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Winners of the 2022 Green Gown Sustainability Institution of the Year, Ireland & UK award and the Times Higher Education DataPoints Merit award combined with our Sustainability & Climate Action Plan 2023 - 2028, will further enhance UCC's reputation and performance as Ireland and the UK's "Green University".

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At University College Cork,

we are proud to be recognised as a globally leading university for the actions we take to protect our environment and society. The Office of Sustainability and Climate Action within the President's Office at UCC will deliver and communicate the outputs of the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan 2023 - 2028 and will coordinate university-wide initiatives and programmes aimed at embedding an ethos of sustainability across the entire campus as we work towards creating a sustainable future.

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Sustainability in Teaching and Learning Showcase - Call for Case Studies

Call for Case Study Submission for Sustainability in Teaching and Learning Showcase 2026 You are all welcome to submit case studies for the Sustainability in Teaching Showcase 2026. That is any case study featuring teaching sustainability or engaging with sustainability in teaching is welcome for the showcase.

Visualising Climate Change: A Graphic Novel Launch - 2 June 2026 @ 4pm

Visualising Climate Change; A Graphic Novel Launch - 2 June 2026 @ 4pm

It's a pleasure to invite you to celebrate the launch of Chasing the Curlew's Call / Ar Lorg Ghlao an Chrotaigh, a graphic novel exploring new approaches to climate communication through storytelling. The work brings together climate science, ecological research, visual storytelling, and participatory design to develop new ways of conveying climate change and its real-world ripple effects.

Fintan Lynch, Fintan Lynch Hairdressing, Kinsale; Breda Dwyer, Carbon Hair, South Mall; and Justin Crowley and Mairead Coughlan, A Cut Above, Clonakilty, receive certificates of completion at A Brush with Climate event.

A Brush with Climate public showcase

Today we welcomed hairstylists from across Cork to the Aula Maxima for a wonderful showcase of A Brush with Climate, an innovative project that places climate conversations at the heart of everyday life. Funded by Research Ireland, this project supports salons to become climate leaders in their own communities using the setting of the salon chair to inspire meaningful conversations and positive behaviour change. Participating stylists were formally presented with certificates of completion by the President.

Earth Day Showcase: Sustainability in Teaching and Learning

Join us on Earth Day, April 22nd, for a university-wide event dedicated to highlighting and celebrating innovative approaches to embedding sustainability in teaching and learning. Building on our own and UCC’s commitment to sustainability, this showcase will provide a platform for us to share how we are integrating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and broader sustainability principles and practices into modules, programmes, and other learning experiences

Office of Sustainability and Climate Action

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G.08 North Wing, Main Quadrangle, University College Cork, Western Road, Cork T12 K8AF,

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