UCC Philanthropy and Supporter Impact Report 2020-21 by uccalumni

Philanthropy and Supporter IMPACT REPORT 2020-21

Cork University Foundation advances the strategic goals and objectives of University College Cork and the Foundation’s primary function is to generate financial support for the university’s agreed priorities.

Contents 02

Introduction from the Chair

Message from the President

Thank you for your Support

Philanthropy Impact Stories 08

A Space of Respite and Calm for Students

Supporting a Culture of Inclusivity and Awareness

Nurturing Diversity in the Legal Profession

Promoting and Preserving the Irish Language

Breaking down Barriers to Education

Professor Eugene Dempsey appointed as the Horgan Chair in Neonatology

Tribute to a Benefactor: €2 Million Legacy to Music

A Student’s Experience: Andrea Piackova

Advancing the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy

Music Awardee Pursues her Musical Theatre Dreams

Promoting the Solution to Climate Change

Supporting Research, Learning and Teaching

Continuing the Fight against COVID

Leabhar Mhic Cárthaigh Riabhaigh Returns to Ireland after 400 Years

Cork University Foundation: Board of Directors

A Word from the Director and Incoming CEO

Donor Roll of Honour

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INTRODUCTION FROM THE CHAIR Over the last year, and despite the challenges of COVID, the university and the foundation raised over €6.25m in philanthropic income and pledges, and in addition the university benefited from a significant €2m legacy (see pages 20-21).

As Chair of Cork University Foundation, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the alumni, donors, and friends of the university who continue to make a transformational difference to the lives and work of students, researchers, and the wider community. Since its establishment in 1996, Cork University Foundation has been engaged in generating philanthropic and corporate financial support for UCC’s capital development programmes, academic and scientific research, and initiatives to improve the student experience. Working with the Alumni and Development team, a core part of our work is in fostering lasting relationships with private individuals, charitable trusts and corporations who share UCC’s vision for the future.

In a climate of ever reducing government funding, it is clear that additional resources will always be important if UCC is to meet the longterm challenge of enhancing research standards and providing students with a high-quality education. Together, we can enhance UCC’s ability to respond to global societal challenges, to improve access to learning, to deliver breakthrough research and to attract world leading academic staff. These activities better inform our teaching, helping us deliver relevant, forward looking programmes for our students, and assure UCC’s place on the world stage. I hope you enjoy reading this report covering stories of how philanthropy, both large and small, has positively impacted the lives of students, supported ground-breaking research and contributed to the improvement of society. Thank you once again for your continued support.

Neil O’Leary Chair, Cork University Foundation

Creating, understanding and sharing knowledge and applying it for the good of all. OUR MISSION UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT between April 2020 and July 2021 and through these virtual ceremonies they were able to celebrate their academic achievements with family, friends and the UCC community. Following the return to on-campus activities almost 4,700 students were conferred in-person during November 2021, and during these ceremonies we reached the milestone of over 200,000 UCC alumni.

On behalf on the entire university, I wish to acknowledge and thank our many donors and supporters for your continued commitment and generosity throughout recent times. As we reflect on the last two years, I would like to thank the UCC community around the world who have contributed in so many different ways during the pandemic. We are indebted to those of you who are front-line workers, those who work in public and community service, and those who are involved in developing vaccines and treatments. Here at UCC, we transitioned overnight to online teaching, learning, research and remote working. We continued to provide mechanisms for students to continue their research, education and exams throughout and to support the student experience. Graduates were conferred online

We adapted our strategic plan in response to the pandemic and to emerging geopolitical challenges, the escalating climate crisis, and future societal needs. The news that UCC is now ranked the 8th most sustainable university in the world (Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings and UI GreenMetric Global Rankings), making it Ireland’s leading university for its impact in working towards a sustainable future, is a good indicator of where our ambition is taking us. I look forward to continuing in partnership with all of you as our community rises to new challenges in the years ahead.

