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Plant characteristics influence how ecosystem responds to climate change
17 AprThe way in which an ecosystem responds to climate change will depend on the characteristics of plant species
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UCC CLIMATE LAB 2018 SEMINAR SERIES
13 AprDr. Paul Oquist Kelley, Minister for National Policies of the Republic of Nicaragua will be giving a presentation on "The prospects for Climate Finance in addressing Climate Change".
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Fossil study sheds light on ancient butterfly wing colours
12 AprNew research by scientists at the School of BEES, University College Cork has revealed the wing colours of some of the oldest ancestors of modern butterflies and moths.
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UCC researcher named Royal Irish Academy Science Speaker 2018
11 AprDr Paul Deane, research fellow at the MaREI Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy and the Environmental Research Institute, has been awarded the title of Engineering and Computer Science Speaker 2018 by the Royal Irish Academy.
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UCC Winner of UN Photography Competition
06 AprCongratulations to Patrick Cross of the UN Environment GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre who was a winner in the recent UN Clean Water Here Global Photography Exhibition.
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Programme for Law and the Environment Conference 2018 Unveiled
20 MarTowards Environmental Responsibility, Accountability and Liability.
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UCC World Water Day
20 MarGEMS/Water CDC (in collaboration with ERI, BEES & Green Campus) are running a series of events next Thursday 22nd March to raise awareness of World Water Day
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MaREI Director Jerry Murphy featured in the Sunday Business Post
13 MarMaREI Director Jerry Murphy featured in the Sunday Business Post
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UCC project turns wastewater into animal feed
09 MarThe search for nature-based solutions to our environmental problems is leading scientists to turn to plants and algae to clean up our polluted waters.
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Minister for Agriculture meets IAPB team
09 MarThe Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has met with the International Association for Plant Biotechnology team at University College Cork, Ireland and has been updated on progress towards the 14th quadrennial IAPB congress being held in Dublin in August.
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The Fox Got You exhibition opens
26 FebA new exhibition has opened at University College Cork which celebrates the role of plants in medicine.
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Sustainable Futures
15 FebThe Environmental Research Institute, the MaREI Centre, UCC, and the Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh, are hosting a series of joint Science/Art events on the theme of Sustainable Futures.
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Humans put the brakes on animal movement
14 FebNew research has shown that mammals such as the fox, red deer and hare are becoming increasingly hemmed in by human-dominated landscapes.
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Fishackathon 2018
06 FebIreland is one of 30 countries participating in a global hackathon this month, which aims to develop digital solutions that will make the world’s fisheries more sustainable.
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Professor Owen McIntyre Speaks at UN Workshop on Water Scarcity
01 FebWater scarcity is fast becoming one of the most pressing issues of the 21st century.
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How to cut CO2 emissions and income tax at the same time
08 JanThere is an approach to reducing emissions that would boost growth and spur innovations at no exchequer cost.
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ERI's Dr. Eoin Flynn writes about his efforts to push ‘sustainable materials'
04 JanUCC/ERI's Dr Eoin Flynn writes about his efforts to push ‘sustainable materials’ and the challenge of overhauling decades of damaging consumerism.
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Op Ed: Grasping the nettle of climate change
03 JanDealing with climate change is hard, pretending it isn’t makes it harder. Ireland must take its environmental commitments seriously.
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New Appointment
15 DecDr Áine Ryall (UCC School of Law and ERI) was this month (11 December 2017) elected Vice Chair of the UN ECE Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee in Geneva.
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ERI/UCC Researcher Awarded Prestigious Bell Labs Prize
18 DecOn Dec 9th 2017, Dr. Colm O’Dwyer of the UCC School of Chemistry, ERI and PI of the Applied Nanoscience Group, received 2nd place in the 2017 Nokia Bell Labs Prize.
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Open Presentation of PhD Thesis for Viva

In advance of his PhD Viva Eamonn Mulholland will be giving a 20 minute presentation of his thesis entitled "Techno-Economic and Socio-Economic Modelling of Energy in Road Transport to Inform Climate Policy".
Read moreUCC Climate Lab 2017 Seminar Series

Dr. Simon O'Rafferty, Environmental Protection Agency will be giving a presentation on "The role of co-design and sustainable communities in an environmental policy context".
Read moreUCC researchers to spend €44m on climate projects

A body at UCC representing more than 300 researchers has said it will spend €44m on environmental projects in the next three years.
Read moreSerious Rise in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The State could face European Union fines of more than 450 million in 2020 for missing legally binding targets on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Read moreUCC's Environmental Research Institute launches new Strategic Plan 2018-2022

UCC President Pat O’Shea will officially launch the ERI’s new Strategic Plan for 2018-2022 today in the Aula Maxima.
Read moreDr. Kieran Hickey on Primetime

Climatologist Dr. Kieran Hickey discusses the aftermath of storm Ophelia.
Read moreScientists Uncover Important Habitat of Elusive Beaked Whales

A team of scientists on board the RV Celtic Voyager during a recent survey to understand the habitat use of elusive beaked whales, got more than they bargained for when they encountered four separate groups of breaching whales within a couple of hours survey effort near the Rockall Trough.
Read moreMaREI Awarded Funding to Address Barriers to a Thriving Blue Economy

