UCC is university of the year

UNIVERSITY College Cork (UCC) has been named as the country’s top university for its positive student experience, growing level of research and high academic status.

Although second to Trinity College Dublin (TCD) in tomorrow’s Sunday Times University Guide 2005, UCC was named Irish University of the Year. Waterford Institute of Technology is named Institute of Technology of the Year.

It is the second time in three years UCC has won the accolade. It secured €55 million of research funding last year, an annual increase of 20%. This is an average of €91,060 in research income per academic, higher than all 20 other higher education institutions assessed.