News and Views
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UCC is Europe's top 'star' for sustainability
26 Sep 2018
University College Cork has become the first institution outside of North America to achieve a gold star rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
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UCC: Proud to announce new plant genetics lectureship
12 Oct 2018
Thanks to University College Cork and The Agricultural Trust, the legacy of Irish agricultural legend, Paddy O’Keeffe, will live on through a new Senior Lectureship.
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New scholarships to promote women in business
19 Sep 2018
A new scholarship programme designed to help promote women take on leadership roles within companies and organisations has been developed in collaboration with the 30% Club.
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Seven universities launch Charter to secure future of university education
17 Sep 2018
Ireland’s seven universities have today (September 17th, 2018) committed to a Charter to grow and develop the university education system for this and future generations of students.
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Cork launches new brand for region
17 Sep 2018
Many of Cork’s landmark buildings including City Hall, County Hall, Port of Cork, UCC, CIT’s City Centre Hub, The Capitol and One Albert Quay will turn red this week to launch a new brand to promote Cork.
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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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