Prof. Stephen Byrne, Interim Registrar, in collaboration with HR Strategy & OD, is pleased to announce the formal launch of an Academic Mentoring Panel, comprising of a panel of Professors from across the 深夜亚洲福利久久 focused on supporting the development of academic colleagues.
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Launch of UCC Academic Mentoring Panel
03 Jan 2022
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Ally for Canvas
19 Dec 2022Inclusive UCC is delighted to announce the procurement of the Anthology Ally software for Canvas. This tool scans all content in a Canvas course for accessibility issues and produces an 'Accessibility Score'. Specific instructions on how to remediate this score for each piece of content are provided. This tool will be deployed to all Canvas modules from January 2023 onwards. Below we have some more information and resources to help you get started.
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Connect with UCC International Office Student Supports
16 Dec 2022
UCC International Office shared how staff are supporting UCC鈥檚 international student community, on Friday 16th December last , as part of the Training and Development Connect Series.
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UCC Sports Awards Sports Scholarships
24 Nov 2022Irish sports stars of tomorrow from across 12 counties have had their talent and hard work recognised with UCC Sports Scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year.
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International Conference on Strategy and Policy in Higher Education CZEDU CON 2022
21 Nov 2022
MicroCreds Project Lead, , recently represented #UCC and the #IUA at an International Conference on Strategy and Policy in Higher Education. The conference took place in Prague between the 21st & 23rd November. Mags led a panel that spoke about 'Empowering lifelong learners, Internationalisation and Reliable Recognition'.
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Involving People with Intellectual Disabilities in Research
18 Nov 2022
The Deputy President and Registrar Prof. Stephen Byrne gave the welcome address at a seminar co-organised by students from the id+ Project鈥檚 Certificate in Disability-Inclusive Practice and the PPI Ignite Network @UCC on 18th November 2022.
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UNIC Academic Forum
15 Nov 2022
Deputy President and Registrar Prof. Stephen Byrne chaired the UNIC European 深夜亚洲福利久久 Academic Forum on November 15 in the Dr Dora Allman Room, UCC.
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id+ Project Fellows Roundtable
11 Nov 2022
The Deputy President and Registrar Prof. Stephen Byrne hosted a Roundtable discussion with id+ Project Fellows on 11th November 2022.
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Equality Week 2022 at UCC
07 Nov 2022
深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork celebrated its 6th Equality Week between the 7th - 11th of November 2022. The Equality, Diversion and Inclusion Unit hosted many events with the support of the UCCSU, under the heading 鈥Making Space for Everyone: Equality Week at UCC鈥.
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The UCC Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Annual Report 2021-22 was authored by the Equality Committee and EDI Unit.
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Access UCC launches first Ambassador and Advisory Group
24 Oct 2022
Access UCC launched its first student Ambassador and Advisory Group on Monday. The shared goal is to ensure that students and Access UCC staff work to make UCC more accessible for all. The 32 students will have opportunities to represent Access UCC at events throughout the year and give vital input on core topics.
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Phase Two of the new UCC Curriculum Management System
20 Oct 2022
Following on from the successful implementation of CIM Modules, the 深夜亚洲福利久久 has now embarked on Phase Two of the new UCC Curriculum Management System.
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OECD Centre for Skills
26 Oct 2022
On the 26th of October, the Deputy President and Registrar represented UCC as part of the OECD Skills Strategy project for Ireland. The regional workshop, organised for the South West, South East and Mid-West.
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Good Practice Case Study Symposium
20 Oct 2022
On the 20th October, the Quality Enhancement Unit hosted a Case Study of Good Practice Symposium in the Glucksman Gallery. The overall aim of the symposium was to highlight the great work that is carried out by the UCC community that are considered instances of Good Practice from which others can learn from. Using a Case Study, the learnings and enhancements that emerge can be shared to support greater awareness, improve quality and increase effectiveness.
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New Postgraduate Researchers Orientation
18 Oct 2022Orientation for new postgraduate researchers took place on 18th October 2022 in the Aula Max.
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UCC Co-Creates the Future of UNIC, the European 深夜亚洲福利久久 of Post-Industrial Cities
17 Oct 2022
UCC is working with university, city and civil society partners across ten European cities, including Cork, to build a second-round proposal for the 鈥楨uropean 深夜亚洲福利久久 of Post-Industrial Cities鈥 (UNIC).
