This document announces the Cork Lifelong Learning Festival 2014 hosted by Adult Continuing Education at University College Cork (UCC) from April 7-11. It provides the schedule of public lectures on various topics that will take place each day from 2-9pm in West Wing 9 at UCC. The lectures cover subjects such as managing stress and anxiety, autism, sustainability, photography, radio documentaries, culinary history, democracy, and economic issues. Campus tours are also available daily at 3pm starting at the Visitors Centre.

1. CORK LIFELONG
LEARNING FESTIVAL
2014
ACE at UCC - Adult Continuing Education, UCC
t: 021 4904700 e: ace@ucc.ie w: www.ucc.ie/en/ace

2. THE FREE UNIVERSITY
Adult Continuing Education at UCC
Spring Public Lecture Programme
Venue: West Wing 9, UCC

3. Monday 7 April 2014
West Wing 9, UCC
2.30 -3.30pm: Marie Delaney, Adult Continuing
Education, UCC. How can we help our children to
manage stress and anxiety in learning and exams?
Illustrated lecture
4-5pm: Angela Liddy, Adult Continuing Education,
UCC. Dignity at Work, Bullying and Harassment
Awareness

4. Tuesday 8 April 2014
West Wing 9, UCC
2-3pm: Dr Denis Staunton, Adult Continuing
Education, UCC. Learning to Learn: take a new
direction in your life. Illustrated lecture.
3-4pm: Kirsten Hurley, Adult Continuing
Education, with ACE past student Fiona O'Leary. 'I
knew I was different' - An exploration of the
experiences of women on the autistic spectrum.
Illustrated lecture.
4-5pm: Dr Stuart Neilson, Adult Continuing
Education, UCC. Autistic Autobiographies and
Expression. Illustrated lecture

5. Wednesday 9 April 2014
West Wing 9, UCC
3-4pm: Dr Edmond Byrne, School of Engineering,
UCC and Dr Ger Mullally, Department of Sociology,
UCC. Contested Conceptions of Sustainability and
Progress: Building Adaptability, Resilience and
Creativity into Complex Social Systems. Illustrated
lecture.
4-5pm: Michael Murphy, Department of
Management and Marketing, UCC. India's
'Economic Miracle' - who does it serve? Illustrated
lecture.
5-6pm: Anthony Angelini, Adult Continuing
Education, UCC. From Slavery to Presidency:
America's Battle with Racism. Illustrated lecture.

6. Thursday 10 April 2014
West Wing 9, UCC
3-4pm: Stephen Bean, Audio Visual Media Service
and Adult Continuing Education, UCC. From Bokeh
to Motion Blur: an introduction to key techniques in
photography and film production. Illustrated
lecture.
4-5pm: Kieran Hurley, Station Manager at
UCC98.3FM. How to Make a Radio Documentary.
Illustrated lecture.
7-8pm: Regina Sexton, Food/Culinary Historian,
Adult Continuing Education, UCC. Ireland's Hidden
Culinary Heritage: the history of the recipe in the
Irish county house. Illustrated lecture.
8-9pm: James Cronin, School of History and Adult
Continuing Education, UCC. The Place of the Honan
Chapel in Ireland's Revolutionary Decade (1914-
1924). Illustrated lecture.

7. Friday 11 April 2014
West Wing 9, UCC
3-4pm: Dr Clodagh Harris, Department of
Government, UCC. Empowering Citizens:
Innovating democracy. Illustrated lecture.
4-5pm: Dr William Denayer, Adult Continuing
Education, UCC. Is There a Solution to the
Economic Crisis? Maurice Allais: A forgotten Nobel
prize laureate's thoughts on the current economic
crisis. Illustrated lecture.
CAMPUS TOURS
3pm daily campus tours from Monday 07/04/2014
– Friday 11/04/2014, starting at the Visitors
Centre, North Wing, Main Quadrangle. No need to
book T: 021- 4901876 E: visitorscentre@ucc.ie for
more information