- The award recognises exceptional sustainability initiatives at UCC, encouraging the entire community to take action on sustainability.
- The award was announced as part of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
News
-
UCC named Global Sustainability Institution of the Year
18 Jul 2023 -
The Language of Trees
05 Jul 2023UCC Library presents a conversation between Katie Holten and Dr Maria Kirrane about The Language of Trees.
-
UCC's Sustainability and Climate Action Plan 2023-2028 launched
30 Jun 2023Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath TD launched the University College Cork’s Sustainability and Climate Action Plan 2023-2028 today Friday, 30 June 2023.
The Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (2023-28) builds on the successes of UCC’s Sustainability Strategy (2016) and sets out how UCC will continue to embed sustainability goals and targets across all aspects of the University’s educational, research, ancillary operations, infrastructural developments and interactions with the community.
Read on ucc.ie -
UCC joins UMASS Lowell for round table in Dublin
28 Jun 2023UCC joins UMassLowell and university presidents from Massachusetts and Ireland to talk about growing our climate research at the Climate Tech, Energy and Sustainability higher Round table held in Dublin.
-
UCC's Sustainability and Climate Action Plan 2023-2028 will be launched on 30th June 23.
22 Jun 2023Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath TD will launch the University College Cork’s Sustainability and Climate Action Plan 2023-2028 on Friday, 30 June 2023 at 9am in the Dr Dora Allman Room, the Hub.
-
UCC Sustainability Research Seminar
22 May 2023We’re delighted to bring you the UCC Sustainability Research Seminar as part of our ongoing research event series with the Environmental Research Institute.
Read more -
UCC Community Garden Open to All
27 Apr 2023The UCC Community Garden is embracing Spring, with hard work being done by garden volunteers. Irene Ní Shúilleabháin, UCC’s Greenshoots Coordinator, organised an Introduction to Permaculture workshop at the garden in March.
Read more -
UCC Green Campus Greenshoots Programme is looking for Greenshoots Interns
06 Apr 2023UCC Green Campus Greenshoots Programme is looking for Greenshoots Interns. These paid roles are available to current UCC students (undergraduate and postgraduate) and graduates of up to one year. The roles on offer are Greenshoots Garden Intern and Greenshoots Communications Intern.
Read more -
UCC Green Week 2023
14 Mar 2023Dr Maria Kirrane, Head of Sustainability & Climate Action Office, invites the UCC community to come together to call for a better and more sustainable future.
Read more -
UCC GREEN WEEK SYMPOSIUM
06 Mar 2023As part of UCC Green Week Niamh Guiry is hosting a symposium in The Shtepps in The Hub building on Monday the 13th of March at 5:30 pm.