News & Views
09 Sep 2024
Underfunding Higher Education is a national strategic risk
Writing in a personal capacity in today’s Irish Examiner, the Chair of UCC’s Governing Authority, Sean O’Driscoll, argues that Ireland’s higher education sector urgently needs a multi-annual model of funding.
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06 Sep 2024
Researcher receives prestigious ERC Starting Grant award to address healthcare challenges
A leading researcher in biomedical science, based at University College Cork’s flagship Tyndall National Institute, has received a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant award, to support his groundbreaking research that aims to eliminate skin colour bias in healthcare.
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05 Sep 2024
UCC’s commitment to gender equality recognised by Athena SWAN awards
UCC’s School of Nursing and Midwifery and School of Public Health have successfully renewed their Bronze Athena SWAN awards, recognising both Schools commitment to advancing gender equality and representation through good employment practices and promoting equality in higher education.
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30 Aug 2024
Decade of Maternal and Child Health Research Celebrated at INFANT, UCC
University College Cork’s INFANT Centre, Ireland’s first translational research hub dedicated entirely to pregnancy, birth, and early childhood, marks over a decade of groundbreaking work. Since its establishment in late 2013, INFANT—The Irish Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research—has been at the forefront of significant breakthroughs that are saving lives and improving outcomes for babies and their families daily, while also shaping perinatal medicine globally.
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