Professor John O’Halloran President, University College Cork

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UCC and Cork University Foundation thank you for your most generous support in 2020-21 €6.25M IN NEW DONATIONS

GIFTS FOR TODAY

PLUS €2M FROM THE SIDNEY V. REGAN LEGACY

GIFTS FOR TOMORROW

€2.25M IN PLANNED GIFT PLEDGES

NEW ASSETS

THE BOOK OF LISMORE

820

GIFTS

INCLUDING NEW DONORS GIVING FOR THE FIRST TIME

185 DONORS

ACCESS UCC PLUS+

CANCER RESEARCH

€1.138m

€1.5m

SCHOLARSHIPS & BURSARIES

ALUMNI GIVING

€535k

€45k

4,100

ALUMNI JOINED UCC ALUMNI ONLINE

7,500

VIEWS OF VIRTUAL EVENTS ACROSS 51 COUNTRIES

E-NEWSLETTERS SENT TO 90,000 EMAILABLE ALUMNI

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A Space of Respite and Calm for Students Thanks to support from The Lauritzson Foundation and funding from the UCC Student Charges and Fees Forum, the university has created and launched The Calm Zone. Using design and autism-friendly principles, the Old College Bar was transformed into a dedicated space of respite and calm for students, particularly students on the autistic spectrum. The open plan area which can be used to facilitate student wellbeing workshops, includes flexible seating, sensory and respite rooms, with acoustics and accessibility designed to maximise autismfriendliness.

The Calm Zone/An Ceantar Ciúin was featured as an example of autismfriendly design in the prestigious 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Photos: Tomás Tyner

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Supporting a Culture of Inclusivity and Awareness The Sanctuary Scholarship initiative at UCC assists asylum seekers and refugees to pursue further education in a welcoming and inclusive environment. Since the scheme was launched in 2018, UCC has awarded 28 scholarships to applicants who have been offered places at UCC through the Central Applications Office. Each student receives a fee waiver and a monthly bursary which supports them during their degree until they become eligible for state educational supports. At UCC Adult and Continuing Education, where courses are delivered on a part-time basis, 68 fee waiver Sanctuary Scholarships have been granted to date. Additionally, the UCC Language

Centre has awarded more than 20 one-year tuition scholarships which have benefitted the educational and career prospects of asylum seekers and refugees living in the Cork area. UCC is one of eight third-level institutions in the country who signed up to the University of Sanctuary initiative. These educators demonstrate an ongoing commitment to creating a welcoming culture of inclusivity and awareness while providing sanctuary seekers with opportunities to experience university life.

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I am delighted by the generosity of Apple, and the devices will make such a big difference to our Sanctuary Scholars.

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Ann Marie Atkins Programme Coordinator at ACE

Apple in Cork have generously supported UCC’s Centre for Adult and Continuing education (ACE), benefitting ten Above: UCC Sanctuary Scholars with UCC staff at a welcome day Sanctuary Scholars organised by ACE who began their studies in 2021.

Left: UCC Sanctuary Scholars with UCC staff at a welcome day organised by ACE

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Nurturing Diversity in the Legal Profession Leading Irish law firm Ronan Daly Jermyn (RDJ) has donated €40,000 to support students from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds studying Law at UCC. The Ronan Daly Jermyn Diversity Scholarship will benefit two UCC undergraduate Law students each year. The successful applicants will receive a scholarship of €5,000 along with a work placement or internship with RDJ. Commenting on the scholarship, Richard Martin, Managing Partner at Ronan Daly Jermyn, said: “We are delighted to partner with the UCC School of Law to offer these scholarships, which will nurture the talents of students from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and enable them to achieve their academic and career goals. The

scholarship also encourages diversity and inclusion in the Irish legal profession, which is a key priority for RDJ. We look forward to welcoming UCC students from BAME backgrounds to work with us as interns during the course of their studies, enriching our workplace and building on our commitment to encouraging meaningful ethnic diversity in the legal profession”. RDJ has been recognised by the Irish Centre for Diversity and awarded their Investors in Diversity Silver Standard.

