UCC’s digital and green credentials recognised

28 Oct 2015

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.

UCC is into the finals of the upcoming Cork Digital Marketing Awards and has also just been nominated in the Leadership category at the SEAI Sustainable Energy Awards 2015 (you can vote for UCC here). The news comes on foot of UCC’s recent finalist nominations at the forthcoming Web Awards and a nomination for GeorgeBoole.com at the Eir Spider Awards taking place later this month. UCC Library has also been recognised on the digital front, earning the title of 'Excellence in the provision of services for a digital library’ for the second year in a row from Public Sector Magazine.

Cork Digital Marketing Awards 2015

A previous finalist, UCC has again made the finals of the Cork Digital Marketing Awards. It has qualified in two categories - ‘Best use of Twitter for Business’ and ‘Best Website (Company with 20 employees or more)’. Recognising the work of UCC's Office of Marketing & Communications, IT Services, the Digital Estate Working Group (DEWG) and social media and web moderators across UCC, the winners will be announced at a gala dinner in the Fota Island Resort on 29 October. Click here for further details. Congratulations are also in order for Tyndall National Institute who appear in two categories.

UCC made #digitalcork15 finals for Twitter a/c & website! Thanks for support all. Roll on @FotaIsland 29 Oct! #Cork pic.twitter.com/7vErGGV8Dt

— UCC Ireland (@UCC) October 13, 2015

Web Awards

UCC has also made the finals of the Realex Payments Web Awards 2015 in two categories - 'Most Influential Irish Website Ever' and 'Best Education and Third Level Website'. A previous finalist at the 2013 and 2014 Web Awards, the overall winners will be announced on 15 October. Further coverage on this can be found here.

Exciting! UCC in #realexwebs15 finals for Most influential Irish website ever & Best Edu and Third Level Website :) pic.twitter.com/jxExkP6B4g

— UCC Ireland (@UCC) September 24, 2015

UCC Green Campus recognised by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)

Already ranked 2nd in the UI World Green Metric University Rankings in 2014 and 2015, UCC’s student-led green credentials have again been recognised, this time by the SEAI’s Sustainable Energy Awards. UCC is shortlisted in the Leadership category in recognition of its excellence in energy management alongside six other organisations. A public vote open until 02 November will whittle this down to a final shortlist of three. You can vote for UCC here, with the ultimate winner announced at a gala event on 19 November.

Vote today for your winner in the #SEAIAwards15 Leadership category. 7 very strong finalists! http://t.co/cvGS4oTOdn pic.twitter.com/8nQTsnQV5d

— SEAI (@SEAI_ie) October 12, 2015

And proud to say UCC is among them. We'd really appreciate your vote! @UCC_Energy @UCCEnvirosoc @uccBEES #Cork https://t.co/pR8EqPyFy8

— UCC Ireland (@UCC) October 14, 2015

UCC Library recognised by Public Sector Magazine for digital excellence

UCC Library has also been making waves on the digital front, having just won the ‘Excellence in the provision of services for a digital library’ category for a second year in a row at the Excellence in Business Awards organised by Public Sector Magazine. This award highlights the importance of meeting the information needs of all library users in the context of new digital technologies and online resources. 

(1/2) @UCCLibrary are delighted to have once again been awarded the ‘Excellence in the provision of services for a Digital Library’ ... @ucc

— UCC Library (@UCCLibrary) October 6, 2015

(2/2) in the ‘Excellence in Business Awards 2015’ by Public Sector Magazine. @ucc

— UCC Library (@UCCLibrary) October 6, 2015

Hilarious! Never let it be said @UCCLibrary take themselves too seriously! https://t.co/vedzJxpin3 @TadhgHickey @MrsLauraOMahony @UCCSU

— UCC Ireland (@UCC) September 9, 2015

George Boole and the Eir Spiders

GeorgeBoole.com was successfully submitted by Granite Digital to the eLearning and Design category at the EirSpiders, with the final winners announced on 29 October.

The website is the perfect starting point to explore how UCC is planning to mark the bicentenary and legacy of George Boole. Born in Lincoln, Boole was a mathematical genius who was largely self-taught. His appointment as the first Professor of Mathematics at UCC in 1849 provided the opportunity to develop his most important work, An Investigation of the Laws of Thought. A pivotal figure often described as the ‘father of the information age’, his invention of Boolean algebra and symbolic logic pioneered a new mathematics. 

Boole's legacy surrounds us everywhere, in the computers, information storage and retrieval, electronic circuits and controls that support life, learning and communications in the 21st century.

NOW IN #Dubai! @UCC brings free #boolean #math lessons to over 20 countries around the world on George #Boole Day https://t.co/alC0vHBjah

— George Boole 200 (@georgeboole200) October 14, 2015

.@UCC's ‘Boole2School’ initiative invites students globally to join a Boolean Maths class Nov 2nd http://t.co/k6yCwCO2lq @georgeboole200

— Irish Consulate NYC (@IrelandinNY) October 14, 2015

Delighted to welcome schools from #Poland and #Romania who have registered to take part in @Boole2School on November 2nd #Boole #logic

— Boole2School (@Boole2School) October 12, 2015