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04 Sep 2025
Major EU project led by UCC to investigate false memories
UCC researcher Dr Gillian Murphy awarded €1.5m European Research Council Starting Grant to explore false memories. Researchers will examine the possibility that false memories are reliable, adaptive and highly functional. The five-year research project will investigate the potential upsides of memory distortion – something typically viewed in a negative light - and explore the ethics of intentional alteration of memories.
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20 Aug 2025
UCC-led digital health project awarded almost €5m to save lives of mothers and babies in Africa
€4.9 million awarded by Horizon Europe to scale a digital health system for maternal and child health in East Africa.
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28 Jul 2025
UCC researcher named among Fulbright Irish Awardees
A University College Cork (UCC) researcher has been announced among the Fulbright Irish Awardees for 2025-2026. Dr Lisa Kiely MD is a Dermatology Specialist Registrar and an Irish Clinical Academic Training (ICAT) Fellow at the INFANT Research Centre at UCC.
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24 Jul 2025
New study highlights challenges of decentralised clinical trials for patients and researchers
Research highlights how the shift to remote, technology-mediated trials is reshaping how research staff coordinate and deliver trials. The study reveals concerns about how remote trials are changing how staff support and engage with patients, raising questions about impact on the overall experience, connection and care.
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