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An international student perspective on a Christmas in Cork

During the last week of term, a festive atmosphere descends on campus as students begin to relax while they look forward to Christmas.

Christmas events organised for 300 children living in Direct Provision in Cork

When we first sat down with Mike FitzGibbon, our intention was to write a brief summary of the Christmas and Easter parties he and his colleagues organise for children living in Direct Provision.

Research re-ignites debate on interest rates capping for moneylenders

Neither consigned to history or fiction, the sound made by moneylenders as they knock on doors continues to reverberate across Irish society.

Buying into sharing economy not a sure bet

Marketing lecturer Dave Alton explores the branding implications of the sharing economy in the Irish Times

I'm sticking with you: the culture of street stickers

Dr Stephen O'Sullivan looks at what street stickers have to say about the relationship between public space and communication culture on RTE Brainstorm l

Blockchain and black swans: Food defense scares highlight the technology’s potential, say Irish researchers

Blockchain technology has the potential to play a key role in protecting a key role in protecting food integrity, however, it is only part of the solution.

Student Blog: BIS Student attends Space Studies Program

Business Information Systems student Cian O’Regan reflects upon the incredible networking opportunities and learning applied at his summer placement in the International Space University.

What to do with a conundrum like Kilkenny?

Dr Frank Crowley's RTE Brainstorm opinion piece on how one of the key challenges of our time nationally & internationally is how to manage lagging regions without constraining leading regions

IMI Highest New Entrant to European Business Schools Rankings in 2018

IMI has entered the Financial Times’ European Business Schools Rankings for the 1st time in its history, becoming the highest new entrant across Europe in 2018.

Ireland’s Largest Business School Takes Residence at Landmark Building in Cork City

An Tánaiste Simon Coveney, TD officially opens new UCC Centre for Executive Education

First of two capital projects now open

The official opening of the UCC Centre for Executive Education marks the beginning of an exciting period for everyone at Cork University Business School at UCC.

Are Food Supply Chains Under Threat?

Research undertaken by Dr Seamus O’Reilly explores the inbuilt vulnerabilities associated with modern food supply chains.

CUBS Alumni Profile: Brian Mehigan, Kerry Group Chief Strategy Officer

As part of our series of alumni profiles, Brian Mehigan, Chief Strategy Officer with Kerry Group, sat down to speak with us about his career, strategic development and the future of the food industry.

Social Entrepreneurship in the Ballyhoura Development Area

A collaborative research project will add knowledge in the fields of social entrepreneurship, social innovation and rural development as part of a PhD Training Network in 7 European countries.

Ireland’s largest business school opens doors to a top education

The University College Cork Centre for Executive Education is located at the landmark building 1 Lapp's Quay in Cork city.

Innovation and Collaboration Land David Meaney Prestigious International Award

Alumni David Meaney (MSc Innovation and European Business) has been awarded a French Government Medal and an NUI Prize for Distinction in Collaborative French-Irish Degree programmes in 2018.

Recipients of the Jack Murphy scholarship meet their mentors

Industry mentors met recipients of the Jack Murphy Scholarship, set up by FDC Group in partnership with Cork University Business School at UCC.

Five CUBS programmes shortlisted at the 2019 GradIreland Awards

Five programmes at Cork University Business School have been shortlisted for awards at the annual gradireland Higher Education Awards & Symposium.

Operate in a different digital sphere

The ability to think critically in a business environment can often prove to be a powerful combination.

Number of women CEOs is sobering reading

GENDER diversity in senior organisational roles has improved across many countries, yet there continues to be a deep-rooted inequality that prevents the rise of more women to top positions

A 'new' type of start-up: co-operatives in Ireland

Since the foundation of the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society in 1894, the co-operative movement has evolved beyond its agricultural roots to serve a wide-range of industries.

Student Blog: Paul Harte on the MSc Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance student, Paul Harte discusses his time as an undergrad and now post grad student at University College Cork

Negotiating the first steps to networking on the international stage

Patience and endurance are key to establishing international networks. Dr Stephen Onakuse features in The Irish Times

Raising the profile of CUBS: Research leads Business

As a forward-thinking research-led business school, we pride ourselves on pushing boundaries, enhancing knowledge and supporting faculty to deliver cutting edge high impact research.

