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The UCC Innovation team, and colleagues from across UCC who are involved in innovation and entrepreneurship, are delighted to bring you the Spring 2023 edition of the UCC Innovates eÉîÒ¹ÑÇÖÞ¸£Àû¾Ã¾Ãletter.

Content in this edition includes:

• UCC study finds that traditional fact-based counterarguments to conspiracy beliefs don’t work.
• Approaches to fostering critical thinking and an analytical mindset are more promising.
• The study is the first comprehensive review of the effectiveness of existing methods for tackling conspiracy beliefs.

• UCC researchers introduce an innovative framework to project transport demands for regions having multiple countries spanning different socio-economic development pathways.
• The research increases the accuracy of estimating future demands for passenger and freight transport that collectively account for 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
• Reducing transport related emissions remains a considerable challenge for climate policy.

• Applications open for 15 new academic positions at UCC.
• Closing date for applications is 12pm (Irish Standard Time) on Thursday, 29 June 2023.

• Professor Schiek is the first legal scholar in Ireland to secure a €2.5m ERC Advanced Grant.
• The grant will support ground-breaking EU law research at UCC.
• The research will focus on renewing European integration through citizens’ rights.

• First national picture of the impact of the pandemic on mental health in Irish workplaces.
• 80% of employers in Ireland are not investing in workplace mental health.
• Concerns about deteriorating mental health are significant three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.