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In July we hosted partners from University of the Arts London (UAL) and King’s College London (KCL) for a productive two day immersive methodology workshop at University of Gloucestershire (UOG) for our pioneering project ‘Students driving curriculum quality for...

As part of our strategy to cut carbon emissions and be Net Zero by 2030, the University has carried out work this year at FCH and Oxstalls to slash the amount of carbon associated with heating our campuses.  Having secured a £1.2 million grant from the Salix Public...

The collaborative project ‘Empowering ChangeMakers’ by Cheltenham Education Partnership, University of Gloucestershire sustainability team and School of Education is a finalist in the Green Gown Awards 2022, recognising the transformative impact of this learning...

This month the University of Gloucestershire and Students’ Union have been accredited to the new Fairtrade University award. We gained an extra one-star bonus, recognising our significant efforts to embed policies that ensure trade justice and ethical procurement and...

Staff throughout the University of Gloucestershire are leading sustainability change through action, research, education and practice. We're always so pleased to celebrate and shine a light on the many achievements of our colleagues.The sustainability award category...

This month, we’ve delivered a transformative and inspiring sustainability summit for over 120 secondary school students from across Cheltenham.  Joining forces with the University’s School of Education and the Cheltenham Education Partnership (CEP) we delivered an...

University of Gloucestershire is one of the first universities in the UK to secure funding linked to our commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals. The University has secured £29million in ESG linked loans from Barclays that will contribute to...

We are inspired and so proud to see the sustainability changes being led at University of Gloucestershire by our students and each year we celebrate them at the annual Students' Union Gnomie Awards. The Green Gnome in the SU student awards recognises all round...

The Edible Garden at FCH Campus is a hidden gem; it's an oasis for students and members of our local community to come together, connect with nature, and grow and harvest crops at relaxed weekly gardening sessions. This year has been prosperous for the Edible Garden....

Staff and students at the University of Gloucestershire are making waves in sustainability and pioneering for change – and we’re excited to share them in our latest Annual Sustainability Report 2020-2021.  Sharing performance metrics and celebrating some of our many...

As part of the launch for our QAA-funded collaborative project ‘Students driving curriculum quality for Sustainability’, the UOG team met with the QAA Strategic Student Advisory Committee.  The project purpose is to ensure student views on the depth and quality of...

Student-led action has resulted in an ecological boost to University of Gloucestershire campuses with 105 native trees planted.  Third-year Geography student, Will Weaving, has a great love of nature and trees and was motivated to graduate this summer leaving a legacy...

University of Gloucestershire has secured a significant government grant to help deliver an ambitious heat decarbonisation project at its new City Campus. The development of the former Debenhams store in Gloucester city centre into a modern teaching and learning...

As pioneers in Education for Sustainability (EfS), we are delighted to have secured funding to lead a ground-breaking project with King’s College London and University of the Arts London that will drive curriculum quality for sustainability across the Higher Education...

Thank you to everyone who completed our 2021-22 Travel Survey. We are delighted to announce the winners of our prize draw as below, along with details of their prizes. Students 1st - Caitlin Blue (iPad) 2nd - Haleemah Jamil (£100 Ethical Superstore voucher) 3rd -...

In a new collaborative project, we’ve teamed up with the University’s School of Education and Cheltenham Education Partnership (CEP) to deliver a transformative and inspiring event that will support sustainability action and learning across 10 secondary schools in...

Universities have a critical role in tackling the climate emergency, having led pioneering research into the causes and effects of climate change, sharing expertise with government, businesses and local communities. This month, ahead of COP26, Universities UK (UUK)...

The University has been shortlisted for all three categories entered in the Green Gown Awards UK and Ireland. The awards recognise sustainability excellence in further and higher education institutions across a range of categories and are increasingly competitive each...

Thread Counts, one of the University’s Learning Innovation for Tomorrow (LIFT) projects led by the School of Education with Fashion Design, has been empowering secondary school students to train their teachers in sustainable fashion. In collaboration with Cheltenham...

Congratulations to the School of Education and Humanities who were awarded winners in the Next Generation Learning and Skills category (large institute) at the International Green Gown Awards this month for their research project ‘A Rounder Sense of Purpose (RSP).’...

We are incredibly proud of the sustainability changes being led by our staff and students across the University and always enjoy celebrating these at the annual staff and student awards. Staff winners The sustainability award category in the staff awards recognises...

The Edible Garden, located behind Shaftsbury Hall at FCH Campus, has been a tranquil space for students, staff and members of the community since it’s creation, but even more so over the last 12 months due to the pressures of the pandemic. Supported by funding from...

We’re proud to release our Annual Sustainability Report for 2019-2020 which shares performance and celebrates achievements, across all aspects of sustainability in the life of our university. This is the 4th report on delivery of the University’s Sustainability...

A project aimed at putting sustainability at the heart of the curriculum, that reached thousands of teachers throughout Europe, secured award success for the University of Gloucestershire last night (24 March) at the 'Green Gown Awards, UK & Ireland'. The awards...

Thank you to everyone who completed the recent travel survey and congratulations to our 6 lucky winners! Staff First prize Atique Miah (winner of an iPad) –based at Park and Oxstalls Second prize (winner of £100 Ethical Store voucher) – Jacob Law – based at Oxstalls...

The University’s student-led Live Smart programme has been recognised as an ‘Outstanding Flagship Project’ by the United Nations University’s Institute of Advanced Studies in Sustainability. The Live Smart programme was created by the University Sustainability Team in...

“This is the most significant decade in our lifetimes.” But how can we become part of the solution to climate change, and not the problem? In uncertain times, Dr Jane Davidson explored how we all have our part to play in protecting future generations at this year’s...

The University of Gloucestershire and our creative partner Waterfall have been awarded Best Green/Sustainable Campaign at the Northern Marketing Awards 2020 for our Who Cares? campaign​. Judges described the campaign as refreshing and disruptive in its aim to 'kill...

The 2019 Environment Bill has focused minds on the ambition for ‘Net Zero’ carbon reduction that covers all our direct and indirect emissions. The Net Zero challenge is complex and requires fundamental adaptation but this is an imperative that no individual or...

The Oxstalls biodiversity project partially-funded by the European Regional Development Fund has won a ‘nature-based solutions’ award from the Countryside Charity Gloucestershire (CPRE). The joint award is between the University of Gloucestershire and Gloucester City...

We want to find out how you are travelling to and between campuses, to help you travel smarter. Smart travel could benefit your health, save you money, reduce congestion, cut carbon and improve local air quality. Take our online travel survey and tell us about your...

Do you have a meaningful mini-challenge that supports sustainability? Our student-led engagement programme, Live Smart is launching its annual community challenge which aims to help students connect with their local community and across social groups while taking...

The University has been shortlisted into the finals with all 3 categories entered for the 2020 UK Green Gown Awards. The awards recognise sustainability excellence in further and higher education institutions across a range of categories and are increasingly...

With ‘active gardening’ shown to reduce anxiety by 26% and ‘connecting with nature’ resulting in 30% more people reporting their health as ‘excellent’; getting involved in our campus community gardens and growing spaces could be the perfect way for you to boost your...

After many months away, we are looking forward to welcoming back students, staff and visitors to our beautiful campuses with their many sustainability features including rich biodiversity. Following a landscaping project in Summer 2019, partially funded by the by the...

As society attempts to re-build for a greener, fairer, more resilient economy, professional skills in sustainability are more important than ever in all career choices. We know it can be hard to understand what these skills look like in practice though. Join our...

The University’s Thread Counts initiative, led by the Fashion Design course team, has been chosen as one of 12 projects selected from the award winning initiatives of the past 5 years across the global network of UN University Regional Centres of Expertise, in a new...

Hidden behind Shaftesbury Hall at FCH, the Edible Garden provides an oasis for staff, students and the local community to grow food and work collaboratively for sustainability and wellbeing. Last year with the funding and support of the Estates and Sustainability...

The Sustainability Award category in the University’s Staff Awards recognises colleagues whose contributions are making the university an innovative environment for learning, collaboration and practice in sustainability The following staff were shortlisted finalists...

We’re proud to release the Annual Sustainability Report for 2018-2019 which shares performance and celebrates achievements, across all aspects of sustainability in the life of our university. This year’s report is our first digital only ASR, in support of the bold...

