- The programme aims to help PhD students and research staff to explore diverse career pathways into a variety of sectors.
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UCC researcher support programme to be rolled out nationally
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Research reveals impact of climate change on Ireland’s flora and fauna
06 Jul 2023- New study reveals that rare native plant species will go extinct and non-native sika deer will increase across Ireland.
- Invasive species ranked as one of the leading drivers of global biodiversity loss.
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UCC announces ‘A Night on the Plaza’
05 Jul 2023- Tickets now on sale for open air concert in aid of Cancer Research @ UCC
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Ocean plastic blackspots most likely to threaten seabirds identified
05 Jul 2023- Parts of the ocean where seabirds are most exposed to plastics have been identified in a major research project involving UCC scientists.
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Obesity should be renamed to improve treatment and prevention
04 Jul 2023- Researchers call for clearer messaging to help public and policymakers to better understand the disease of obesity.
- Conflicting understandings of the word ‘obesity’ jeopardise diagnosis and treatment.
- Clinicians are expressing concern at shortages of drugs which have been approved to treat obesity.
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Cross-European university alliance receives €14.4m in new funding
03 Jul 2023- €14.4m EU further funding for alliance of universities in ten countries including Ireland, Spain, Germany.
- University College Cork to receive €1.87m in funding
- Strategic alliance opens up opportunities for students to study across Europe
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UCC launches sustainability and climate action plan
30 Jun 2023• The plan outlines UCC’s actions towards net zero.
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Irish architecture graduate wins prestigious European prize
29 Jun 2023- Laura Hurley wins EU Mies van der Rohe ‘Young Talent Architecture Award’ in Italy.
- The award was presented at the Venice Biennale.
- Cork Centre for Architectural Education is a partnership between UCC and MTU.
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UCC Research breakthrough could be significant for quantum computing future
28 Jun 2023- UCC scientists confirm crucial characteristic of new superconductor material.
- Superconductor could open the way to functional quantum computers.
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UCC rises in the QS World University Rankings
28 Jun 2023- UCC up 11 places to 292 of the 2,963 evaluated institutions in the 20th Edition of the QS World University Rankings. The final published ranking has been limited to the top 1,503 universities.
- UCC ranked 46th in the world for the advancement of sustainability.
- UCC strong performance across the nine indicators used to rank the universities with particular strengths for sustainability and internationalisation.