CUBS ready to be part of big game

Professor Thia Hennessy tells Pádraig Hoare about her plans to put Cork University Business School (CUBS) on the global educational map, and what that will mean for the city.

Student blog: BIS grad reflects on his time at University College Cork

“Only a fool leaves UCC with just a degree” - Darragh Meaney BSc Business Information Systems graduate, reflects on his time at UCC as part of the new Cork University Business School.

Runaway health sector spending putting public finances and economy at risk

Economics faculty Seamus Coffey opinion feature on health spending in The Irish Times

'It's good for business' - meet the Co Meath teen sisters named in top young CEOs in Ireland and UK

Food Marketing & Entrepreneurship student and UCC Quercus scholar Kate Madden & her sister Annie awarded top honours

New Development Studies programme launched in Vietnam in partnership with Food Business & Development

A new programme in International Development Studies in conjunction with UCC was launched on 17 September 2018 in the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), Vietnam.

Marketing for the greater good

CUBS Lecturer Dave Alton encourages business to develop a strategic approach to digital marketing & build a brand message that resonates

Minister Donohoe appoints four members to the Credit Union Advisory Committee

Senior Lecturer Dr Olive McCarthy at Cork University Business School, UCC, was recently announced as one the new members to the Credit Union Advisory Committee (CUAC)

Irish Research Council Scholarships awarded to PhD students

Congratulations to James Duggan & Jennette Koehn who were awarded Irish Research Council (IRC) PhD scholarships that were announced yesterday by the IRC & John Halligan TD

New scholarships to promote women in business

A new scholarship programme designed to help promote women take on leadership roles within companies and organisations has been developed in collaboration with the 30% Club.

Could the financial crash happen again?

Accounting & Finance faculty Dr John O'Brien examines the threats to the Irish economy 10 years after the financial crash caused a worldwide recession.

Analysing Ireland’s health spending

Economics faculty Dr Brian Turner is guest columnist for the Medical Independent

E&S Society promotes the experience of entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneurial and Social Society is an important stepping stone for students who see entrepreneurship as a future career path.

Carol Kulik says businesses are experiencing ‘gender fatigue’

Carol Kulik told an event on gender equality at Cork University Business School in UCC that it was hard to keep the issue “on the boil”.

Nevermind the budget: Forecasting is the way forward for the HSE

In her award-winning paper, CUBS Researcher Ruth Gibbs highlights a need for policy makers to move away from annual budgets and adopt a forecasting model to account for the impact of economic cycles.

Does Management Matter?

The 21st Irish Academy of Management Conference will take place at UCC from the 3rd to 5th September 2018. It is the IAM's largest conference to date with over 240 delegates in attendance.

Remembering Dr Brendan Richardson

A memorial Mass to honour the memory of Dr Brendan Richardson (Department of Management and Marketing) will be held in the Honan Chapel on Wednesday, September 5th at 1.00 pm.

Leading international expert claims article in Irish Constitution does not reflect reality for most women

Ahead of her appearance at the Human Resources Research Centre event on Monday Sept 3, Professor Kulik suggests Article 41.2.1 of the Irish Constitution clearly does not reflect women’s lived reality.

UCC economist: No-deal Brexit will knock Ireland back into recession

Dr Declan Jordan, economist at Cork University Business School, UCC warns of recession with a no-deal Brexit. He is the organiser of what will be the biggest conference ever held in Cork City.

Creating a new breed of healthcare professionals for the digital world

The MSc Digital Health at UCC is taking applicants for its second class intake.

Winning business insights for the SME sector

The first speaker in a three-year programme of events, Dave Alton kicked off InterTradeIreland’s All-Island Innovation programme at UCC.

CAO Points 2018

CAO Points Required for Entry to 2018 undergraduate programmes have been released

What do you do if you don’t know what kind of career you want?

