Document sent to staff disrupts UCC selection process

PART of the selection process to appoint the head of a new academic college at University College Cork was cancelled after material, relating to some candidates, was circulated among staff.

UCC’s seven faculties are being streamlined into four colleges for which appointments will be made this year.

At least five people were shortlisted for the job of head of the College of Business and Law. They were due to make presentations to commerce and law faculty members on Tuesday, in the presence of the selection board. This is a traditional element of senior UCC academic appointments.