Before being shortlisted for interview, applicants are asked to provide a personal statement and an essay entitled, “The Need for Diversifying the Legal Profession in Ireland” Right (L-R): Eimear Desmond, People and Culture Director, Ronan Daly Jermyn; Imamma Eunice Ikebuasi, UCC law student; Richard Martin, Managing Partner, Ronan Daly Jermyn; Laya Little, UCC law student; Professor Mark Poustie, Dean of Law, UCC

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Promoting and Preserving the Irish Language An American-based couple with Irish connections has made a gift of $250,000 to the Department of Modern Irish / Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge in support of the department’s important work promoting and preserving the Irish language. The funds will be used specifically for the promotion of postgraduate work in the discipline of Modern Irish / Nua-Ghaeilge under the leadership of Professor Pádraig Ó Macháin.

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It’s not so much the amount we give, but if you are able and so inclined, giving anything to a worthy cause does make a positive difference – whether you donate money, goods, or time and talent.

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Quote from one of the donors

Above: UCC’s Dún Chíomháin centre in Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht, Co. Kerry Left: UCC students in the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht

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Breaking down Barriers to Education The Access UCC PLUS Programme provides motivational and educational assistance to underrepresented students throughout their secondary schooling, supporting them to compete for third level places. Once the student comes to UCC, they are then supported socially and financially, and are encouraged to participate wholeheartedly in student life and reach their full potential. In the academic year 2020-2021 the Access UCC PLUS programme supported 808 students, including a new intake of 207 students. 205 students graduated during the year with 97% achieving first or secondclass honours in their degrees. Most of the bursaries are funded by the philanthropic support of our donors, including the Tomar Trust who committed the generous sum of €1 million to support the programme over five years. “I have been extremely fortunate to consider myself as part of the Access UCC PLUS family, for the last five years throughout my college career in medicine. From the week before I began five years ago, Access UCC PLUS began to support me. From that moment onwards I have constantly been supported, both academically and socially. I grew in confidence and independence throughout my time in

Access UCC PLUS and my financial situation was never a barrier with the backing I had from UCC. The supports I was given such as a bursary, printing allowances, and the access to laptops, were saving graces. Thanks to Access UCC PLUS, I was privileged to enjoy my time in college and focus on my studies without financial worry, knowing that if anything ever was to happen, I had support available. I will never be able to express enough gratitude and appreciation for all that Access UCC PLUS has done for me.” Sara, Medicine Student “Access UCC PLUS has been a great support to me over the past four years. I have always enjoyed the oneto-one support meetings, ensuring that I am academically and financially stable. The resources available have always been amazing such as the printing credit which helped me throughout my first two years of college. The bursary has always made a huge impact in terms of buying college books and supplies, and without these resources it would have been a struggle. Access UCC PLUS has been a great support to me, and I would not be where I am today without their help and guidance.” Niamh, Digital Humanities Student

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Professor Eugene Dempsey appointed as the Horgan Chair in Neonatology Professor Eugene Dempsey was appointed as the inaugral Chair in Neonatology at the INFANT research centre based at UCC and Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH). The Irish Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research (INFANT) is Ireland’s first translational research centre focused entirely on pregnancy, birth, and early childhood, improving healthcare outcomes for mothers and children. The post was secured thanks to a very generous donation from alumnus Daragh Horgan, and his wife Anne. The Horgans wanted to support sustained leadership for the neonatal research programme at INFANT. Speaking on the appointment,

Professor Dempsey said: “This new role represents an exciting opportunity to grow our world leading research programme in newborn care. Over the next five years we will continue to develop strong international collaborative links in new-born clinical trials. We will lead and partner in some of these exciting multinational trials all aiming to generate new knowledge and enhance patient outcome. These trials encompass many important aspects of clinical care including new-born stabilisation at delivery, studying antiseizure medication in full-term newborns, and measuring brain oxygen levels non-invasively in preterm infants.

