Michael Murphy (academic)

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Michael Murphy
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Murphy in 2014
14th President of University College Cork
In office
2007–2017

Michael B. Murphy is an Irish doctor and academic. He was the President of University College Cork from 2007 to 2017. [1] [2] [3] From 2019 until 2023, Murphy served as the president of the European University Association (EUA). [4] [5] Since October 2024 he is serving as president of the National University of Ireland. [6]

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Early life and education

Murphy earned his undergraduate degree in medicine at University College Cork (UCC), graduating in 1973. He undertook further studies at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in London, England. He then studied for a doctorate at the National University of Ireland, which he completed in 1984. [7]

Career

From 1984 to 1992, Murphy taught medicine and pharmacology at the University of Chicago in the United States. [7] In 1992, he returned to Ireland and UCC, where he had been appointed Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. [7] He was appointed the dean of the faculty of medicine and health at UCC in 2000, before becoming the head of its college of medicine and health in 2006. [8] In December 2006, he was announced as the next President of University College Cork. [8] He took up the post on 1 February 2007 in succession to Gerry Wrixon. [9] He stepped down as president in 2017, after ten years leading UCC, and was succeeded by Patrick O'Shea. [10]

As a physician, Murphy practised medicine at St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin and at St Finbarr's Hospital, Cork. [8]

Selected works

References

  1. "UCC Biography– President's Biography – February 2007". Ucc.ie. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. "IUA Council". Irish Universities Association. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. "Incoming UCC president open to Israel conference". 26 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. "Michael Murphy elected EUA President".
  5. "Josep M. Garrell takes office as EUA President". www.eua.eu. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  6. "National University of Ireland elects former UCC president as chancellor". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 "Prof. Michael Murphy". European University Association. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 Flynn, Sean (22 December 2006). "UCC announces appointment of new president". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  9. Murray, Niall (1 February 2007). "Murphy begins first day of 10-year term as UCC president". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  10. Kelleher, Olivia (14 June 2016). "UCC physics graduate named university's next president". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
Academic offices
Preceded by President of University College Cork
2007 to 2017
Succeeded by