The following is the article as it originally appeared in the September 8th issue of the UCC Express: “The College of SEFS have introduced a new module for all incoming Post-Graduate students that means that they will have to do 50 hours of unpaid teaching before being paid for their work. The module, titled “PG6026…
Explaining the simple brilliance of Welcome to Night Vale to the uninitiated can be a difficult task at times. A podcast which presents itself as a small town radio news show, the titular town of Night Vale is located in an unknown state in the U.S. The small town news and gossip you’d usually find…
Hello and welcome to UCC’s Next Top Chicken Roll. For those of you new to college life, your relationship with the God of all foods, the humble chicken roll, may only be a passing one. For those of you who are veterans of the war on hangovers, you know well the almighty powers these simple…
So you want to write for the UCC Express? Fantastic! Don’t worry if you don’t have any prior experience, that’s what the Express is for: to get you involved in published writing & journalism. Here are some handy steps to help you get writing: Read the Paper The first step is to read the latest issue of…
19 Masters courses rise by 80% or more Students intending to take on a Masters course in the Colleges of Business and Law or SEFS (Science, Engineering and Food Science) in the coming year will have to pay up to treble the amount of fees paid by those studying this year. The reason cited for…
The disagreement between UCC and the Irish government over an €8.3m pension liability is set to be resolved in the High Court this summer after a member of staff took a case which lists the university and the Departments of Finance and Education as defendants. The plaintiff is seeking to resolve the matter which relates…
A UCC-led study has found that delivery by Caesarean section is associated with an increased risk of developing Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in childhood. The research, published in the internationally renowned Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, suggests that children born by Caesarean section are 23% more likely to develop ASD. The review also examined…
[edge_animation id=”14″] [edge_animation id=”15″] By Kevin Hosford
On Saturday October 26, UCC Rowing Club gathered in Douglas Court Shopping Centre for the club’s first charity event of the year, “Rowing the Irish Sea”. Over the past two years the rowing club has joined up with the Irish Heart Foundation, in order to raise money and awareness for a great cause. During the…
UCC 15- 7 Highfield On Friday October 5, UCC’s Senior men’s rugby team, fresh off the Munster Cup quarter-final win over Old Crescent, squared off with Highfield in a Division 2A league match. Despite heavy rain threatening to put an end to the match before it could start, following the opening kick-off all ifs and…