On tuesday 8th OCtober we were delighted to welcome 140 of our Guidance Counsellor colleagues to University College Cork for our annual Guidance Counsellor Conference.  This year the lens was on Access, Diversity and Inclusion. The conference was jointly opened by our Deputy President and Registrar, Stephen Byrne and the Deputy President of the UCC Students' Union Hayley O'Connell Vaughan, followed by updates from our Admissions Officer, Danielle Byrne and an overview of supports and services provided by Olive Byrne, Head of the Access UCC. We were thrilled to include a student panel, expertly mediated by James Bilson (Access UCC), where four of our students shared their own experiences of Access UCC and how the supports and services have positively impacted their university experience and beyond. Really powerful stuff - thank you Brian, Barromie, Daragh and Nicole for your really open and honest engagement.