MaREI Research Fellow Dr. Anne Marie O’Hagan has been awarded Marine Institute funding to lead an expert team on Ocean Law and Marine Governance.
Read moreUCC Climate Lab 2017 Seminar Series

Dr. Matthew Hannon, Chancellor's Fellow of Technology & Innovation, University of Strathclyde Business School will be giving a presentation on "UK Wave Energy Innovation since 2000 - Lost at Sea or a New Wave of Innovation?"
Read morePioneering plant scientists for talk at UCC

Dr Barbara Doyle Prestwich and Dr Eoin Lettice with the International Association for Plant Biotechnology, School of BEES, ERI and UCC are delighted to host two eminent plant scientists as part of Science Week in UCC.
Read moreScience for Sustainability - Science Week Seminars 2017

ERI researchers Prof Jerry Murphy, Prof John Morrissey, Dr Niall O’Leary and Dr Eoin Flynn will be speaking on the theme of Science for Sustainability in a series of open lectures to be held in the Vision Centre at St. Peters, North Main St. Cork.
Read moreProfessor Owen McIntyre Contributes to Debate on The Future of Water in The Times

For many observers, water could replace oil as the 21st century’s most essential and contested natural resource.
Read moreWater quality programme draws students from 12 countries

The UN Environment GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre at UCC has attracted students from 12 countries for its new Postgraduate Diploma in Freshwater Quality Monitoring and Assessment.
Read moreBEES Prizegiving Ceremony 2017
The BEES Prizegiving 2017 took place recently at the School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Read moreCork Climathon 2017 Launched
UCC Climate Lab at the ERI have launched Cork’s Climathon 2017 to take place on the 27th October in Cork.
Read moreNew MaREI Directors Appointed

The Marine and Renewable Energy Ireland Centre (MaREI) at the Environmental Research Institute based in University College Cork (UCC), has appointed UCC Professors Brian Ó Gallachóir and Jerry Murphy as its new co-directors.
Read moreUCC Climate Lab 2017 Seminar Series
Dr. Diarmuid Torney, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University will be giving a presentation on "The new geopolitics of climate change in the Trump era".
Read moreGeological Survey Ireland, SFI and the Marine Institute announce €2m for marine geoscience research

Last week saw the launch of new research projects funded under Science Foundation Ireland’s Investigators Programme awards. This year, the awards include two projects co-funded by SFI, Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) and the Marine Institute (MI) including one led by Prof. Andy Wheeler.
Read moreUN Environmental GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre Releases Video
UN Environment GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre released a new promotional video for the 3rd United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 3) 4 - 6 December, Nairobi, Kenya.
Read moreAtmospheric Chemistry Highlighted in New Videos
The European Meteorology Society commissioned the CRACLab to make a short film about our activities for showing at its recent Annual Meeting in Dublin.
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Science in the City - Culture Night 2017

Experience the natural world at UCC’s School of BEES fun-filled family-friendly event.
Read moreBest poster Prize for Paul Buckley

European Aerosol Conference 2017
Read moreFrom Science to Showbusiness
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but changed from one form to another. It’s the same with knowledge.
Read morePlant biotechnology congress to attract over 1,000 scientists to Ireland in 2018
The International Association for Plant Biotechnology Congress, organised by BEES academics, will take place in in Ireland for the first time in 2018 and attract over 1,000 scientists.
Read moreUCC welcomes wave and tidal energy experts
Ireland is “ideally positioned to become a global market leader in wave and tidal energy production,” according to the organiser of an international conference at UCC this week.
Read moreUCC Climate Lab 2017 Seminar Series

Professor Andrew Wheatley, Professor and Head of Water and Environmental Engineering, Loughborough University, UK will be giving a presentation on "Reinventing - How to get more out of the Toilet".
Read moreERI researcher co-author IEA report on low carbon future for trucks
The ERI’s Eamonn Mulholland was co-authors on a recent International Energy Agency report on “The Future of Trucks - Implications for Energy and the Environment”.
Read moreRecord Attendance at ISSY Conference

University College Cork hosted the 33rd International Specialised Symposium on Yeasts (ISSY33) on the 26th – 29th June 2017.
Read moreERI Staff appointed to Citizens’ Assembly Expert Advisory Group on Climate Change
Dr Áine Ryall (School of Law/ERI) and Dr Margaret Desmond (MaREI/ERI) have been appointed to the Citizens’ Assembly Expert Advisory Group for the topic “How the State Can Make Ireland a Leader in Tackling Climate Change”.
Read moreUCC hosts international yeast conference

UCC will host over 280 researchers from 40 different countries at the largest ever gathering of yeast researchers in Ireland at the 33rd International Specialised Symposium on Yeasts.
Read moreUCC Climate Lab 2017 Seminar Series
Professor Leo Burke, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame will be giving a presentation on "Climate Change: An Integral View" on Thursday, June 15th at 2:00 p.m. in Room 1.28, ERI Building, Cork.
Read moreMaREI/ERI Newsletter June 2017 Edition

The June 2017 edition of the MaREI/ERI Newsletter is now available.
Read moreNew Lecturer in Physical Chemistry

Dr Stig Hellebust
Read moreOur 2050 – Opportunities for Ireland in a Low Carbon Economy

