New Year and a new book idea? 📖🤔 Send your book proposals to me, Dr Clare Noone, Fionn Rogan or [email protected], or get in touch to chat on writing or editing a book with us. Details on the Energy, Climate and the Environment series below ⬇️ link.springer.com/series/14966

Save the date - Sat 10th Feb! To celebrate Ireland’s first female botanist & to mark International Day of Women & Girls in Science, the Ellen Hutchins Reading Room Sustainability Institute is holding an Open House! More info 👉tinyurl.com/3bercjdk SEFS@UCC UCC Research Paul Bolger

Circular Tales: A celebration of sustainability in story & song Join us for a free event of song, stories & sustainability talk in the Triskel Arts Centre , Saturday 10th February! Find out more & register here 👉tinyurl.com/mrv9km98 Paul Bolger Cliona O'Carroll Cork Folklore

🆕One-day course UCC Ireland: Sustainability in Practice for Business Kick-start your organisational and #sustainability journey. Course delivered by UCC experts and featuring guest speakers. 🗓️12 March: 9.30am-4.30pm on-site Sustainability Institute, Lee Road Information: greentechskillnet.mykademy.com/sustainability…

CAll OPEN for the SHiFT COSt Action Summer School. Our SHiFT Consortium invites you to join an international group of changemakers and have a meaningful experience in the vibrant and creative city of Berlin. SHiFT COST Action COST APPLY until 7 March 2024 👇

📢Postgraduate Research Opportunities: Fully-funded 4-year PhD and 2-year MSc studentship on grassland ecology and conservation in #Ireland funded by Eli Lilly and Company PhD: ucc.ie/en/hr/vacancie… MSc: ucc.ie/en/hr/vacancie… Closing date: 26 Feb

Michael Alcorn kicks off a full day of presentations & performances at #Reach24 Sustainability in the Arts Festival. "We need to tell a compelling story on our global challenges"

Wonderful workshop Sustainability Institute yesterday on "Reimagining Higher Education in light of Crises of Unsustainability" with Derek Gladwin, Naoko Ellis, Gemma O'Sullivan and facilitated by Ed Byrne. We need to cultivate a fertile soil for transdiciplinary education. tinyurl.com/ytkcwynu

Many congratulations to ERI Director, Prof Brian O'Gallachoir, on receiving the inaugural Irish Times Positive Impact Award. Well deserved recognition for his leadership on energy modelling, climate action, and community engagement. Well done Brian!!

Delighted to see Prof Brian O'Gallachoir's climate research & engagement recognised in new The Irish Times award. It demonstrates the research, teaching and practice we undertake within Irish universities is making a real difference to the lives of others. Many congratulations Brian!

The Research Support Person of the Year is Dr Sonia Monteiro. Sonia’s support led to awards to ERI researchers of €5m in 2023, with 7 researchers awarded €3.2m in the EPA Research Call, making UCC the highest performing institute in Ireland in this call. #UCCResearchAwards

It is so richly deserved Sonia. Thanks for all your amazing work and support for Sustainability Institute. We are fortunate to have you as part of the ERI team.

Many congratulations Aaron. Well deserved.

Interested in #institutionalisation of interdisciplinarity? Check out i2insights.org/category/main-…, especially revisiting this great i2Insights contribution by Paul Bolger on role of institutes i2insights.org/2021/11/16/ins… #I2Sresources

In my column today I explore the parallels between our approach to public health and the climate crisis. We should draw lessons from successful and popular health measures, like the smoking ban. irishtimes.com/environment/cl…

Researchers need to work closely with farming communities to reduce Ireland's greenhouse emissions. As #Ploughing2024 gets underway, Paul Bolger shares 5 research partnerships with Irish farmers. rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

We are delighted to partner with Cork Chamber Waterford Chamber on this Introduction to Sustainability in Business microcredential UCC Ireland SEFS@UCC. A key goal is to help business develop a science based sustainability action plan for their organisation. Prof. Sarah Culloty Brian O Gallachoir John O'Halloran

Dr Kian Mintz Woo UCC Philosophy UCC Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences Sustainability Institute UCC Ireland talks about how philosophy can help to create a shared language for climate justice theconversation.com/climate-scienc… via The Conversation