UCC Alumni and Friends

🎉Congratulations to all our newest Medicine and Dentistry alumni.🎉

Years of work have led to this. Enjoy today, and welcome to a community of over 220,000+ UCC alumni worldwide.


UCC College of Medicine and Health

The UCC Women Graduates' Association invites you to a meet and greet with Orla McAndrew award-winning chef, writer, speaker, and founder of Orla McAndrew Food, Cork's luxury zero-waste catering company.

📅 Thursday 28 May, 7.30pm
📍 Creative Zone, Library, UCC

Places are limited register in advance via Eventbrite.
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🎓 UCC Alumni Spotlight: BSc Microbiology Class of 1991 Reunion 🧫✨

What a fantastic reunion it was for the BSc Microbiology 1991! The group came together to reconnect, reminisce, and celebrate the friendships and achievements forged during their time at University College Cork.

We love seeing alumni return to where it all began.

Thinking of organising a class reunion or exploring a class gift? We’d love to help; get in touch at [email protected]

UCC alum Seán Ronayne will take to the stage at the Fair Seas World Ocean Week Conference in City Hall on June 3. Renowned for his work recording the sound of every bird species in Ireland, Seán will share a powerful coastal soundscape highlighting both the beauty of Ireland’s seas, and how much we stand to lose without stronger marine protection.

Learn more here
https://www.yaycork.ie/corks-bird-whisperer-sean-ronayne-says-its-not-too-late-to-save-endangered-species/

Cork’s ‘bird whisperer’ Seán Ronayne says it’s not too late to save endangered species A beacon of hope.

🎓 BComm Class of 1981 – 45th Anniversary Reunion

It was wonderful to welcome back the BComm Class of 1981 to UCC to celebrate their 45th anniversary. Alumni travelled from the Netherlands, UK, Derry, Kerry, Donegal, Limerick and Dublin, as well as Cork to reconnect, reminisce and celebrate lasting friendships forged at UCC.

"Thank you to everyone who joined us for this special reunion. 💚
The catch up and chats were easy and we got some nice emails and messages over the past 36 hours thanking us, saying how enjoyable it was and wondering if we are organising a 50th one!"
- Richard Healy, one of the BComm Class of 1981 organisers

Thinking of organising a class reunion or exploring a class gift? We’d love to help; get in touch at [email protected].

Photos by Doug Minihane

An inspiring evening brought alumni and friends together at UCC this week for a compelling talk on “The Pivotal Role Women Have Played in AI Development.”

The guest speaker, Siobhán O’Leary, CEO of The Institute of Applied AI, delivered a fascinating exploration of women’s contributions to artificial intelligence across history, from Ada Lovelace’s pioneering work in the 1800s, through the codebreakers of Bletchley Park and the ENIAC Six programmers of the 1940s, to the groundbreaking achievements of Margaret Hamilton, Grace Hopper, Fei‑Fei Li, Timnit Gebru, and Joy Buolamwini.

The talk was followed by an engaging Q&A, adding further depth to the presentation. The event was proudly hosted by the UCC Women Graduates’ Association.

Dear alumni,

Call for Nominations - UCC President's Awards for Excellence in Teaching 2025/26

The Vice-President for Learning and Teaching is pleased to invite nominations for the UCC President’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching.

These prestigious awards recognise excellence in teaching and provide a process for acknowledging the outstanding efforts of staff to ensure that UCC students receive the highest quality learning and teaching experience.

The award scheme is open to all UCC staff who teach or support teaching including academic staff, support staff, administrative staff, research staff, technical staff, postgraduate tutors and demonstrators. Staff may be nominated for an award through self-nomination or nomination by students, colleagues/peers or alumni.

Nomination for the above categories is done by completing this short online form: President's Awards for Excellence in Teaching 2025/2026 before 1st May 2026. After the closing date of nominations, all nominees will be contacted and invited to submit a short application. A selection panel will review the combined nomination and application forms for each nominee.
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=pVz-Rm-GQk6S6e2HhiRVRSZvqXp76a9Cn9Ib-6vpxkFURUYxUTBUWlFBVElMTkxHUTI0RllWNDNYWC4u&route=shorturl

Nomination for the Lifetime Contribution Award is done by completing this form: Lifetime Contribution Nomination Form 2025/2026 before 28th September 2026. The Lifetime Contribution Award nomination is a one-step process.
https://uccireland.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/OVPLTMainOfficeEastWing/IQD8LNSPqtgLQqq_D9d-s8-hAVsetmC2n8a3GtDSilENvss?e=ZY1LcZ&CID=fadf87e7-0a3c-d47b-6bcb-767f024a51bf

Only those nominations received on the official nomination form will be accepted. Late nominations will not be accepted.

Details of all award categories, forms and the application process are available on the following webpage: Teaching Awards https://www.ucc.ie/en/teachlearn/teachingawards/

Any queries can be addressed to: [email protected]

We look forward to receiving your nominations.

Kind regards,
Office of the Vice President for Learning and Teaching