The SFI MaREI/ERI Centre “Our 2050 – Mid Project Event” will be taking place on Thursday, June 22nd at Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland offices located in Wilton House, Wilton Place in Dublin.
Read more6th Annual ESRI-MaREI-UCC Seminar on Energy Policy Research

The 6th Annual ESRI-MaREI-UCC Seminar on Energy Policy Research will take place on Tuesday, May 23rd at The Economic and Social Research Institute offices in Dublin.
Read moreUCC Climate Lab 2017 Seminar Series

William Sisson, United Technologies Corporation (UTC) will be giving a presentation on "What should industry's role and responsibilities be in tackling climate change?".
Read moreA winter in Ireland: Irish scientists uncover habits of the large and elusive Ocean sunfish
The largest bony fish in the world, the ocean sunfish, has been found to occur in Irish waters year round and in much higher numbers than previously thought
Read moreUCC Climate Lab 2017 Seminar Series

Dr. Charlie Wilson, University of East Anglia (Norwich, UK) and Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, will be giving a presentation on "Thinking differently to limit global warming to 1.5˚C".
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Dr. Swenja Surminski, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics, London, UK, will be giving a presentation on "Flood insurance fit for the future?".
Read moreUCC Law & Environment Conference 2017

UCC Law & Environment Conference 2017 - Environmental Principles - Between Flexibility and Opacity, Thursday, April 27th.
Read moreIs yeast the new wonder product?

UCC is leading an EU project to develop techniques and platforms to replace oil and contribute to greener industry while bridging the gap between academic and commercial research.
Read moreUCC Climate Lab 2017 Seminar Series

Professor Hens Runhaar, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, will be giving a presentation on "Will Our Governments Ensure Climate-Proof Societies?".
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Dr. Roy Rich, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, USA will be giving a presentation on "Creating a warmer world: Insights into terrestrial and coastal wetland ecosystem warming experiments".
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Public Screening of "Before the Flood"

A public screening of “Before the Flood” will take place on Wednesday, March 15th from 18:30 – 20:30 in Room 1.07, Western Gateway Building, UCC, Western Road.
Read moreUCC Climate Lab 2017 Seminar Series

Professor John Fitzgerald, Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council will present on the “Climate Change Advisory Council – ongoing work and recent findings” at the Environmental Research Institute, Seminar Room 1.28 on Tuesday, February 14th from 13:00 – 14:00 p.m.
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UCC Climate Lab 2017 Seminar Series

Professor Peter Cox, Climate Change and Sustainable Futures, University of Exeter, UK be giving a presentation on "How far should we go to stop Climate Change?".
Read moreMaREI/ERI Green Gas Position Paper Launched
Green Gas is a form of energy derived primarily from biomass; biological material that includes energy crops (such as wood, grasses, and seaweed), animal slurries, and municipal wastes, as well as from non-biological origins such as electricity.
Read moreMaREI to Coordinate €2M EU Project

The €2m H2020 marinerg-i project is coordinated by the MaREI Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy at University College Cork Ireland, and will run until June 2019.
Read moreWorld Water Day Presentation Dr. Debbie Chapman

Dr. Debbie Chapman, the Director of the UN Environment GEMS/Water Capacity development Centre at UCC, will be giving a presentation entitled “Leave no-one behind”.
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National Clean Air Strategy
Podcast featuring Prof. John Sodeau
Read moreUCC Climate CoLab 2017 Seminar Series

Professor Myles Allen, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford will be giving a presentation on "Loading the dice: climate change and extreme weather in Ireland, Europe and the World".
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2oCamp – Develop your Climate Innovation idea in a day

Organised by UCC Climate CoLab at the Environmental Research Institute together with Sustainable Nation, the one day workshop will walk you through all the steps in developing your idea or business further.
Read moreNew Atmospheric Simulation Chamber at UCC Part of €9M European Research Project

More than 50 European scientists from 10 countries met in Paris last month for the kick-off meeting of the EUROCHAMP-2020 research infrastructure project.
Read moreMaREI/ERI to Lead €10.5M Marine Renewable Energy Project
MaREI/ERI will lead a €10.5m EU project to accelerate offshore renewable energy technology and infrastructure.
Read moreProfessor Tony Lewis Honoured With Distinguished Award

Professor Tony Lewis was awarded the Chevalier des Palmes Académiques for distinguished academics from the French Ambassador on February 2nd at a ceremony in Dublin.
Read moreERI Wins €1.9 Million in 2016 EPA Research Call

ERI Principal Investigators and researchers have had notable success in winning funding under the 2016 Environmental Protection Agency research call with 18 UCC PIs being awarded funding for a total of €1.9 M.
Read moreMaREI Director Ranked Most Cited Researchers Worldwide

MaREI Director Professor Jerry Murphy based in the Environmental Research Institute in UCC was ranked amongst the most cited researchers worldwide according to ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2016 by Elsevier.
Read moreUNEP GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre Newsletter - December 2016
Welcome to the first edition of the UNEP GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre (CDC) Newsletter.
Read moreNew Publication on Marine Spatial Planning for Fisheries & Aquaculture

New publication on Marine Spatial Planning for enhanced fisheries & aquaculture sustainability in the Near East.
Read moreWhales Communicate by Making a Splash

A MaREI/ERI researcher has paper published from PhD which investigates why whales breach.
Read moreIrish Wild Mammals A Guide to the Literature by Pat Smiddy & Paddy Sleeman

