Cork City is to receive a UNESCO Learning City Award at the UNESCO International Conference on Learning Cities in Mexico City. UCC is one of four partners in the Cork Learning City initiative.
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UNESCO Learning City Award for Cork
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UCC "seed-bed" for poets
30 Sep 2015The 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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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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State funeral for Thomas Kent
21 Sep 2015It 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 holding its own in QS Rankings
15 Sep 2015UCC has performed creditably in the QS World University Rankings 2015, where it is ranked at 233. Its scores for academic reputation, employer reputation and international faculty have all improved.
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Food, Fairies and Fundamentalism at UCC…
14 Sep 2015 -
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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UCC research helps efficacy of stents
03 Sep 2015Drug eluting stents have revolutionized coronary artery disease treatment reducing the stent renarrowing rate within six months after placement which was a limitation of early generation bare metal stents.
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Irish Examiner and UCC to host CAO offers Q&A
19 Aug 2015The Irish Examiner and University College Cork (UCC) will host an online Q&A on Wednesday, 19 August, for students seeking instant answers to their CAO or going-to-college questions.
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Storify: UCC remembers Nagasaki and A Doctor's Sword
14 Aug 2015A Doctor’s Sword continues to edge out the competition. The film, which explores the extraordinary life of UCC graduate Dr Aidan MacCarthy, has received outstanding reviews, with several more cinemas taking it on.
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