Mapping the Role of End-of-Life Tyres for a Sustainable Circular Economy in Ireland (ENTYRE) is a 12-month research project based in the Research Ireland MaREI Centre in University College Cork. This project is funded under the EPA Research Programme 2021-2030. 

The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union invites you to a roundtable discussion on the sustainability of data centres and the role of EU policy.

Dr Breffní Lennon, Research Fellow at the Sustainability Institute (SI) and School of Engineering and Architecture (SOEA), is a winner of the UNIC Best Paper Award for his paper on sustainability and citizen energy communities, co-written with Dr Niall Dunphy, Senior Research Fellow in SOEA/SI.

Supporting entrepreneurial activity in Cork City that delivers both a healthy food and a healthy natural environment, and improving addiction services for women based on past experiences are among the projects at University College Cork (UCC) awarded funding from Research Ireland under its New Foundations Programme.

At the EU Mission Cities ceremony this morning Cork and Dublin were amongst 39 European cities awarded Mission City Labels.

Recent high-profile corporate backtracking from climate commitments shows the fragility of pledges when attention and accountability drift

Senior Lecturer in Clean Energy Futures at University College Cork, spoke to the Journal.ie about how Ireland is ahead of the game when it comes to the technical operation of power systems with lots of wind generation.

A new UCC paper published in MethodsX, highlights recent developments in the methodology of a social vulnerability index to climate hazards, with applications through the REACHOUT, TALX2 and DIRECTED projects.

The CAPACITY Project in the Energy Policy and Modelling Group has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Education Awards 2025. The final will take place in Dublin on 8 May. 

Read UCC Professor Paul Deane's analysis on the impacts of the international tariffs placed by the US administration will affect petrol and other energy costs on RTÉ BRAINSTORM

Researchers at the International Energy Research Centre (IERC) based at Tyndall National Institute (a research flagship of University College Cork), are piloting a state-of-the-art prototype high-capacity thermal energy storage system as part of the, EU Horizon Europe funded, MiniStor project.

An innovative project to approach climate change communication has received funding at University College Cork (UCC).

On April 9th there will be an awareness campaign with information sessions and practical workshops throughout the day, enabling individuals to learn about how to reach "Inbox Zero" (that satisfying state of having no unread emails!) and a guide to undertaking a Digital Declutter.  On the day we will also be encouraging every school and function to pledge a day between April and June to dedicate to their collective digital decluttering effort.  By doing so, we aim to reduce unnecessary digital storage and its associated environmental impact. 

Green Week 2025 is running from 31 March 2025 to 4 April bringing together students, staff, and the wider UCC community for a collaborative week of environmental action and sustainability education on campus.

Dr Gaurav Rajauria is Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Food Fermentation in the School of Microbiology and the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences.