13 Aug

The UCC Visitors’ Centre has two reasons to celebrate – its tenth birthday and reaching the milestone of 50,000 Primary School children from local and national schools having undertaken its pioneering Junior Conferring Programme.  

UCC alum named Best Young Entrepreneur

06 Jan

A UCC graduate and student captured two of the top awards at Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur  competition in 2015.

EU spends €79bn on dental diseases

06 Jan

University College Cork has joined an EU €6 million research  project which will transform dental care across Europe over a four year period. 

Perfect pudding for the holiday season

23 Dec

These George Boole little puddings are wonderfully satisfying and made all the better when served hot with a sweet, buttery wine sauce. 

UCC partners Chinese in new centre

10 Dec

International bank, State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), University College Cork (UCC) and Zhejiang University (ZJU) in China announced today a collaboration to launch a technology centre at UCC. 

Sugata Lecture cancelled

10 Dec

We regret that Dr Sugata's lecture is not going ahead this morning as his flight was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.

Insight director hailed as data leader in Ireland

10 Dec

Professor Barry O’Sullivan, director of the Insight Centre for Data Analytics at UCC, has been named as one of 10 leaders in data “driving Ireland’s data science revolution” by SiliconRepublic.com. 

Cork Convention Bureau honours UCC conferences

04 Dec

Cork Convention Bureau (CCB) last night honoured UCC in two categories at its annual #CorkNeedsYou Cork Conference Ambassadors Awards.

UCC connects startups to free legal advice

01 Dec

UCC has become the first university in Ireland to offer free legal information to startups with the launch of its new IT Law Clinic. 

UCC to award scholarships to outstanding students

26 Nov

UCC President Dr Michael Murphy and UCC’s Senior Vice-President Academic and Registrar, Professor Caroline Fennell will award Quercus Entrance Scholarships to 77 students this evening (Thursday, November 26).

Mardyke Arena UCC receives international awards

30 Nov

Well known for its sports, fitness and elite training successes, the Mardyke Arena UCC is now celebrating international success with a record five international standards awards.

€7.5m for APC research

27 Nov

The APC Microbiome Institute at UCC is delighted to announce a €7.5m investment by Science Foundation Ireland and AbbVie for a five-year research collaboration in the area of Crohn’s disease.

UCC helps local businesses

25 Nov

University College Cork has announced that it is to provide a free service to local businesses to advertise temporary and part-time work in addition to launching a jobs portal for students seeking such positions.

Cork life in 1916?

23 Nov

What do the letters of 1916 reveal about life in Cork in that period?  Local communities around Ireland are invited to have their 1916 family letters digitised for posterity

Boole celebrated at Chennai symposium

20 Nov

UCC, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) today celebrated the enormous contributions made by George Boole to technological society at a day-long symposium at the IIT-M campus in Chennai.

New book on Gay Byrne

20 Nov

It is no exaggeration to call Gay Byrne a colossus of Irish broadcasting according to UCC historian Dr Finola Doyle-O'Neill in her book The Gaybo Revolution - How Gay Byrne challenged Irish society. 

UCC partners with Irish Assistance Dogs

19 Nov

A new umbrella organisation, Irish Assistance Dogs, today addressed the Oireachtas Health Committee to highlight the need for special recognition for Assistance Dogs in Irish legislation.

UCC take Irish-language awards at NUI ceremony

17 Nov

The Department of Modern Irish celebrated a remarkable double at the National University of Ireland awards ceremony held at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham recently.

Calling Cork public to contribute to 'Smart' future

17 Nov

Researchers from the International Energy Research Centre (IERC), hosted in Tyndall National Institute, are inviting Cork people to participate in surveys in order to have their say in Cork's future development. 

President of Ireland launches UCC's new centre

16 Nov

President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, officially launched the Centre for the Study of Moral Foundations of Economy & Society at an event held at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin.  

Public invited to offer thoughts on Ireland's future

13 Nov

UCC seeks to recruit 40 people to share their views on how they would like Ireland and Europe to develop over the next 20-30 years.

Calls for intervention to tackle root of domestic abuse

12 Nov

Ireland is failing victims of domestic abuse by not adequately intervening with the perpetrators, international experts will urge at University College Cork this Friday.

