2015 Press Releases
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Playing video games in classrooms is ‘logical’
30 Sep 2015
The Government should provide dedicated support to teachers to help them incorporate new technologies such as video games into their lessons, according to a professor at University College Cork.
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UCC "seed-bed" for poets
30 Sep 2015
The winner of this year’s Patrick Kavanagh Award for a poet that has not yet published a book is John Mee, a professor in the Faculty of Law at UCC.
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UCC makes finals of Web Awards 2015
28 Sep 2015
UCC has made the finals of the forthcoming Web Awards 2015 in two categories, 'Most Influential Irish Website Ever' and 'Best Education and Third Level Website'.
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Easter Rising Roadshow arrives in Tralee
25 Sep 2015
The School of History, UCC, Kerry County Council and Kerins O’Rahilly GAA club, Tralee, are pleased to announce that that an ‘Easter Rising Roadshow’ will be held in Tralee next week.
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Blind musicians get helping hand
25 Sep 2015
The beautiful music of blind harper Turlough O’Carolan might have been lost forever had it not been for Edward Bunting who transcribed the music at the Belfast Harp Festival in 1792.
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New Centre launches innovative leadership education
24 Sep 2015
The demands of the increasingly complex world are over the heads of many leaders in Ireland according as evidenced by the very narrow thinking leading up to the Banking Bailout to UCC Professor Connell Fanning.
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Dress for Success Cork celebrates 2nd birthday
22 Sep 2015
This week Dress for Success (DFS) Cork celebrates two years of breaking the cycle of poverty through supporting women into the workplace. UCC’s Dr. Celine McInerney is among the guest speakers.
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State funeral for Thomas Kent
21 Sep 2015
It took 99 years for patriot Thomas Kent to receive the recognition he deserved - but his contribution to Irish freedom will be remembered following the State funeral in his home village in Castlelyons.
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UCC features in Financial Times magazine
21 Sep 2015
The inaugural issue of the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) Magazine distirubted by the Financial Times worldwide highlighted Ireland and UCC as a hub for innovation, new ideas, start-ups and creativity.
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International students happiest in Ireland
21 Sep 2015
An online study choice portal platform has revealed that international students studying in Europe are the most satisfied with their university experience in Ireland.
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