Our staff have a wealth of expertise in sustainability research, net zero technologies, social impact and strategies to address environmental challenges. Across all our campuses, our professional services and academic teams play a pivotal role in developing and implementing sustainable practices within the university.

Through bi-annual surveys, we monitor our staff perceptions of sustainability and how we can help embed a sustainable ethos in their areas. We identified key sustainability themes from these surveys which will shape the sustainability engagement programme, including food, fashion, travel, and heat and energy

To recognise the importance of sustainability to our community, we have created the Sustainability Champion Award to celebrate outstanding efforts made throughout our community by individuals or teams to champion a sustainable future through leading by example. Additionally, the Sustainable Futures Award within the Principal’s Research Impact and Engagement Awards, recognises teams with outstanding achievement, innovation and creativity in finding research impact through the application of new technologies and approaches to sustainability challenges.

Both awards celebrate the variety of approaches that can be taken to support and enable our community to become more sustainable, whether through changing everyday habits to reduce our environmental impact or through pioneering technological advancement to enable innovative solutions. All approaches assist our University in fulfilling its 10 institutional commitments to become an environmentally sustainable global university.

Our community

Find out about our sustainability efforts in our global communities

Community engagement

Student action