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UCC, MTU, and industry launches €8.7m Health & Life Sciences educational hub
04 Mar 2021
UCC ranked one of the world’s top universities for the study of 20 subjects
03 Mar 2021
University College Cork appoints its first female Head of the College Of Science, Engineering, and Food Science
22 Feb 2021
UCC-Led Research Team Awarded €3.5 million To Turn Waste Heat into Electricity
15 Feb 2021
'February is the border between winter and spring'
12 Feb 2021