MSc Management & Marketing student Katie O’Riordan is currently completing her work placement with PwC.

Gender diversity key to business success

The critical role of gender diversity in the workplace is the topic of a conference to be hosted by the Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC) September 3.

Leading the way to entrepreneurship at UCC

Jennifer Chadwick, Quercus Scholar, benefits from her time on the Washington Ireland Programme

How west Cork used creativity to beat the recession

Opinion: west Cork's success in its areas of strength shows that the model of focusing on innovation in regional areas makes sense.

LEADING GENDER DIVERSITY EXPERT TO VISIT CORK

The Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC) at UCC will host a major conference in September discussing issues that companies face in relation to gender diversity

Targeting the #InstaFamous generation

Faculty Dave Alton features in The Irish Times on winning digital business in the attention economy

CUBS Alumni Profile: Ruth Cotter, Chief Human Resources Officer at AMD

Read our alumni profile with Ruth Cotter, Chief Human Resources Officer & Senior VP of Worldwide Marketing & Investor Relations at AMD, and a proud member of the BA Economics & History class of 1992.

Dr O'Shaughnessy's research is shining a light on the wider impact of social enterprise

Dr O’Shaughnessy’s pioneering research on social enterprise confirms their capacity to bring an entrepreneurial dimension to solving a range of contemporary social and environmental issues.

The New Centre for Executive Education in Cork

The Lapps Quay development comes at an exciting time for Cork, as the Cork University Business School at UCC is poised to become Ireland’s largest provider of executive education.

Social media use in the artisanal food sector

Phd Student researcher Conor Drummond has published his findings in the Industrial Marketing Management journal

Teagasc and Musgrave join forces to fund a 4-year PhD to ensure safer food supply chains

New project to protect the integrity of the Irish agri-food system to be address by 4-year PhD research funded by Teagasc and Musgrave and awarded by Cork University Business School at UCC.

UCC Team of Entrepreneurs in All-Island Final

Educational collaboration between Science and the Business School in the area of Biomedical Entrepreneurship has enabled this team to reach the All-Island Student Entrepreneur Awards.

Why cars and motorways aren't the keys to Cork's future

Cork has great potential and its relatively small size means the city can manoeuvre and ensure it positions itself more easily than larger cities.

The rise and rise of the gig economy

How did part-time work, zero-hours contracts and independent contracting become the norm?

Programme for CUBS Postgraduate Research Symposium Unveiled

Now in its second year, the Cork University Business School Postgraduate Research Symposium demonstrates the wide range of exciting postgraduate research currently being undertaken across the School.

Returning to study is a chance to apply your insights

Although many people find the prospect of returning to education daunting, Dr Carolanne O’Mahony found a wide range of supports in place at Cork University Business School to help ease the transition.

Successful Launch of new CUBS HR Research Centre

The successful launch of the new Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) at Cork University Business School, UCC took place on May 16th with over 100 guests in attendance

Where has all the talent gone? Perhaps you need to strengthen your peripheral vision

Prof. Anthony McDonnell delivered the recent IMI Talent Forum on Talent Management, among a series of IMI programmes available in Cork for those seeking to invest in their careers.

The Economic and Societal Impact of University College Cork

Learn more about the Economic & Societal Impact of University College Cork in a recent report co-authored by Professor Mark Hutchinson and Mr David Hogan of Cork University Business School.

Creation of an exciting new scholarship for up to 20 students

Cork University Business School & the FDC Group are proud to announce the creation of a scholarship programme for up to 20 students over the next five years, to be known as The Jack Murphy Scholarship

It was an obvious choice to study co-operatives at UCC

As a visiting international student with a passion for food systems and sustainable development, Sydney Mokel was drawn to the area of agri-food and co-operative studies

Disposing Disposables: how social enterprise & UCC institutions are ditching waste & making life better

Ireland generates at least 200 million single use cups - which end up in landfill - every year.

Will the new-look championship mean more cash for the GAA?

The hurling and football championships herald the start of summer, but the new formats also bring a lot of anticipation about what this means for the GAA's finances

5 Reasons to study MSc Food Business and Innovation

Combining the best of two popular programmes, this one-year masters enables our graduates to pursue a career in management or marketing in the food sector.

