UCC to review building name in light of comments on race by Nobel scientist James Watson

It is expected that University College Cork will sever its ties with a Nobel Prize winner in the coming weeks following his controversial comments about race.

UCC to review building name in light of comments on race by Nobel scientist James Watson

It is expected that University College Cork will sever its ties with a Nobel Prize winner in the coming weeks following his controversial comments about race.

Dr James Watson, whose name adorns a building at the Brookfield Health Science Complex at UCC, has been stripped of a host of honorary titles after making the remarks.

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