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21 Oct 2025
UCC Student Pantry Fights Food Waste
The UCC Student Pantry, led by UCC Green Campus and the Students’ Union in partnership with FoodCloud, redistributes surplus food like vegetables and pantry staples to students each week. The first pantry of AY 25/26 took place in the MakerSpace in the Student Hub on Monday, 20 October.
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13 Oct 2025
Climate Action Week 2025 at UCC Inspires Environmental Engagement
Climate Action Week at UCC, held from the 13th to the 16th of October, was a great success, bringing together students from all backgrounds to take meaningful action for the environment and reconnect with nature. The week served as a reminder that we are part of a larger ecosystem, deeply dependent on natural processes, and that collective action can make a real difference. A heartfelt thank you from UCC Green Campus goes to all the societies, clubs, and An Taisce who collaborated to make the week such a success.
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08 Oct 2025
Schedule for Climate Action Week 2025
UCC Climate Action Week starts on Monday 13 October. Our annual event is dedicated to raising awareness and inspiring action on climate change. Read on for more information about what's happening at UCC.
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06 Oct 2025
NEB|LAB Eco²Schools Conference - 22 Nov 2025
The NEB|LAB Eco²Schools Conference is taking place on 22 November in University College Cork. The university is one of the project's innovative pilot sites & will be hosting this event. It's co-organised by University College Cork, An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland, Ellinogermaniki Agogi and Alliance Sens & Economie in the framework of the New European Bauhaus, ECO²-SCHOOLS as New European Bauhaus Labs project.
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