Acting as interim president since September 2020, Professor John O’Halloran was at the helm of the university during an unprecedented year. An ecologist and a zoologist, he describes himself as the first 'green university president', committed to securing a future for the university, our country, and the planet. UCC at a time of CovidThe UCC campus remained open throughout the Covid-19 crisis, but with much restricted numbers allowed to access the facilities. The sixteenth President of University College Cork Professor John O’Halloran in the Presidents Office at UCC. The sixteenth President of University College Cork Professor John O’Halloran is an ornithologist who holds the chair in Zoology at UCC and previously held academic posts at Colby College in the USA and at the University of Wales.

Source: Irish Examiner August 30, 2021 19:18 UTC