2015 Press Releases
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Universities rise to gender equality challenge
09 Feb 2015
The 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 2015
Climate 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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Operation Transformation for UCC
03 Feb 2015
UCC has officially launched its 2015 Operation Transformation initiative. Now in its third year, the programme has gone from strength to strength with 103 applications for the coveted nine leader positions.
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RIA Gold Medal for Professor Clarke
02 Feb 2015
Philosopher Professor Desmond Clarke (Professor Emeritus at UCC) is among the receipients of a Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal.
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UCC alcohol research signals last call
30 Jan 2015
A UCC study on hazardous alcohol consumption and third-level students published in the BMJ Open medical journal today calls for further public policy measures as a matter of urgency.
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INFANT and IBM Big Data team up
27 Jan 2015
IBM today announced it is working with the Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research (INFANT) at University College Cork (UCC).
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UCC rallies around barefoot athlete
26 Jan 2015
UCC athlete and 3rd year Maths student, Chris Mintern, is the subject of an exciting new sports documentary nominated for Outdoor/Adventure Film of the Year 2014 and he needs your help.
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Green thumbs up for UCC
20 Jan 2015
UCC’s efforts in the area of sustainability have resulted in the Universitas Indonesia (UI) Greenmetric World University Ranking awarding a second in the world ranking for the second year in a row.
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ProPhotonix teams up with Tyndall and CIT
13 Jan 2015
ProPhotonix Limited has entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and the Tyndall National Institute that will extend the company's laser module solutions offering.
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UCC congratulates Young Scientists
12 Jan 2015
Ireland is abuzz with the news that the 2015 BT Young Scientist winners hail from Cork, marking the region out yet again as home to inspiring young people.
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