On Saturday the 10th of December there was a small gathering at Enterprise House to mark the launch of the 4th edition of Irish Wild Mammals A Guide to the Literature by Pat Smiddy and Paddy Sleeman.
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On November 30th, 2016 waves of up to 1.1 m in height battered a scaled version of an offshore floating wind turbine in the Lir National Ocean Test Facility as part a two-day offshore wind energy conference, hosted by MaREI.
Read moreRoyal Irish Academy to unveil Dr Maria McNamara’s portrait

UCC’s Dr Maria McNamara is one of 12 female academic leaders whose portraits will be the first to hang on the walls of the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin.
Read moreUCC's Environmental Research Institute engages with climate change NGOs on future energy modelling scenarios

A number of non-governmental organisations visited UCC's Environmental Research Institute recently for a stakeholder engagement event on climate change with the SFI MaREI Centre’s Energy Policy and Modelling Group.
Read moreERI Newsletter - November 2016

Welcome to the latest edition of the ERI Newsletter.
Read moreUN Environment GEMS/Water of UCC Host International Water Quality Workshop in Nairobi

Debbie Chapman and Stuart Warner of the GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre, with the rest of the GEMS/Water international team hosted a workshop at United Nations Offices Nairobi (UNON).
Read moreNew Irish-US Collaboration Promises to Catalyse the Energy Transition

A complete and rapid transition of our energy system from fossil fuels to renewables is needed if we are to avoid dangerous global warming of 2 degC and achieve a reduction of 80-95% greenhouse gases by 2050.
Read more€1.7m Award for Research on the Impact of Escaped Farm Salmon

The majority of salmon consumed worldwide is sourced from salmon farms. However farmed salmon escapes frequently occur and the farmed salmon can interbreed with wild salmon potentially reducing the fitness of native populations and their long-term ability to survive.
Read moreOp Ed: We should pay for climate change

Last week, Ireland formally ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change. The international treaty, already ratified by 103 countries, aims to reduce global greenhouse emissions and to avoid dangerous temperature increases.
Read moreERI CPD Day on Sustainable Agriculture
The Environmental Research Institute, in partnership with the UCC Food Industry Training Unit, held a CPD Day on “Sustainable Food, Agriculture, and Forestry in the context of Changing Climate and Environment” on October 21st, 2016.
Read moreNew Treatment Process for Hotel Food Waste Wins at 24 Hour Climate Hackathon

After 24 hours of continuous work, a team who developed a new solution to the problem of food waste in hotels took the gong at the 24-hour hackathon (Climathon) which took place at the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) on Friday, October 28th.
Read moreDifferent Perspectives on the Energy Transition

The Environmental Research Institute hosted a joint seminar with the University of FH Burgenland, Austria on Friday, November 4th on Different Perspectives on the Energy Transition.
Read moreERI seeks solutions for climate change

A 24-hour hackathon (Climathon) is taking place at the Environmental Research Institute (ERI), this Friday (October 28) to come up with solutions for climate change challenges within the agri-food sector.
Read moreDr Tom Reed - UCC Early Stage Researcher of the Year

The School of BEES lecturer has been honoured in the UCC Staff Recognition Awards 2016
Read moreOp Ed: Carbon tax and Budget 2017

Professor Brian Ó Gallachóir examines how the Government could demonstrate a commitment to climate action and have more money to spend on budget day.
Read moreOpen House at ERI Building
The Environmental Research Institute, Lee Road Building will open its doors to the public this weekend as part of Open House Cork Weekend which is from the 30th September to the 2nd October, 2016.
Read moreCork Climathon 2016 Launched
The ERI and Energy Cork have launched the 2016 Cork Climathon to take place on the 28th October in Cork.
Read moreClimate Adaptation Workshops
The Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy, will host regional adaptation training workshops on September 14th & 15th at the ERI Beaufort Building for Local Authority staff in the South Regional Assembly Area.
Read moreWelcome Ivan

The Department of Chemistry and ERI would like to extend a very warm welcome to Dr Ivan Kourtchev, our new lecturer in Physical Chemistry.
Read moreERI Research informs Cuban Energy Policy

Dr Paul Deane (ERI, MaREI & School of Engineering) was recently invited to Cuba to share Ireland’s story of energy transition and how researchers at the Institute are assisting the Irish government in planning Ireland’s energy future.
Read moreUCC helps 'blue' economy...
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Aware of the problems facing maritime industries as competition for space increases, a Norwegian seaweed company, SES, has been investigating the potential of moving their seaweed farms further offshore.
Read more5 Questions on Climate Change

Professor John Sodeau discusses climate change and what Ireland can do to play its part in the fight against the phenomenon termed global warming.
Read moreERI PhD Student Wins Eirgird Sustainable Energy Prize
Xiufeng Yue has been named UCC’s top Masters graduate in Sustainable Energy by EirGrid.
Read moreFulbright Scholarship for ERI PhD Student

Eamonn Mullholland, a PhD student supervised by Brian Ó Gallachóir and Fionn Rogan, recently won a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to University of California, Davis. Eamonn Mulholland is an Energy Engineer currently undertaking a PhD in energy modelling of the transport sector in the ERI/School of Engineering.
Read moreUCC PhD student recipient of the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship

