Presenta(on  by  Louise  Tobin  University  College  Cork  (UCC)  

NAFA  Conference  13th  July  2011  

CORK  CITY:    “Ireland’s  Real  Capital”  Arthur  Chan  

One  of  the  World’s  Top  10  CiNes  to  visit  in  2010  by  Lonely  Planet  

University  College  Cork  •  Founded  in  1845:  combines  a  rich  tradi(on  of  teaching,  research  and  

scholarship  

•  Cons(tuent  University  of  the  Na(onal  University  of  Ireland    

•  Select  from  programmes  in  four  Colleges:  Arts,  Cel(c  Studies  and  Social  Sciences;  Business  and  Law;  Medicine  and  Health;  and  Science,  Engineering  and  Food  Science    

•  Over  18,000  students  of  which  2,500  are  interna(onal    

•  Interna(onally  recognised  degrees  and  dis(nguished  graduates    

•  Over  100  countries  across  the  world  represented  at  UCC  

•  The  US  is  the  single  largest  overseas  provider  of  students  

The  Main  Quad  UCC  

Strengths  of  UCC  •  Unique  Master’s  programmes  which  I  will  discuss  in  detail  

 •  Interna(onal  campus  offers  academic  and  extracurricular  

interests  for  all    

•  UCC  is  at  the  forefront  of  Ireland’s  knowledge  economy    

•  Symbio(c  rela(onship  between  UCC  and  Cork  City    

•  Our  students  are  some  of  the  most  highly  employable  graduates  (93%  of  primary  degree  graduates  entered  employment  or  further  studies  and  64%  of  postgraduates  went  directly  into  employment  -­‐  2009)  

•  Cu\ng  edge  research  

Summary  of  research  centres   Tyndall  NaNonal  InsNtute  

Outputs  2009  -­‐  2010  

Photonics  Fabrica(on  of  the  world’s  spectrally  purest  quantum  dots  (secure  quantum  comms  systems)  White  House!  IBM  collabora(on  on  Exascale  Stream  Compu(ng.            

Micro-­‐Nano  electronics:  The  fabrica(on  and  characterisa(on  of  novel  micro  and  nanoscale  device  structures  on  silicon.      The  integra(on  of  nanoscale  materials  into  prac(cal  working  devices  of  interest  to  the  electronics  industry.      The  integra(on  of  novel  func(onal  materials  onto  ac(ve  silicon  devices,  designed  to  add  func(onality  for  systems-­‐on-­‐chip  (SoC)  applica(ons  including  on-­‐chip  power,  sensing  and  actua(on.  The  world’s  first  nanowire  transistor  (10  nanometres  thick!).    

Microsystems  World-­‐first  combina(on  of  nanopore  membranes  with  electrochemical  detectors  –  use  in  biosensors    

World’s  First  Junc(onless  Transistor,  JP  Collange;  Nature  Nanotech  2010  

ERI  Building  

Five  research  pillars   Four  centres  of  excellence  

•   Environmental  Chemistry  •   Biodiversity  &  Ecotoxicology  •   Marine  &  Freshwater  Research  

•   Sustainable  Energy  &  Environmental  Engineering  •   Environmental  Microbial  Genomics  

•   Aquaculture  and  Fisheries  Development  Ctr  •   Coastal  and  Marine  Resources  Centre*  •   Hydraulics  &  MariNme  Research  Centre*  

•   AquaNc  Services  Unit  

Research at the ERI

Environment  Energy   Marine  

“NaNonal  Strategy  for  Science,  Technology  and  InnovaNon”  “Building  Ireland’s  Smart  Economy”  

“Developing  the  Green  Economy  in  Ireland”  “UNEP’s  Global  Green  Deal”  

Alimentary  PharmabioNc  Centre  

The  interface  of  food  and  medicine  Microbial-­‐host  signalling  within  

the  gut   Centre

Research  Stories  

Discovery  of  oldest  leather  shoe  in  the  world  in  Armenia    

AnN-­‐cancer    ProperNes  of    Turmeric  spice    

Bacteria  in  probioNc  yogurt  used  to  treat  cancer  –  UCC  is  rated  second  in  the  world  for  probioNc  research  

•  APC:  Shared  minds,  shared  resources  and  mul(disciplinary  teams  

•  Government  and  industry  support  •  UCC  scien(sts  advance  probio(c  research  •  June  2011  discovered  genes  responsible  for  

efficient  colonisa(on  by  a  probio(c  bacterium  of  the  intes(ne  

•  Research  has  applica(ons  in  the  func(onal  food  and  infant  formula  industries  

Jonathan  Brestoff  Masters  in  Public  Health,  Class  of  2010  

UCC  and  Cork  –    Ireland’s  Food  Capital  

UCC  and  Cork  –    Ireland’s  Food  Capital      •  Dept of Food & Nutritional Sciences → 5 of Ireland’s 8 “Highly Cited” researchers (among 250 most cited researchers worldwide)

•  MSc in Food Science → from production and processing to business and policy

•  MSc in Food Business → from business to global food policy and food security

•  Cork city and county → a hotspot for the global growth in artisanal food production all found at world famous English Market

•  UCC → 2012 Artisan Food Summer School with local world leaders like Gubbeen Farmhouse Products, Woodcock Smokery and Durrus Cheese