Between a rock and a hard place..

10 Nov

Geoscientific knowledge and understanding lies at the heart of many of the most critical societal issues that face us in the 21st century according to Professor Iain Stewart MBE, academic  and BBC presenter who will talk about this in UCC, 6.30pm Wednesday 11 Nov in Boole 4.

Do you walk like a dinosaur?

06 Nov

Do you want to become a champion footballer? Or check if you walk like a dinosaur? Or find out about medieval medicine?

A quiet revolution: UCC to honour education stars

02 Nov

The CEO of a non-profit aiming to educate a billion people around the world for free is among those set to awarded honorary doctorates by University College Cork (UCC) on November 2.

Cork Digital Marketing Award for UCC

02 Nov

UCC has won at the Cork Digital Marketing Awards 2015 thanks to its Twitter presence @UCC.

UCC’s digital and green credentials recognised

28 Oct

UCC has been recognised several times this autumn for its digital and green credentials, attracting nominations from the Cork Digital Marketing Awards, SEAI, Web Awards, EirSpider Awards and Public Sector Magazine.

Boole World domination for Minecraft

28 Oct

University College Cork is building a virtual Boole World based on its iconic Quad for the smash hit video game Minecraft.

Revolutionary Roadshow for Waterford

23 Oct

The people of Waterford are invited to visit and particpate in the 'Revolutionary Decade Roadshow' in the Park Hotel in Dungarvan, Co Waterford on 31 October 2015, 11am-4pm.

Vote UCC in SEAI awards

22 Oct

UCC’s green credentials have again been recognised, with a public vote underway to help decide the overall winner in the Leadership category at the Sustainable Energy Awards 2015. Vote for UCC here.

UCC academics engineer success

22 Oct

UCC academics Dr Edmond Byrne (School of Engineering) and Dr Gerard Mullally (Department of Sociology) have been awarded the Richard Trevithick Memorial Prize (2015) by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). 

UCC Islam specialist to launch book in Scotland

21 Oct

Dr Amanullah De Sondy, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam at UCC is to launch his acclaimed book, The Crisis of Islamic Masculinities, at a special launch in Scotland hosted by Edinburgh University on 03 November.

Cloud computing: ‘Everyone could be an entrepreneur’

21 Oct

Everyone will have the potential to create the next Facebook with the cloud infrastructure of tomorrow, according to the UCC professor leading the CloudLightning project.

Global legislation ‘ill-equipped’ to cope with Big Data revolution

20 Oct

Privacy and data protection legislation worldwide is ill-equipped to deal with the Big Data revolution, according to Professor Maeve McDonagh from UCC’s School of Law.

Life-saving legislation announced

15 Oct

New laws announced today by the Minister for Health Leo Varadkar have been warmly welcomed by two UCC health experts.

UCC named The Sunday Times University of the Year

14 Oct

University College Cork (UCC) has been named The Sunday Times University of the Year for a record-breaking fourth time. 

Call for Tax on SSDs

08 Oct

Researchers at the Health Research Board Centre for Health and Diet Research have announced their support for a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened drinks (SSDs).

Get Sorted for the UCC Open Day

06 Oct

Ahead of the next UCC Open Day on 10 October, Deputy Admissions Officer Danielle Byrne offers the perfect guide (and yes, it involves the Lords of Strut and Harry Potter).

Olympians honoured at UCC

05 Oct

University College Cork had the pleasure of honouring three Olympic athletes recently on their return from the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015.

UNESCO Learning City Award for Cork

02 Oct

Cork City is to receive a UNESCO Learning City Award at the UNESCO International Conference on Learning Cities in Mexico City. UCC is one of four partners in the Cork Learning City initiative. 

#MeetUCC: The girl who lived

01 Oct

Storyteller, social entrepreneur and foodie. In a #Startupirl themed #MeetUCC, Dentistry student and Quercus Scholar Sarah Jameel discusses life at Hogwarts, Food Beyond Borders, a shout-out from Jamie Oliver and snorkeling with sharks.

