News and Views
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100 years of Space to be celebrated in new exhibition
05 Sep 2019
A unique exhibition which showcases some of the most significant and surprising astronomical breakthroughs over the last century will open in Cork city next week.
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UCC to celebrate the creative arts with a public event in September
04 Sep 2019
Some of Ireland’s leading filmmakers, novelists and musicians will gather together for a public event at University College Cork (UCC) on Wednesday, September 11.
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UCC welcomes higher education strategic funding
30 Aug 2019
University College Cork (UCC) today welcomes the awarding of funding under the Higher Education Strategic Infrastructure Fund (HESIF).
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Third-level institutions honoured for efforts to reduce alcohol harm
28 Aug 2019
Students and staff across 10 of Ireland’s third level institutions have been recognised today (August 28) for their efforts to reduce harm experienced by students from excessive alcohol consumption with a UCC-led programme.
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UCC appoints John Banville as Visiting Professor of Creative Writing
23 Aug 2019
UCC’s School of English and Digital Humanities has announced the appointment of internationally-renowned writer John Banville as Visiting Professor of Creative Writing for the coming academic year.
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Fake News Can Give Us False Memories, Study Finds
23 Aug 2019
Voters may form false memories after seeing fabricated news stories, especially if those stories align with their political beliefs, according to a new study led by UCC's Dr Gillian Murphy.
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UCC scientists discover new way to reconstruct what extinct animals looked like
21 Aug 2019
Scientists could be set to reveal the most accurate depictions of ancient vertebrates ever made after a world-first discovery at University College Cork (UCC).
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Vodafone launches 5G at UCC
13 Aug 2019
The ASSERT Centre at UCC today became the world's first 5G-connected telemedicine and medical robotics training centre, after Vodafone Ireland's launch of commercial 5G.
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Tick-Tock of the Circadian Clock: UCC exhibition to explore biological time
31 Jul 2019
Our circadian rhythms, the innate 24-hour cycles that tell our bodies when to wake up, when to eat and when to fall asleep, will be explored in a new exhibition at the Glucksman, UCC.
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Pre-eclampsia increases risk of end-stage kidney disease, study finds
31 Jul 2019
Women with pre-eclampsia during pregnancy have a five-fold increased risk of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) later in life compared to women who don’t develop pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, according to a new study.
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