• Former Irish President and Chair of The Elders Mary Robinson warns world leaders to show more ambition on the eve of COP28 summit.
• Ireland not on track to meet carbon budget targets 
• Mrs Robinson makes comments ahead of appearance at Sustainable Futures Forum in UCC.

• Virtual reality game aims to increase men’s awareness of testicular diseases.
• This is the first time virtual reality gaming has been used to promote men’s health.
• The study was conducted in collaboration with nine GAA clubs in Ireland.

University College Cork (UCC) is sending a delegation of students, academics, and researchers to the upcoming COP 28 global summit in Expo City, Dubai.

• An independent team of national and international experts conducted a comprehensive review of UCC.
• The university was recognised for its activities across sustainability, student supports and engagement with industry and society.

• The state-of-the-art facility is located on the ground floor of the new Crow’s Nest development.
• The centre will host a full range of health and well-being services for students. 

• Professor Paul Ross is the 2023 Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Researcher of the Year.
• Professor Frank Peters, Tyndall National Institute, receives the SFI Industry Partnership Award.
• The SFI Awards celebrate outstanding researchers funded by SFI who have contributed greatly to scientific progress or had a highly significant scientific breakthrough.

• INFANT researchers are part of international collaboration highlighting benefits of deferred cord clamping in preterm infants.
• Waiting for two minutes to clamp the umbilical cord of a premature baby soon after birth could significantly reduce the risk of death relative to immediate clamping.
• Worldwide almost 13 million babies are born prematurely each year and close to 1 million die shortly after birth.

• Eleven inspirational alumni were honoured with UCC Alumni Achievement Awards.
• The Awards celebrated its landmark 25th anniversary at a special ceremony in the Aula Maxima, UCC.

• CASCADE awarded €2.8m to explore how meaning is expressed in language in diverse contexts.
• CLEAR secures €2.7m funding to overcome bacterial resistance to antibiotics.

14 University College Cork (UCC) researchers are featured today in the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list from Clarivate.