One for the quieter ones amongst us... introvertdear.com/news/why-we-...

Picard management tip: Tolerate failure, not incompetence. Learn the difference.

Was out for a walk today and (honestly) my first thought was “Isn’t that shop very handy now for people at a match…” 😖

Celebrate 100 years of Cork University Press, Ireland’s oldest university press Join us Thu 11 Sept in UCC’s Dora Allman Room for a symposium on landmark works, from Dánta Grádha to the award-winning Atlas Series, (plus an evening reception.) Free & open to all www.eventbrite.com/e/cork-unive...

I rarely post about personal stuff, but just so ridiculously proud of my niece DrDr (Dr^2?) @sheilamcsweeney.bsky.social who graduated today from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social with a PhD in Medicine. #ProperDoctorAtLast

Delighted to welcome @lizjolly.bsky.social to @ucc.ie on her first day as University Librarian in @ucclibrary.bsky.social. Best of luck Liz!

📚 Last night we celebrated the launch of Beating Time: The Story of the Irish Bodhrán by Fintan Vallely. Huge thanks to @nmireland.bsky.social for hosting us in their majestic rotunda, to Kevin Conieff for launching and to everyone who joined us 🎶 🔗 www.corkuniversitypress.com/978178205046...

At the Hunt Museum for a preview of the superb Richard Harris exhibition prepared in partnership with @ucclibrary.bsky.social special collections. Had to be told the colour scheme was that of Young Munster rugby!

Sincere thanks to @acarbery.bsky.social as his term as interim University Librarian in @ucclibrary.bsky.social @ucc.ie draws to a close and looking forward to welcoming @lizjolly.bsky.social to our lovely campus next month.

Sincerest thanks to everyone who contributed to today's Leadership Summit on #GenerativeAI in #HigherEducation, convened by the Higher Education Authority & proudly hosted @ucc.ie. Today's conversations will feed directly into our forthcoming policies & guidelines on #GenAI. hea.ie/2025/06/03/h...

Ireland is the most highly educated country in the world, according to this analysis by CBRE. We're the only nation in which a majority of adults aged 25–64 have a bachelor’s degree or higher. Education has transformed our country's fortunes for the better. 🇮🇪 www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-the-...

@ucc.ie research team of the year goes to the group behind @corkup.bsky.social wonderful Atlas of the Irish Civil War! @uccresearch.bsky.social Well done all!!

Delighted to welcome participants in the @eua.eu Masterclass on transitions and transformations in staff development for learning and teaching to @ucc.ie.

Congrats to five fantastic @ucc.ie colleagues admitted to Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie today - Denis O'Mahony, Nuala Finnegan, @paulmcs.bsky.social & Holger Claussen A worthy reflection of their impactful research & scholarship @uccresearch.bsky.social

This afternoon, 28 distinguished individuals were formally admitted as members of the RIA, following their recent election, in recognition of their outstanding achievements across the sciences, humanities, social sciences, and public service. www.ria.ie/2025/05/22/2... #RIAAdmittanceDay

Had an absolutely lovely day today in the @ria.ie. Deeply honoured and grateful to all my former PhD students, post-docs and collaborators. You know who you are – and I thank you all!

20 May 325: The First Council of Nicaea, in what is now Turkey, is formally opened. It started the first ecumenical council of the #Christian Church.  The council was called for by Roman Emperor Constantine I. #history #religion #Catholic #OTD yalebooks.yale.edu/2020/08/06/v...

We had a lovely symposium in @ucc.ie yesterday in honour of the late Prof PF Fox – thesis supervisor, mentor and friend. The Aula Max was packed by colleagues and former students from all over the world to pay tribute to arguably the leading dairy chemist of his generation.

The Aula Max in @ucc.ie is packed this morning for the UCC Career Service Employer Partnership Forum. A great opportunity to share knowledge in relation to work placement themes and topics.

"You hear this curious phrase more and more these days. And for me, at least, it always evokes the image of an academic who has eaten too much." Humorous take on the emerging title of "full professor" by @frankie49.bsky.social in the @irishtimes.com. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...

Statement: The Royal Irish Academy is ceasing activity on X (Twitter) www.ria.ie/2025/05/01/t...

"A couple of professors told me that their students see reading books as akin to listening to vinyl records—something that a small subculture may still enjoy, but that’s mostly a relic of an earlier time." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Really looking forward to Liz starting in July! @lizjolly.bsky.social

We are deeply saddened to hear about the death of Elizabeth Wincott Heckett - a leading scholar on the archaeological textiles of Ireland. She will be dearly missed by @ucc.ie colleagues & the wider academic & heritage community. Cork University Press is proud to have published her life's work.

