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.
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UCC's First Digital Cleanup Day
03 Apr 2025Happening On 09/04/2025
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Green Week 2025
31 Mar 2025
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.
Highlights of the Week:
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COP29 Reflection Event – A chance to reflect on UCC’s participation at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and discuss key takeaways from the UCC delegation.
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Bike Doctor on Campus – Get your bike checked and tuned up for free by expert mechanics.
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Vegan & Vegetarian Food Vendors – Enjoy a variety of delicious and sustainable plant-based food options across campus.
For details of the full schedule click here - Green Week 2025 Schedule
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Local Perspectives on COP29: A Just Transition to a Green World
10 Feb 2025Happening On 12/02/2025
COP29’s theme of ‘In Solidarity for a Green World’ set out ambitious aims to address climate change challenges.90 days on, we want to reflect and look forward to what this means in terms of the actions we are taking locally. This online event will draw together academic speakers and industry and community leaders to discuss how research can address the challenges of global climate action. The lunchtime event will include a panel of speakers on the topic of a just, orderly, and equitable energy transition and an audience discussion.The event, co-organised by University College Cork (Ireland) the University of Plymouth (UK), and UMass (Lowell) (USA), will demonstrate how collaboration can be an approach to addressing global challenges.Read on -
Living Lab Project BLÁTH shares findings.
06 Feb 2025
BLÁTH aims to investigate the effects of the ‘no mow’ initiative on plant-pollinator interactions across four different types of management in the UCC campuses: highly managed (HM), fig.1, no-mow (NM), fig. 2, planted meadow (PM), fig. 3, and unmanaged meadow (UM), fig. 4. Sites were selected from two campuses of University College Cork (UCC), specifically the main campus and the North mall campus. Each site featured continuous vegetation with various plant species, ranging from three to over fifteen species. Different management approaches resulted in varying numbers of pollinator visits. The data demonstrates that highly managed meadows attract very few pollinators, while both the ‘no mow’, planted and unmanaged meadows show a significantly higher amount of pollinator activity.
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2025 University Wide Module In Sustainability has begun.
30 Jan 2025
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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UCC has placed fourth in the 2024 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings
12 Dec 2024
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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SDSN delegation at United Nations General Assembly
21 Sep 2024
The SDSN Ireland delegation attended the Summit of the Future Action Days at the United Nations General Assembly. During his welcoming address, Secretary-General Antonio Gutierrez stated "We need academics to push the boundaries of knowledge to create solutions".
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MyGug Arrives at UCC.
20 Nov 2024
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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Wreath Making in the Community Garden
21 Nov 2024
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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University College Cork representatives attend COP29 talks
11 Nov 2024Happening On 11/11/2024
Students and researchers from University College Cork (UCC) attended the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Conference of the Parties (COP) when the 29th edition of the summit took place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11-22 November 2024. COP 29 brought together nations to assess global efforts to limit the levels climate change against targets set by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement, and other international accords.
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