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UCC's main quadrangle building in the sunshine

UCC celebrates five Green Flags


UCC celebrated the award of it's fifth Green Flag from an Taisce at a special flag raising ceremony in the sunshine in Cork. UCC is the first University in the World to receive it's fifth Green Flag.


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Wild flowers with UCC campus in the background

Office of Sustainability and Climate Action


Winners of the 2022 Green Gown Sustainability Institution of the Year, Ireland & UK award and the Times Higher Education DataPoints Merit award combined with our Sustainability & Climate Action Plan 2023 - 2028, will further enhance UCC's reputation and performance as Ireland and the UK's "Green University".

Message from the President

At University College Cork,

we are proud to be recognised as a globally leading university for the actions we take to protect our environment and society. The Office of Sustainability and Climate Action within the President's Office at UCC will deliver and communicate the outputs of the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan 2023 - 2028 and will coordinate university-wide initiatives and programmes aimed at embedding an ethos of sustainability across the entire campus as we work towards creating a sustainable future.

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30 Jan 2025

2025 University Wide Module In Sustainability has begun.

The University Wide Module In Sustainability UW0005/CPD1640 was created in 2015 against the backdrop of the Sustainable Development Goals; with the theme of Putting Sustainability in its Place : Putting Yourself in the Picture. Based on an integral approach to teaching and learning that views students as participants in their education cultivating Sustainability citizenship
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12 Dec 2024

UCC has placed fourth in the 2024 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings

University College Cork (UCC) is one of the most environmentally friendly universities in the world, according to an international ranking of third-level institutions from around the globe. UCC has placed fourth in the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings, announced at a ceremony in São Paulo, Brazil today.
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Rivka Desbordes, Greenshoots Communications Intern wreath making in the Community Garden
21 Nov 2024

Wreath Making in the Community Garden

UCC's Green Campus and Envirosoc held a Christmas workshop where participants created  herbal bouquets and wreaths. This seasonal event was followed by a song, poetry and storytelling.  This followed a Christmas jumper upcycling workshop hosted on UCC campus by Cork Clothes Swap. Participants were invited to bring an old jumper , or one picked up at the Swap Spot and the Cork Clothes Swap team guided participants through the use upcycling techniques to add some Christmas flair to jumpers!
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20 Nov 2024

MyGug Arrives at UCC.

Four sustainability interventions are being trialed in UCC over 2025 with their pedagogical impact being measured. This is being conducted as part of the Eco2Schools as New European Bauhaus Labs project. One of those interventions is the installation of a biodigester at the North Mall campus.  
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