We will also establish a centre for new-born neurocritical care, given our research and clinical strength in this area, whilst also ensuring that we train the next generation of neonatal academic scientists through close alignment with our undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs at UCC.”

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This new role represents an exciting opportunity to grow our world leading research programme in new-born care.

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Professor Eugene Dempsey Horgan Chair in Neonatology

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Tribute to a Benefactor: €2 million legacy to Music Sidney V. Regan left €2 million to the Department of Music in his estate and University College Cork is hugely grateful for this exceptionally generous bequest to support music at UCC. His gift will enable UCC to build on the great tradition of Aloys Fleischmann, Seán Ó Riada, Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, and more recently musicians like Ann Cleare, Karen Power, Karen Desmond, Julie Feeney, Rosaleen Molloy, Eibhlín Gleeson,

Jack O’Rourke and so many others in inspiring the creation, performance and study of music for future generations. Sidney V. Regan, a British master builder, and his wife Hilda moved to Cobh from the UK in the 1960s where they soon became involved in the local music scene. Sidney joined the Commodore Male Voice Choir and founded the Cobh Gramophone

Society. During this time the Regans befriended Aloys Fleischmann who was the professor of music at UCC (1934-1980), and conductor of the Cork Symphony and Radio Éireann Orchestras. Fleischman was a profound influencer in Irish musical life and was described by Mícháel Ó Súilleabháin as “a cultural giant of a man whose generosity directly touched so many thousands of people throughout his lifetime”.

lives of current and future students immeasurably. The bequest will enable the Department of Music to provide direct support to students in the form of scholarships for undergraduates and postgraduates, improve physical resourcing for performers, composers and the academic study of music, and further enable the department to bring in outside expertise, such as professional performers, to support its activities.”

Dr Jeffrey Weeter, Head of Music, UCC, acknowledged that “Sidney Regan’s bequest is the single largest gift to the Music Department in its storied history, and this act of unmatched generosity will enrich the

Mr Regan’s decision to leave this legacy to UCC’s Department of Music will uphold the vision of those who originally developed Cork’s strong musical culture in nurturing and developing Cork’s future musical talent and heritage.

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A student’s experience

Irish cheese industry earned her a scholarship worth €12,500, along with a guaranteed placement opportunity within the FDC (Farm Development Co-op) group.

Andrea Piackova’s journey on a FDC Scholarship and Placement

Following a five-month placement with FDC during her masters, she was pleased to be offered a full-time position on the company’s graduate programme as a Marketing Associate. “FDC have given me an amazing opportunity” Andrea told us. “I have learned a lot on the job from digital marketing to graphic design to presenting more effectively to senior managers. I really got to know the company culture and its people through various marketing projects that I have the privilege to be part of. FDC has encouraged me to take on more and more responsibility which has definitely boosted my confidence.” The FDC Group Jack Murphy Scholarship is named after Jack Murphy who served a 45-year unbroken term as Secretary of Farm Development Co-Op since its inception in 1973.

When Andrea applied for a place on a Masters in Marketing and Management programme she also applied for one of two new scholarships at UCC. Applicants were asked to identify a critical issue facing rural Ireland and propose a concise strategy to address it. Andrea was delighted when her submission on the impact of Brexit on the

FDC has now expanded its scholarship programme to an annual intake of four students per year who apply for either the MSc in Co-operatives, Agri-Food and Sustainable Development or the MSc in Management and Marketing.

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The scholarship programme and our relationship with UCC has contributed to the culture of innovation and growth at FDC Group. Former scholarship recipient and current FDC Group Marketing Associate, Andrea Piackova is a wonderful example of the programme’s success.

