As he prepares to leave UCC, Prof Ted Dinan recalls the early-morning moment he coined the word psychobiotics, a term describing how bacteria in the stomach can influence our mood, writes Helen O’Callaghan

WORK to develop cancer treatments, healthier food and high-end technology has been funded by University College Cork’s €150 million share of a national research fund, but the Government is under pressure to make the next round of money available as soon as possible.

UCC is to apply for planning permission to construct a 30 million library for post graduate research.

MAJOR advances in the prevention and treatment of cancer, Alzheimer’s and bowel diseases are being made under a single roof.