UCC "seed-bed" for poets

30 Sep

The winner of this year’s Patrick Kavanagh Award for a poet that has not yet published a book is John Mee, a professor in the Faculty of Law at UCC.

UCC makes finals of Web Awards 2015

28 Sep

UCC has made the finals of the forthcoming Web Awards 2015 in two categories, 'Most Influential Irish Website Ever' and 'Best Education and Third Level Website'.

Easter Rising Roadshow arrives in Tralee

25 Sep

The School of History, UCC, Kerry County Council and Kerins O’Rahilly GAA club, Tralee, are pleased to announce that that an ‘Easter Rising Roadshow’ will be held in Tralee next week. 

Blind musicians get helping hand

25 Sep

The beautiful music of blind harper Turlough O’Carolan might have been lost forever had it not been for Edward Bunting who transcribed the music at the Belfast Harp Festival in 1792.  

Mobile technology ‘first’ for UCC’s MBA students

24 Sep

The UCC Executive MBA has become one of the first programmes in Ireland to give each of its students an Apple iPad Mini, to enable team interaction beyond the lecture room.

New Centre launches innovative leadership education

24 Sep

The demands of the increasingly complex world are over the heads of many leaders in Ireland according as evidenced by the very narrow thinking leading up to the Banking Bailout to UCC Professor Connell Fanning. 

State funeral for Thomas Kent

21 Sep

It took 99 years for patriot Thomas Kent to receive the recognition he deserved - but his contribution to Irish freedom will be remembered following the State funeral in his home village in Castlelyons.

UCC features in Financial Times magazine

21 Sep

The inaugural issue of the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) Magazine distirubted by the Financial Times worldwide  highlighted Ireland and UCC as a hub for innovation, new ideas, start-ups and creativity.

International students happiest in Ireland

21 Sep

An online study choice portal platform has revealed that international students studying in Europe are the most satisfied with their university experience in Ireland.  

UCC historians media pundits for Thomas Kent funeral

21 Sep

The remains of Thomas Kent were taken from Cork Prison and buried in Castlelyons after the general public paid their respects in Collins Barracks. 

Culture Night a virtual reality at UCC

17 Sep

UCC has a fascinating and quirky feast in store for Culture Night this Friday 18th September, with a wide array of events that will appeal to all ages.

Sounds from a Safe Harbour

17 Sep

Science and music embrace one another as some of the world's most celebrated musicians and composers come face-to-face with the finest minds in neuroscience and physiology at ‘Playing Your Heart Out’. 

UCC President delivers O’Connell lecture

11 Sep

President of UCC Dr Michael Murphy delivered this year's Daniel O’Connell Lecture at The Library, Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry.

Mental health experiences shared in new book

10 Sep

A powerful and inspiring collection of short stories written by UCC students and staff has been released, proving that even the darkest times can be overcome. 

Cork Local Government

08 Sep

UCC looks forward to considering the report of the Cork Local Government Committee to see how the recommendations impact on the University and higher education in Cork generally.

Boole 200: Lord Mayor of Cork visits Lincoln

04 Sep

Relatives of renowned mathematician George Boole will today (September 4) join a delegation from Cork visiting Lincoln to celebrate the life and legacy of one of the city’s most influential sons.

Food for thought: international recognition for UCC scientist

02 Sep

The next time you visit the supermarket, spare a thought for how food technologists get omega-3 safely into milk, or make vitamins stable to bring health benefits to consumers.

RTÉ to screen George Boole documentary

01 Sep

The huge impact of George Boole’s work on technology today is explored in a stunning new film commissioned by University College Cork, to be screened on RTÉ One on September 1 at 22:35.

APC Microbiome Institute at UCC creates 50 new jobs

28 Aug

APC, the national centre for excellence in food and medicine research at UCC, announced today (August 28) the creation of 50 additional hi-tech jobs in Cork.  

George Boole inspired Sherlock Holmes’ Moriarty

20 Aug

George Boole inspired the character Professor James Moriarty, the criminal mastermind in Sherlock Holmes, Boole’s biographer Professor Des MacHale will tell an audience at UCC next week. 

UCC alum to head Galway-Mayo IT

20 Aug

UCC alumnus, Dr Fergal Barry of the Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT), has been appointed President of the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology.

