News and Views
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€100 million investment in new SFI Centres for Research Training
05 Mar 2019
700 postgraduate students to be trained in digital, data and ICT skills for the future.
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15th-century manuscript reveals links between Gaelic and Islamic worlds
05 Mar 2019
A previously undiscovered 15th-century Irish vellum manuscript, reveals an enchanting connection between Gaelic Ireland and the Islamic world, and illustrates how medieval Ireland was once at the centre of medical scholarship in the world.
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Plans for new Sports Park in ambitious UCC sports strategy
27 Feb 2019
UCC completed the first Sigerson-Fitzgibbon cup double in 31 years this year.
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SFI Future Innovator Prize contenders announced
25 Feb 2019
Teams from UCC are in the running to win the €1 million SFI Future Innovator Prize, a new challenge-based programme which calls on researchers to develop innovative approaches to societal challenges facing Ireland.
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Two out of every five jobs across Ireland at ‘high risk’ of automation
22 Feb 2019
Two out of every five jobs across Ireland are at ‘high risk’ of automation, a University College Cork (UCC) report finds today.
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UCC to host exhibition of satirical cartoonist Martyn Turner’s work
18 Feb 2019
A retrospective exhibition of Irish Times satirist Martyn Turner at UCC will feature some of his most iconic drawings from the past 45 years.
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Ireland’s Secret Past project hailed for STEM engagement
14 Feb 2019
Ireland’s Secret Past: Unlocking Our Fossil Heritage at UCC has been selected as one of Ireland’s best STEM education and public engagement projects and will receive funding through SFI’s Discover Programme.
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Meet the next generation of filmmakers
13 Feb 2019
University College Cork has announced the six recipients of the prestigious Puttnam Scholarship, which kicked off with a digital seminar with Lord David Puttnam.
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Opinion: 'We've got stuck in a Brexit Groundhog Day'
11 Feb 2019
The chaos and confusion of Brexit has diverted our leaders from vital issues, writes Liam Weeks.
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Five UCC and Tyndall research projects win TIDA funding
07 Feb 2019
Five research projects at UCC and Tyndall have been awarded funding through Science Foundation Ireland’s Technology Innovation Development Award (TIDA) programme to support their commercialisation for 12 months.
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