News and Views
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UCC scientists criticise EU and Irish government re novel plant breeding techniques
20 Aug
Recent decisions by the Irish government and the European Court of Justice with regard to novel plant breeding techniques could consign Irish agriculture to the scrapheap of history according to UCC scientists’ Dr Barbara Doyle Prestwich and Dr Eoin Lettice.
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Report: Perinatal deaths in Ireland at ‘lowest rate’
07 Aug
The number of perinatal deaths in Ireland is at its lowest rate since recordings began, according to a new report from the National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre (NPEC), based in UCC.
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UCC cuts the jargon in new Instagram campaign
14 Aug
University College Cork has launched a new Instagram campaign aimed at presenting complex ideas and research in a straightforward way to a general audience.
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UCC scientists reveal submarine canyon on edge of Ireland’s continental shelf
10 Aug
A UCC-led group of scientists from across the globe have revealed the stunning details of a submarine canyon on the edge of Ireland’s continental shelf, 320 km west of Dingle, after mapping an area twice the size of Malta.
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Scientists to rethink how they reconstruct the colour of fossils after UCC-led discovery
07 Aug
A UCC-led discovery of new sources of the pigment melanin will force scientists to rethink how they reconstruct the colour of fossil birds, reptiles and dinosaurs.
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‘I’ve been given a second shot at life’
01 Aug
Frank Dowling, a third-year Architecture student at the brand-new School of Architecture on Douglas Street, Cork City, on his experience of returning to UCC as a mature student. Photos: Mike McSweeney/ Provision.
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Europe may thrive on renewable energy despite unpredictable weather
31 Jul
Researchers in Ireland, Switzerland, and the UK have shown how long-term weather patterns affect wind and solar renewable energy technologies across Europe.
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Glucksman exhibition helps visually impaired ‘see’ art
25 Jul
The Glucksman gallery at UCC will this week launch a new exhibition led by touch, enabling visitors to experience and feel artworks they cannot see.
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'Cork Discovers' to shine light on positive role of research
19 Jul
Cork will host its first European Researchers’ Night in September this year, with a series of free events across University College Cork and the city.
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UCC is first Irish HE institution to acquire Ibec’s 'KeepWell Mark'
24 Jul
UCC has become the first third-level educational institution in the country to acquire Ibec’s KeepWell Mark in recognition of the University’s long-standing dedication to well-being and welfare for its workforce of almost 3,000 people.
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