New 1 year funded MSc position in the Geography Department

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Title: The invention of the New Zealand economy and the geography of statistics

When: Wednesday 25th September, 4-5pm
Where: Geography Library

Presenters:  Dr Kevin McCormack & Dr Mary Smyth, Division of Central Statistics Office, Cork
When:  Thursday 15th March 12-1pm
Where:  Geography Library, Geography Building, UCC

The theme of this year’s IEOS meeting was strengthening the linkages between Researchers, Technologists, Service-Providers and End-Users in order to enable more effective exploitation of Copernicus Earth observation (EO) data & information services across Ireland.

Day-1 (2nd Nov 2017) was dedicated to highlighting and presenting Earth Observation projects from Researchers, Government Agencies and Industry whilst Day-2 (3rd Nov 2017) was dedicated to EU’s Copernicus programme with special emphasis on Land, Marine, Emergency and Climate Change Services within an Irish context.

Climatologist Dr. Kieran Hickey discusses the aftermath of storm Ophelia.

A new exhibition by Dr Richard Scriven, Journeys of Belief and Belonging: Modern Irish Pilgrimage, was opened in the UCC Library by University College Cork president, Professor Patrick O’Shea.

The Conference of Irish Geographers is the annual conference of the Geographical Society of Ireland and the Schools of Geography in Higher Education institutions around the island of Ireland.  This year’s conference which took place from Thursday 4th of May to Saturday 6th of May 2017 was hosted by UCC.  The conference was very successful with over 170 geographers in attendance.

Congratulations to Gary Locke (MSc in Geoinformatics graduate) who came 2nd in the Ordnance Survey Ireland Research Initiative Masters Awards. Brian McArdle and Phil Dunphy from the OSI visited the department to present Gary with his prize.

Richard Scriven was awarded The Royal Irish Academy Charlemont Grant.

The Department of Geography will host the 49^th Conference of Irish Geographers.

Dr. Colin Sage meeting with President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Úachtaráin on Wednesday 14^th December.

'Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Transitions to Sustainability'

Second and Third year students have returned from 6 very successful field trips in Ireland and Europe.

Dr. Colin Sage is co-organising a conference in Rome.

Colin Sage has been spending the month of October in Italy. First he travelled to Rome where he had been invited to provide a final summary and discussion at the conference on Global Sustainability and Local Foods.

Will present a seminar at 4pm on Wednesday 2nd December in the Geography Library.

Dr. Richard Scriven is a graduate of the Geography Department, UCC

MA Cities Space and Culture Seminar Series 2015-2016

Monday, 2 November at 13:05

Geography Library, Ground Floor, Geography Building, UCC

The position is a joint award between the Marine Institute and the Geography Department, University College Cork (UCC) commencing on or near 1st October 2015.

The Cork Food Policy Council (CFPC) was formed in 2013. It seeks a candidate with a desire to complete a PhD and to take on a part‐time role as Co-ordinator.......

The MRes is a one-year, stand-alone graduate degree based on coursework and generic training, and a major research project, anchored in the relevant discipline in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences. 

Rear Admiral Mark Mellett launches the new MSc in Applied Coastal and Marine Management

MA Geography: Cities, Space and Culture - Commencing September 2015

The new MA is now open for applications.

For those interested in our new MA Geography (Cities, Space and Culture) we are holding an information session for prospective students this Thursday 26th March, 12.30pm, Geography Library. All welcome!

Transition year students from Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig (with their teacher Síle Quinn, a graduate of UCC Geography Department) visited the Department 12 December 2014.

The Geography Department were delighted to welcome a group of 5th years students from Colaiste na Toirbhirte Bandon and their teachers to the department this week.

FIRST YEAR EUROPEAN STUDIES

ES1002 Introductory/First lecture  

Tuesday 9th September at 2pm in WW5 

 SECOND YEAR EUROPEAN STUDIES

 Lectures begin on Monday 8th September

 Information Session on 2nd Year modules:

 Monday 8th September at 2pm in ORB 123

FOURTH YEAR EUROPEAN STUDIES

Lectures begin on Monday 8th September

Information Session on 4^th Year modules:

Monday 8^th September at 11am in the Conference Room, Tyrconnel, (Top Floor, School of History Bldg).         

Information Sessions for 2014-2015

2^nd Year    Tuesday, 9^th September at 9.00am. in Geography Lecture Theatre (GGLT)

3^rd Year    Wednesday, 10^th September at 10:30 a.m. in Geography Library

4^th year     Tuesday, 9^th September at 2:00 p.m. in Geography Library

Students please note that course handouts will be distributed at these Informatin Sessions.

Information Session – Arts II 2014-2015

There will be an introductory lecture/information session for Arts II Geography students on Tuesday, 9th September at 11:00 a.m. in Geography Lecture Theatre (GGLT) – at GG2038 lecture time slot. 

 It is important that all students attend this meeting.

Introductory Lecture - Arts III 2014-2015

There will be an introductory lecture for all Arts III Geography students on Tuesday 9th September 2014 from 3-4pm in Brookfield BHSC-G10.

It is important that all students attend this lecture.

We will also be presenting the dissertation options for GG3006.

Dissertation_Form. 

The UCC Geography department have recently setup a LinkedIn group to keep in touch with past graduates.

UCC Geography Department hosts 9^th European GIS Education Symposium

What makes geography and psychology grads the most employable?

When: Thursday 15th November, 4-5pm
Location: Geography Library
Presenter: Denis Linehan, UCC
Title: ‘Knowing’ Nairobi: Infrastructure and Imagination 

'Brilliant but devastating’ was one viewer’s summation of The Irish Revolution, RTÉ’s three-part documentary based upon Cork University Press’ awarding-winning Atlas of the Irish Revolution.

PhD Studentship - apply now.

TimeTables 2019-2020

For students who wish to view scripts (Arts 2019) please click Viewing of scripts 2019 - Arts to fill out the necessary form.

Title: Rethinking Creative Cities?: UNESCO, Sustainability, and the Making of Urban Cultures

When: Thursday 3rd October, 4-5pm

Where: Geography Library

Title: Chironomid response to prehistoric farming in northwest Ireland

When: Thursday 31st October, at 4pm

Where: Geography Library, Geography Building

Title: On the track of the Vikings - The Place-name Evidence (plus a few Surnames)

When: Wednesday 13th November, 4-5pm

Where: Geography Library, Geography Building

New study highlights the importance of community led development

It is titled “A review of the methods for studying biotic interactions in phenological analyses.”

Geography is one of the most dynamic disciplines to study at UCC.  We extend a warm welcome to all our returning students, but especially our incoming First Years for 2022.

Date and time:

Thu, 17 November 2022, 19:30 – 20:45 GMT

The Department of Geography is pleased to announce that the MSc in Geoinformatics has been reopened for the 2023-2024 academic year. 

Redesigning the Post-Industrial City (RePIC) is a two-year, English-taught Master's programme jointly designed and delivered by the UNIC alliance.

Professor Willie Smyth (UCC) receives the Geographical Society of Ireland’s ‘Lifetime Contribution Award- 2024’.

Geography Department has ranked in the global QS ranking for the first time.