Podcasts

Please see below relevant UCC podcasts.

Sustainability podcasts

Episode 1 UCC President Professor John O’Halloran

John talks about his early career, the history of the green campus, and what he wants to achieve during his presidency in relation to sustainability and much more.

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Episode 2 UCC Director of Buildings & Estates Mark Poland.

Mark talks about his role managing the physical infrastructure of UCC, how sustainability and climate action tie into that strategic planning, what the biggest challenges in meeting the 2030 and 2050 energy targets are and much more.

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Episode 3 UCC Head Gardener Jack Murphy.

Jack talks about the various habitats in UCC, the sustainable practices employed by the UCC grounds team and much more.

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Episode 4 UCC Student Timothy McGrath.

Timothy talks about his role in Enactas and ReFRAME in helping to reduce plastic waste and how ReFRAME will be recycling plastic to make products for transport like skateboards a bicycles and much more.

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Episode 5 UCC Director of IT Services Gerard Cully

Gerard talks about the role of IT in sustainability, the carbon footprint of UCC’s IT infrastructure in relation to cloud services, data storage and server virtualization, the circular economy and much more.

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Episode 6 UCC Lecturer in Applied Psychology Dr. Annalisa Setti

Annalisa talks about the benefits of nature for our mental and physical wellbeing, how we can connect with nature, “Success It’s in Our Nature”, an initiative between Annalisa, Graduate Attributes and Green Campus and much more.

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Episode 7 Seachtain na Gaeilge with Síofra Nic Risteaird

During this episode, Síofra tells us about environmental communication and the role that Irish could play in communicating the importance of climate action. Finally, Síofra tells us about some of the resources that are available to people who want to start learning Irish or who want to find ways to practice their cúpla focail. You can listen to the podcast on the below links.

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Episode 8 In Conversation with UCC Lecturer in Sustainable Energy and Energy Systems Modelling Hannah Daly

In this episode Hannah talks about her time in the International Energy Agency in Paris, sustainable energy modelling systems and what these models work to achieve, LNG in Ireland, our public infrastructure and much more. It is available to listen to at the below links.

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Episode 9 Facilitator, Coach, and Celebrant, Melanie O’Driscoll.

The 9th installment of the UCC Green Campus podcast is now available where we talk to facilitator, coach, and celebrant Melanie O’Driscoll.

Melanie begins by telling us about her journey from studying zoology to acting as a facilitator with The Green Step, and training as an interfaith minister. She moves on to talk about what eco-grief and climate anxiety means and how it can impact a person's well-being and tells us the importance of strong community links when tackling climate issues.

She goes through what her ‘Self Care is Climate Care’ workshops entail, which are run monthly through UCC Green Campus. She talks about how she works to create shared experiences in this space to help people express their emotions and increase their climate resilience.

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Episode 10 UCC Commuter Plan Manager, Stephen Kock

Stephan talks about his role as UCC’s Commuter Plan Manager and his background as a transport planning engineer. He moves on to talk about being part of the transport mobility forum where he liaises with various transport authorities to promote sustainable transport. He talks about our existing commuter plan that runs to 2023 and the statistics on the travel habits of our students and staff.

 

He moves on to our carbon footprint in relation to staff and student travel and how Covid impacted this and the opportunities that arose from the pandemic. He explains the various schemes in UCC from car-pooling to park and ride, electric bikes, and the bike to work scheme. He talks about the benefits of cycling and the need for education and infrastructure to support cycling. He finishes by talking about facilities available to cyclists on campus and the various cycle routes available around Cork City. 

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Episode 11 Dr John Barimo

John talks about his early background living in Miami and the how the environmental degradation in the area started his interest in ecology. He outlines the history of the UN SDG goals and how these goals are a strategic plan towards sustainability. He talks about how research funding is looking for relationships between universities, communities and business partnerships.

He goes through UCC’s connected curriculum and how the SDG toolkit he designed is directly supporting the connected curriculum in the sustainability element. He outlines how the toolkit works and how it enables educators to incorporate the SDGs into their teaching. He finishes by talking about the different challenges educators face in respect of funding and his hopes for the toolkit in the future.

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Nutrition Podcasts

Welcome to the UCC Student Dietitian Podcast, an evidenced-based conversation where we explore all things nutrition through a wide variety of insightful perspectives, ranging from the public to experts in the world of nutrition and dietetics. This podcast is designed by student dietitians for student dietitians. Follow us as we discuss relevant health topics and the latest nutrition concepts circulating in today’s health media. Hope you enjoy it!

 

Debunking Cancer Diet Myths

Episode 1 - Myths and Misconceptions of Food and Cancer

Join us as we chat with Clodagh Scannell, a registered dietitian involved in the recent publication of ‘The Truth Behind Food and Cancer’ in response to a recent survey of over 1,000 Irish cancer survivors which reported that more than half (56%) felt confused by nutrition information available and 37% had tried an alternative dietary strategy that may be detrimental for their overall health. In this episode, we ask Clodagh to share her expertise on current myths and misconceptions of food and cancer. Listen to find out about the newest and strangest fads outlined in the book, and the danger they pose to people living with cancer and undergoing treatment.

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Episode 2 - Eileen O'Sullivan, Patient Advocate and Cancer Survivor

Join us on the Student Dietitian Podcast for the second instalment of ‘Debunking Cancer Diet Myths’ where we explore cancer diet myths from the patient perspective. In this episode we speak to Eileen O’Sullivan about her cancer journey and how she navigated her way through the minefield of misinformation to discover the truth about food and cancer. The online age has transformed cancer into a business where cancer patients have become ‘commercial targets’ . We divulge on this topic and discuss what we as people and healthcare professionals can do to challenge the enormity of misinformation available.

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Episode 3 - Let's hear it from you!

Join us on the UCC Student Dietitian Podcast for the third instalment of ‘Debunking Cancer Diet Myths’ where we explore cancer diet myths from the public's perspective. For this podcast we went around UCC campus interviewing the public about their knowledge of cancer diet myths. Were they able to tell from fact and fiction? Tune in to find out.

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