MEngSc  in  Sustainable  Energy  

•  Facilita(ng  the  growing  market  for  sustainable  energy  systems  and  shortage  of  qualified  engineers  

•  Students  study  –  wind  energy,  hydro  and  ocean  energy,  solar  and  geothermal  energy    

•  Open  to  engineering  graduates  of  all  disciplines  

UCC  is  first  third-­‐level  insNtuNon  in  the  world  to  be  accredited  with  the  presNgious  internaNonal  green  flag  award    -­‐ Recycling  on  campus  -­‐ UCC  Campus  Bike  scheme  

ERI  building  •   Support  environmental  research  and  educa(on  •   Contemporary  sustainable  design  

 

The  Lewis  Glucksman  Gallery  •   Mul(-­‐award  winning      design  •   Minimal  footprint  in    landscape    

 

Adam  Tart  Adam  completed  a  Master’s  in  Mobile  Networking  and  Compu(ng  in  2009.    According  to  Tart  “The  Computer  Science  Department  in  UCC  is  a  hot-­‐bed  of  talent.    My  professors  were  some  of  the  best  in  their  fields;  the  material  was  interes(ng,  s(mula(ng  and  challenging;  and  my  classmates  were  serious  and  passionate.  I  am  posi(ve  that  my  top-­‐notch  educa(on  in  UCC  absolutely  secured  my  current  posi(on  in  Google.”  

George  Boole  

MA  in  Contemporary    MigraNon  and  Diaspora  Studies  •  Major  theore(cal  and  empirical  issues  in  

migra(on  and  diaspora  studies  today  •  Understand  the  significance  of  migra(on  and  

diaspora  debates  for  Irish  and  European  society  •  Training  in  skills-­‐based  social  science  research  

methodologies  •  Deploy  skills  through  disserta(on  

What's  HOT  and  what's  NOT  hot....  according  to  the  scholars    (from  Irish  Times  interview)    HOT  Influen(al  and  involved  lecturers  (such  as  Piaras  Mac  Éinrí,  UCC)  

Arthur  Chan  “As  anyone  who  has  talked  to  me  about  Cork  knows,  one  of  my  favourite  parts  

of  the  city  is  the  English  Market”  

Arthur  completed  a  master’s  in  Contemporary  Migra(on  and  Diaspora    Studies  at  UCC  in  2008  and  his  thesis  was  an  ethnography  of  Dublin  city’s  Chinese  migrant  entrepreneurs.  Since  leaving  UCC  Arthur  shot  a  documentary  short  in  Cambodia  and  is  assistant-­‐producing  on  his  first  off-­‐Broadway  play  in  New  York.  

Winifred  Li    

“During  my  Mitchell  year,  I  was  exposed  to  the  independent  film  industry  in  Europe  -­‐  and  I  haven't  looked  back.  Off  a  contact  I  made  in  Cork,  I  began  working  as  a  film  producer  in  London,  so  I  think  I  owe  my  career  to  that  

year  in  Ireland!”Winnie  Li  

Winifred  completed  a  postgraduate  degree  in  Cel(c  Studies  in  2001.  She  is  now  a  successful  film  producer.  

MBS  in  InternaNonal  Public  Policy  and  Diplomacy  

•  For  those  aspiring  to  careers  in  interna(onal  policy  environments    

•  Department  of  Foreign  Affairs  and  other  government  ministries,  armed  forces,  aid  agencies,  think  tanks  and  other  interna(onal  businesses  

•  Strong  voca(onal  element  

•  Core  modules  include:  Contemporary  Global  Policy  Challenges,  Interna(onal  Law,  Foreign  Policy  and  Diplomacy,  US  Foreign  Policy  and  Contemporary  History  and  Interna(onal  Trade  Law  

 

Douglass  made  a  historic  visit  to  Ireland  and  Cork,  which  made  a  posi(ve  impression  on  one  of  the  foremost  leaders  of  the  aboli(onist  movement  in  the  US  

Frederick  Douglass  t

Masters  in  Sociology    of  Development  and  GlobalisaNon    •   Innova(ve  MA  •   Globalisa(on  of  poverty  and  inequality  •   Alterna(ve  strategies  of  development  

MA  in  Ethnomusicology  

•  School  of  Music  is  interna(onally  renowned  as  a  centre  of  excellence  for  the  study  of  Irish  and  tradi(onal  music  and  world  music  

•  MA  is  a  combina(on  of  scholarship  and  performance  

•  Emphasis  is  on  performance,  history  and  theory  of  ethnomusicology,  cultural  and  performance  theories,  and  ethnographic  field  research  

•  A  research  disserta(on  and  prac(cal  research  project  are  part  of  this  programme  

UCC  Music  and  Dance  Students  –  White  House  2009!  

LLM  in  Child  and  Family  Law  

•  New  programme  and  the  first  of  its  kind  in  Ireland  

•  Innova(ve  and  original  degree  combining  an  important  theore(cal  basis  in  child  law  and  family  law  with  exposure  to  the  challenges  of  legal  prac(ce  through  its  commitment  to  clinical  educa(on  

•  Perfect  specialist  qualifica(on  

•  Other  op(ons  in  Law  include:  LLM  in  Intellectual  Property  and  E-­‐law,  LLM  in  Interna(onal  Human  Rights  Law  and  Public  Policy  

ApplicaNon  Process    

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Louise  Tobin  LTobin@reg.ucc.ie