What do the letters of 1916 reveal about life in Cork in that period? Local communities around Ireland are invited to have their 1916 family letters digitised for posterity
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Cork life in 1916?
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Tree berry compound kills leukaemia cells
19 Nov 2015A molecule developed by scientists at UCC, derived from the berries of the Bloodhorn tree, has shown “a very significant reduction in tumour size,” particularly leukaemia cancer cells.
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Cork newspapers battled as ‘actors and reporters’ post-1916
10 Nov 2015The suppression of newspapers in Cork post-1916 represented a devastating restriction of freedom of speech during a pivotal period in history, according to new research by a UCC student.
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Between a rock and a hard place..
10 Nov 2015Geoscientific knowledge and understanding lies at the heart of many of the most critical societal issues that face us in the 21st century according to Professor Iain Stewart MBE, academic and BBC presenter who will talk about this in UCC, 6.30pm Wednesday 11 Nov in Boole 4.
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A quiet revolution: UCC to honour education stars
02 Nov 2015The CEO of a non-profit aiming to educate a billion people around the world for free is among those set to awarded honorary doctorates by University College Cork (UCC) on November 2.
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UCC’s digital and green credentials recognised
28 Oct 2015UCC has been recognised several times this autumn for its digital and green credentials, attracting nominations from the Cork Digital Marketing Awards, SEAI, Web Awards, EirSpider Awards and Public Sector Magazine.
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#OTandMe celebrates World OT Day
27 Oct 2015UCC’s Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy are hosting an ‘OT over Tea’ event to mark World Occupational Therapy Day 2015.
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Staff celebrated at #UCCOscars
15 Oct 2015UCC has honoured a number of its staff for their outstanding contributions to University life at the 2015 Staff Recognition Awards. Affectionately dubbed the #UCCOscars, read on to find out the winners!
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Cork 1849: a city of feasts and famine
19 Oct 2015A 19th century recipe book and the letters of George Boole, show that Ireland’s food and dining customs at end of the Famine were far more complex than previously thought.
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Olympians honoured at UCC
05 Oct 2015University College Cork had the pleasure of honouring three Olympic athletes recently on their return from the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015.
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