Fiona Edwards Murphy has been awarded a 2016 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship, which aims to promote young women who excel in the fields of computer science and technology
Read moreUCC hosts climate and energy experts

Ireland’s first major carbon-neutral conference, the International Energy Workshop, takes place this week in University College Cork.
Read moreDiscover Oceans of Energy
The MaREI Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy will host a festival 'discovery day' event on Sunday, June 5th at our Beaufort Building in Ringaskiddy as part of the Cork Harbour Open Festival this Bank Holiday Weekend!
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ERI Interview With New Minister for Climate Action

Ireland’s first Minister for Climate Action, Denis Naughten TD, opened the 2016 International Energy Conference at University College Cork on June 1st, 2016.
Read moreToo Hot in Paradise

Emeritus Professor of Zoology here at BEES, Prof. John Davenport brings to our attention an article written by Dr Michael White - BEES PhD graduate and a marine zoologist in Tongareva, the largest and remotest atoll in the Cook Islands.
Read moreMaREI Hosts Blue Economy Advisory Session in Brussels

The MARIBE project will host a two-day advisory event in Brussels on June 15th and 16th. MARIBE aims to unlock the potential of multi-use of space in the offshore economy.
Read moreIEA Bioenergy International Webinar Series
Professor Jerry D. Murphy – MaREI Centre, Environmental Research Institute, UCC, Task Leader IEA Bioenergy Task 37 will present a webinar entitled ‘Green Gas’ on Thursday, June 2, 2016.
Read moreESRI-UCC Policy Research Seminar

The 5th Annual ESRI-UCC Seminar on Energy Policy Research will take place in the ESRI on the morning of Tuesday, June 7th.
Read moreUCC Delegation Attends UN Environment Assembly

May 27th 2016, Dr Debbie Chapman and Mr Stuart Warner from UNEP GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre, hosted by the ERI and The School of BEES in UCC, met with Mary Robinson at UNEA 2 in Nairobi to brief her on the role of UNEP GEMS/Water in the Sustainable Development Goal for water.
Read moreMaREI Researchers Guide Local Authorities’ Climate Adaptation Plans

The Environmental Protection Agency launched the publication of Guidelines for Planning for Climate Change adaptation for Local Authorities on May 26th.
Read moreBasking Sharks in Cork Harbour

Basking sharks have made a number of appearances in Cork Harbour over the last few weeks.
Read morePlanning for the Inevitable
Dr Barry O’Dwyer (MaREI, ERI) will give a public seminar in Wexford Library on how to prepare for the impacts of climate change on Tuesday, May 24th.
Read moreERI Award for ENVIRON 2016 Prize Winners

The best oral presentation and best poster presentation at the recent ENVIRON 2016 conference were both won by PhD researchers based within ERI Research Centres.
Read moreMaREI Marine & Renewable Energy Symposium

Experts from across Ireland gathered at NUI Galway recently for a symposium on ‘Research, Development and Innovation in Marine and Renewable Energy in Ireland’.
Read moreCommissioning of Wave Tanks
The largest wave tank at the Lir National Ocean Test Facility was commissioned for operational use on Monday, April 25th. It was the first time that a 1 m high wave was generated in the tank.
Read moreClimate Change: Why Are the Public So Sceptical

A seminar by Dr Enda McGovern on “The Narrative with Climate Change Scientists: Why Are the Public So Sceptical and How Can They Be Persuaded?” will be held in the ERI Lee Road Building, Cork City at 3 PM on Wednesday, May 18th.
Read moreGrowing Grass Could Help Meet GHG Targets

Prof Ger Kiely (Dept of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering and ERI) featured in The Irish Times on Wednesday, May 4th in an article on how growing grass could help Ireland meet its greenhouse gas emission targets.
Read moreUCC PhD Students Attend International Spring School in Kyoto, Japan

Two PhD students from UCC, Karen Acheson (Physics Department /ERI), and Paul Buckley (Chemistry Department/ERI), recently participated in an International Spring School hosted by the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies in Kyoto University.
Read moreMajor Success for ERI PhD Researchers at ENVIRON 2016

The best oral presentation and best poster presentation at the recent ENVIRON 2016 conference were both won by PhD researchers based within ERI Research Centres.
Read moreEuropean Parliament visit to MaREI

The MaREI Centre, ERI hosted a visit from a European Parliament delegation Thursday, March 31st in the Beaufort Building, Ringaskiddy.
Read moreNTR Foundation Invests €750,000 in MaREI Research On Climate Change

MAREI and NTR Foundation Collaborate on A Fully Integrated 'Low Carbon Future’ Research Programme for Ireland.
Read moreImplications of COP-21 Paris Agreement - Lecture

A lecture will take place on the Implications of COP-21 Paris Agreement on Tuesday, April 5th, 2016 in CE-G.09 at 2.15 – 3.15 p.m. (Civil Enginerring Building UCC) the presenter is Dr. Elmar Krielger.
Read moreA fossilised snake shows its true colours

The colours of the skin of a 10 million year old Spanish snake have been discovered from its colourless fossil remains by scientists at University College Cork (UCC).
Read moreMaREI/ERI Honour Professor Tony Lewis