The Claire Byrne Show picked up on yesterday's event in Cork Prison. Do please listen (from 5.30 min onwards)... @katharinaswirak.bsky.social @jameswindle.bsky.social @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

The Aula Max this morning for the Cork Access Network breakfast on the last day of the Cork LLL Festival.

Absolutely inspirational event in Cork Prison today celebrating Inside-Out programme where criminology students are paired with "inside students" (who got a microcred). I wish we were able to take photos. Watch for media coverage and well done @katharinaswirak.bsky.social @jameswindle.bsky.social

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled researchers yearning to study free, The rejected experts of your teeming shore. Send these, the grantless, tempest-tost to me, I light my labs beside the golden door!”

UCC Library deeply regrets the passing of Gene Lambert (1952-2025), artist, Aosdána member and co-editor of The Great Book of Ireland (1991).

Lord Mayor’s reception for Cork LLL Festival. @corkcity.bsky.social @unesco.org Great week of events!

Schteps in @ucc.ie packed today for the #EmployAgility awards - 185 students who collectively contributed 3,700 hours to community and university activities. Well done to all in UCC Careers Service!

Start of CIRTL@20 webinar (2-3pm IST) on interdisciplinary teaching and learning. Learning about TILT @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social #EduSky blogs.ed.ac.uk/tilt/ Teams link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

Magnolias in bloom at UCC Arboretum today. 95 million years old, the large flowers allow pollination by beetles as bees did not yet exist. #ucctrees

The CIRTL@20 series continues tomorrow from 2-3pm (IST) with Jenny Scoles from Institute for Academic Development at University of Edinburgh, hosted by @ucc.ie Edmond Byrne. Its focus is on interdisciplinary learning and teaching. Register via t.co/SRJ9twsj7T

Cerebral Palsy advocate Lily Collison receives honorary doctorate from @ucc.ie www.infantcentre.ie/2025/03/28/c...

Huge congratulations to the ca 150 graduates of ACE programmes conferred at today’s ceremony. @l-elamoud.bsky.social.

Delightful evening celebrating the centenary of @corkup.bsky.social in @ucclibrary.bsky.social this evening. Thanks to Minister O’Donovan and @joh2024.bsky.social and Prof Tom Dunne for their words

Cork University Press had a very big birthday today. @ucc.ie President @joh2024.bsky.social welcomes Minister O’Donovan. @ucclibrary.bsky.social

Book launch this evening for the latest from Cork University Press @ucclibrary.bsky.social @ucc.ie Lovely to see my late father mentioned too.

Lovely to meet our MA (T&L in HE) graduates this morning! @cirtl.bsky.social @annasantucci.bsky.social

A silver birch is added to @ucc.ie arboretum to mark World Social Work Day 2025. Great to see the students from the (tertiary pathway) BSW degree – joint with colleagues in Cork ETB. @denisleamy.bsky.social @joh2024.bsky.social

And great to hear you on DriveTime a moment ago! Well done @culinaryireland.bsky.social !!

It’s International Day of Mathematics Celebrate by discovering Alicia Boole Stott (1860–1940), the Cork-born mathematician who explored the fourth dimension. Read about her groundbreaking work on our latest blog post in The Riverside ⬇️ 🔗 theriverside.ucc.ie/2025/03/14/a... #womeninstem #mathhistory

Really nice to see the birthday party decorations on the library on my way in this morning! @corkup.bsky.social Celebrating 100 Years of Publishing Excellence @ucclibrary.bsky.social

We brought out another great spread from our collection for this semester's Research Essentials! Special Collections and Archives will be hosting these guided introductory visits every Autumn and Spring, so stay tuned or email us at [email protected] to make an appointment now.

All in OVPLT bid a fond farewell to @ucclibrary.bsky.social librarian Coral Black as she moves on to new adventures in Leeds.

Ready for your next role? Brand new leadership role in @ucclibrary.bsky.social to lead our Digital Scholarship Studio & other technology-rich spaces and services embedding them into the teaching, learning and research landscape in UCC. Closing 25th March at noon! Come join our super team! #lisjobsie

Delegates from @eua.eu L&T Forum viewing one of @ucc.ie treasures - The Great Book of Ireland. Huge thanks to @ucclibrary.bsky.social #EUALearnTeach

"Despite differing geographical locations and contexts, the sector is grappling with similar challenges. EUA has never been more relevant in helping us exchange on these complexities." added @paulmcs.bsky.social , @ucc.ie Vice-President for Learning and Teaching #EUALearnTeach