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UCC shortlisted for John Kelly Award for Universal Design
17 Oct 2022
On the 17th of October 2022, UCC attended the John Kelly Awards Ceremony in UCD. The UCC submission on the Inclusive 深夜亚洲福利久久 was shortlisted for the collaborative award. This category is aimed at higher education institutions and education and training boards who have used the Digital Badge to systematically develop UDL capacity in their college/centre, such as the development of communities of practice, institutional projects and new strategic actions. In part, the award aims to celebrate and promote the use of UDL in further education and higher education settings.
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Inaugural UCC Student Forum
10 Oct 2022
Born from UCC鈥檚 strategic plan, the UCC Student Forum is an exercise in deliberative and participatory democracy that places students at the heart of important strategic and policy issues facing UCC as a community. UCC is committed to widening participation, an intention that goes beyond mere access but extends to active involvement in decision-making. UCC鈥檚 current student population is almost 23,000 and growing. Furthermore, the 深夜亚洲福利久久 has over 2,000 Continuing and Professional Development students, 1,100 Adult and Continuing Education short course students and a Language Centre cohort.
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Open Day 2022
08 Oct 2022
On Saturday, October 8, UCC opened up its doors to welcome back prospective students and their families and friends to the first in-person Open Day since 2019! The sun showed up and so did the people, over 6,000 of them!
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Your GAP Compass Oak sapling planted in UCC
05 Oct 2022
UCC's 鈥淎corn to Mighty Oak鈥 metaphor symbolises academic, personal and professional development journey throughout a student鈥檚 time at UCC. In an additional celebration to the Your Compass formal launch, the Graduate Attributes Programme hosted an oak tree planting ceremony on 5th October 2022 to bring to life this metaphor and to mark the different transitions in a student鈥檚 journey. The Acorns included two transition year students, Abbey Burke and Abby Carolan who attend North Presentation Secondary School, Farranree, Cork City, who were accompanied by their Guidance Counsellor, Teresa O Flynn. The Oaks were represented by Jack David Pimlott, UCC student in Ecology and Environmental Biology and Ailbhe Fitzgerald, UCC student in Bcomm (Hons) Commerce International with Irish. Your UCC Graduate Attributes and Values Compass supports students to consider their holistic development, through their formal curriculum and through the many ways that they can grow, develop, and become at UCC.
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UCC Guidance Counsellor Conference
04 Oct 2022
On Tuesday 4 October, we were delighted to welcome over 130 Guidance Counsellor colleagues back to campus for our annual Guidance Counsellor Conference. Deputy President and Registrar Professor Stephen Byrne opened proceedings in Devere Hall and spoke about UCC's steadfast commitment to the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals and our pledge to Leave No One Behind. In preparation for the advent of the new Leaving Certificate subject in Climate Action and Sustainability, which comes on stream in September 2024, the afternoon CPD session focussed on UCC's sustainability journey and accolades, including a presentation by UCC's Sustainability Officer, Dr Maria Kirrane and an interactive Climate Journey exercise.
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Pre-Recruitment Festival
04 Oct 2022
UCC Career Services will host the biggest ever Recruitment event from the 4th to the 6th October 2022. Taking a hybrid format for the first time, students will have the opportunity to engage and connect with over 135 employers over a three-day period.
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Towards a Learning Region
30 Sep 2022
On 30th September, the Deputy President and Registrar joined a panel discussion representing UCC at an event in Waterford entitled Towards a Learning Region. The event was hosted by the Southern Regional Assembly with speakers from UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning, Cork Learning City and Learning Limerick. The discussion focused on the challenges and opportunities relating to the Regions HEIs and how to improve Lifelong Learning. The report can be viewed at
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Bank of Ireland to Sponsor Quercus Programme
27 Sep 2022深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork is delighted to announce today (TUESDAY SEPT 27) that its flagship scholarship, the Quercus Talented Students鈥 Programme, is to be sponsored by Bank of Ireland up to the end of 2026.