Global leaders in the field of marine renewable energy were in Cork on Monday, February 29th, 2016 to attend 2-day symposium in honour of the ‘father of ocean energy’, Professor Tony Lewis.
Read moreInternational Climate Network Membership for ERI

The Environmental Research Institute (ERI) have been invited to become a member of the international Climate Technology Centre Network (CTCN). The CTCN is hosted by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
Read moreResearch Assistant - Admin - MaREI/ERI

Research Assistant - Admin - MaREI/ERI
Read moreIreland's Transition to a Low Carbon Energy Future

In association with Engineers Ireland and UCC, Professor Brian O’Gallachoir ERI, will present insights from the EPA/SEAI funded Irish TIMES Integrated Energy Systems Modelling project on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. in Room G.02, Ground Floor, Western Gateway Building, Western Road (and broadcast live to the Lecture Theatre in 22 Clyde Road, Dublin 4).
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Water quality monitoring centre launched at UCC

Ireland will be viewed by countries across the globe as a leader in sustainable water management with the launch of the GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre at UCC last Friday (January 22).
Read more14th UCC Law & Environment Conference

The 14th Annual Law and the Environment Conference will take place at University College Cork, on Thursday, 21st April, 2016.
Read moreProf. Jerry Murphy to give Quercus lecture

The second talk in the 2016 Quercus Lecture Series will take place on Monday, 25th January 2016 at 6pm in G02 Kane building, and is by Professor Jerry Murphy, ERI/MaREI/Civil Engineering on "Green Gas: A solution to waste treatment, a provider of renewable energy and a facilitator of intermittent renewable electricity"
Read moreMajor Infrastructure Funding for ERI Researchers

Two research centres at the ERI are set to receive €3.3 m in grants for research equipment and facilities from the SFI Infrastructure Fund.
Read moreNew Study On Overpopulation in Flood-Prone Locations

New research by Dr Tom McDermott of the School of Economics and the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) at UCC, with colleagues from the London School of Economics and Oxford University, has examined the exposure to urban flooding worldwide and whether urban populations respond to large floods by moving to safer areas.
Read moreWho Pays to Mitigate Climate Change?

Researchers from the ERI are hosting and speaking at a side event on “Who pays most to mitigate climate change” at COP21 in Paris on Thursday, December 3rd.
Read moreERI researchers showcase research at COP21

“We are the first generation to fully understand climate change, and the last generation to have the opportunity to do something about it.”
Read moreERI Webcast: Bord na Mona - The Road to 2030

The Engineers Ireland lecture by Dr John O’Reilly on “Bord na Móna – The Road to 2030” will be webcast in Room 1.28, ERI Building, Lee Road next Wednesday (December 2nd) at 18.30.
Read moreERI Prepares for COP21

An ERI delegation, led by Prof Brian Ó Gallachoir, will be attending COP21 in Paris. Representatives from 195 countries will meet at the UN COP21 conference to reach a new international climate agreement.
Read moreOptimism for COP21 in Paris

The COP21 summit offers a truly historic opportunity for a global energy revolution. Recent evidence of changes happening on the ground around the world is striking. In the year 2014, energy related greenhouse gas emissions did not increase, despite a 3% growth in economic activity.
Read morePlanning for Climate Change Impacts

Researchers at the MaREI Centre, hosted within the Environmental Research Institute, are currently carrying out a series of Regional Climate Adaptation Seminars in partnership with the EPA and DECLG. Due to our long history of greenhouse gas emissions, the impacts of climate change are already happening and are expected to continue and intensify into the future.
Read moreClimate Change & Nature Rhythms

Is climate change affecting the rhythms of nature? Dr Tom Reed (School of BEES, AFDC) and his colleagues have attempted to answer this question in a publication in a recent special issue of Science (Oceans of Change) which looks at the effect of climate change on the oceans.
Read moreClean Air Campaign Launch 2015

The Asthma Society of Ireland are launching the Clean Air Campaign 2015 to highlight the importance of air quality for the 470,000 people with asthma in Ireland.
Read more"Between a Rock and a Hard Place" with Professor Iain Stewart

Prof. Iain Stewart will present an interesting and informative talk at UCC (Wed 11th November) based on his work popularising geoscience.
Read more2015 Excellence in Engineering Awards

On Friday night Prof Jerry D Murphy, Interim Director SFI MaREI/ERI, Director of Bioenergy and Biofuels Research ERI and School of Engineering UCC was awarded the Excellence in Engineering award for the best paper/presentation in 2015.
Read moreUCC Climate Change Research Workshop

The Environmental Research Institute will host a Climate Change Research Workshop on Thursday, November 5th, 2015. The Workshop will be held in room 1.28, ERI, Lee Road, commening with a light lunch at 1:00 p.m.
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UNECE Compliance Committee role for Áine Ryall

Dr Áine Ryall of UCC's School of Law has taken up duty as a member of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee, an international treaty that links environmental rights and human rights.
Read moreWebcast from Engineers Ireland

The Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork in association with Engineers Ireland will host a Webcast entitled “Subsea Compression – Game Changer for Atlantic Margin” on Wednesday, October 7th from 6:30 p.m.
Read moreGrasslands in Ireland Workshop
A workshop on the Future Opportunities for Grasslands in Ireland will take place at University College Cork on Friday, September 4th, 2015.
Read moreIEW - International Energy Workshop

