News and Views
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Irish Guide Dogs co-founder to be awarded Honorary Doctorate from UCC
13 Sep 2018
Upon losing his sight in November 1968 Jim Dennehy set about gaining the skills to allow him to maintain his independence despite the setback.
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'Even gunshots, which we are famous for, is not killing as many people'
21 May 2019
More Americans have died in the opioid crisis, than in both World Wars, outlined a former White House drug policy adviser, on the latest episode of UCC’s Plain Speaking podcast.
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World Food Day today: UCC’s PUSH addresses global hunger
16 Oct 2018
UCC President Professor Patrick O’Shea today signed the Presidents United to Solve Hunger (PUSH) commitment, making UCC the first Irish University to sign, joining about 100 Universities worldwide who have already done so.
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UCC music lecturer wins €2 million global hip hop study grant
29 Nov 2018
UCC lecturer in Popular Music Studies, Dr J. Griffith Rollefson, has secured a €2m research grant to undertake the world’s first global study of hip-hop music and culture.
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Glamour’s Editor-in-Chief: Fundamentals learned at UCC at heart of my job
28 Nov 2018
The skills and passion discovered and developed during her time as an undergraduate student at UCC have impacted every job she’s had since graduation, “from leading the social media expansion of CNN to steering Glamour Magazine’s American edition into a new digital age,” according to Glamour’s Editor-in-Chief Samantha Barry.
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Fibre, not fast cars, the answer to middle age
16 May 2019
Research from scientists at the APC Microbiome Ireland in University College Cork, has shown that your diet, in particular fibre, may have a positive influence on the brain ageing and function for middle aged men.
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An Unquiet World: Transatlantic Trump, Brexit and Beyond
29 Nov 2018
Both Brexit and Trump highlight the rise of 'dog-whistle politics', according to the EU foreign affairs expert who will speak at UCC this afternoon (November 29).
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UCC: APC Microbiome Ireland researchers in top global 1%
27 Nov 2018
Ten APC Microbiome Ireland researchers have been named in the 2018 world list of Highly Cited Researchers, five of whom are in the new Cross-Field category.
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Making a difference: UCC volunteers beat the stats
27 Nov 2018
New research launched in UCC shows that 46% of UCC students volunteered with local community organisations, clubs and campus groups in the last six months.
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"Agriculture returns to Cork”
11 Sep 2018
"Agriculture returns to Cork”– that’s the message of a new Agricultural Science degree at University College Cork in collaboration with Teagasc.
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