UCC generates over €850m a year

More than €850m a year is generated by the activities and staff of University College Cork, or almost €5.70 for every €1 invested by the Government.

A review of the university’s economic impact also says it supports 14,708 jobs, or around one in 15 jobs in the city and county.

Amid concerns about the ability of colleges to continue to cater for growing student numbers without significant extra public funding, UCC president Patrick O’Shea commissioned the report after beginning in the job last year.