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Futures 深夜亚洲福利久久 in Egypt Graduation Ceremony
26 Sep 2022On 26 September 2022, the Deputy President and Registrar represented 深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork at the graduation ceremony of students of the Pharmacy degree which is jointly developed and delivered by staff of Futures 深夜亚洲福利久久 in Egypt (FUE) and 深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork.
The UCC/FUE collaboration began over 10 years ago in 2011/2012. Following a number of visits between senior academic staff at both UCC and FUE, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed in 2014. UCC and FUE now work in collaboration to deliver and assess agreed modules and learning outcomes which are accredited by the Egyptian Minister for Education and the Pharmacy Regulator in Egypt.
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Two New 深夜亚洲福利久久 at UCC for People with Intellectual Disabilities
26 Sep 2022
We are delighted to welcome 19 students into two new courses for people with intellectual disabilities (PWID) this September.
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Paul wins Gold at the Rowing World Championships
24 Sep 2022
Congratulations to Quercus Sports Scholar, Paul O'Donovan, who won Gold in the Lightweight Men's Double Schulls with his partner, Fintan McCarthy, at the Rowing World Championships in the Czech Republic over the weekend!
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Mags and Aoife win Bronze at the World Rowing Championships
24 Sep 2022
Congratulations to Mags Cremen and Aoife Casey who won Bronze in the Lightweight Women's Double Sculls final at the Rowing World Championships in the Czech Republic on Saturday.
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Institution-wide approaches to embedding Universal Design with Dr Kevin Merry
22 Sep 2022
We welcomed Dr Kevin Merry from De Montfort 深夜亚洲福利久久 to UCC this week. He gave an insightful session on De Montfort's journey, shedding some light on how they have enabled a 深夜亚洲福利久久-wide adoption of Universal Design for learning and teaching practices to ensure accessibility and inclusivity. It was a timely workshop as we currently work on developing our five-year strategic plan here at UCC and consider how Universal Design will play a part.
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Tyndall Internal Conference
22 Sep 2022
On 22nd of September, the Deputy President and Registrar officiated at the opening of the Tyndall Internal Conference. Tyndall's annual Internal Conference showcases the outstanding work undertaken at the Institute by researchers, staff and postgraduate students in a collaborative and engaging environment. The programs was divided into five session aligning with the five pillars at Tyndall i.e. Research Excellence, Impact, International Reach, People and Culture and Infrastructure.
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Ionad na Gaeilge Labhartha sponsored scholarships
21 Sep 2022
As part of its ongoing outreach programme of support for the newly-established Gaelchol谩iste Mhic Shuibhne, Knocknaheeny, Ionad na Gaeilge Labhartha sponsored scholarships for six new first-year pupils at the Gaelchol谩iste recently.
The pupils were presented with their scholarships by Prof. Stephen Byrne at an event hosted in the Seomra Caidrimh.
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Your UCC Graduate Attributes and Values Compass or Your Compass
20 Sep 2022
for short, the flagship initiative of the Graduate Attributes Programme officially launched on 20th September.
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UCC Societies Give it a Go Festival (19th-30th Sept)
19 Sep 2022
The 鈥楪ive it a Go鈥 festival will take place from Monday 19th Sept to Friday 30th Sept 2022.
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UCC becomes signatory to Magna Charta Universitatum
16 Sep 2022
On 16 September 2022, UCC became a signatory of Magna Charta Universitatum. This charter was originally signed by 388 rectors and heads of universities on the nine-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the 深夜亚洲福利久久 of Bologna in 1988.
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UCC Delegation visit Keele 深夜亚洲福利久久 Campus
14 Sep 2022
On Wednesday the 14th of September a delegation of UCC Staff visited Keele 深夜亚洲福利久久 Campus.
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Clubs & Societies Days September 2022
13 Sep 2022
Clubs and Societies Day 1 took place on Tuesday 13th September (Sophomore Week) in Devere Hall to facilitate 2nd, 3rd, & 4th years who were interested in getting involved in Clubs & Societies post Covid.
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UCC鈥檚 commitment to gender equality recognised by Athena SWAN awards
01 Sep 2022
深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork has achieved two new Athena SWAN Bronze Awards for gender equality in higher education.
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Canvas Catalog
01 Sep 2022
The is delighted to be supporting UCC鈥檚 Canvas Catalog as we transition into a third academic cycle of learners. was implemented and launched during 2020, in response to a requirement for fully online delivery of non-accredited short courses.
