Official twitter account of the School of Engineering, University College Cork, Ireland

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Huge congratulations to Aoife O’Farrell, 5th year Process & Chemical Engineering Student who was recently awarded an Intel ‘Women in Technology’ scholarship (monetary grant of €3,000) as well as opportunities for work placements at the Intel Leixlip and Shannon campus’.
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This scholarship program aims to encourage a new generation of high-achieving women to take up the challenge of a career in science and technology and to empower them by fostering educational opportunities. More details here intel.ie/.../intel-names-wom…...
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RT @margueritenyhan: Really enjoyed speaking about my research on smart & sustainable cities at the 'Future of Cork' symposium at the Cork…
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Engineering@UCC retweeted
2 Dec 2022
Congratulations to our BE Energy Engineering students who have received scholarships of €2,000 each from @StatkraftIE -Aoibheann Maxwell -Thomas Beese -Kate McDermott Thanks to Statkraft for their support of our students #energy #engineering #UCCSTEM ucc.ie/en/sefs/news/2022/ene…
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UCC project shines a light on healthier food Growing horticultural crops under cover is a challenge, especially given current pressures to reliably produce high quality food locally with minimal environmental impact. A research project in UCC has now developed a lighting system
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amounts of UV light present. And importantly for the consumer, UV encourages plants to produce more vitamins, which make our salads so much healthier to eat.” The collaborative project, funded by Science Foundation Ireland, has evaluated the innovative, UV-LED systems in plant
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growth trials and is currently looking for potential partners from commercial horticulture to further develop this UV technology. For Science Week the team released a video to explain more about the project. youtu.be/L-NUbSzxcFc
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1. Think of a number 2. Double it 3. Add 6 4. Divide it in half 5. Subtract the number you started 6. The answer is 3 7. Correct?
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