Office of Sustainability and Climate Action | University College Cork

Skip to main content

Website
Courses

Wild flowers with UCC campus in the background — Office of Sustainability and Climate Action

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".

About

Education

Awards, Rankings, Accreditations

Green Campus

SDGs

Office of Sustainability and Climate Action

Message from the President

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.

Latest News

UCC becomes first University in Europe to achieve prestigious sustainability rating

University College Cork (UCC) has become the first and only university in Europe to achieve one of the world’s most prestigious sustainability ratings. The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS), is the world's leading framework for measuring and publicly reporting sustainability performance in higher education, and UCC has obtained a Platinum rating, placing it alongside leading global institutions including Cornell University, Stanford University and the University of California.

UCC signs Commitment Letter for Net Zero

University College Cork is committed to achieving Net Zero on Campus through leadership in education, research, innovation and operations. The following commitment letter reaffirms UCC’s ambition to transform its campuses into a living laboratory for climate action, supporting a just transition, and contributing to global sustainability and decarbonisation goals. This work is also part of the University Cooperation for Net Zero on Campus (UNICO) project funded by the ERASMUS+ programme.

Launch of open call: UCC Green Campus and UNIC Living Laboratory Fund

We are delighted to announce an open call for UCC Green Campus Living Laboratory funding. This iteration of the fund will support demonstration projects up to the value of €5,000. Funding will also be available for projects that include meaningful engagement with UNIC partners.

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.

Office of Sustainability and Climate Action

An Oifig um Inbhuanaitheacht agus Gníomhú ar son na hAeráide

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

Top