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Bystander Intervention
01 Sep 2022The UCC Bystander Intervention prgramme has been shortlisted for the Outstanding Support for Students Award in the prestigious 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Awards. Billed as 鈥榯he Oscars of Higher Education,鈥 the THE Awards considered over 550 entries from Higher Education Institutes across the UK and 颅Ireland and shortlisted the best across twenty categories.
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Accessibility Allies 鈥 Making Content Universal
31 Aug 2022
Within the College of Business and Law, a summer internship programme was developed in partnership with the Inclusive UCC project. Four student interns remediated accessible content issues across 18 modules within the College of Business and Law throughout July and August 2022.
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Two UCC Powerlifters to Represent Ireland at International Championships
23 Aug 2022
Adam Duane, captain of UCC Powerlifting, and Mia Kovacs have been selected to represent Ireland at the Junior World Championships and European Championships respectively.
Taking place between August 26 and September 4, Adam will compete in the 74kg category at the Junior World Championships following his spectacular national debut at the Irish Nationals.
Adam鈥檚 inclusion in the Irish Powerlifting Federation鈥檚 team for the World Championships is remarkable given that he only began competing in powerlifting events last year.
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UCC in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland, hosts Taaleem Education Group
11 Aug 2022
The Taaleem Group is one of the largest education providers in the UAE. It currently has a roster of 18 schools, and this will grow to 32 by the end of 2023, catering to 28,000 students. The schools offer British and American curricula as well as the International Baccalaureate, offering early childhood, primary and secondary education. The school group has 1,467 teachers (many of whom are Ireland trained and, indeed, UCC graduates). 90% of Taaleem graduates go overseas to study at 3rd level.
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UCC Together With Pride Celebration
31 Jul 2022
UCC, through the Deputy President and Registrar's Office, officially sponsored Cork Pride for this first time this year.
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UCC & 深夜亚洲福利久久 of Plymouth agree climate research partnership
26 Jul 2022深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork (UCC) and the 深夜亚洲福利久久 of Plymouth have agreed to work together to address some of the critical climate and sustainability challenges facing our planet.
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UCC Rowers win Seven Medals at World Rowing Cup
20 Jun 2022
Of the six Irish crews that won medals at the World Rowing Cup in Poznan, four contained UCC students or alumni.
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Bronnadh teastais铆 ar dhalta铆 贸 Ghaelscoil Pheig Sayers
10 Jun 2022
Bronnadh teastais铆 ar dhalta铆 c煤igi煤 bliana 贸 Ghaelscoil Pheig Sayers le d茅ana铆 sa Seomra Caidrimh, Ionad na Gaeilge Labhartha. Sti煤rth贸ir an Ionaid, an tOllamh P谩draig 脫 Mach谩in a bhronn. Dearbh煤 ar dh谩 bhliain i mbun foghlama na S铆nise do na dalta铆 ab ea 茅 seo, c煤rsa at谩 curtha ar f谩il sa Ghaelscoil le s茅 bliana anuas faoi choimirce an Ionaid. An Dr Ciar谩n Dawson a d'eagraigh i bp谩irt le Rongrong Guo (Roinn Staid茅ar na hAisia).
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UCC hosts the annual PATH SOAR Project Steering Group Meeting
02 Jun 2022
On June 2nd UCC hosted the annual PATH SOAR Project Steering Group Meeting.
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L谩 na Scoileanna Gaeilge 2022
01 Jun 2022
Bh铆 L谩 na Scoileanna Gaeilge ar si煤l san Aula Maxima i gCol谩iste na hOllscoile Corcaigh ar an 1 Meitheamh 2022. Thug an tOllamh P谩draig 脫 Mach谩in, Sti煤rth贸ir Ionad na Gaeilge Labhartha cuireadh do Ghaelscoileanna agus do bhunscoileanna Gaeltachta Chorca铆 teacht chun na hollscoile chun an obair th谩bhachtach at谩 ar si煤l ag na scoileanna san ar son na Gaeilge a cheili煤radh. Chuir Uachtar谩n na hOllscoile, an tOllamh John O鈥 Halloran agus Leas-Uachtar谩n na hOllscoile, an tOllamh Stephen Byrne f谩ilte rompu ar an l谩.
