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![Dr Michelle McKeown, Lecturer in Environmental Geography in UCC College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences and Principal Investigator at the Environmental Research Institute, will present RTÉ series Heated. Image: RTÉ](/en/media/1newsimages/2024/oct/NEWSANDVIEWSDrMichelleMcKeown.jpg)
15 Oct 2024
‘Hope comes from climate action, everyone has a role to play’ – Dr Michelle McKeown to present RTÉ climate change series Heated
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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![) Dr. Siobhain O' Mahony, founder of FemmeMeno; Dr. Julie O’ Sullivan, Founder of SkinCoat; Emer O' Shea, Case Manager with UCC Innovation pictured at University College Cork following receipt of funding totalling €1,046,747 for FemmeMeno and SkinCoat from Enterprise Ireland’s Commercialisation Fund Programme. Pic Provision.](/en/media/1newsimages/2024/oct/NVPVEIcomm132.jpg)
15 Oct 2024
Two women-led start-ups at UCC secure over €1 million in Enterprise Ireland funding
Two 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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15 Oct 2024
UCC-led study shows wild birds’ health and likely survival is affected by the gut microbiome
Researchers 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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![Photo (L-R): Professor Brendan Griffin, Dr Patrick O’Dwyer and Dr Harriet Bennett-Lenane. Photos by Ruben Martinez (UCCTV)](/en/media/1newsimages/2024/oct/GatesFoundation_NewsandViews.jpg)
09 Oct 2024
UCC researchers receive grant to accelerate medicine delivery to developing countries
University 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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