Mary O’Regan knows and understands the research landscape and has worked with researchers on the ground for many years supporting all aspects of their work. Mary is the designated HR point of contact for research staff within University College Cork. There are 990 research staff in UCC. She has designed and developed many bespoke training and career development initiatives for research staff in UCC. She has oversight of the HR Excellence in Research process in UCC. Mary is a lead assessor for the European Commission and also trains many future assessors for the Commission.
Mary has a Master’s in Government – Research Policy, (2014) University College Cork, Diploma in Paralegal Studies (1992) Philadelphia Institute for Legal Studies – USA, Post Graduate Diploma Computer Science (1987) University College Cork and BA English and Archaeology (1986) University College Cork.