Alumni Spotlight: Eoin Leonard - Owner I3PT

Eoin Leonard is a UCC Executive MBA graduate, Owner of I3PT, and has been nominated for an 2018 EY Entrepreneur of the Year award.

Sharpen your analytical skills in the MSc Economics

In today’s data driven economy, the ability to develop and interpret raw data, statistics and economic analysis is crucial.

Call for Abstracts - Postgraduate Research Symposium

The Cork University Business School is holding a Postgraduate Research Symposium to showcase and share the on-going postgraduate research activity in the School

Alumni Spotlight: Eleanor Hayes – MTV Events Manager

Eleanor Hayes is a BSc Finance graduate and Events Manager with iconic entertainment channel, MTV.

How do we measure the impact of research?

Economics PhD researcher Stephen Brosnan features on RTÉ Brainstorm with a focus on evaluating research impact.

Innovation Hub for Financial Services to be set up by Central Bank of Ireland

In a speech at UCC today hosted by Cork University Business School and the Financial Services Innovation Centre, Derville Rowland (Central Bank of Ireland) announced a new fintech Innovation Hub.

Career of incoming international student comes full circle

After investigating her options, Vicky Zhang's demand for an innovative food business programme with a global perspective was met by the MSc Food Business and Innovation at CUBS.

Changing the gig economy for the better

Uber. Deliveroo. Airbnb. Trip Advisor. Facebook. Work, life and business are changing rapidly in the era of the so called sharing economy.

Alumni Spotlight: Tom Meade- Digital Director (CIO) at the Registers of Scotland

Tom Meade is a BIS graduate and Digital Director (CIO) at the Registers of Scotland.

What's it like to work as an Economist?

The MSc Economic and Enterprise Development has been a launching pad for recent graduate Rory McGuckin, who is now part of the Real Estate Finance team at AIB.

Want to win the talent war? Get your hiring practices right

A wrong hire is an expensive mistake - but it can be avoided. Prof. Anthony McDonnell discusses in the Irish Times

Phd Fellowship - Dairy Industry Competitiveness: An International Statistical & Econometric Approach

The Teagasc PhD Walsh Fellowship is a funded research opportunity in the Irish dairy sector as part a collaborative research project

BSc Finance students set for world stage

Cork University Business School will be represented at the KPMG International Case Competition in Kuala Lumpur after a team of 2nd year finance students triumphed at the national finals in Dublin.

5 Reasons to study Agri-Food and Sustainable Development

To help convey what differentiates the MSc Co-operatives, Agri-Food and Sustainable Development from similar programmes, Dr Olive McCarthy has created this handy five-point guide.

Creativity, curiosity and courage

The creativity to see beyond what is, and imagine what might be. The curiosity to constantly explore, experiment, and discover.

We need the arts at the heart of our policies for long-term gain

Economist Dr Frank Crowley gives his perspective on how the Irish capacity for artistic creativity will be at the heart of Ireland's resilience to global automation in a RTÉ Brainstorm feature piece

The Government’s much-vaunted 2040 plan is a manifesto for sprawl

Economist Declan Jordan examines the substance of the Government's National Development Plan - Project Ireland 2040 in the Irish Examiner

Student Focus: Conor Wixted

Profile on young farmer Conor Wixted, who will commence in the MSc Co-operatives, Agri-Food and Sustainable Development at UCC this September

Over 20 Years Strong - European Masters in Food Studies

Proud to host the recent European Master in Food Studies board meeting at CUBS with academics partners and senior executives from Nestle, Unilever, Mondelez, Tetra Pak, and Heineken among others.

The future of work in Ireland

Brainstorm St Patrick's Day: on a weekend spent celebrating our nation’s history, what are the trends likely to affect the Irish workforce over the coming years?

Reviewing your data quality is more important now than ever

What many companies don’t seem to understand is that when data is of bad quality, it quickly becomes a liability, not an asset.

