2015 Press Releases
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New class of compounds may lead to new antiviral drugs
14 May 2015
Researchers in the Analytical & Biological Chemistry Research Facility (ABCRF) at UCC led by Anita Maguire, have designed and synthesised a new class of compounds with potential in the discovery of new antiviral drugs.
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Professor honoured for engineering excellence
11 May 2015
Professor Nabeel Riza, Head of UCC’s School of Engineering, has received an Honorary Fellow Award from Engineers Ireland.
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Still time for a 2015 postgrad course
08 May 2015
It’s not too late to apply for the right postgraduate option for you. Find out more during our free live and online chat sessions on 19 May, from 4pm-6pm.
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MSc ISBP best in class for business
07 May 2015
UCC’s MSc Information Systems for Business Performance (ISBP) has won Postgraduate Course of the Year in the business category at the annual Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards.
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UCC talk: Leave fossil fuels buried, expert warns
01 May 2015
A third of oil reserves, half of gas reserves and over 80 per cent of current coal reserves should remain unused until 2050 according to expert Dr Christophe McGlade.
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George Boole's Prayer remembered
01 May 2015
Inspired by the George Boole commemorations, a fourth year music student at UCC, Robert Creed, composed a piece of music to accompany a poem written by Boole on 'The Communion of Saints'.
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Bad childhood experiences (ACE) link to chronic diseases in later life.
29 Apr 2015
UCC researchers have found that people with multimorbidity (that is two or more chronic diseases at the same time) were more likely to report having had bad experiences in childhood than people without multimorbidity.
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APC Microbiome Institute Partners with Second Genome
28 Apr 2015
The APC Microbiome Institute at UCC has entered into an alliance with Second Genome Inc. to develop microbiome-based therapies that prevent and treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
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Medical students operate Teddy Bear Hospital
16 Apr 2015
Students from UCC’s Medical Society (Med Soc) have today launched their annual Teddy Bear Hospital, which aims to limit children’s apprehension surrounding visiting the doctor, a term known as “white-coat anxiety.”
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'Small Town Portraits' by Dennis Dinneen
16 Apr 2015
An exhibition of photographic portraits by the late Dennis Dinneen opens on the 16th April at 6pm and runs until 27th June in the Boole Library, UCC, Cork.
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