- New report finds that government response to climate crisis is worsening inequalities for women and marginalised people.
- Energy poverty, housing poverty, food poverty, mobility and spatial injustices risk being exacerbated by the climate crisis and policy responses.
- The report was led by UCC researchers for Feminist Communities for Climate Justice, a joint project between the National Women’s Council of Ireland and Community Work Ireland.
Our Stories of Impact
-
Ireland’s climate policy is failing women and marginalised communities – new report
11 Apr 2024 -
Findings of first ever audit of Parkinson’s disease care in Ireland published
11 Apr 2024- Significant delays between patient referral and their first clinic visit.
- Insufficient communication and information-sharing was evident.
- PD nurse specialists post are lacking nationwide.
-
Home care co-operatives can play a large role for older people care in Ireland, new report finds.
22 Mar 2024- UCC study assessed the potential of care co-operatives in Ireland.
- The care co-operative model provides an alternative option to supporting older people to age well at home.
- In Ireland, most older people prefer to remain in their own homes, or, at least, in their own communities rather than in institutional settings, as they age.
- Study recommends the development of state-supported pilot actions to trial the development of care co-operatives.
-
Middle-aged brain can predict your future brain health, new review finds
19 Mar 2024Middle Age – between 40-60 years – marks a shift in brain ageing and the middle-aged brain could provide a window in your future brain health, a major academic analysis finds today.
Read more -
Higher BMI is significantly associated with worse mental health, especially in women, study finds
06 Mar 2024A higher body mass index (BMI) is significantly associated with worse mental health, a new study finds.
Read more -
New study reveals breast cancer drug combination has impact on other cancers
04 Mar 2024- Drug commonly used to treat HER2-positive breast cancer sees tumour shrinkage in several other cancer types.
- Cancer treatment combination may have more uses than previously thought.
-
New APC research reveals that lockdowns had an impact on gut microbes and allergies in newborns
29 Feb 2024Lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the gut microbiome development of babies born during these periods according to new research from APC Microbiome Ireland (APC), a world leading SFI Research Centre, based in University College Cork, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Children’s Health Ireland.
Read on ucc.ie -
UCC researchers find no immediate increase in rates of suicide globally during the first 15 months of the Covid-19 pandemic
28 Feb 2024- Review finds no increase in suicide rate during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- A range of factors during the pandemic served as protective effects to the risk of suicide.
- Study also highlights the need for high-quality and timely data on suicide deaths worldwide.
-
Mystery solved: the oldest fossil reptile from the alps is an historical forgery
16 Feb 2024A 280-million-year-old fossil that has baffled researchers for decades has been shown to be, in part, a forgery following new examination of the remnants. The discovery has led the team led by Dr Valentina Rossi of University College Cork, Ireland (UCC) to urge caution in how the fossil is used in future research.
Read on ucc.ie -
New three-drug combination treatment achieves notable responses in patients with advanced HER2-negative breast cancer
15 Feb 2024Treatment in a recent study combined a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor - a drug that causes a chemical change to stop tumor cells from dividing - with two types of immunotherapy known as checkpoint inhibitors, which unharness the power of the immune response against cancer.
Read on ucc.ie