Join us here at UCC for the 35th edition International Energy Workshop from June 1st - 3rd, 2016. Call for papers November 2015
Read moreÁine Ryall appointed to An Bord Pleanála Review Group

Áine Ryall, School of Law, has been appointed Vice-Chair of the An Bord Pleanála Review Group.
Read moreZhejiang University, China sign MoU with UCC on collaboration with MaREI

A delegation from the prestigious Zhejiang University, which included their Vice President and Director of the Institute for Thermal Energy, visited MaREI’s new headquarters at the Beaufort Building and the Environmental Research Institute before signing a Memorandum of Understanding with UCC President Michael Murphy and the Vice Director of MaREI Prof Jerry D Murphy on July 22nd 2015.
Read moreEirGrid prize for UCC Sustainable Energy graduate

EirGrid, the operator of the national electricity grid, has awarded its annual prize to UCC’s top Masters graduate in Sustainable Energy.
Read moreRoyal Irish Academy Parliamentary Pairing Scheme
Royal Irish Academy Parliamentary Pairing Scheme
Read moreAn Taoiseach opens UCC Beaufort Building

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D. has officially opened the UCC Beaufort Building in Ringaskiddy, which will provide Ireland with world-class infrastructure for renewable energy and maritime research to power the ‘blue economy’.
Read moreUCC - ERI Beaufort Building Official Opening July 11th, 2015

University College Cork’s (UCC), Beaufort Building in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork, will officially open on the 11th July 2015 representing an investment of €15.2 million from the Irish State and private investment.
Read moreDiscovery of new habitat for corals in the Porcupine Bank Canyon

An international team of scientists led by Prof. Andy Wheeler of BEES, University College Cork have recently discovered a new cold-water coral habitat in Irish waters possibly doubling the amount of cold-water corals previously thought to exist in Irish waters, while on the Marine Institute’s RV Celtic Explorer during the QuERCi survey.
Read moreBook Presentation to Fatih Birol and Minister Alex White

Professor Brian Ó Gallachóir of UCC’s Environmental Research Institute presented a copy of a recently published book at The 19th Annual Energy Ireland Conference which took place on 17th & 18th June in Croke Park, Dublin.
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UCC Research fellow appointed to National Climate Advisory Group

Mr Joseph Curtin (Dept of Accounting, Finance and Information Systems/ERI) has been appointed to the new National Expert Advisory Council on Climate Change which has been tasked with overseeing Ireland’s transition to a low carbon economy.
Read moreIreland's Flora & Fauna Since The Last Ice Age - Mooney Goes Wild
Did you know that Ireland once had a totally separate ecosystem, on a long vanished peninsula off the south coast, with its very own nature and wildlife?
Read moreUCC/ERI Energy Researcher Wins Fullbright Scholarship

Kevin Leahy, a PhD student in UCC’s Intelligent Efficiency Research Group, has won a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship. The scholarship will enable him to conduct research on wind turbine performance in UC Berkeley, California for 12 months.
Read moreUCC-ESRI Energy Workshop

The Environmental Research Institute, UCC and the Economics and Social Research Institute (ESRI) will hold a multidisciplinary research workshop on June 9th in Dublin focusing on recent work by researchers at the ERI and ESRI on a range of current energy policy issues.
Read moreIreland-Japan International Energy Modelling Workshop

On 17th April 2015, the Ireland-Japan International Energy Modelling Workshop was hosted by the University of Tokyo with visiting guests from University College Cork.
Read moreTransition Year Visit to ERI

The ERI hosted a visit from the 2015 transition year class at Comeragh College, Co Tipperary on May 19th at the ERI Building.
Read moreProf Andy Wheeler makes presentation to HRH Prince Charles

Professor of Geology at BEES, UCC presented a special gift to the Prince of Wales.
Read moreNew Director for ERI

The Head of the School of BEES has been appointed Director of the Environmental Research Institute at University College Cork.
Read moreUCC Student Wins Best Water Presentation at ENVIRON 2015
Greg Beechinor, a PhD student in School of BEES/ERI, won the prize for Best Water Related Presentation at the 25th Irish Environmental Researcher’s Colloquium (ENVIRON 2015) which took place in the Sligo Institute of Technology.
Read moreUnburnable Carbon

The Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork in association with UCC’s Energy Policy and Modelling Group, will host a lecture by Dr Christophe McGlade on the topic of “Unburnable Carbon: Which fuels must remain unburned to limit global warming” on May 6th in the Western Gateway Building (6:00 - 7:30 PM).
Read moreHealth Risks From Diesel Engine Emissions

Prof. John Sodeau (Dept of Chemistry/ERI) discussed the health risks from emissions from vehicles with diesel engines on Waterford Local Radio on March 26th 2015.
Read moreRethinking Climate Change
Dr Paul Deane recently gave a TEDx talk at TEDx Clonakilty, Cork on “Rethinking Climate Change”. In his talk Dr Deane suggests that we should approach climate change as an opportunity for Ireland and suggests practical ways that we address climate change from a community and national perspective.
Read moreOur Towns Are Lost in Dickensian Style Smog

Article from The Enniscorthy Guardian with focus on the CRAC research project, SAPPHIRE.
Read moreMind the Gap II Launched

Dr Paddy Sleeman launches his new book 'Mind the Gap II' at a recent event at the National Botanic Gardens.
Read moreMaria McNamara secures major ERC funding

BEES scientist Dr Maria McNamara has secured major European Research Council funding. Dr McNamara has been awarded funding from the European Research Council worth up to €1.5 million.
Read moreERI Publications February 2015
Researchers in the Environment Research Institute and its research centres publish across a wide range of peer-reviewed research journals each month.
Read moreEPA Climate Change Lecture Series Webcast@UCC - Wednesday, March 11th, 2015

The Environmental Research Institute, UCC is pleased to announce that it will host a webcasting of the Environmental Protection Agency Climate Lecture on Wednesday, March 11th in University College Cork.
Read moreWhere Will Ireland Get It's Energy in 35 Years' Time?