UCC’s industry link drives considerable savings

13 Aug

UCC’s Supply Chain Management students have delivered a benefit of €86 million to their employers since 2011.

Cinema release gives A Doctor’s Sword the edge

05 Aug

UCC will host a gala screening of A Doctor’s Sword, which centres on the extraordinary life of graduate Dr Aidan MacCarthy, on 6 August ahead of the film's cinema release.

O’Donovan Rossa remembered 100 years after funeral

04 Aug

Thousands attended the State commemoration for the centenary of the funeral of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa in Glasnevin Cemetery  at which UCC’s historian Gabriel Doherty was interviewed for the RTÉ 9pm News.

Áine Ryall appointed to An Bord Pleanála Review Group

04 Aug

Áine Ryall, School of Law, has been appointed Vice-Chair of the An Bord Pleanála Review Group.  

UCC supports innovation and entrepreneurship

31 Jul

UCC hosted a Horizon 2020 Industry Leadership Information Day to help companies seize the opportunities that Horizon 2020 provides and support the development of their R&D ambitions through collaboration with University researchers.

Stamp marks Pearse’s graveside oration for O’Donovan Rossa

30 Jul

An Post’s new 70c stamp marking the centenary of Pádraig Pearse’s historic speech at the graveside of O’Donovan Rossa was unveiled today in Rosscarbery, Co Cork by John Whelpley, great-grandson of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa.

EirGrid prize for UCC Sustainable Energy graduate

30 Jul

EirGrid, the operator of the national electricity grid, has awarded its annual prize to UCC’s top Masters graduate in Sustainable Energy.

UCC commemorates Cork Fenian Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa

29 Jul

In 1863, O’Donovan Rossa held a torchlit parade in solidarity with a Polish uprising against their Russian occupiers known as the January Rebellion which was re-enacted in Skibbereen recently.

SOSventures back nine global start-ups in UCC

21 Jul

IndieBio, the world’s first and only synthetic biology accelerator programme is again underway in the School of Microbiology, UCC with start-ups from around the world, relocating to Ireland especially for the programme.

UCC President calls for zero-VAT rating for student housing

17 Jul

The speech given by Dr Murphy at the official opening of the world-class Beaufort Building also revealed new UCC data on job creation and reflected on cuts in the HE sector and global rankings.

#MeetUCC: Jessica Ní Mhaoláin

15 Jul

In the second edition of #MeetUCC, MBS Government student Jessica Ní Mhaoláin discusses politics, social justice, the road to the Rose of Tralee and Citizen Cane.

New writer in residence appointed

14 Jul

Acclaimed Dublin dramatist Michael West will take up the UCC post in September.

An Taoiseach opens UCC Beaufort Building

13 Jul

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D. has officially opened the UCC Beaufort Building in Ringaskiddy, which will provide Ireland with world-class infrastructure for renewable energy and maritime research to power the ‘blue economy’.

UCC research shapes Medical Council review

14 Jul

Professor Deirdre Madden of UCC’s School of Law and Dr Orla O’Donovan, Applied Social Studies were behind the qualitative findings of the report which received national media attention.

UCC and IIPMM collaborate for Masters

06 Jul

UCC and Irish Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (IIPMM) are collaborating on a Masters programme that has delivered €86m in savings to businesses over the last four years.

Former UCC VP chairs €12m bid

01 Jul

Professor Grace Neville, former Vice-President for Teaching and Learning at UCC, has been chairing an international committee responsible for evaluating projects bidding for a total of €12 million in funding.

Blackstone Charitable Foundation launches in Ireland

01 Jul

The Blackstone Charitable Foundation today announced the first international expansion of its campus entrepreneurship programme, Blackstone LaunchPad, to Ireland. Ireland becomes the seventh Blackstone LaunchPad region, following the U.S. states of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Montana, and California.

10 tips for CAO Change of Mind

30 Jun

"I really regret researching the content of the course I’m studying during the application stage" – said nobody, ever!

UCC to host live CAO Q&A

22 Jun

Ahead of the CAO Change of Mind deadline (1 July), UCC is hosting a live online Q&A on Wednesday 24 June, from 3-4.30pm in partnership with the Irish Examiner and Pubble.