Dr Alex Ryan and Miriam Webb collaborated with Yolande Booyse, President of the students’ Green Team, to deliver a workshop on engaging people in system change for the Climate Action Lab hosted by Hawkwood College in Stroud. The event in March 2020 gathered...

We’re proud to share news that Miriam Webb, Sustainability Engagement Manager, has been chosen from hundreds of nominees as one of the ‘30 under 30’ sustainability leaders to watch for 2020, through Edie corporate sustainability. 30 under 30 is a new programme to...

Partnerships are key to building a better and more prosperous future for all people and our planet (UN Global Goal 17). At UoG we host RCE Severn – one of the Regional Centres of Expertise in Sustainability Education - a global network co-ordinated through the United...

2019 saw the rise of a clear youth voice for sustainability on the public stage as well as the growth of sustainability focus in the international student community. The 2018 NUS skills survey saw 86% of 6000 UK students calling for universities to actively build...

The University’s ‘Radical Sustainability’ masterclass event with corporate sustainability leaders, Interface, has been recognised as an Outstanding Flagship Project by the United Nations University’s Institute of Advanced Studies in Sustainability. The UNU-IAS...

Following success topping the UK University Sustainability League (People and Planet 2019), the University was invited to take centre stage in Edie’s Sustainable Business Covered podcast. Edie are the purpose-driven business media brand that delivers events,...

University celebrates sustainability research win at the Green Gown Awards 2019 The university has won the Green Gown Award for Research with Impact, in recognition of the work of Professor Adam Hart and Professor Anne Goodenough to develop low-cost thermal imaging...

The climate agenda is rising fast with the recent youth-led action, as well as declarations, targets and plans emerging from governments, businesses and organisations in all sectors. In our sector, we are seeing an increasing momentum for universities to take more...

Thank you to everyone who completed the recent travel survey and congratulations to our 6 lucky winners! Staff First prize Anton Brady (winner of an iPad) –based at Park Second prize (winner of £100 BaxterStorey voucher) – Anne Dawson based at Park Third Prize (winner...

Do you have a meaningful mini-challenge that supports sustainability? Our student-led engagement programme, Live Smart is launching its new community challenge which aims to help students connect with their local community and across social groups while taking local...

Dr Alex Ryan - Director of Sustainability, and Miriam Webb – Sustainability Engagement Manager joined 12 RCEs from 10 countries across Europe to share curriculum development and community collaboration projects for sustainability at the RCE Europe conference in...

We are incredibly proud of the changes being led by our academic teams and professional services departments to deliver our sustainability goals. The Sustainability Award category in the University’s Staff Awards recognises colleagues whose contributions are making...

The University’s Annual Sustainability Report for 2017-2018 has now been published following approval by UEC and Council. It shows our performance against the targets we have set for limiting our negative impacts as well as increasing our positive impacts through...

In 2019, the University hosted an exclusive event to advance sustainability as critical to the future of business in partnership with Interface, corporate sustainability pioneers who placed 3rd in the 2018 Globescan sustainability leaders survey. 25 companies took...

One of the University’s LIFT: Learning Innovation for Tomorrow projects has been recognised by the United Nations University’s international network of centres of expertise in sustainability education.“Festival Experiences for the Global Goals: The pop-up...

The first theme of our new Live Smart programme aimed to help students travel smarter – improving wellbeing, saving money and reducing the University’s scope 3 carbon emissions. The theme ran through October in tandem with our Annual Travel Survey and as part of our...

We’re really pleased to share news that the University was Highly Commended (runner up) for Outstanding Leadership Team of the Year at the Green Gown Awards 2018.The shortlisted finalists each had to make a team presentation on the night, to showcase the way that...

We want to find out how you are travelling to and between campuses, to help you travel smarter. Smart travel could benefit your health, save you money, reduce congestion, cut carbon and improve local air quality. Take our online travel survey and tell us about your...

Be part of a team to develop and deliver a new project that benefits students and makes a difference to the local and global community We have 4 exciting new paid opportunities to join the Live Smart team - closing date 9am Friday 28th September: Events Co-ordinator ...

The University has been shortlisted for both its submissions to this year’s UK Green Gown Awards. The awards recognise sustainability excellence in further and higher education institutions across a range of categories and are increasingly competitive each year. This...