Prof Jerry Murphy's research on generating biofuels from excess wind energy featured in an Irish Times review on the future of energy in Ireland on February 24th. The article examines what will Ireland’s energy mix look like in 2050. Wind energy is likely to be a key part of the energy mix but its intermittancy remains an issue.
Read moreCelebration Of Ireland's 'Ocean Wealth' To Be Held In Cork Harbour This Summer

A major celebration of Ireland's ocean wealth will take place in Cork harbour this summer. A two day event, 10th and 11th July, is planned for Ringaskiddy and Haulbowline in association with IMERC and with support from Beaufort, UCC, the National Maritime College of Ireland, the Naval Service and the Marine Institute.
Read moreFuel For Thought

In the latest issue of Self Build magazine Professor John Sodeau ((ERI/ Centre for Research on Atmospheric Chemistry) reviews the health impacts of different types of household fuels.
Read moreAtmospheric Chemistry Research Informing Policy

Research by Dr John Wenger (ERI/ Centre for Research on Atmospheric Chemistry) is informing the debate on banning smoky coal in one of Ireland’s leading tourist towns (Killarney. Co Kerry).
Read moreIreland Could Lead in International Marine Renewable Energy Sector, Says Minister

Ireland has the potential to become the focal point of the international marine renewable energy sector, which could be worth up to €9 billion by 2030, said Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Alex White.
Read moreAccelerating Marine Renewable Energy Projects

European experts to look at ways of accelerating the approval of offshore energy projects
Read moreUCC Climate Conference

Venue: Aula Maxima, Date: 7th February 2015, Registration: 11.00-12.00 Email: conference@uccphilosoph.com to register in advance.
Read moreIrish Examiner Special Report on Wind Power in Ireland

Dr Paul Deane (ERI/School of Engineering) contributed to a special report on Wind Power in Ireland in the Irish Examiner on Monday, February 2nd
Read moreBioenergy Research Day at ERI

A Green Gas research day will be held in the ERI Building on Thursday 5th February,9.00 to 13.00 (hosted by Prof Jerry Murphy). The seminars will include for fourteen 10 minute presentations that describe routes and technologies that can lead to 100% green gas in gas grids.
Read moreA New Wholesale Electricity Market For Ireland

A webcast of the Engineers Ireland Energy & Environment evening lecture on a “A New Wholesale electricity market for Ireland” will take place at the Environmental Research Institute on Wednesday, 4th February at 18.30. The lecture will be given by Laura Brien of CER and Brendan O’Sullivan of EirGrid.
Read moreGuest Lecturer Information Technology in Architecture Engineering and Construction

Mairead Rushe will give a guest lecture on “RFID and SCM in the Shipping Industry” as part of the Information Technology in Architecture Engineering and Construction seminar series on January 28th in CEE Building (G9)at 15.00.
Read moreGreen Thumbs Up for UCC

UCC’s efforts in the area of sustainability have resulted in the Universitas Indonesia (UI) Greenmetric World University Ranking awarding a second in the world ranking for the second year in a row.
Read moreWave Energy Workshop at Maynooth University

The Centre for Ocean Energy Research (COER), a constituent MaREI research entity, will host its 4th wave energy workshop on 15th January 2015 in the Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth.
Read moreHow a Grain of Sand Rewrote Our Ocean's History

Watch the wonderful story of one grain of sand and how understanding where it came from can help us to understand where our planet is going.
Read moreRTE's 'Eco Eye' Team Visits Beaufort(CMRC)

RTE’s ‘Eco Eye’ team came to visit and interview CMRC folk, as part of their Climate Change episode, while getting some fantastic footage of Haulbowline Island last autumn.
Read moreInternational Energy Agency (IEA) Task 37 “Energy from Biogas”

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has elected Prof Murphy as Leader of The International Energy Agency Task 37 “Energy from Biogas” for the trimester 2016 - 2018.
Read moreSMART Seas

International students to investigate Cold Water Carbonate Ecosystems in Irish waters on the RV Celtic Explorer.
Read moreEPA Climate Change Lecture Series Webcast@UCC - Monday, October 6th, 2014

The Environmental Research Institute, UCC is pleased to announce that it will host a webcasting of the Environmental Protection Agency Climate Lecture Series this Autumn.
Read moreUCC Marine Biodiscovery Research Featured in Irish Times

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Read moreEPA Climate Lecture Series Webcast@UCC - Wednesday November 5th, 2014

The Environmental Research Institute, UCC will continue in its series of webcasts of the Environmental Protection Agency Climate Lectures on November 5th
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