Critical thinking skills prove effective in discerning truth from conspiracy theories
A new experimental study has found that fostering critical thinking can be an effective method to reduce people's tendency to ...
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Donal Hickey: Wearable air quality monitors to alert people of exposure to hazardous gases
The sensor technology has been developed by a team of researchers from University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin ...
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Methods to reduce people's belief in conspiracy theories have no effect, UCC study finds
Actions to try and reduce susceptibility to fake news often makes people overly sceptical of real news headlines too, ...
Critical thinking training can reduce belief in conspiracy theories, study by UCC psychologists finds
Fostering critical thinking can be an effective method to reduce people’s tendency to believe in conspiracy theories, an ...
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Researchers create world’s largest digital microbe collection to transform health research
Researchers at University of Galway have created the world’s largest collection of digital microbes - nearly a quarter ...
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Critical thinking training can reduce belief in conspiracy theories
A new study finds that training in critical thinking skills can be effective in counteracting conspiracy beliefs.
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Cork City student apartments get go-ahead despite concerns over tourist use outside term time
One submission on behalf of the proprietors of Cork Student Village said they had 'experienced difficulty filling their ...
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School of Medicine
The School of Medicine is a major international centre for teaching and research, and committed to the pursuit of improved human health. We combine progressive healthcare education and patient care ...
Irish jockey Michael O’Sullivan airlifted to hospital after fall at Thurles
Irish jump jockey Michael O’Sullivan was airlifted to hospital after a heavy fall at Thurles that resulted in racing being ...
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TMP-269 prevents neuronal damage in PD models
Researchers from the University College Cork have described the neuroprotective effect of TMP-269, a class-IIa-specific histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor in preclinical models of PD. Pan-inhibitors ...
Innovative sensors for wearables could offer real-time alerts for hazardous gases
A transdisciplinary team of AMBER and CRANN researchers from the School of Chemistry at University College Cork (UCC) and the School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) has developed sensor ...
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CergenX making Waves with new FDA designation
The University College Cork spin-out plans to closely collaborate with the FDA on device development and premarket review. Irish neurotech company CergenX, which specialises in artificial ...