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Jack Murphy Founder and Managing Director, FDC Group

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Advancing the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy The first of its kind in Ireland, The AIB Chair of Sustainable Business will facilitate the development and empowerment of future leaders in sustainability through the university’s research, teaching and learning activities. The AIB Chair of Sustainable Business will be based in the Cork University Business School (CUBS), Ireland’s largest business school. The AIB Sustainable Business Scholars programme, which will be established for early career researchers who excel

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in their field, will also be supported by AIB’s donation. The establishment of the Chair comes at a time of increasing demand from employers for graduates with a broad knowledge and understanding of sustainable business practices. UCC is ranked as an international leader in sustainability, and the creation of this Chair will support UCC’s strategy of empowering the next generation of responsible business leaders and will help in accelerating world-leading environmental research in Ireland.

AIB has put sustainability at the heart of its strategy. We are aligned with UCC’s vision to educate and guide business leaders who can balance environmental, social and governance goals with the ambition of delivering sustainable profits.

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Colin Hunt Chief Executive Officer, AIB

Above (L-R): Professor John O’Halloran, President, UCC with Colin Hunt, CEO, AIB

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Music Awardee Pursues her Musical Theatre Dreams

Right: UCC Musical Theatre Society’s production of Legally Blonde in March 2020 at the Firkin Crane Theatre (Aoibheann Malone, second left and below)

Aoibheann Malone is the 2021 recipient of the €2,000 Staf Gebruers Annual Memorial Award for excellence in Music. A native of Kilrush, County Clare and a fluent Irish speaker, Aoibheann studied Music and Irish at UCC. She is now attending what she describes as “the course of my dreams,” the much soughtafter Masters in Musical Theatre Performance with Associated Studios London.

helped me go on to pursue my dream of performing.”

When we spoke to Aoibheann she said, “I am so grateful to receive this award. It has had such a positive impact on my life, and it has enabled me to fully pursue an MA in Musical Theatre performance in London. My greatest thanks to UCC for the wonderful years I spent discovering my musicality and creativity that

Tom Jago, who sadly passed away this summer, was a native of Cobh, and a student of Staf Gebruers’ who he said had a significant impact on his life. Tom’s wife, Ann, will continue his legacy and support exceptional music students to progress in their chosen career paths.

The Staf Gebruers Annual Memorial Award was established in 2007, in honour of Staf Gebruers who was carillonneur, organist and choirmaster at St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh from 1924 and for almost 50 years played a key role in the musical life of Cork and of Ireland. The sponsors of the award are Tom and Ann Jago.

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My greatest thanks to UCC for the wonderful years I spent discovering my musicality and creativity that helped me go on to pursue my dream of performing.

” Aoibheann Malone Award recipient, BA Arts 2021

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Promoting the Solution to Climate Change Statkraft, Europe’s largest renewable energy producer, has committed €18,000 to support Energy Engineering Scholarships for undergraduate students. Each successful student will receive a bursary of €2,000.

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Renewable energy isn’t just part of the solution to climate change, it is the solution. The graduates of Energy Engineering are going to be the ones who are leading the way towards a clean, green, carbon-free society. And quite simply, Statkraft wants to play its part in supporting those trailblazers of the future.

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Kevin O’Donovan Statkraft’s Managing Director in Ireland

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We are incredibly grateful to Statkraft for this generous gift which will facilitate the development and empowerment of future leaders in sustainability through energy engineering. At the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science, we are developing innovative solutions that will assist in our transition to a low carbon economy. Our graduates have the skills and attributes necessary to play their role in supporting a sustainable and environmentally responsible society.

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Professor Sarah Culloty UCC’s Head of College of Science, Engineering and Food Science

Supporting Research, Learning and Teaching KPMG has embarked on a five-year partnership with UCC to fund further initiatives in support of its business education programme. The €600,000 bursary will see KPMG provide funds to the university’s business school for a range of student engagement activities, including scholarships, work experience, and events. As part of the sponsorship, KPMG will also create a dedicated Cork University Business School (CUBS) Research, Learning, and Teaching Development Fund to support the continued growth of its Department of Accounting and Finance. This will include supporting a faculty position for the department, which reinforces KPMG’s commitment to business education in Ireland.

