News and Views
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Olympian Paul O’Donovan secures Quercus Scholarship
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It’s been a busy summer of rowing for Skibbereen Olympian Paul O’Donovan and it’s going to get a whole lot busier as he takes on the challenge of Graduate Entry Medicine in UCC this week.
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UCC scientist honoured by peers
03 Sep 2018
Scientists from around the world came to Cork to mark the vast contribution to science, research and education of UCC physicist Stephen Fahy.
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How can we solve Ireland’s housing crisis?
30 Aug 2018
Joe Finnerty and Cathal O’Connell, of the School of Applied Social Studies, UCC, outline the multi-level response needed locally and nationally to tackle it.
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UCC’s Greg Yelverton scores UEFA Pro Licence
17 Aug 2018
Greg Yelverton, UCC's Football Development Officer, has graduated amongst the elite in the world of football coaching, after being awarded the FAI’s UEFA Pro Licence.
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UCC economist: No-deal Brexit will knock Ireland back into recession
27 Aug 2018
A no-deal Brexit is becoming more likely and threatens to knock Ireland back into recession in 2019, according to the organiser of what will be the biggest conference ever held in Cork City.
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Opinion: Clerical abuse in Ireland is a political issue
24 Aug 2018
Clerical abuse in Ireland is a political issue and the Irish state has a duty to acknowledge this and act accordingly.
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UCC scientists criticise EU and Irish government re novel plant breeding techniques
20 Aug 2018
Recent decisions by the Irish government and the European Court of Justice with regard to novel plant breeding techniques could consign Irish agriculture to the scrapheap of history according to UCC scientists’ Dr Barbara Doyle Prestwich and Dr Eoin Lettice.
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Report: Perinatal deaths in Ireland at ‘lowest rate’
07 Aug 2018
The number of perinatal deaths in Ireland is at its lowest rate since recordings began, according to a new report from the National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre (NPEC), based in UCC.
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UCC cuts the jargon in new Instagram campaign
14 Aug 2018
University College Cork has launched a new Instagram campaign aimed at presenting complex ideas and research in a straightforward way to a general audience.
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UCC scientists reveal submarine canyon on edge of Ireland’s continental shelf
10 Aug 2018
A UCC-led group of scientists from across the globe have revealed the stunning details of a submarine canyon on the edge of Ireland’s continental shelf, 320 km west of Dingle, after mapping an area twice the size of Malta.
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