Quantum computers threaten online security

30 Jun

Quantum computing will bring many advantages, and pose a few hurdles, an academic from the Tyndall National Institute at UCC will say at a lecture to commemorate the bicentenary of George Boole, the forefather of the Information Age.

UCC school presentation sweet like Raspberry Pi

26 Jun

UCC President Dr Michael Murphy and Professor Barry O'Sullivan, Head of UCC's Department of Computer Science and Director of the Insight Centre for Data Analytics, presented Raspberry Pi computers to the pupils of St. Michael's National School in Blackrock, Cork.

Great buzz at energy policy workshop

25 Jun

UCC researchers have presented new findings on energy and climate research at the 4th annual ESRI-UCC energy research workshop.

UCC promotes bright futures in IT

23 Jun

Improving employability and advice on entering the exciting IT sector will be top of the agenda at UCC’s Information Session tomorrow evening.

EU agreement on data protection good for health research

19 Jun

Health research bodies and data scientists are holding a Day of Action in Brussels today following the announcement of an agreement between the 28 EU governments on a new EU-wide data protection law.

UCC define a new standard in cloud computing

18 Jun

Researchers at University College Cork are leading a €4m EU-funded research project to address energy efficiency and high performance in cloud computing. 

Economic recessions may impact on suicide rates

17 Jun

Researchers at UCC and McGill University in the US have found strong associations between economic downturns and the rates of suicide. Their findings are published online today (Wednesday, 17th June) in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

UCC develops collaboration with Rennes

15 Jun

UCC has signed a the Memorandum of Understanding  between University College Cork and École Normale Superieure de Rennes (ENS Rennes).

Keynes inspires new UCC business centre

15 Jun

President Dr Michael Murphy recently launched UCC’s newest venture, The Keynes Centre, which will provide integrated personal and professional development programmes for senior executives and aspiring executives.

UCC postgrads shine for Ireland in Canada

15 Jun

UCC postgraduate students have taken third place at the International Graduate Competition in Montreal, Canada.

UCC helps managers make difficult choices

15 Jun

Given competing demands for limited funds, how do health services decide which health care activities to fund?

EuroSoTL2015: Bridging boundaries

10 Jun

The inaugural European Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (EuroSoTL2015), which was held in UCC recently, attracted over 300 delegates.

Love and Marriage revisited

10 Jun

Dr Linda Connolly, Director of the Institute for Social Science in the 21^st Century is Director of the Merriman Summer School 2015, the theme of which is Love and Marriage revisited.

Fergus Shanahan awarded honorary DSc

10 Jun

Fergus Shanahan, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCC & Director of the APC Microbiome Institute has been awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science at UCD.  

#Storify: UCC celebrates fashion and design

09 Jun

Read on for a press and social media round-up of all the colourful coverage from the UCC Honorary Conferrings 2015, which celebrated Nicholas Fox Weber, Joseph Walsh and Don O'Neill.

Teens swap classroom for business bootcamp at UCC

08 Jun

Enterprising secondary school students are leaving the classroom behind to embark on a business bootcamp at UCC as part of the Student Enterprise Awards Programme through the Local Enterprise Offices.

Independent Thinking 2015, UCC Alumni Magazine

05 Jun

For the first time, copies of UCC’s annual alumni magazine will be distributed simultaneously as an insert in the Irish Examiner and Irish Times on Friday, 5 June.

UCC celebrates seven billion dreams

04 Jun

UCC’s Green Flag will fly proudly on June 5 to mark World Environment Day (WED), with the university, 2nd in the world for sustainability, set to go green after dark.

Creative geniuses to talk art, fashion and design

04 Jun

On the eve of the 2015 UCC Honorary Conferrings, fashion designer Don O’Neill, furniture designer Joseph Walsh and cultural historian Nicholas Fox Weber will take part in a creative conversation at the Glucksman.

UCC among leading social media influencers

03 Jun

Having won in 2014 for best social media engagement, UCC is again a front runner at the 2015 national Social Media Awards.

UCC excels in global ranking

21 May

UCC has this week been recognised as one of the leading universities worldwide for scientific research in the  CWTS Leiden Ranking 2015.

