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31 Oct 2024
School of Engineering Postdoc wins Prestigious IRC Fellowship Award
Congratulations to Dr. Pongsiri Kuresangsai (far right in photo) who was among the early-stage researchers at UCC to have received over 4.6 million Euro in research funding in the 2024 Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship and Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Awards. Dr Kuresangsai was awarded the Prestigious IRC Fellowship Award for his project 'Smart-fluid-controlled compliant mechanisms for nano-manipulation'. He is supervised by Professor Guangbo Hao, Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Prof Hao tells us , 'The international application is highly competitive with a possible successful rate less than 5%. Pongsiri was a visiting PhD student during COVID (2020-2021) in my CoMAR lab for 8 months. We have worked together to publish two high-impact journal papers so far. I am very delighted to have him at UCC for another 2 years'.
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17 Oct 2024
Key challenges facing Ireland’s farming system due to climate change
A new EPA Environmental Engineering research report, "ClimAg: Causes of Fodder Crises in Ireland & Climate Risks" led by Paul Leahy and team from University College Cork highlights key challenges facing Ireland’s farming system due to climate change. The study projects decreasing grass growth, especially in the southeast, and identifies risks from the combined effects of drought and heat stress. To build resilience, the research calls for increasing stored fodder provisions and developing early warning systems. These insights are vital for ensuring sustainable farming and guiding better policy decisions.
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20 Jun 2024
School of Engineering Prizegiving 2024
This year's School prizegiving attend was very well attended. With the award winning students came family members and friends and the industry sponsors were delighted to attend and say a few words. Our prizegiving is our opportunity to recognise the quality of our students and thank them for their commitment and hard work. We are very grateful for the contributions from the employers themselves who assume a critical role in what we do, as any student who has done a work placement will attest to. Congratulations to all our students who we are very proud of!
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11 Jun 2024
Explore our Sustainable Energy Courses at UCC
Are you a #STEM graduate with a passion for sustainable energy? Look no further! UCC offers an exciting range of postgraduate programmes focused on Sustainable Energy. Register for our webinar on 26 June at 1.00pm to find out more: Click here
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