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.

It was with great pride that Professor John O’Halloran welcomed UCC students Joe Joe Sheehan and Aoife Flannery to the President’s Office on Tuesday, 25 March, to celebrate their recent achievements in winning medals at international sporting events.

Translated from ‘change maker’, the Mutatio Factorem award is given to people who have brought about significant change and inspiration.  

The Office of the Vice-President for Learning and Teaching and the Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching & Learning recently hosted the 2025 European University Association Learning & Teaching Forum, an international summit on the future of Higher Education. The theme was 2030 and beyond: towards responsive and adaptable higher education, providing a space for dialogue toward strategies to develop future-readiness in Higher Education through learning and teaching. UCC was delighted to welcome Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless, TD, to UCC to speak at the forum.

UCC recently hosted the winners of the 61^st BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE). Three sisters from Co Kerry won the overall prize for their development of a smartphone app that enhances the response by health services in emergencies.

UCC was delighted to welcome the German Ambassador to Ireland, H.E. Mr David Gill, to campus on Thursday, 20 February.

The Ambassador of Switzerland visited UCC’s historical campus on Wednesday, 22^nd January 2025.