News and Views
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Flipping the Script: UCC lecturer to launch first book on European hip hop
06 Apr 2018
From Brexit to Trumpism, global hip hop provides strikingly prophetic commentary on today’s pressing issues, according to a UCC expert in his critically-acclaimed new book.
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UCC scientists discover ancient butterfly wing colours
12 Apr 2018
New research by scientists at University College Cork has revealed the wing colours of some of the oldest ancestors of modern butterflies and moths.
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Opinion: 'Peace comes dropping slow': Remembering April 10, 1998
10 Apr 2018
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. It is an opportune time to reflect on the past and to hope for the future.
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Long read: Turning China green
03 Apr 2018
With Brexit a year away, China is set to become an important market for Irish business, but there are a number of challenges ahead.
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The gospel according to Lady Gaga
29 Mar 2018
Blasphemous! Heretical! Irreverent! Controversial! Offensive! Confused! WRONG!!!
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Cambridge honour for UCC academic
27 Mar 2018
Claire Connolly, Professor of Modern English in UCC’s School of English has been appointed Parnell Fellow in Irish Studies at Cambridge University for the academic year 2018-2019.
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The curse of zombie fossils
23 Mar 2018
New research has revealed how the history of life can be distorted by the ways animals decompose and lose body parts as they decay - and the ways in which decayed bodies ultimately become fossilised.
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UCC graduate honoured with SFI Science Medal
23 Mar 2018
Leading physicist and UCC alum Professor Margaret Murnane has today been named one of the two recipients of this year's St Patrick's Day science medals at an event in Washington, D.C.
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Long read: From Kinsale to Kenya
23 Mar 2018
By Graham Clifford
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Long Read: Artistic creativity key to our resilience
23 Mar 2018
When he became their president, Donald Trump suggested to the American people that there was a route back to the tomb-stoned rusted out factories of America.
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