Eagra铆odh turas timpeall an champais agus imeacht oifigi煤il san Aula Maxima ina dhiaidh. Bh铆 贸r谩id铆, ceol is ceili煤radh i gceist. Bh铆 ardl谩 ag gach aoinne. Ba bhre谩 le hIonad na Gaeilge Labhartha an nasc speisialta seo at谩 cruthaithe acu le Gaelscoileanna is bunscoileanna Gaeltachta Chorca铆 a neart煤 as seo amach.
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Drug Use in Higher Education in Ireland Survey
30 May 2022
On 30th of May, the Deputy President and Registrar, welcomed Minister Feighan T.D. Minister of State for Public Health, Wellbeing, and the National Drugs Strategy to a Town Hall event in the HUB, where the main findings of the Drug Use in Higher Education in Ireland (DUHEI) survey were presented. Student leaders, researchers, academics, and professionals from student services were joined by local and national experts in the area of drug use and addiction at UCC, to consider the findings and discuss the recommendations of the report.
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First UCC/MTU Joint Conferring Ceremonies
23 May 2022
On the 23rd of May, 2022 UCC staff and students were delighted to visit the Munster Technological 深夜亚洲福利久久 (MTU) Cork Campus. This was a historic occasion marking the first conferring ceremony since the establishment of MTU.
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UCC celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day!
19 May 2022
On the 19th of May, International Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), Inclusive UCC ran a symposium to spotlight the value of creating inclusive digital experiences for all.
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The ASK UCC website officially launched!
11 May 2022
The [ask.ucc.ie] ASK UCC website was officially launched by the Deputy President and Registrar on May 11th on the Shtepps in the Hub Building.
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An Taoiseach Miche谩l Martin TD officially opens The Hub
06 May 2022An Taoiseach Miche谩l Martin TD, who graduated from UCC in 1981, officially opened UCC's new student service centre The Hub this morning at 10am.
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IGNITE Awards 2022
28 Apr 2022
The IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme Awards and Showcase, Spring 2022 were held on 28th of April, in the Hub, UCC. The Deputy President and Registrar welcomed the attendees to the event.
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MicroCreds@ucc project launch
26 Apr 2022
MicroCreds@UCC was officially launched on Tuesday 26th April in the Dr Dora Allman Room. Prof Stephen Byrne, Deputy President and Registrar, welcomed everyone to the launch of the HCI Pillar 3 funded Multi-Campus MicroCreds project in UCC. UCC in conjunction with the IUA and the other six IUA universities have received 鈧12.3 million in funding to support the national roll out of microcredentials.
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Olympic Heroes and Sports Stars honoured at UCC Sport Star Awards
25 Apr 2022Olympic medallists Paul O鈥橠onovan and Emily Hegarty were among those honoured at the UCC Sport Star Awards on 25 April by Professor John O鈥橦alloran, President of 深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork.
Sponsored by the River Lee Hotel and Bank of Ireland, the UCC Sport Awards acknowledge the achievements of 19 outstanding student athletes who have excelled with their UCC clubs, external clubs and representative teams in the last twelve months.
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Women from the Traveller Community Graduate from 'life-changing' UCC course
14 Apr 2022
A group of women from the Traveller Community graduated at the UCC Spring Conferring Ceremony having completed a 鈥榣ife-changing鈥 course designed to empower leadership in their community.
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UCC has created a Sanctuary Fellowship Scheme
14 Apr 2022
In response to conflicts across the world, UCC today announces that it has created a Sanctuary Fellowship Scheme.
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UCC developed software UCC Apply wins a Rising Star Award at the 2022 Ellucian Impact Awards!
13 Apr 2022This week during Ellucian Live, the higher education industry鈥檚 top global technology conference, Ellucian announced the winners of the 2022 Ellucian Impact Awards. The annual awards, from Ellucian, the leading higher education technology solutions provider, celebrate visionaries in higher education who are inspiring others to push the boundaries of technology and innovation.
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UCC wins at the 2022 Education Awards!
06 Apr 2022
UCC brought home multiple trophies at the 2022 Education Awards, which took place on Wednesday, April 6th, at the Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin, including Best Student Campus, Overall Excellence in Education as well as Best Career Impact Strategy!
