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17 Apr 2024
Public invited to special recording of Derek Mooney show in UCC
A new collaboration between Mooney Goes Wild and University College Cork (UCC) will see a special recording of the popular radio show on the UCC campus, and the public are invited.
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15 Apr 2024
Hack your Health: New Netflix documentary features UCC expert
Hack Your Health: Secrets of your Gut, a new Netflix documentary will premiere globally on Friday 26th April, and will feature a University College Cork (UCC) scientist who is a global expert on gut health.
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11 Apr 2024
Ireland’s climate policy is failing women and marginalised communities – new report
New report finds that government response to climate crisis is worsening inequalities for women and marginalised people. Energy poverty, housing poverty, food poverty, mobility and spatial injustices risk being exacerbated by the climate crisis and policy responses. The report was led by UCC researchers for Feminist Communities for Climate Justice, a joint project between the National Women’s Council of Ireland and Community Work Ireland.
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11 Apr 2024
Findings of first ever audit of Parkinson’s disease care in Ireland published
Significant delays between patient referral and their first clinic visit. Insufficient communication and information-sharing was evident. PD nurse specialists post are lacking nationwide.
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