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18 Jun 2025

UCC ranked inside the top 250 universities in the world

University College Cork (UCC) has risen twenty-seven places in one of the world’s leading education rankings, the QS World University Rankings.
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Dr James O'Sullivan, Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence, HEA; Professor Paul McSweeney, Vice-President for Learning & Teaching; Dr Loretta Goff, Academic Integrity Education Officer; Professor John O'Halloran, President; Dr Sarah Thelen College, Lecturer in Teaching and Learning Enhancement; Paul O’Donovan, Academic Secretary & Assistant Registrar; Dr Catherine O'Mahony, Director of the Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching & Learning; Professor Stephen Byrne, Deputy President & Registrar; Samantha Fahy, Sustainability Manager, Dublin City University; Dr Alan Wall, Chief Executive of the HEA; Caoimhe Hope, Higher Education Policy & Reform; Tim Conlon, Head of Policy & Strategic Planning; Dr Ross Woods, Senior Manager for Teaching & Learning, HEA
03 Jun 2025

Leadership Summit on Generative AI in Higher Education Teaching & Learning

Senior leaders from across Ireland’s higher education sector gathered at UCC today for a landmark Leadership Summit on Generative AI in Higher Education Teaching & Learning, convened by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) and the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education.
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21 May 2025

The Impact of Advance HE’s Top Management Programme

Advance HE’s Top Management Programme (TMP) is a premier leadership development initiative tailored for senior executives within higher education institutions. The programme  is designed to equip senior leaders with the agility, innovation and strategic insight necessary to navigate the complex and evolving landscape of higher education. It offers a dynamic, cohort-based learning environment that emphasizes peer collaboration, reflective practice and real-time application of leadership concepts.
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UMass Lowell Provost Joseph Hartman, UMass Lowell Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Anne Maglia, President John O’Halloran and UMass Lowell Chancellor Julie Chen. (Henry Marte/UMass Lowell)
17 May 2025

UCC President Awarded Honorary Doctorate

UCC President, Professor John O’Halloran, MRIA, has been awarded an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters by the University of Massachusetts Lowell in recognition of his outstanding leadership in advancing sustainability in higher education.
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