Transition Year Programmes
Our Transition Year programmes are a fun, interactive, and immersive way for secondary school students to experience studying STEM at UCC.
| Date | Time | Event | Description | Location | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2026 | 10am | School of Engineering Industry & Careers Day | 12th School of Engineering Industry & Careers Day at University College Cork on Tuesday, 3rd March, from 10:00am to 12:00pm in Devere Hall, Áras na Mac Léinn. Registration will be from 9:30am to 9:55am. | Student Centre (Áras na Mac Léinn) | https://www.ucc.ie/en/matsci/news/soms-open-afternoon-dec-3-2025-information.html |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 10am | Chemistry Transition Year Week | CLOSED: The 2026 TY Programme will take place from Monday, 20th April to Thursday, 23rd April in the Kane Building at UCC. Places are limited and in high demand; therefore, registered students are required to attend all four days of activities. Registration opens on 20th October and closes on 20th November 2025. Selected applicants will be notified in January 2026. | Kane Building | https://www.ucc.ie/en/chemistry/outreach/typrogramme/ |
| 13 Apr 2026 | 9am | Food and Nutritional Sciences Transition Year Programme | Runs from 13 to 17 April 2026. Programme includes ‘hands-on’ experiments in our laboratories and includes a ‘fun with food’ workshop, a day in our bakery making breads and pastry, a workshop on smoking and salting meats, a day in Nutrition learning about techniques in nutritional assessment, a workshop on dairy processing. | Food Science & Technology Building | https://www.ucc.ie/en/fns/transitionyearschoolprogramme/ |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 9am | School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Transition Year Programme | The programme gives students the opportunity to complete a wide variety of laboratory experiments and provides an insight into the research conducted in the School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. | Western Gateway Building (WGB) | https://www.ucc.ie/en/biochemistry/our-school/transition-year-programme/ |
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Block E, Level 3, Food Science Building, UCC, Cork, T12 YN60.