2015 Press Releases
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Tree berry compound kills leukaemia cells
19 Nov 2015
A molecule developed by scientists at UCC, derived from the berries of the Bloodhorn tree, has shown “a very significant reduction in tumour size,” particularly leukaemia cancer cells.
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UCC take Irish-language awards at NUI ceremony
17 Nov 2015
The Department of Modern Irish celebrated a remarkable double at the National University of Ireland awards ceremony held at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham recently.
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Public invited to offer thoughts on Ireland's future
13 Nov 2015
UCC seeks to recruit 40 people to share their views on how they would like Ireland and Europe to develop over the next 20-30 years.
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Cork newspapers battled as ‘actors and reporters’ post-1916
10 Nov 2015
The suppression of newspapers in Cork post-1916 represented a devastating restriction of freedom of speech during a pivotal period in history, according to new research by a UCC student.
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A quiet revolution: UCC to honour education stars
02 Nov 2015
The CEO of a non-profit aiming to educate a billion people around the world for free is among those set to awarded honorary doctorates by University College Cork (UCC) on November 2.
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#OTandMe celebrates World OT Day
27 Oct 2015
UCC’s Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy are hosting an ‘OT over Tea’ event to mark World Occupational Therapy Day 2015.
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Revolutionary Roadshow for Waterford
23 Oct 2015
The people of Waterford are invited to visit and particpate in the 'Revolutionary Decade Roadshow' in the Park Hotel in Dungarvan, Co Waterford on 31 October 2015, 11am-4pm.
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UNECE Compliance Committee role for Áine Ryall
21 Oct 2015
Dr Áine Ryall of UCC's School of Law has taken up duty as a member of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee, an international treaty that links environmental rights and human rights.
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Cloud computing: ‘Everyone could be an entrepreneur’
21 Oct 2015
Everyone will have the potential to create the next Facebook with the cloud infrastructure of tomorrow, according to the UCC professor leading the CloudLightning project.
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Staff celebrated at #UCCOscars
15 Oct 2015
UCC has honoured a number of its staff for their outstanding contributions to University life at the 2015 Staff Recognition Awards. Affectionately dubbed the #UCCOscars, read on to find out the winners!
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