Early-stage researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have received over €4.6m in research funding in the 2024 Government of Ireland (GOI) Postdoctoral Fellowship and Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship awards.
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Early career researchers receive prestigious Research Ireland funding
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Head of Meta Ireland and IBEC President Anne O’Leary honoured with UCC honorary doctorate
24 Oct 2024Anne O’Leary, Head of Meta Ireland, and President of IBEC, the Irish Business and Employers Confederation, was today conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by University College Cork (UCC) for her services to business and technology, her charitable works, and for advancing the position of women in the workplace.
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UCC researcher to investigate Georgian-era surveillance communications that pre-date the telegraph
17 Oct 2024- Dr Joanna Wharton receives prestigious €590,262 Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland Pathway Programme award.
- LINC project offers new perspectives on pre-electrical telegraphic cultures, during the period 1794-1850.
- The project contributes to a historically informed debate on the legacies of surveillance, secrecy, and technological acceleration.
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“Irish Universities can and must be much better at engaging with business”
16 Oct 2024“Irish Universities can and must be much better at engaging with business” states Sean O’Driscoll, one of Ireland’s business leaders, and chair of the Governing Authority of University College Cork (UCC).
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Two women-led start-ups at UCC secure over €1 million in Enterprise Ireland funding
15 Oct 2024Two women led start-ups at University College Cork (UCC) have received funding to translate their research into innovative companies that will benefit human health globally. The start-ups will drive advances in women’s health, and skin health.
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‘Hope comes from climate action, everyone has a role to play’ – Dr Michelle McKeown to present RTÉ climate change series Heated
15 Oct 2024- UCC Geography lecturer Dr Michelle McKeown returns to RTÉ for second season of climate change series Heated.
- Heated is a factual series that looks at the implications of climate change for communities across Ireland.
- The series will tell stories of hope, inspiration and practical action to cut emissions.
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UCC-led study shows wild birds’ health and likely survival is affected by the gut microbiome
15 Oct 2024Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have found that the gut microbiome affects the health of wild birds, which could impact their survival rates and ultimately population sizes.
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UCC researchers receive grant to accelerate medicine delivery to developing countries
09 Oct 2024University College Cork (UCC) research has received a grant to use modern computational methods to develop critical medicines for improving global health and equality.
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Transition year students to discover careers in Ireland’s screen industry
07 Oct 2024- The first programme of its kind in Ireland aims to inspire young people to consider careers in film and screen media.
- Atticus Education awarded Screen Ireland funding to deliver innovative skills development initiative for transition-year students with support from University College Cork.
- Led by Oscar-winning producer Lord David Puttnam, the programme offers students the opportunity to discover the diverse opportunities available across the Irish and international film industry.
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Ireland’s first CODA Festival to take place in Cork
04 Oct 2024- Festival will celebrate the culture, language and identity of children of deaf adults.
- CODAs from USA, Australia, UK and across the world set to meet in Cork.
- It will showcase the lived experiences of an often-overlooked community.