UCC student wins Oscars of marketing

11 May

UCC student Padraig O’Connor has won the An Post Student Marketing Campaign of the Year Award 2015.‌

Professor honoured for engineering excellence

11 May

Professor Nabeel Riza, Head of UCC’s School of Engineering, has received an Honorary Fellow Award from Engineers Ireland.

George Boole Chronicles cause a stir

12 Mar

Previously unpublished images, Victorian recipes and an insight into the personality of George Boole feature in the special edition George Boole Chronicles.

Minute’s silence in memory of Garissa

26 Apr

The UCC community will observe a minute’s silence on Monday 27 April at 11am (12:00 CET) in response to the terrorist attack that unfolded at Garissa University College in Kenya on 2 April.

UCC honours its sporting heroes

23 Apr

UCC’s top young sports stars have been honoured at the 2014/2015 Sports Star Awards. The annual awards recognise outstanding sporting performances from UCC sports club athletes.

UCC hosts conference on sinking of Lusitania

23 Apr

The UCC School of History will host a major academic conference on the subject of ‘The Lusitania and the war at sea, 1914-8’ on Wednesday 6^th May 2015, in UCC’s Boole I lecture theatre.

'Small Town Portraits' by Dennis Dinneen

16 Apr

An exhibition of photographic portraits by the late Dennis Dinneen opens on the 16th April at 6pm and runs until 27th June in the Boole Library, UCC, Cork.

UCC sweeps board at FameLab 2015

15 Apr

Three UCC PhD students have wowed the judges at one of the world’s leading science communication competitions, as TY students prepare to follow suit using PechaKucha at 'PsychSlam' on 16 April 2015.

Growing success for UCC postgrad courses

09 Apr

UCC’s MSc Organic Horticulture and MSc Information Systems for Business Performance have both been shortlisted at the forthcoming Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards 2015.

UCC Science for All winner announced

08 Apr

Ian O’Neill of UCC’s School of Microbiology has won the 2015 UCC Science for All competition.

2015 marks centenary of O'Donovan Rossa

24 Mar

Jememiah O’Donovan Rossa was arguably the most famous of all the Fenians and the public launch of his centenary commemoration will take place on Wed, 25 March, 7.30pm. All welcome.

State-of-mind or state-of-gut?

19 Mar

"Your state of mind might be dependent on your state of gut," says Professor John Cryan in a new TEDMED video, ahead of a Twitter Q&A later this evening (19 March 2015).

Happy St Patrick's Day from UCC and Brazil

16 Mar

A string of videos made by creative Brazilian students have gone viral, showcasing their love for UCC, Cork and Ireland. Just in time for St Patrick's Day 2015!

Saint Patrick didn’t have it easy...

16 Mar

...but at least the food wasn’t bad! UCC food and culinary expert, Regina Sexton has been able to recreate the diet available in 5^th century Ireland to a young saint-in-the-making.

Full steam ahead for UCC Beaufort

03 Feb

A construction milestone has been reached at UCC Beaufort in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork, where Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources Alex White T.D. recently performed a 'topping out' ceremony.

Video: Your city, your club

11 Mar

As the new SSE Airtricity League season kicks off, UCC wishes Cork City FC the best of luck. A new promo video led by UCC Film Studies graduate Shane Twomey is all heart.

Mental health brought out of shadows

09 Mar

Adult Continuing Education (ACE) at UCC and Mental Health Ireland have launched the new part-time Certificate Programme in Mental Health in the Community.

'The Contested Identities of Ulster Protestants'

05 Mar

Novelist, academic and musician (Ruefrex) Thomas Paul Burgess will unveil two new books at UCC this Friday, 6 March at 5pm in the Staff Common Room. 

Irish economic development since 1970

06 Mar

Serial under-achievement best describes Ireland’s progress in terms of economic development since 1970 argues Dr Eoin O’Leary, School of Economics, UCC in a newly published book.

Storify: UCC goes Nationwide and international

05 Mar

Videos made by Brazilian students have gone viral, showcasing their love for UCC, Cork and Ireland as the University gears up to appear on RTÉ's Nationwide special this Friday.

