An international ranking which examines sustainability practices in universities across the world, has ranked University College Cork (UCC) today at eight, the only Irish university to make the top 10 of the ‘greenest universities’ in the world. UCC was ranked at ninth, in the annual world ranking last year.
News 2021
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UCC ranked as one of the most ‘sustainable universities’ in the world
15 Dec 2021
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Birds’ feeding habits are affected by their personality and self-control – new research
15 Dec 2021
For a long while, it was assumed that only humans have personalities or can exercise self-control. Now, biologists are beginning to discover that birds and other wild animals share these traits with humans.
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BEES graduate wins national prize from the Geological Survey of Ireland
09 Dec 2021
The Geological Survey of Ireland presents 2 annual prizes known as the Cunningham Awards to the 2 best final year geological mapping projects submitted within the Geoscience disciplines in the Irish Universities.
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Surviving seeds from Hiroshima to be planted in UCC
25 Nov 2021
Amongst the only living things to survive the detonation of a nuclear bomb over Hiroshima in 1945 were 200-year-old trees, now their seeds will be planted in Ireland, with the eventual trees being made available to local communities across the country.
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BEES Prizegiving 2021
23 Nov 2021
The School of BEES annual prizegiving ceremony took place (online) recently with awards presented across the School. Well done to all the recipients.
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ERI researcher appointed Deputy Director of iCRAG
19 Nov 2021
ERI researcher appointed Deputy Director of iCRAG
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BEES at COP26
08 Nov 2021
Dr Eoin Lettice is at the COP26 negotiations in Glasgow this week as part of the UCC President's Delegation.
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New whale species discovered and to be named after Mātauranga Māori whale expert
27 Oct 2021
New whale species discovered and to be named after Mātauranga Māori whale expert
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South Parish Tree Audit Launched
11 Oct 2021
The report is a collaboration between the local community and BEES researchers and students.
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Vast area of Atlantic to be protected in effort to conserve seabird species
11 Oct 2021
UCC research has contributed to this historic agreement
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