The inaugural Doctoral Research
Showcase, the first of its kind in Ireland, will provide the opportunity for
the students to communicate their research to a public, non-specialist
audience. All four Colleges [Medicine & Health, Science, Engineering &
Food Science (SEFS), Business & Law and Arts, Celtic Studies and Social
Sciences] will be represented at the event. Following initial competition among 150 research students, a
group of twenty was selected for the Final culminating in the Showcase.
Representatives from external
organisations, including industry, employers and cultural bodies have been
invited to the Showcase to hear the finalists present a diverse of topics
ranging from Wave Energy to Dental Care in the Older Adult, Alzheimer’s Disease, Food Choices for
the Older Adult, Health Research on the Internet, Diabetes - Quality of Care.
Professor Alan Kelly, Dean of
Graduate Studies of UCC, emphasised the inter-disciplinary nature of the
showcase: “What is really unique and exciting about the Showcase is that we
will have, in each session, a complete mix of subjects, so that a talk on
post-primary education appears sandwiched between one on genetics of disease
and another on quantum physics. It is rare for researchers and students
to learn about research outside their discipline, so one of the key objectives
on the day is to break down barriers between fields and expose the audience to
a wide range of ideas and areas”.
There are two main categories
within the Showcase, each with a prize of €1,000. In the oral presentation,
category participants will face the challenge of making their research as
interesting as possible, while also making it understandable to a general
non-specialist audience. In the
poster category, participants will create posters aimed at showcasing their
research to a wider audience.
The Doctoral Research Showcase takes
place in Devere Hall, University College Cork tomorrow, June 4th
2010 commencing at 9.15am. Visit: http://www.ucc.ie/en/graduatestudies/current/DoctoralResearchShowcase2010/timetable/
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