UCC's School of Nursing and Midwifery has been ranked in the top 50 nursing schools in world rankings

Icing on the Cake

The School of Nursing and Midwifery UCC, has been ranked in the top 50 (34th) nursing schools in the world in the QS subject rankings with only one other Irish school of Nursing and Midwifery ranked in the top 50.

Head of the School, Professor Eileen Savage said: “I am delighted with our placement in the top 50 of nursing schools worldwide. It is a recognition of the efforts of our lecturers, administrative and professional/technical staff to give a first rate education, research experience and support to our national and international students.

“Demand for places on our courses has been growing for the past 10 years and we are proud of our first class teaching resources, exemplified by our state of the art clinical simulation resource centre and our close partnerships with Ireland’s largest and foremost teaching hospitals.”

The figures are contained in the sixth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject and released today on TopUniversities.com.

More information can be found at 

http://www.ucc.ie/en/about/uccnews/fullstory-623721-en.html

and 

http://www.businesspost.ie/irelands-universities-take-six-top-50-places-in-world-subject-rankings/

and

http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/world-university-rankings/qs-world-university-rankings-subject-2016-out-now

Celebrating the award