With more than

3,500

employees in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Belfast, KPMG sources a significant number of graduates from UCC each year.

Above Left (L-R): Barrie O’Connell, KPMG Cork; Celine Fox, KPMG Cork; Professor John O’Halloran, President, UCC; Professor Ursula Kilkelly, Head, College of Business and Law, UCC. Photo: Julien Behal.

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Continuing the Fight against COVID The COVID-19 Pandemic is one of the greatest challenges Ireland and the world has faced and is still facing in the 21st century. UCC established an institution-wide COVID-19 research team that has seen researchers from all disciplines across the university answer a call to action. These interdisciplinary research clusters focus on the need for answers to the medical, health services and social challenges of COVID-19.

Research projects supported: • COVID-19 - Estimating the impact of public health measures on physical, mental, and social wellbeing: one year after Ireland’s first implemented public health measures. • CATePILLaR - COVID-19 eRa Infant Cohort Study on the impact of COVID restrictions on maternal and infant health and wellbeing. • Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of α-CNPs as potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 polymerase.

Philanthropic support of approximately €75,000 was raised for UCC students and research activities to advance the ambition of the university in the fight against COVID-19. The call for support was answered by our corporate and industry partners and is making a significant and positive impact.

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Leabhar Mhic Cárthaigh Riabhaigh returns to Ireland after 400 years The Book of Lismore, created in the late 15th century, has been donated by the Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement to University College Cork. This major medieval manuscript, created at Kilbrittain, Co. Cork, in a golden age of Irish literature, is considered to be one of the Great Books of Ireland. UCC is thankful to the UCC Educational Foundation in facilitating the transfer of the gift. The Book of Lismore consists of 198 large vellum folios and contains some of medieval Irish literature’s greatest masterpieces, including the lives of Irish saints, the only surviving Irish translation of the travels of Marco Polo, and the adventures of the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill. Compiled for Fínghin Mac Carthaigh, Lord of Carbery (1478–1505) the manuscript became known as Leabhar Mhic Cárthaigh Riabhaigh. The book was captured in a siege of Kilbrittain Castle in Cork in the 1640s, and given to the Earl of Cork at Lismore Castle. It was later moved to Devonshire House in London and then Chatsworth, the ancestral seat of the dukedom of Devonshire.

Right: Crónán Ó Doibhlin, Head of Research Collections, UCC Library.

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Ever since the Book of Lismore was loaned to University College Cork for an exhibition in 2011, we have been considering ways for it to return there permanently. My family and I are delighted this has been possible, and hope that it will benefit many generations of students, scholars and visitors to the university.

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Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire

The manuscript, which includes lives of the Irish saints and a translation of the travels of Marco Polo, will be displayed in a Treasures Gallery at the Boole Library and will be open to the public.

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Cork University Foundation BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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There are outstanding things happening in UCC. We have further opportunity here, and there is much more to do.

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Neil O’ Leary Chair, Cork University Foundation

The Cork University Foundation is incorporated in Ireland as a limited liability company and a registered charity: Company Registration Number: 243605 Registered Charity Number: 11831 CRA Number: 20033385

Chair

Neil O’Leary Chief Executive Officer, Ion Equity

Secretary

Kate McSweeney Director of Communications, Alumni and Development, UCC

Directors

Killian Hurley Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Mount Anvil Bill Murphy Founder and President, Douglas Management and Realty Inc. Professor John O’Halloran President, UCC Aidan Synnott Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Incoming

Kerry Bryson Chief Executive Officer, Cork University Foundation Director of Business Development and Advancement, UCC

Independent auditors

PricewaterhouseCoopers Chartered Accountants and Statutory Audit Firm, One Albert Quay, Cork, Ireland

Bankers

AIB 66 South Mall, Cork, Ireland

Solicitors

McCann Fitzgerald Solicitors Riverside One, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland

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A WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR AND INCOMING CEO transformational projects including those highlighted in this report.

