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Meta information
61% 
Page quality
62% 
Page structure
66% 
Link structure
57% 
Server
58% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.62 s
File size
54.10 kB
Words
656
Media files
12
Number of links
109 internal / 39 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
World-class Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education in Ireland - University College Cork
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 826 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
UCC is a comprehensive research-based globally oriented university where you can learn, study and prepare for the world and workplace in Ireland's most sustainable campus.
The meta description is too long: 1082 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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theme-color#0055a0
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DC.KeywordsUCC, Study in Ireland, Study in Cork, 3rd Level, University, University in Ireland, World-Class University, Research, Learning, Research-led Teaching
DC.DescriptionUCC is a comprehensive research-based globally oriented university where you can learn, study and prepare for the world and workplace in Ireland's most sustainable campus.
descriptionUCC is a comprehensive research-based globally oriented university where you can learn, study and prepare for the world and workplace in Ireland's most sustainable campus.
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twitter:site@UCC
twitter:titleHome | University College Cork
twitter:descriptionUCC is a comprehensive research-based globally oriented university where you can learn, study and prepare for the world and workplace in Ireland's most sustainable campus.
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og:site_nameUniversity College Cork
og:titleHome | University College Cork
og:descriptionUCC is a comprehensive research-based globally oriented university where you can learn, study and prepare for the world and workplace in Ireland's most sustainable campus.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
The average number of words per sentence of 30.5 words is high.
This page contains 656 words. That's ok.
22.1% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
5 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 17 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 13 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...2017siteassets/images/ucc_logo_irish.svgUCC Logo
...nnerimages/Mobile_ConferringsBanner1.jpgGraduates throwing their caps in the air wearing gowns
...nerimages/MobileHP_Banner_StudyatUCC.jpgA image of the UCC Student Centre with students walking across the main campus
...siteassets/contentfiles/icons/icon-1.pngCourses
...siteassets/contentfiles/icons/icon-3.pngResearch and Innovation
...siteassets/contentfiles/icons/icon-5.pngDiscover UCC
...siteassets/contentfiles/icons/icon-4.pngBusiness and Industry Engagement
...siteassets/contentfiles/icons/icon-6.pngAlumni
.../2024/oct/RI_GOI_October2024_800x400.jpgPhoto: UCC awardees in the 2024 Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship and Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship awards.
...ia/1newsimages/2024/oct/NVPVUCCAOL42.JPGAnne O’Leary, Head of Meta Ireland, and President of IBEC, the Irish Business and Employers Confederation, who was today conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by UCC for her services to business and technology, her charitable works, and for advancing the position of women in the workplace. Photo: Daragh McSweeney, Provision
...simages/2024/oct/JW_NewsViews800x400.jpgPhoto: Dr Joanna Wharton, School of English and Digital Humanities. Image credit: Ruben Martinez (UCCTV).
...wsimages/2024/oct/NVPV151024Engage04.JPGProfessor John O'Halloran, President of University College Cork; Rachel O'Leary, Director of Consulting & Business Engagement and Sean O'Driscoll, Chair of UCC's Governing Authority pictured at UCC’s Business Engagement Event. Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
UCC University College Cork
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 UCC University College Cork
H1 University College Cork Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh
H2 Autumn Conferrings 2024
H2 Study at UCC!
H2 Courses
H2 Research and Innovation
H2 Discover UCC
H2 Business and Industry Engagement
H2 Alumni
H2 News & Views
H2 Connect with UCC
H2 University College Cork
H2 Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh
H2 University College Cork Duplicate text
H2 Bring me to
H2 MyUCC
H2 Show me
H3 Early career researchers receive prestigious Research Ireland funding
H3 Head of Meta Ireland and IBEC President Anne O’Leary honoured with UCC honorary doctorate
H3 UCC researcher to investigate Georgian-era surveillance communications that pre-date the telegraph
H3 “Irish Universities can and must be much better at engaging with business”
Anchor text is an URL
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (39) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.ucc.ie/en/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.ucc.ie/en/UCC University College Cork
IMG-ALT UCC Logo
https://www.ucc.ie/en/University College Cork Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh
/en/study/courses/Courses
