Serial under-achievement best describes Ireland’s progress in terms of economic development since 1970 argues Dr Eoin O’Leary, School of Economics, UCC in a newly published book.
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Irish economic development since 1970
06 Mar 2015 -
Storify: UCC goes Nationwide and international
05 Mar 2015Videos made by Brazilian students have gone viral, showcasing their love for UCC, Cork and Ireland as the University gears up to appear on RTÉ's Nationwide special this Friday.
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Neuroscience without Borders
24 Feb 2015Cork is a long way from the island city of Florianopolis in Brazil, but it has been an incredibly fruitful journey so far for three Brazilian neuroscience PhD students at UCC.
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CUP publishes famine folios
19 Feb 2015A series of pamphlets on the Irish famine was launched by Cork University Press and Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum in Dublin this week.
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Jeremy Irons to discuss 'Trashed' at UCC
16 Feb 2015Oscar-winning Jeremy Irons will take part in a discussion following a free screening of ground-breaking environmental documentary ‘Trashed’ at UCC on Monday 23 February.
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Boole is brilliant...
11 Feb 2015The celebrations of the George Boole bicentenary kicked off with the George Boole 200 Inaugural Lectures. The media interest in the well-attended event is captured below on Storify.
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Derry presents €5520 to BUMBLEance
11 Feb 2015Derry McSweeney, who retires this week after 45 years of loyal and dedicated service with UCC General Services/Security, has presented a cheque for €5520 to children’s charity BUMBLEance.
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Bressie leads inclusion conference
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Universities rise to gender equality challenge
09 Feb 2015The Irish universities are working to address gender imbalances in the higher education sector through the extension of the Athena SWAN Charter to Ireland.
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Climate change debate heats up
06 Feb 2015Climate change is not an issue found at the top of everyone’s priority list, but it should and ultimately will be, say the determined students behind an upcoming free conference at UCC.
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