Dear friends and supporters I joined the team in August 2021 and as a newcomer to UCC I am impressed by the level of commitment of the university’s alumni, donors and friends and the strength and depth of relationships that so many individuals maintain with the university. Despite the impact of the COVID pandemic, we look back on a hugely successful year. State funding is reducing, and as we urgently prioritise the generation of nonexchequer income and alumni engagement, our supporters will always be essential partners in achieving UCC’s mission and strategic goals, enabling many

My role at UCC carries responsibility for all advancement activities: alumni engagement, development and philanthropy, and strategic communications to support the enhancement of our global reputation, influence, and impact. Governance is an important part of that role, working with the Cork University Foundation directors and university team to ensure donations are managed in an effective, efficient and transparent way. We remain committed to best practice outlined in our donor charter and ensuring compliance with the Irish Charities Governance Code. As we emerge from the pandemic, UCC will continue to be ambitious for our students, staff, and our long-term success. I have joined a dedicated and enthusiastic team connecting alumni and supporters with the life of the university, and with the causes that they care most about, is our raison d’être. Together with the Cork University Foundation Board we will continue to share UCC’s core strengths in student focus, environment, sustainability, community, global engagement, and pioneering research linked to addressing the

challenges of the UN Sustainable Development goals. Together we will play our part in the post pandemic recovery for Cork city, Ireland and beyond. Together we will make a difference. Thank you once again for your ongoing support.

Kerry Bryson Director of Business Development and Advancement, UCC

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Donor Roll of Honour The donor roll of honour recognises companies, foundations and trusts who have supported UCC projects, research and students during the financial year, 1st October 2020 to 30th September 2021. We would also like to thank our individual donors, our anonymous donors, those who have told us that they intend to leave the university a gift in their will, and those who volunteer their time to help the university in a number of different ways. Thank you for your generosity and for supporting the university’s mission. Every effort has been made to ensure this donor list is correct. If you think there is an error please contact the Secretary at foundation@ucc.ie

Affidea Ireland

Glanbia

Agricultural Trust

Haematology Education and Research Trust

AIB Credit Card Services

Janssen Sciences Ireland UC

AIB Group

Josef and Anni Albers Foundation

Aldi Ireland

Kephala Limited

Alliance Medical Diagnostic Imaging Ltd

Kerry Agribusiness

Apple

Kostal Ireland

Arthur Cox

KPMG

Arup Charitable Trust of Ireland

Lauritzson Foundation Ltd

Barry's Tea Ltd

Maples Group Dublin

Bayer Ireland

McCann Fitzgerald

Boston Scientific

Medtronic Ireland Limited

Breakthrough Cancer Research

Merck Millipore Ltd

Carbery Group

Ornua

Chapter One

Peekskill Corporation

Charbola Ltd

Petroleum Infrastructure Programme

Community Foundation Ireland

PWC

Comyn Kelleher Tobin

Qualcomm Cork

Cork Chamber

Ronan Daly Jermyn

Dairygold Co-op Society Ltd

ReThink Ireland

Deloitte

Synapse Medical

Eli Lilly Kinsale

The Institute of Geologists of Ireland

FDC Group

The James D. and Veronica E. Chesterton Family Foundation

Feileacean

The River Lee Hotel

Fexco

TOMAR Trust

Fusion Hair Design

Weston Family Foundation

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Further Information If you have any queries, or would like to visit campus and learn more about UCC’s funding priorities, please contact any member of staff: Kerry Bryson Director of Business Development and Advancement UCC. Cal Healy Director of Development, Alumni and Development, UCC. Kate McSweeney Director of Communications, Alumni and Development, UCC.

E: foundation@ucc.ie

Cork University Foundation, University College Cork (Registration No. 11831) UCC Educational Foundation, University College Cork (Registration No. 1021681) c/o Alumni and Development, University College Cork 2.12 Western Gateway Building | Western Road | Cork | T12 XF62 | Ireland E: foundation@ucc.ie T: +353 (0)21 420 5403 | W: https://cufdevelopment.ucc.ie