Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) are part of a European consortium seeking to explore the largely unknown potential of the world’s oceans to protect people, animals and crops from disease.
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Searching for new medicines in the oceans
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UCC unveils sustainability mural as COP26 commences
01 Nov 2021Cork has another addition to its growing collection of street art, as University College Cork (UCC) unveils a mural on its campus as the global climate change summit, COP26, gets underway.
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UCC IGNITE startups celebrate successful year of innovation
29 Oct 2021The IGNITE programme at UCC held its Awards and Showcase this week. Among the start-ups showcased were Teleatherapy, a MedTech company that provides voice therapy to individuals with Parkinson’s disease and social enterprise firm, Da Silly Heads.
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UCC to send delegation to UN COP 26
28 Oct 2021University College Cork (UCC), as the only Irish university with official observer status at the United Nations COP26 conference, is sending a delegation of researchers and students to the upcoming global summit in Glasgow.
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UCC welcomes HEA Race Equality Survey Report
22 Oct 2021University College Cork (UCC) welcomes the publication of the HEA Race Equality Report by Dr Marta Kempny and Dr Lucy Michael.
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UCC study raises concerns over implementation of concussion assessment in hurling
21 Oct 2021Fewer than one-in-four intercounty hurlers who showed signs of suffering concussion during play over a two year period were removed from play, according to a new study from University College Cork (UCC).
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UCC Celebrates Six Awards for Equality Work
20 Oct 2021University College Cork today celebrated its recent Athena SWAN award successes, recognising the University’s commitment to promoting good practice and advancing gender equality in higher education.
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UCC launches Digital Master Plan
15 Oct 2021Greater access to communication platforms, more support tools for remote working and studying, and a greater use of analytics to improve teaching services are among the goals contained in University College Cork’s first Digital Master Plan, which has been launched by UCC President Prof. John O’Halloran.
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UCC launches mental health strategy
13 Oct 2021The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD today launched UCC’s Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy. The strategy aims to create a needs-led integrated support structure across campus and externally, to offer students the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
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UCC unveils rainbow walkway to mark National Coming Out Day
11 Oct 2021UCC President John O’ Halloran has unveiled the UCC Rainbow Walkway on campus to mark National Coming Out Day on October 11th and as part of UCC Community Week.
The UCC Rainbow Walkway has been installed to celebrate and recognise the diversity of the UCC community and to express UCC’s firm commitment to the creation of a campus that is inclusive, where the whole of the UCC community can feel a sense of welcome and belonging.
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