UCC's reassessment took place on 18th October 2023 by the following panel of experts from an Taisce:

1. Deirdre O’Carroll, An Taisce, Green Campus Programme Manager.
2. Joanne Scott, An Taisce, Green Schools Programme Manager.
3. Tracey Lydon, An Taisce, Safe Routes to School Programme Manager.

Registration is now open for the 2024 UW0005 /CPD1640 University Wide Module in Sustainability, a recipient of the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Sessions will take place online on Thursdays from 6-8pm, commencing Thursday 25^th January 2024. The theme of the module is “Putting Sustainability in its place, putting yourself in the picture” and it is open to students, staff and the general public.  The module can be taken for additional credit (5 Credits), Digital Badge, or Interest Only. 

2023 Timeline

University College Cork (UCC) is ranked today as one of the most environmentally friendly universities in the world, according to an assessment of 1183 third-level institutions, across 85 countries.

UCC has been placed 6^th in the world in the UI Greenmetric World University Ranking which was announced today at COP28 in Dubai.

In support of the implementation of UCC’s new Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (2023-28), the UCC Green Campus Living Laboratory Fund was once again opened for applications in July 2023.

At UCC we are focused on continuous improvement for sustainability across our activities and became Plastic Free UCC’  from the beginning of 2023. 

Climate Action Week is nearly here! To mark the significance of Ireland’s 7^th Climate Action Week, a schedule jam-packed with events will take place from the 16^th-19^th of October. This was a labour of love between:

UCC’s Greenshoots Coordinator, STAND, UCC Enactus Society, UCC Students Union, Fáilte Refugees Soc., Enviromental Soc., Vegan Soc., Folklore Soc., Scribble Soc., Engineers Without Boarders Soc., Music Soc., FASHforward, Climate Ambassadors Ireland, Dúlchas, UCC Sustainable Futures Lab, UCC Folklore Academics, UCC Office of Climate Action and Sustainability and multiple wonderful UCC staff!