UCC Nursing & Midwifery Scholarly Impact Report 2022

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CATHERINE MCAULEY SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY, UCC

PART A: TEACHING, CONTRIBUTION TO COMMUNITY AND PRACTICE, AWARDS

Highlights • Involvement in Global Undergraduate Awards has given me an insight to some of the best undergraduate research from around the world. • It has provided opportunity to work collaboratively on a very efficient and effective platform with other experts in nursing and midwifery disciplines. Website: https://undergraduateawards.com/about https://undergraduateawards.com/the-ua-network/ institutional-performance/2022 The Global Undergraduate Awards (UA) is the largest undergraduate academic awards programme in the world. It was initially founded in Dublin in 2008 and is a non-profit organisation. Its focus is the discovery of UA excellence at undergraduate level by inviting undergraduate students to submit coursework. There are 25 award categories across the sciences, humanities, and arts. Judging students’ entries in each category is undertaken by invited leading academics and industry experts. This year there were a total of 2812 entries from73 countries andDr HelenMulcahy was one of 640 judges from 246 institutions around the world. Dr Mulcahy’s participation enhanced her appreciation of UCC’s connected curriculum framework and in particular action 7 by developing Global Networks with like-minded higher education institutions. Lead: Dr Helen Mulcahy Contribution to International Nursing and Midwifery Education

Green Campus Podcast Dr Angela Flynn contributed to the UCC Green Campus podcast in September 2022 along with Dr Catherine Forde (School of Applied Social Studies) where they discussed their collaborative work looking at how environmental and climate issues are dealt with in health and social care professionals’ education. The podcast begins with a discussion around the connection between sustainability and healthcare and how a person’s environment (home, transport options, socioeconomic status) influences their health and well-being. Catherine talks about her work with colleagues which aims to bring environmental perspectives into their disciplinary practices, referencing a module on social work and the environment that is delivered as part of the Masters of Social Work for the past two years, developed by Mary Hurley and Dr Fiachra Ó Suilleabháin. Following this, Angela discusses the issue of single use waste production in healthcare, particularly in recent yearsdue to theCOVID-19pandemic. Catherinemoves on to talk about the response of students when integrating sustainability into her modules and programmes, and the importance of learning from students involved with environmental campaigns and groups. Next, the role of social workers as activists and agitators is explored alongside the rise in engagement with environmental education. Finally, Catherine and Angela finish the podcast by discussing how they’re working to equip educators with the necessary tools to integrate environmental education into their teachings. The podcast is available to listen to on Spotify.

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