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NEWS

28/02/08 - The Mentoring Gap for Women in Science ...  more

25/10/07 - Top 10 Tips to help Women stay in Science ... more

17/10/07 - Professor Mary McCaffrey publishes in the prestigious journal Development Cell ... more

03/09/2007 - Dr Elke Arendt's Chewing Gum Study to help create a cleaner environment ... more

23/03/2007 - Scientific Writing Skills Course for the Life Sciences for 22nd - 25th May 2007 - supported by HRB and the UCC WiSET initiative - Deadline for Applications to the HRB - 30th March 2007... more

18/01/2007 - Time to take a new look at gender and balance - Irish Times... more

18/01/2007 - Study probes excess of iron in Irish blood - Irish Times... more

SPOTLIGHT - Professor Nora O'Brien

“Obesity: A Global Public Health Issue in the 21st Century”
Latest data indicate that globally there are more overweight and obese individuals than food insecure individuals.  Obesity is primarily related to lifestyle parameters including diet and exercise that affect long term energy balance.   ... more
 

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EVENTS

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN POSTDOCS: L'Oréal UK and Ireland Fellowships For Women In Science - Deadline 2nd April - for further information click here

5th March 2008 - Faculty of Science Public Lecture Series - Professor Nora O’Brien will discuss the topic of obesity with a lecture titled “Obesity: A Global Public Health Issue in the 21st Century”. The lecture takes place at UCC’s Boole Lecture Theatre 4 at 8pm. Organised by Professor William Reville, Public Awareness of Science Officer and Faculty of Science, UCC, the highly popular lecture series, continues weekly until March 26th 2008. Admission is free, and as always, members of the public are invited to attend. See http://understandingscience.ucc.ie
 

8th April 2008 - 3rd WiSET Peer Group Mentor Session - Tower Room 1

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WiSET is the Science Foundation Ireland-funded Institute Development Grant awarded to UCC to promote the advancement of Women in Science Engineering and Technology Disciplines

"Positive action not positive discrimination"