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Researchers in the field examine a bird wing — Engaged research for a sustainable future

Researchers collaborate in a lab setting at UCC Sustainability Institute — Research knowledge for a more sustainable world

Researcher examines a tree — Collaborative connections

Research Challenges

The Sustainability Institute uses a global challenge-based approach to respond to, and find research solutions for, the three core environmental challenges of Climate Action, Circular Economy, and Healthy Environment.

Healthy Environment

Healthy Environment

Climate Action

Climate Action

Circular Economy

Circular Economy

Scientific Excellence

The Sustainability Institute at UCC brings together over 400 researchers from 20 different academic disciplines and 4 research centres.

We use our core expertise in Marine, Energy, Environment, Materials and Agri-Food research, working in a transdisciplinary approach, to address the global sustainability challenges of Climate Action, Circular Economy and Healthy Environment.

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research staff across 23 schools

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multidisciplinary PhDs

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collaborating countries across industry, academia and government

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industry collaborations including start-ups, SMEs and large enterprises

Stories of Impact

Empowering hairdressers to discuss climate action

An innovative project to approach climate change communication has received funding at University College Cork (UCC). Four towns across Ireland will be shortly chosen and hairdressers in each town will be provided with a suite of training materials about climate change and the role that local communities can play in addressing it.

UCC President John O'Halloran with David Donoghue, former Irish Ambassador to UN and key negotiator for 2030 Agenda, and Dr Rosa Rogers, UCC School of English and Digital Humanities. Image: Marcin Lewandowski.

Harnessing storytelling and the arts to inspire climate action

UCC workshop underscored storytelling and the arts as essential catalysts for effective climate communication and progress on the UN SDGs. Former UN Ambassador and co-founder of the 2030 SDG Agenda David Donoghue addressed the event. The workshop featured researchers from across UCC, research centres and partners including Met Éireann, Cork Chamber and the Glucksman.

Photo (L-R): Dr Margaret Steele and Dr Janas Harrington, from the School of Public Health/ERI at UCC, authors of a report on Ireland's first Business Impact Assessment on Obesity and Population-level Nutrition and the Business Impact Assessment on Sustainability. Image credit: Max Bell (UCCTV).

UCC Report calls for Bold Action on Nutrition & Sustainability in Ireland

Ireland’s food industry falls short on health and sustainability goals

UCC project aimed at improving climate resilience in Irish forage crops receives funding

Ways to enable Irish farmers to maintain high productivity levels of forage crops in a sustainable manner under changing environmental conditions is to be investigated in a project led by University College Cork (UCC) researchers.

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