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!

Colleagues,  UCC Green Campus' first meeting of the semester is being held on Wednesday 27th Sept @ 1pm in Room G19, Aras na Laoi. All staff and students are welcome. 

On Wednesday 12 July 2023, a "pitch-in" day was held in UCC Community Garden.

• 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

UCC Library presents a conversation between Katie Holten and Dr Maria Kirrane about The Language of Trees.

UCC 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. 

Minister 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.

We’re delighted to bring you the UCC Sustainability Research Seminar as part of our ongoing research event series with the Environmental Research Institute.