The rankings assess universities against progress towards the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

As well as UCC's overall rank, UCC performed strongly across the individual SDG's with UCC ranking in the top 50 globally across 5 of the 17 SDG's.

"We are proud to again be recognised as a leading university in the world that is making an impact towards creating a sustainable future for our planet" stated Professor John O’Halloran, President of UCC.

“Our teaching, research, and public engagement has again been assessed as world class and we will continue to ensure our focus is on imporving society and the world around us.” 

For more information on UCC's performance in global rankings see HERE.