A 19th century recipe book and the letters of George Boole, show that Ireland’s food and dining customs at end of the Famine were far more complex than previously thought.
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Cork 1849: a city of feasts and famine
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Mobile technology ‘first’ for UCC’s MBA students
24 Sep 2015The UCC Executive MBA has become one of the first programmes in Ireland to give each of its students an Apple iPad Mini, to enable team interaction beyond the lecture room.
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Dress for Success Cork celebrates 2nd birthday
22 Sep 2015This 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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Culture Night a virtual reality at UCC
17 Sep 2015UCC has a fascinating and quirky feast in store for Culture Night this Friday 18th September, with a wide array of events that will appeal to all ages.
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UCC announces appointment of new Chair of its Governing Body
11 Sep 2015UCC is very pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Catherine Day, outgoing Secretary General of the European Commission to be Chair of its Governing Body until January, 2019.
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Pregnancy research in Cork wins international award
07 Sep 2015Ground-breaking work on preeclampsia, a life threatening complication of late pregnancy, has earned researchers in Cork a major award from the American Heart Association.
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UCC’s industry link drives considerable savings
13 Aug 2015UCC’s Supply Chain Management students have delivered a benefit of €86 million to their employers since 2011.
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Boole exhibition to highlight genius’ impact today
15 Jul 2015A first-hand account of George Boole and Charles Babbage's meeting, during which they discuss ‘A Thinking Machine’, will be on public display for the first time.
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Doing Arts is not a 'waste' of your points
25 Aug 2015Professor Claire Connolly made the case for Arts recently, in an Irish Independent opinion piece that resonated strongly, leading to an influx of support and plenty of discussion.
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O’Donovan Rossa remembered 100 years after funeral
04 Aug 2015Thousands attended the State commemoration for the centenary of the funeral of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa in Glasnevin Cemetery at which UCC’s historian Gabriel Doherty was interviewed for the RTÉ 9pm News.
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