News and Views
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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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An Unquiet World: Transatlantic Trump, Brexit and Beyond
29 Nov 2018
Both Brexit and Trump highlight the rise of 'dog-whistle politics', according to the EU foreign affairs expert who will speak at UCC this afternoon (November 29).
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UCC: APC Microbiome Ireland researchers in top global 1%
27 Nov 2018
Ten APC Microbiome Ireland researchers have been named in the 2018 world list of Highly Cited Researchers, five of whom are in the new Cross-Field category.
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Making a difference: UCC volunteers beat the stats
27 Nov 2018
New research launched in UCC shows that 46% of UCC students volunteered with local community organisations, clubs and campus groups in the last six months.
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"Agriculture returns to Cork”
11 Sep 2018
"Agriculture returns to Cork”– that’s the message of a new Agricultural Science degree at University College Cork in collaboration with Teagasc.
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UCC first Irish university to join consortium studying slavery
10 Sep 2018
University College Cork has become the first Irish university to join an international research consortium investigating slavery.
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UCC research centres put their stamp on An Post series
07 Sep 2018
An Post has unveiled a series of four new stamps celebrating scientific discoveries in Ireland, two of which feature the UCC research centres APC Microbiome Ireland and the INFANT Centre.
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Locked up for being poor: Spike Island finds pose ‘uncomfortable questions’ about modern prison system
07 Sep 2018
Prisoners at the 20th century prison on Cork’s Spike Island were mostly from “blackspots of disadvantage,” according to finds as part of UCC-led archaeological excavations.
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UCC on RTÉ Brainstorm: How to put citizens at the heart of energy policy decisions
05 Sep 2018
Public engagement networks involving individuals and communities can aid Ireland's transition to a low carbon energy future.
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RTÉ Brainstorm publishes UCC's 100th article
05 Sep 2018
There are significant restrictions on what the President can do, but the Constitution places very few restrictions on what the President might say according to Conor O’Mahony, Law, the 100th UCC contributor to the RTÉ Brainstorm platform.
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