University College Cork has announced that it received €3.5m in EU funding to lead a project to develop a revolutionary way of converting waste heat into electricity. Securing funding under the EU’s latest Horizon 2020 EIC Pathfinder Open pilot programme (formally FET-Open), the ambitious project will draw on the expertise of scientists from Ireland, Germany, […]
University College Cork‘s Quercus Talented Students’ Programme is a scholarship programme that supports and promotes excellence in academia, sport, creative and performing arts, active citizenship & innovation/entrepreneurship for both prospective undergraduate/level 8 students and students already registered in UCC. In addition to the scholarships in these areas UCC also offer three types of Quercus Academic […]
University College Cork and future cohorts of musicians are to benefit as UCC Department of Music has been awarded the largest gift in its 113 year history. The estate of Sidney V. Regan has bequeathed €2M to the Department of Music at UCC, and the announcement coincides with the unveiling of UCC’s new Sound Studio, […]
The All Ireland Programming Competition (AIPO) is an annual computer programming olympiad held at University College Cork (UCC). The goals of the competition are: To encourage and reward young programmers, (male and female). To promote contacts among programmers in Ireland. To select a team for the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) and for the European […]
Ireland’s newest technological university, Munster Technological University (MTU), has been formally established as of 1st January 2021. The consortium of Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and Institute of Technology Tralee (ITT) was designated as a technological university earlier last year. MTU is a multi-campus technological university, contributing to the region through the provision of academic […]
On June 18th a new online event will connect prospective students with leading course providers through a virtual platform. This FREE Virtual Education Expo will host an exciting line-up of universities, colleges, institutes and businesses promoting their courses. You can log in from 10am until 4pm on Thursday 18th June from your laptop, tablet or phone. About […]
University College Cork (UCC) has established an interdisciplinary Covid-19 Research team that has seen over 100 researchers across all disciplines answer a call to action. COVID-19 research team established Research projects have been initiated in UCC that include the search for new treatments for Covid-19, new methods for detection of the virus, and analysis of […]
A new farming course to provide practitioners with the skills to work with people with disabilities has been launched by UCC. About UCC’s Social Farming Course UCC’s Adult Continuing Education and Applied Social Science departments in conjunction with the Skellig Centre for Research and Innovation came together to offer a Certificate in Practice Support in Social Farming. The one-year programme will provide […]
The B.Comm International Showcase at UCC is a one-day taster event that gives school students the opportunity to hear about the BCOMM International and the career opportunities it affords. Students can also attend a language class to learn a new language, for example, Italian, Spanish, German or Chinese or they can choose their preferred language […]
The College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences in UCC is holding its Discover Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences’ Summer Programme from 11th -13th June, 2019. The UCC Discover Arts information talks offered by the programme covers all the subject areas across the College and offers you an opportunity to learn more about the courses […]
University College Cork (UCC) has launched a new Academic Strategy with the aim of transforming their learning experience and landscape for the future. This UCC Academic Strategy outlines a new and holistic approach to education that champions the capacity for independent thinking and inquiry, equipping students with the skills required for our rapidly evolving labour […]