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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 2025 | 9am | Physics Transition Year Week | CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS: UCC Physics Transition Year week is an interactive, and enjoyable way for potential physics students to experience the School of Physics. The week includes lectures from world class lecturing staff, labs tours, demonstrations, a tour of UCC campus, an opportunity to meet other students with an interest in Physics, and much more. | Kane Building | https://www.ucc.ie/en/physics/outreach/transitionyears/ |
| 18 Nov 2024 | 9am | Physiology Transition Year Programme | CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS: As part of this programme students actively participate in a number of undergraduate Physiology laboratory practical classes. The students are also given the opportunity to spend time with the department's research staff as they carry out experiments. | Western Gateway Building (WGB) | https://www.ucc.ie/en/physiology/outreach/transitionyearprogramme/ |
| 4 Feb 2025 | 9am | Tyndall Transition Year Programme | CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS: Applications open 15 October 2024 from 12pm and close 18 October at 12pm. The programme gives transition year secondary school students a flavour of a week in the life of a researcher in Tyndall's world-class research facility as well as the opportunity to learn about topics like electronics, sensors, materials science, electrochemistry, photonics and physics through talks, demonstrations and lab tours and hands on activities where possible. | Tyndall National Institute | https://www.tyndall.ie/education/tyndall-transition-year-programme/ |
| 31 Mar 2025 | 9am | Food and Nutritional Sciences Transition Year Programme | CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS: 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/ |
| 28 Apr 2025 | 10am | Chemistry Transition Year Week | CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS: Applications will close on Friday 20th of December. Places are limited. | Kane Building | https://www.ucc.ie/en/chemistry/news/2024/transition-year-programme-2025.html |