Decisions to be made around accommodation are compounding the stress and uncertainty of the upcoming term for students across the country. A blended learning model means that the number of times a student is on campus for lectures, as opposed to online, may only be a couple per month, decreasing the need to find housing…

Over six months after the university first closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, UCC is set to welcome students back on campus on September 28th. The format of the new academic term is unfamiliar to both students and staff and still, for many incoming and returning students, their plans for the semester remain…

Over 37% of new clients who presented at the Sexual Violence Centre Cork last year were students. The figures come following the release of the Centre’s 2019 Annual Report today.  Three quarters of all new clients reported that they were 23 years or younger at the time of the sexual assault, and over 60% of new…

Local residents of UCC have asked landlords to include “no house parties” in their rent agreements with Cork students.  The Magazine Road Residents Association (MRRA) has called on the Government to “move on legislation to put an end to the Covid-19 house parties to deal with reckless landlords and tenants who ignore the Covid-19 regulators…

Over half a million euro in funding for the wellbeing and mental health of Cork students was announced today by the Minister for Higher and Further Education Simon Harris. The €5 million national package, with €270,000 allocated to UCC and €234,000 allocated to CIT, is intended to support students in the return to college this…

Some 60 per cent of students would not know where to get help on campus if they or a friend experienced sexual misconduct, a survey by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and NUI Galway has revealed.  The Sexual Experiences Survey heard from over 6,000 students about their experiences of sexual violence and harassment…