Arlene Vithaldas, CEO UCC Academy and Prof. Anita R. Maguire, Vice President for Research and Innovation, UCC, Cork City Council Mr Denis Barrett and Deputy Lord Mayor, Cork City Council Cllr. Paudie Dineen. Cork Discovers – A World of Research took place Friday evening in glorious sunshine to the delight to hundreds of kids of…
Occupation: Everybody, Everywhere, Everyday runs until November 12, 2018, at the Jennings Gallery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex UCC. Participating in creative activities underpins the philosophy of Occupational Therapy, and the exhibition displays prints and textile pieces created by Occupational Therapy students, during their First Year in 2017/18. The students undertook the creation of their pieces with…
Ireland’s University College Cork (UCC) has become the first institution outside of North America to achieve a gold star rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). UCC now joins Princeton, Cornell and UC Berkeley in receiving the highest standard, Gold ‘Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System’ (STARS) for excellence…
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Photo: Diane Cusack Thousands of students starting their journey into academia will receive their very own reusable travel mug, following a collaboration between Cork City Council and UCC and the Southern Region Waste Management Office (SRWMO). Up to 4,500 students will be given the bamboo mug in their first year welcome pack. Furthermore, all retailers…
Dr Pat Forde, Researcher, UCC; Jesse Wiesblatt, Breakthrough Cancer Research; Maria Collins, Noreen Daly, Liam Daly and family members pictured presenting proceeds of second annual Teddy Daly Memorial Climb to Breakthrough Cancer Research funded pancreatic researchers led by Dr Patrick Forde. Photo: Gerard McCarthy Noreen Daly from Donoughmore, Dr Patrick Forde from the Cancer Research…
The first integrated paediatric academic unit in Ireland was officially opened on June 18 by Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney, TD. Following a multi-million euro investment by University College Cork (UCC), Science Foundation Ireland and a generous philanthropic donation, the new unit is located in an exceptional tri-location between Cork University Hospital, Cork University Maternity…
UCC’s Environmental Research Institute launches a 66k euro Atmospheric Monitoring Station which will will feed into the recently expanded National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme run by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which aims to deliver enhanced air quality information for Ireland in real-time. Photography By: Gerard McCarthy 087 8537228