Europe is facing a nutrient deficiency that will impact children’s development and curtail healthy aging among older adults, experts have warned.
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Public facing “silent crisis” of vitamins and minerals deficiency, experts warn
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UCC’s new riverside walkway named The Cavanagh Way
25 Mar 2024UCC is pleased to announce that its new riverside walkway has been named The Cavanagh Way.
At a recent event on campus, members of the Cavanagh family officially opened The Cavanagh Way in memory of the late Tom and Marie Cavanagh. The naming recognises the Cavanagh’s generous philanthropy to the university, which has had a transformative effect on the campus, staff and students.
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Tánaiste launches new €11.6 million Cerebral Palsy research programme at University College Cork
22 Mar 2024The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD, today launched a new €11.6 million research programme focused on Cerebral Palsy at University College Cork (UCC).
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Home care co-operatives can play a large role for older people care in Ireland, new report finds.
22 Mar 2024- UCC study assessed the potential of care co-operatives in Ireland.
- The care co-operative model provides an alternative option to supporting older people to age well at home.
- In Ireland, most older people prefer to remain in their own homes, or, at least, in their own communities rather than in institutional settings, as they age.
- Study recommends the development of state-supported pilot actions to trial the development of care co-operatives.
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Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media wins top open access award
13 Mar 2024- UCC Journal recognised for its original and impactful contribution to film and screen media by the Irish Open Access Publishers.
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McCann FitzGerald LLP invests in legal studies at UCC
12 Mar 2024Leading Irish law firm McCann FitzGerald LLP and University College Cork (UCC) today announce the introduction of a new sustainability focused curriculum for students at UCC’s School of Law.
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UCC early-stage researchers awarded prestigious Marie Curie funding
07 Mar 2024- Four UCC researchers receiving a combined €890,000 funding in the Marie Skłodowska -Curie Actions (MCSA) Postdoctoral Fellowship awards 2023.
- Dr Lorena Morales García to investigate the changes in brain development due to altered early life microbiota in newborns who have undergone a C-section birth.
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Choctaw-Ireland Scholars graduate from University College Cork
06 Mar 2024- Two Choctaw-Ireland scholars Skylee Glass and Aurianna Jewell Joines graduate from UCC.
- The scholarships foster and deepen the ties between Ireland and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
- The scholarships recognise the act of generosity and humanitarianism shown by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma towards the people of Ireland during the Great Famine of the mid-Nineteenth century.
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New study reveals breast cancer drug combination has impact on other cancers
04 Mar 2024- Drug commonly used to treat HER2-positive breast cancer sees tumour shrinkage in several other cancer types.
- Cancer treatment combination may have more uses than previously thought.
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UCC researchers find no immediate increase in rates of suicide globally during the first 15 months of the Covid-19 pandemic
28 Feb 2024- Review finds no increase in suicide rate during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- A range of factors during the pandemic served as protective effects to the risk of suicide.
- Study also highlights the need for high-quality and timely data on suicide deaths worldwide.