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A 280-million-year-old fossil that has baffled researchers for decades has been shown to be, in part, a forgery following new examination of the remnants. The discovery has led the team led by Dr Valentina Rossi of ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork, Ireland (UCC) to urge caution in how the fossil is used in future research.

• The transformation brought by the rise in connected devices has significant environmental consequences, UCC and MTU conference hears.
• The number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices worldwide is forecast to almost double to more than 29 billion IoT devices in 2030.
• Conference addresses issues in human-computer interaction with smart objects and materials.

• UCC is the highest performing institute in the Environmental Protection Agency Research Call Awards 2023.
• Funded research covers a wide range of areas covering climate change, the natural environment, the green and circular economy, and the environment and human health.
• JustCities Hub project to capture and explore timely knowledge on enabling climate justice change in the city.

• Research shows that people with the complex lung disease COPD see improved health benefits from behaviour change interventions.
• It is estimated that over 380,000 people in Ireland suffer from COPD.
• Interventions ‘has helped me greatly’ says woman with COPD.

• Dr Mary O’Shaughnessy, Cork ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã Business School, receives prestigious Royal Society of Edinburgh funding award.
• The project will implement learnings, lessons and recommendations from the Irish remote working hub, in a Scottish rural context.

Study by APC Microbiome Ireland SFI Research Centre at ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork reveals the virome is a viable treatment option to restore the microbiome-gut-brain axis during stress. The findings pave the way for new treatments for stress-related disorders.

ÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ã College Cork (UCC) researchers have made a significant contribution to a landmark report published today on the impact of climate change on Ireland.

The collaboration builds on the charity’s holistic approach to life-long solutions for people with neuro-physical disabilities and their families.

• UCC hosts meeting of bioeconomy experts and stakeholders from industry, academia, and government bodies.
• Colloquium sees launch of new multi-disciplinary fermentation research centre.