UCC Ranks 67th in Sustainable University Rankings

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University College Cork ranks 67th globally in Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

University College Cork (UCC) has ranked 67th of 1,963 universities worldwide in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.

The World Impact Ranking measures universities' commitment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals across research, stewardship, outreach, and teaching. Voted global sustainability university of the year in 2023, UCC's 67th place is within the top 4% of all institutions globally and seventh in Europe. UCC scored within the Top 30 in five of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals:

  • SDG 2, Zero Hunger: 20th
  • SDG 11, Sustainable Cities/ Communities: 30th
  • SGG 12, Responsible Consumption & Production: 26th
  • SDG 14, Life Below Water: 29th
  • SDG 16, Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions: 16th

UCC President Professor John O’Halloran, said: “I am delighted that once again the THE World Impact Ranking has recognised the hard work undertaken by our students and staff towards making UCC a world leader in sustainability.

“Impact is at the heart of everything we do at UCC and central to our strategic plan which we launched in 2023. It proudly states our ambition to explicitly link our teaching and research to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and our consistent strong showings in these annual rankings are proof of our efforts.”

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