Three UCC-led projects will deliver practical tools for infrastructure, communities, and energy systems, ensuring Ireland is better prepared for the challenges of a changing climate.

Research co-led by UCC Sustainability Institute Fellow Dr Róisín Moriarty finds Ireland’s ‘no additional warming’ approach to agricultural methane risks undermining global climate goals,  exacerbating inequality and food insecurity.

Dr Riccardo Arosio of the Marine Geosciences Research Group leads study uncovering 332 deep-sea canyons shaping global ocean dynamics

Sustainable lab certification awarded to research spaces housing the FreeHydroCells project, recognising green innovation at the UCC Sustainability Institute’s Ellen Hutchins Building

Join us in celebrating the life and work of Ellen Hutchins and exploring the rich natural heritage of the Bantry Bay area!

New research published in Nature reveals feather-like structures in a 247-million-year-old reptile, rewriting the timeline of feather evolution and offering fresh insights into the early development of skin appendages in ancient reptiles.

An innovative project to approach climate change communication has received funding at University College Cork (UCC).

Four towns across Ireland will be shortly chosen and hairdressers in each town will be provided with a suite of training materials about climate change and the role that local communities can play in addressing it. 

• UCC workshop underscored storytelling and the arts as essential catalysts for effective climate communication and progress on the UN SDGs.
• Former UN Ambassador and co-founder of the 2030 SDG Agenda David Donoghue addressed the event.
• The workshop featured researchers from across UCC, research centres and partners including Met Éireann, Cork Chamber and the Glucksman.

Ireland’s food industry falls short on health and sustainability goals

Ways to enable Irish farmers to maintain high productivity levels of forage crops in a sustainable manner under changing environmental conditions is to be investigated in a project led by University College Cork (UCC) researchers. 

Scientists have found three new species that are close relatives to the plant from which chocolate is produced – a discovery that could pave the way for climate-proof chocolate.

Government welcomes MaREI report heralding A Net-Zero Energy System

Cork City Council & Centre for Research into Atmospheric Chemistry collaborate to launch air quality dashboard

Unwitting Tourists Cause Gannet Nests to Fail on Saltee