Reviewing your data quality is more important now than ever

Dr Tadhg Nagle feature article in the Irish Times examines why data should be treated as an asset.

CUBS Alumni Profile: Andrew Keating, Bank of Ireland CFO

Read our first alumni profile with Andrew Keating, Bank of Ireland CFO and a proud member of the UCC BComm class of 1992.

Professor Thia Hennessy appointed Dean of Cork University Business School

The appointment of Professor Thia Hennessy as Dean of Cork University Business School comes at a very exciting time for everyone associated with CUBS.

Hazardous Waste Research, and the hazards of doing research

CUBS Researcher contributes to Oxford Bibliographies Online, a “Wikipedia for Academics"

Bringing industry and research together in the MSc Health Economics Practice

Industry-led work integration sees start-up Advanced Medical Services work closely with graduates from the Health Economics Practice programme at Cork University Business School

All Island Innovation Programme for SME's

The Dept of Management and Marketing, together with its partners from QUB, DCU and NUI, Galway, have secured funding from InterTradeIreland to deliver the three-year All Island Innovation Programme.

The Agri-food sector is growing, with sustainability at the fore

Graduates of the MSc Co-operatives, Agri-food and Sustainable Development will be able to directly address these issues in our new programme focussed on sustainability and agri-business.

CUBS Conference to explore the changing ‘Workforce of the Future’

Following the success of the inaugural Cork University Business School (CUBS) Conference in 2017, CUBS is pleased to announce details of its 2018 conference, titled ‘Workforce of the Future’

Breakthrough in research communications with a silly but serious approach

Organised by CUBS faculty JB McCarthy and Jeremy Hayes, the absorbing ERC=Science2 event demonstrated how academics can use alternative methods of communication to engage with a wider audience.

Top-scoring accounting graduates give start-ups the competitive edge

Every organisation needs someone to keep track of things.

Talent Management in the GAA: the Goal is Lifelong Involvement

Speaking at the GAA Games Development Conference, CUBS Prof Anthony McDonnell shared insights from his field as part of a lifelong involvement with the GAA

The Business of Science Communication: Storytelling and Humour

In an age dominated by social media news feeds, researchers across every discipline face challenges communicating their findings to the public.

MSc Students Doing Applied Research for Cork City Council

On Tuesday 6th February, students from the MSc Economic and Enterprise Development programme presented their findings to the economic development committee of Cork City Council.

From Botswana to the Phd Business Information Systems

International researcher Resego Morakanyane has moved to Cork to study BIS, and it was Dr Audrey Grace’s willingness to take the time to respond to any query that convinced him to begin his PhD

Why are Irish electricity prices so high?

Analysis: there are a number of underlying factors behind the high cost of electricity for Irish homes, especially our dependency on imported fossil fuels

2018 UCC Alumni Achievement Awards

Each year UCC honours alumni who have achieved outstanding success in their chosen fields. Alumni are are invited to consider nominating a distinguished UCC alumnus for this year's Alumni Achievement

Repeat offenders: why banks engage in illegal conduct

Management & Marketing lecturer Dr Clíodhna MacKenzie gives her view on why banks repeatedly engage in illegal conduct.

Call for Abstracts: UCC to host European Regional Science Congress in 2018

In August this year, UCC and Cork University Business School will host the world’s largest conference in regional science and the call for abstracts is currently open

Phd Fellowship: Economic Modelling of Agricultural Land Markets

The Teagasc PhD Walsh Fellowship is a fully-funded research opportunity in the area of economic modelling and agricultural land markets.

Your business can benefit from making new year’s resolutions

Dr Michelle Carr explores the challenges of performance management and target setting for organisations

From Kinsale to Kenya

Sophie Healy-Thow, Food Security campaigner & one of the most influential teens on the planet.

How to work for the next big thing

MSc Management & Marketing alum Owen Barnes reflects on his masters experience at CUBS and being recruited by the world’s leading tech firms.

Benchspace becoming city’s creativity and design centre

Although Benchspace may have only opened their doors in October, the organisation is fast becoming a centre for creative design in Cork.

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