University College Cork

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University College Cork (UCC) is an award-winning institution which dates back to 1845. We are a comprehensive, research-based, globally oriented university with over 24,000 students, 3,200 staff and over 200,000 alumni worldwide. Our student body includes over 4,000 international students from 138 countries. UCC draws its identity from a diverse spread of community, education, health service, industry, arts and heritage relationships. We have developed an extensive range of partnerships worldwide which continue to inform our curriculum and our research, and we have over 200 taught postgrad programmes to choose from. When you begin your postgrad journey at UCC you will belong to a vibrant and diverse community of learning and research, and you will become part of a global family which is united by shared experiences, shared values and shared ambition. UCC is more the sum of its many parts and, together, we are many things: we are active, agile, creative, connected, global, socially responsible and sustainable; and, above all, we are community.

Why study at University College Cork?

World's First Green Campus – awarded 5 Green Flags from the Foundation for Environmental Education

Over 94% of our graduates are in employment or further studies

Top Irish university for highly cited researchers as measured by the prestigious Shanghai ranking of global universities

6,963

postgraduate students

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the world in the QS World University Rankings 2025

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About University College Cork

At UCC, we commit to Leave No One Behind. Our staff, students, alumni and UCC community world-wide work together to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We are very proud of our track record in sustainability and UCC ranks an impressive 4th in the world for sustainability according to the latest assessment from UI Green Metric. We nurture talent through supporting, challenging and mentoring our students. UCC is a leading research institution and is recognised as world-leading in many areas including food and the microbiome, sustainability and climate action and quantum physics. In the latest QS World University Rankings, UCC ranks within the world’s top 250 universities.

Several of Ireland’s leading research centres are embedded in UCC. These include the Tyndall National Institute (microsystems, nanotechnology), APC Microbiome Ireland (gastrointestinal health, functional foods) and the Sustainability Institute (climate action, sustainable society). We promote excellence in all research areas and work to have a positive local and global impact through our research and teaching.

UCC is located in the heartland of Ireland’s energy, food, pharmaceutical and information and communications technology industries. Seven out of ten of the world’s top pharmaceutical companies and Ireland’s top four food companies are located in Munster.

As a UCC student, you will have access to a variety of support services to help you feel at home and to settle into life at university. Discover more about UCC.

Learn more about postgrad study and research at UCC from our Graduate Studies Office.