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Listeria Monocytogenes
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Learn all about Listeria, a tough bug and is able to withstand environmental stresses that would usually be too much for most other bacteria.

What is the universe made of?
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Learn how and why the periodic table of elements is so important and cool!

The Magic of University College Cork
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UCC is a place full of knowledge and wonder. Many people think that The Quadrangle building looks like Hogwarts - a building full of magic.

Researcher Heroes
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Join researchers at the Tyndall National Institute and learn about the Science Superheroes that changed the world.

Calf's food turned to baby food. How do they do it?
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Did you know almost all kinds of baby milk formula are made from cow's milk? Have you ever wondered, how food companies do it? Let’s find out today!

Ask Me Anything
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We asked two UCC lecturers to answer some of our questions

Cobot - The Collective Robort
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Meet Hedieh. When she was a child, she wished she had a helpful friend that she could play with, draw with and help her to do her homework. And so one day, she started building robots!

Make a Hologram at Home
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Learn how to make a hologram using your smartphone!

L-A-S-E-R
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Lasers are all around us! Join Dr Hui Wang. She is a research scientist at Irish Photonics Integration Center, or IPIC, based in Tyndall National Institute, here in Cork to learn more about how a laser is made in IPIC.

Games Brains Play
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Join Marta as she talks about how our brain tells us if something is fluffy or rough and the games our brains play on us.

The Arboretum Monologues
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Take a tour of the trees on campus in UCC.

The Magic of Milk
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Join UCC's Researcher of the Year Professor Alan Kelly who comes to us live from a Lab in School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, showing us how milk turns into butter.

Fota Wildlife
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Take a virtual tour of the woodland at Fota Wildlife Park. Learn about the onset of winter and how native wildlife adapts to the harsh months ahead.

The Yeast Cell Factory
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Yeast is traditionally known for its use in the production of bread and alcohol however, this versatile microorganism is capable of much more. Yeast cells can be thought of as mini factories – when fed with nutrients (sugar) and programmed in certain way, they produce valuable products in return.

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