We are pleased to share news of the Sustainability Service Awards for 2018, made to colleagues nominated by Heads of School and Heads of Department, for their notable contributions to sustainability at the University. Four awards were made, with presentations by Karen...

Happy 10th Birthday, FCH Edible Garden! Such a pleasure to celebrate with you today and present an award to St Paul's Road Area Residents Association - SPRA for their long dedication to this community-University collaborative project at the University of...

The Sustainability Team was pleased to win Outstanding Team at the University of Gloucestershire staff awards at the end of May. Praised for our collaboration, it's a real pleasure to work with such a range of inspiring colleagues across the University to drive change...

The challenges that face the RCE Severn region in the next few decades also bring opportunities to advance on sustainability. You are warmly invited to join our RCE Severn Forum to explore how we can improve sustainability in our regions by 2050. The Forum aims to...

In brilliant sunshine on May 7th 40 final year Events Management and Performing Arts students delivered a pop-up events experience for festival-goers, exploring the Sustainable Development Goals as part of Cheltenham Jazz Festival, creating over 800 interactions with...

The University has taken the decision to fully divest from fossil fuel extraction companies with immediate effect. It follows a review of the University’s Ethical Investment Policy, concerns of staff and students and a decision to support the Students' Union campaign...

The LIFT LAB celebrates the range of projects funded in the University’s LIFT: Learning Innovation for Tomorrow programme this year. LIFT supports staff to change their academic practice, inspired by Education for Sustainability (EfS). 10 new projects across 7...

We were delighted to welcome Caplor Horizons to facilitate an action-packed workshop with a range of individuals and third sector organisations from across the RCE Severn region, including Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, Vision 21, Gloucester Rugby, and Bromford...

The University has now received its formal certification onto the ISO 14001: 2015 environmental management standard, following a 2 year transition overseen by Estates and Sustainability. Professor David James, as executive lead on sustainability, presented the new...

The University's new look Annual Sustainability Report (ASR) for 2016-2017 has been released today following approval by the University Executive Committee. Using infographics and stories, it shows the performance data and key achievements from the past academic year,...

Two of the University’s LIFT: Learning Innovation for Tomorrow 2016/17 projects have been recognized at an international level. The United Nations University's international network of centres of expertise in sustainability education has recognized the projects as...

Great result at last night’s Green Gown Awards with 2 of our finalists highly commended. Huge congratulations to: Robin Hare, Procurement and Contracts Manager, for leading the sustainable procurement initiative that has raised the stakes to improve our supply chain,...

The University has been awarded First Class honours and jumped up 6 places to 2nd position in the 2017 People & Planet University League published today. The league ranks all HE institutions against a set of criteria that takes in all aspects of their...

Dr Alex Ryan, Director of Sustainability joined the opening panel at the international Sustainable Development Summit at the University of Hamburg (on September 26th), in conjunction with the Copernicus Alliance. The event drew participants from universities across...

We want to find out how you are travelling to and between campuses, to help you travel smarter. Smart travel could benefit your health, save you money, reduce congestion, cut carbon and improve local air quality. Take our online travel survey and tell us about your...

Dr Alex Ryan has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship from the HEA. These highly competitive fellowships are awarded to leading University educators across the UK based on selection by expert peers. Alex leads the University's sustainability strategy and LIFT:...

We are delighted to announce the University has been shortlisted in all 3 categories entered for the UK Green Gown Awards this year: Facilities and Services – Sustainable Procurement project – Robin Hare and Sustainability Team Sustainability Champion – Dr Michelle...

We celebrated national Go Green Week with a series of fun, participatory events for staff and students. Activities connected with a different theme each day, and our social media channels showcased sustainability practice and education projects, within the University...

The University of Gloucestershire features in a new research paper by the Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges (EAUC) looking at a whole-institution approach to sustainability. The paper called ‘Next Generation Sustainability Strategy and Structure’...

As part of the University Festival, this year’s Sustainability Showcase celebrated the new round of LIFT: Learning Innovation for Tomorrow Projects. LIFT is the University’s pedagogical innovation programme, led by the Sustainability Team in partnership with the...

At our showcase event we presented Sustainability Service Awards to two colleagues who were nominated by their heads of department for contributing significantly to the sustainability programme: Andy Simpson (professional services) Dr Michelle Williams (academic...