Global Goals

• NICRE research with Landworkers’ Alliance to develop sustainable rural food systems among local micro-businesses

• Opportunities for students to get involved in nature-based wellbeing and gardening activities through our student-led Live Smart initiative
• Health and wellbeing promotion for students through Student Minds mental health charter and for staff with Healthy Workplaces award

• New Sustainability Strategy with goal of 100% integration of Education for Sustainability across our curriculum to reach all learners

• Delivery of Education for Sustainability in courses to equip learners with sustainability knowledge and skills relevant to their specialism

• Sustainability action research projects with European schools and linked publication on sustainability competence development

• Sanctuary Scholarships made available for students of vulnerable status from developing countries to improve access to education

• Ongoing support to our Decolonising Learning initiative recognising the role of culture in achieving sustainable and equitable development

• Commitment to national ‘Can’t Buy My Silence’ campaign to better protect people experiencing sexual harassment and misconduct

• £4.5m project funding for energy efficiency improvements across our estate including new City Campus refurbishment in Gloucester

• £4.5m project funding for heating replacements to upgrade gas boilers to heat pumps at Francis Close Hall and Oxstalls campuses:

£3.3m on the item for City campus
£1.2m on the item for heat pumps

• Urban Greening research with Cheltenham Zero initiative to improve biodiversity planning and delivery in local urban spaces
• ROBUST research project for more connected rural-urban policy development on infrastructure, food systems and flood management

• New Sustainability Strategy with environmental management targets reset to achieve further improvements on use of natural resources
• Green Gown Highly Commended award for sustainability reporting and development of new digital sustainability report
• Live Smart student programme producing communications and raising awareness of sustainable lifestyles in harmony with nature

• Achievement of 90/100 ‘Leading the Way’ status in the UK Carbon Targets assessment run by Students Organising for Sustainability UK

• University-wide sustainability learning and engagement programme to educate and raise awareness on climate change and ecological damage

• Collaborative events with local and regional partners to share knowledge and support delivery on ‘net zero’ carbon emissions

• Student-led initiative with Woodland Trust to plant 105 native tree species at Park and Oxstalls campuses to improve biodiversity

• New University Strategic Plan with Sustainability as 1 of 4 cross-cutting strategic ambitions to increase our whole-system sustainability impact
• Achievement of Fairtrade University status under new accreditation with Fairtrade Foundation and SOS-UK through student-led audit
• New Sustainability Strategy carbon emissions targets aligned with commitment to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2030

• Commitment to maintain UNU Regional Centre of Expertise for university-community learning partnerships in sustainability

• Highly Commended in UK Green Gown awards for Radical Sustainability university-industry sustainability partnership outcomes

• Development of new progress measurement approach for higher education courses to support mainstreaming of sustainability education

• Finalist in UK Green Gown awards for Live Smart student partnership initiative to engage students in sustainability action and learning

• Changemakers Summit speed-learning in sustainability delivered to 120 young people from all 10 secondary schools in Cheltenham