University College Cork (UCC) is ranked today as one of the most environmentally friendly universities in the world, according to an assessment of 1183 third-level institutions, across 85 countries.

UCC has been placed 6^th in the world in the UI Greenmetric World University Ranking which was announced today at COP28 in Dubai.

In support of the implementation of UCC’s new Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (2023-28), the UCC Green Campus Living Laboratory Fund was once again opened for applications in July 2023.

At UCC we are focused on continuous improvement for sustainability across our activities and became Plastic Free UCC’  from the beginning of 2023. 

Climate Action Week is nearly here! To mark the significance of Ireland’s 7^th Climate Action Week, a schedule jam-packed with events will take place from the 16^th-19^th of October. This was a labour of love between:

UCC’s Greenshoots Coordinator, STAND, UCC Enactus Society, UCC Students Union, Fáilte Refugees Soc., Enviromental Soc., Vegan Soc., Folklore Soc., Scribble Soc., Engineers Without Boarders Soc., Music Soc., FASHforward, Climate Ambassadors Ireland, Dúlchas, UCC Sustainable Futures Lab, UCC Folklore Academics, UCC Office of Climate Action and Sustainability and multiple wonderful UCC staff!

Colleagues,  UCC Green Campus' first meeting of the semester is being held on Wednesday 27th Sept @ 1pm in Room G19, Aras na Laoi. All staff and students are welcome. 

On Wednesday 12 July 2023, a "pitch-in" day was held in UCC Community Garden.

• The award recognises exceptional sustainability initiatives at UCC, encouraging the entire community to take action on sustainability.
• The award was announced as part of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development