Art to inspire launches

26 Feb

Art to Inspire is an exhibition of artwork by students enrolled in UCC’s Certificate in Contemporary Living running in the Glucksman until 1 March 2015.

Neuroscience without Borders

24 Feb

Cork is a long way from the island city of Florianopolis in Brazil, but it has been an incredibly fruitful journey so far for three Brazilian neuroscience PhD students at UCC. 

CUP publishes famine folios

19 Feb

A series of pamphlets on the Irish famine was launched by Cork University Press and Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum in Dublin this week.

Jeremy Irons to discuss 'Trashed' at UCC

16 Feb

Oscar-winning Jeremy Irons will take part in a discussion following a free screening of ground-breaking environmental documentary ‘Trashed’ at UCC on Monday 23 February. 

R&G to benefit charities

16 Feb

As Raise & Give Week beings, the UCCSU and wider student body are aiming to make 2015 a record year for monies raised for a number of local and national charities. 

Boole is brilliant...

11 Feb

The celebrations of the George Boole bicentenary kicked off with the George Boole 200 Inaugural Lectures.  The media interest in the well-attended event is captured below on Storify.

Derry presents €5520 to BUMBLEance

11 Feb

Derry McSweeney, who retires this week after 45 years of loyal and dedicated service with UCC General Services/Security, has presented a cheque for €5520 to children’s charity BUMBLEance.

Bressie leads inclusion conference

11 Feb

A sold out student-led conference today (Wednesday 11 February) will focus on the need to break down the barriers of disability. It will also be live streamed from 7pm here.

Universities rise to gender equality challenge

09 Feb

The Irish universities are working to address gender imbalances in the higher education sector through the extension of the Athena SWAN Charter to Ireland.

Climate change debate heats up

06 Feb

Climate change is not an issue found at the top of everyone’s priority list, but it should and ultimately will be, say the determined students behind an upcoming free conference at UCC.

Operation Transformation for UCC

03 Feb

UCC has officially launched its 2015 Operation Transformation initiative. Now in its third year, the programme has gone from strength to strength with 103 applications for the coveted nine leader positions. 

Irish Examiner profiles UCC President

30 Jan

“The influence of George Boole’s theories of logic and probabilities are as powerful today as they were back in the 1800s” says UCC President in an interview today in the Irish Examiner.

UCC alcohol research signals last call

30 Jan

A UCC study on hazardous alcohol consumption and third-level students published in the BMJ Open medical journal today calls for further public policy measures as a matter of urgency.

INFANT and IBM Big Data team up

27 Jan

IBM today announced it is working with the Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research (INFANT) at University College Cork (UCC).

UCC rallies around barefoot athlete

26 Jan

UCC athlete and 3rd year Maths student, Chris Mintern, is the subject of an exciting new sports documentary nominated for Outdoor/Adventure Film of the Year 2014 and he needs your help.

Green thumbs up for UCC

20 Jan

UCC’s efforts in the area of sustainability have resulted in the Universitas Indonesia (UI) Greenmetric World University Ranking awarding a second in the world ranking for the second year in a row.

ProPhotonix teams up with Tyndall and CIT

13 Jan

ProPhotonix Limited has entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and the Tyndall National Institute that will extend the company's laser module solutions offering.

UCC congratulates Young Scientists

12 Jan

Ireland is abuzz with the news that the 2015 BT Young Scientist winners hail from Cork, marking the region out yet again as home to inspiring young people.

Boole bound for BT Young Scientist

08 Jan

Genius Professor George Boole is set to attend the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2015 this Friday/Saturday 9-11 January. 

IEA gives UCC Professor the green light

08 Jan

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has elected UCC’s Professor Jerry D Murphy to a senior international role as Leader of the IEA Task 37 ‘Energy from Biogas’ for the trimester 2016 - 2018.

International innovation award for BARDS team

07 Jan

The Analytical Scientist magazine has ranked a UCC invention among its top global innovations of the year.

UCC innovation that 'rocked the world' in 2014

07 Jan

A UCC research project was chosen as one of eight Irish innovations that 'rocked the world in 2014' by Silicomrepublic.com Ireland’s leading technology news service.