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UCC contributes to Moving Parts, a creative response to consent and bystander awareness programmes
28 Mar 2022
IADT are delighted to formally launch Moving Parts - a series of new short animated and motion graphic videos tackling the topic of consent and telling the stories of survivors of sexual violence and image-based abuse.
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Seimine谩r Gr茅as谩in leis an gCoimisin茅ir Teanga
22 Mar 2022Bh铆 an-谩thas orainn f谩ilte a chur roimh an Coimisin茅ir Teanga, R贸n谩n 脫 Domhnaill, go Seimine谩r Gr茅as谩in ar 22 M谩rta. Dhein an Coimisin茅ir cur i l谩thair an-chuimsitheach do phobal na hOllscoile ar an l谩, inar phl茅igh s茅, ar chuma oscailte, fh铆orchabhrach, dualgais reacht煤la na hOllscoile i leith na Gaeilge mar at谩 leagtha s铆os in Acht na dTeangacha 2003 agus na himpleachta铆 煤ra at谩 taghta i gceist le leas煤 na bliana seo caite ar an Acht (2021).
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Appointment of Deputy President and Registrar
15 Mar 2022
Professor Stephen Byrne has been appointed as Deputy President and Registrar of 深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork, effective from 16th March 2022.
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UCC honours its first female engineering graduate
23 Feb 2022
On the eve of International Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, 深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork today announces that its current Civil Engineering Building is to be the Iris Ashley Cummins building, in honour of UCC鈥檚 first female engineering graduate.
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UCC Autism Friendly 深夜亚洲福利久久 Initiative featured in the international IMAGE Good Practice Guides!
09 Mar 2022In early 2020, during the Autism Friendly 深夜亚洲福利久久 Initiative, UCC representatives took part in workshops for the IMAGE project (Improving Employment for Autistic Graduates in Europe). This international project looked for examples of good practice in supporting autistic graduates in transitioning to employment.
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深夜亚洲福利久久 of Sanctuary UCC hosts 5th annual Refugee Week
21 Feb 2022
Health inequalities faced by refugees in Ireland, entrepreneurship in the refugee community, and supporting vulnerable migrants in higher education are some of the issues to be explored during 深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork鈥檚 fifth annual Refugee Week, which gets underway on today. Events can be accessed online, in person, live or recorded, so there is something for everyone. From February 21 to 26 staff and students of UCC, working with members of the refugee and asylum-seeking community, will highlight issues faced by refugees, as well as the richness and diversity of modern Ireland through a variety of media, including spoken and written word, webinars, radio shows, interviews and conversations, music and film.
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深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork Launches Speak Out Anonymous Reporting Tool
08 Feb 2022
A new online tool that will allow students and staff to anonymously report incidents of bullying, cyber bullying, harassment, discrimination, coercive behaviour or control, stalking, assault, sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape has been launched today in 深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork (UCC). The tool, entitled Speak Out, is a national initiative, led by the Psychological Counsellors in Higher Education Ireland (PCHEI) and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science is funding it. The Speak Out tool is currently available in 17 other higher education institutions across Ireland.
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Making Chemistry accessible to all in UCC
03 Feb 2022
To make chemistry laboratories more accessible to students with reduced mobility in UCC, the Disability Support Service, in collaboration with the School of Chemistry, recently installed an accessible laboratory bench and associated air-extraction apparatus. The bench will support students who might find it difficult getting up and down from a standard bench.
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First national survey of drug use in Ireland鈥檚 third-level sector is published
20 Jan 2022
A major national survey to determine the prevalence and type of drug use among the third level student population in Ireland is published today.
The Drug Use in Higher Education Institutions (DUHEI) survey analysed over 11,500 responses from students across 21 higher education institutions, to give a national picture of drug use among Irish university students, so that future policy and practice in the area can be informed.
Launching the report, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD states;
鈥淭his report is an important resource for the Department and our higher education institutions. It helps understand the prevalence of drug use and the range of drugs being used by our students as well as detailing the impacts and effects, including harms caused by drug use in our student population. This data is vital to map the extent of the issue and will help us to develop appropriate responses and monitor trends in drug use in higher education over the coming years.鈥
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