https://www.ucc.ie/Home
https://ucc.workvivo.com/appsNew window External Subdomain Staff
https://www.ucc.ie/en/students/Subdomain Current Students
https://www.ucc.ie/en/contact/Subdomain Contact
http://booleweb.ucc.ie/External Subdomain Library
https://visit.ucc.ie/External Subdomain Visit UCC
/en/student-records/registration/Subdomain Registration
https://www.ucc.ie/en/keep-well/Wellbeing
https://ask.ucc.ie/External Subdomain Ask UCC
/en/hr/vacancies/Subdomain Job Vacancies
http://mytimetable.ucc.ie/New window External Subdomain Timetables
https://ucc.instructure.com/New window External Subdomain Canvas
/en/student-records/exams/Subdomain Examinations
https://www.ucc.ie/calendar/New window Subdomain Programme and Course Descriptions
https://www.ucc.ie/ga/GA
https://www.ucc.ie/de/DE
https://www.ucc.ie/cy/CY
https://www.ucc.ie/ga/Text duplicate GA
https://www.ucc.ie/en/study/Study
/en/study/courses/Text duplicate Courses
/en/study/undergrad/Undergraduate
/en/study/postgrad/Postgraduate
/en/international/International Office
https://www.ucc.ie/en/ace/Adult Continuing Education
https://www.ucc.ie/en/online/Online Courses
https://www.ucc.ie/en/cpd/Continuing Professional Development
https://www.ucc.ie/en/microcreds/Micro-credentials
/en/scholarships/Scholarships and Prizes
/en/study/transition-in/Transition-In Programme
/en/graduateattributes/Graduate Attributes
https://www.ucc.ie/en/ask/Ask
/en/study/undergrad/firstyear/Incoming First Year Students
https://www.ucc.ie/en/apply/Apply to UCC
/en/study/upcomingeventsinucc/Events for Prospective Students
/en/study/parents_and_guardians/Parents and Guardians Information
/en/apprenticeships/Apprenticeships
/en/researchandinnovation/Research and Innovation
/en/researchandinnovation/about/About
/en/researchandinnovation/news/News
/en/researchandinnovation/people/Our Team
https://www.ucc.ie/en/research/Research
https://www.ucc.ie/en/innovation/UCC Innovation
https://www.ucc.ie/en/futures/UCC Futures
/en/researchandinnovation/awards/Subdomain Awards
/en/researchandinnovation/cont...Contact Us
https://www.ucc.ie/en/discover/Discover UCC
/en/discover/rankings/UCC in the world university rankings
/en/discover/history/History
https://www.ucc.ie/en/news/News and Views
/en/discover/leadership/Leadership and Strategy
/en/discover/campus/Campus Life
/en/greencampus/World's First Green Campus
/en/discover/visit/Text duplicate Visit UCC
https://www.ucc.ie/en/awards/Text duplicate Awards
/en/discover/cork/Cork City and Region
https://www.ucc.ie/en/arboretum/UCC Arboretum
/en/discover/culturenight/Culture Night 2024
/en/schoolsdepartments/Schools & Departments
/en/schoolsdepartments/academi...Academic Schools and Departments
/en/schoolsdepartments/admin/Support and Service Departments
/en/business-industry-engagement/Business and Industry
/en/business-industry-engageme...Access Talent
/en/business-industry-engageme...Skills for Work
/en/business-industry-engageme...Advance Research
/en/business-industry-engageme...Accelerate Innovation
/en/business-industry-engageme...Support UCC
/en/business-industry-engageme...Become a Partner
/en/business-industry-engageme...Knowledge Centre
https://www.ucc.ie/en/alumni/Alumni & Development
http://alumni.ucc.ie/s/1901/bp...External Subdomain Meet People
http://alumni.ucc.ie/s/1901/bp...External Subdomain Make an Impact
http://alumni.ucc.ie/s/1901/bp...External Subdomain Discover our Alumni
http://alumni.ucc.ie/s/1901/bp...External Subdomain Explore Benefits
https://alumni.ucc.ie/s/1901/b...External Subdomain Register for UCC Alumni Online
http://alumni.ucc.ie/s/1901/bp...External Subdomain Make a Gift
https://www.ucc.ie/Text duplicate Home
https://www.ucc.ie/en/Anchor Website
https://www.ucc.ie/en/Anchor People
https://www.ucc.ie/en/Anchor Text duplicate Courses
https://www.ucc.ie/Text duplicate Home
/en/conferrings/autumn/Find out more
/en/study/undergrad/Discover more
/en/study/courses/Text duplicate Courses
IMG-ALT Courses
/en/researchandinnovation/Text duplicate Research and Innovation
IMG-ALT Research and Innovation
https://www.ucc.ie/en/discover/Text duplicate Discover UCC
IMG-ALT Discover UCC
/en/business-industry-engagement/Business and Industry Engagement
IMG-ALT Business and Industry Engagement
http://alumni.ucc.ie/s/1901/bp...External Subdomain Alumni
IMG-ALT Alumni
/en/news/2024/early-career-res...30 Oct 2024 Early career researchers receive prestigious Research Ireland funding Early-stage researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have received over...
IMG-ALT Photo: UCC awardees in the 2024 Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship and Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship awards.
/en/news/2024/head-of-meta-ire...24 Oct 2024 Head of Meta Ireland and IBEC President Anne O’Leary honoured with UCC honorary doctorate Anne O’Leary, Head of Meta Ireland, and President of IB...
IMG-ALT Anne O’Leary, Head of Meta Ireland, and President of IBEC, the Irish Business and Employers Confederation, who was today conferred with an Honorary Doctorate...
/en/news/2024/ucc-researcher-t...17 Oct 2024 UCC researcher to investigate Georgian-era surveillance communications that pre-date the telegraph Dr Joanna Wharton receives prestigious €590,26...
IMG-ALT Photo: Dr Joanna Wharton, School of English and Digital Humanities. Image credit: Ruben Martinez (UCCTV).
