The Emeritus Professor scheme is currently under review. No applications are being accepted at present [Jan 2026]

Conferring the title of Emeritus/Emerita Professor is made in recognition of services to the University, and is governed under the University Principal Statute:

F.1. f. Professor Emeritus/a. The Governing Body shall have power, on the recommendation of the Academic Council, to confer the title of Professor Emeritus/a upon any Professor or Professor (Scale 2), on or after his/her retirement, in recognition of services to the University.

Eligibility for the title, the nomination and approval process, the distinction between honorary and active titles, the periodic review of each holder of the title and the revocation or adjustment of the title are set out in the UCC Emeritus Title Policy, as approved by the Governing Body.