Dublin City of Science

Come and meet the UCC team hosting a stand to showcase the University.

Below is a sample of events involving University lecturers and researchers who are presenting papers and chairing workshops this week:

All Week:

• Office of the Vice President for Research & Innovation

Event: UCC Exhibition Stand to showcase UCC’s research and technology transfer strengths

Location: Convention Centre

• College of Science, Engineering and Food Science & College of Medicine and Health

Event: UCC Exhibition Stand to showcase the accomplishments of the 2 University Colleges

Location: Convention Centre

• Health Information Systems Research Centre

Event: UCC Exhibition Stand to showcase the Centre's Research Projects (including an aerial robot "Amelia" to be used to deliver not only diagnostic equipment, but also medications and vaccinations to rural communities in remote parts of developing countries)

Location: Convention Centre

Monday 9th July:

• Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre

Event: “Droppin’ Science” Workshop featuring performances from past winners of APC’s “Science Raps” competition

Location: The Culture Box, Temple Bar

Time: 6.00 p.m.

Tuesday 10th July:

• School of Pharmacy

Event: “Making Gene and Cell Therapy Medicines a Reality” - 2 Day Conference

Theme: Speaking on: “Gene Therapy: Packaging Nucleic Acids to get them in!”

Location: Gibson Hotel

Time: 9.00 a.m.

Thursday 12th July:

• Physics Department & Tyndall Institute

Event: “Big Science for Small Countries": Examining the benefits to small EU countries like Ireland of establishing large-scale science facilities in terms of scientific and technological output and economic growth

Location: Conference Centre

Time: 10.45 a.m.

• Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre

Event: Workshop

Theme: “Milk: Nature’s Perfect Food”

Location: Wicklow Hall, Convention Centre

Time: 12.00 p.m. (Noon)

• Financial Systems Innovation Centre

Event: EU Workshops Programme

Theme: “Science in Society Project: Parliaments and Civil Society in Technology Assessment”

Location: Stand No 16, Convention Centre

Time: 9.15 - 10.00 a.m.

Friday 13th July:

The academic science journal 'Nature' will host a press conference on an article to be published later that day: “Diet correlates with both gut microbiota variation and health in the elderly”. The research was carried out by scientists at UCC and Teagasc, Moorepark.

Time: 10.00 a.m.

Saturday 14th July:

• Environmental Research Institute

Event: Chair of Session: “Biomass – a Valuable Feedstock of the Future”

Location: Convention Centre

Time: 9.30 a.m.

Sunday 15th July:

• Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre

Event: Scientific Session

Theme: “Probiotics – alternative medicine or an evidence-based alternative”

Location: Wicklow Hall 2A, Convention Centre

Time: 8.00 a.m.