/en/news/2024/irish-universiti...16 Oct 2024 “Irish Universities can and must be much better at engaging with business” “Irish Universities can and must be much better at engaging with busin...
IMG-ALT Professor John O'Halloran, President of University College Cork; Rachel O'Leary, Director of Consulting & Business Engagement and Sean O'Driscoll, Chair of U...
https://www.ucc.ie/en/news/Read more news
/en/greencampus/Subdomain Text duplicate World's First Green Campus
https://twitter.com/uccNew window External UCC on Twitter
/en/hr/research/uccresearchers...HR Excellence in Research
https://www.facebook.com/unive...New window External Subdomain UCC on Facebook
https://instagram.com/universi...New window External UCC on Instagram
https://www.uccsu.ie/New window External Subdomain Get involved today! UCC Students' Union
http://uccshop.ie/External UCC Shop
https://www.ucc.ie/en/awards/Text duplicate Awards
http://www.corkuniversitypress...External Subdomain University Press
https://www.ucc.ie/en/contact/Subdomain Text duplicate Contact
https://www.google.ie/maps/pla...New window External Subdomain Location
https://twitter.com/uccNew window External Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/unive...New window External Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/univ...New window External Subdomain Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/U...New window External Subdomain Youtube
A-TITLE Youtube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
A-TITLE Linkedin
https://www.ucc.ie/en/Anchor University College Cork
https://www.google.ie/maps/pla...External Subdomain Location Maps
https://www.ucc.ie/en/Anchor Bring me to
https://www.ucc.ie/en/study/Text duplicate Study
/en/researchandinnovation/Text duplicate Research
https://www.ucc.ie/en/discover/Text duplicate Discover UCC
/en/schoolsdepartments/Text duplicate Schools & Departments
/en/business-industry-engagement/Text duplicate Business and Industry Engagement
http://alumni.ucc.ie/s/1901/bp...External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
https://www.ucc.ie/en/Anchor MyUCC
https://ucc.workvivo.com/appsNew window External Subdomain STAFF
https://www.ucc.ie/en/students/CURRENT STUDENTS
https://www.ucc.ie/en/contact/Text duplicate Contact
https://libguides.ucc.ie/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
/en/discover/visit/Text duplicate Visit UCC
/en/student-records/registration/Text duplicate Registration
https://canvas.ucc.ie/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Canvas
https://ask.ucc.ie/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Ask UCC
http://mytimetable.ucc.ie/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Timetables
/en/study/courses/Text duplicate Programme and Course Descriptions
https://www.ucc.ie/en/Anchor Show me
https://www.ucc.ie/en/sitemap/Subdomain Sitemap
https://www.ucc.ie/en/legal/Legal
https://www.ucc.ie/privacySubdomain Privacy
/en/it-policies/policies/cookies/Subdomain Cookies
https://www.ucc.ie/aupSubdomain Acceptable Use Policy
/en/accessibilitystatement/Accessibility Statement
https://hea.ie/New window External URL anchor text
A-TITLE visit https://hea.ie/
https://www.gov.ie/en/New window External Subdomain URL anchor text
A-TITLE visit https://www.gov.ie/en/
http://www.nui.ie/New window External Subdomain URL anchor text
A-TITLE visit http://www.nui.ie/
https://eufunds.ie/New window External URL anchor text
A-TITLE visit https://eufunds.ie/
https://www.ucc.ie/en/athenaswan/Subdomain URL anchor text
A-TITLE visit https://www.ucc.ie/en/athenaswan/
https://www.enterprise-ireland...New window External Subdomain URL anchor text
A-TITLE visit https://www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/
/en/hr/research//uccresearcher...Subdomain URL anchor text
A-TITLE visit https://www.ucc.ie/en/hr/research//uccresearcherstrategy/
https://reports.aashe.org/inst...External Subdomain URL anchor text
A-TITLE visit https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-college-cork-national-university-of-ireland-cork-co-corcaigh/report/2022-07-28/
https://www.magna-charta.org/New window External Subdomain URL anchor text
A-TITLE visit https://www.magna-charta.org

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.ucc.ie/en/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.62 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
This page loads 17 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
This page only loads 2 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (54 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,157 referring domains.
This page has 149,002 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,006 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

Sitemap: https://www.ucc.ie/en/sitemap-en.xml
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#Allow: /
User-agent: *
Allow: /archive/courier/courierS2002.pdf
Disallow: /archive/
Disallow: /*?
Disallow: /en/SupportandAdministration/PoliciesandProcedures/
Disallow: /en/support/regsa/support/
Disallow: /en/alert
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /en/cgi-bin/
Disallow: /research/celt/old
Disallow: /en/wwwdev/*
Disallow: /en/testace
Disallow: /en/modules/ace
Disallow: /en/2017ck101/*
Disallow: /en/understanding-physics/*
Disallow: /en/ask/maintenance
Disallow: /en/campusaccom/
Disallow: /en/alerts
Disallow: /en/urm
Disallow: /system/*
Disallow: /en/study/postgrad/crmdocs
Disallow: /en/student-forum/*
Disallow: /en/granite-test/*
Disallow: /*satellite/

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