Reflections on the Teaching and Learning Conference – Sustainability in Education
May 16, 2025
In April 2025, the University of Nottingham held its annual Teaching and Learning Conference, this year with a focus on: The Future of Education for Sustainable Development: Engaging Students and Empowering Educators. The conference highlighted the critical role of education in addressing global environmental and social challenges, empowering students and educators alike to lead in …
How our research underlines our commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
May 15, 2025
Professor Sarah Metcalfe is Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange at the University of Nottingham. We’re proud to be recognised among the world’s top higher education institutions for our efforts in environmental sustainability, being placed in the Top 200 in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024. These global rankings evaluate more than 2,000 …
Education for Sustainable Development at University of Nottingham Malaysia
May 14, 2025
Dr Subarna Sivapalan, Associate Dean, Research and Knowledge Exchange Co-Chair, UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development The University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) has demonstrated a sustained commitment to education for sustainable development, aligning its initiatives with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the University of Nottingham sustainability agenda. Sustainability and education for sustainable …
Chancellor Baroness Lola Young on the importance of connecting with nature during Sustainability Action Week 2025
May 12, 2025
The University of Nottingham Campus is expansive and strikingly ‘rural’ in spite of being so close to the bustling City of Nottingham. When I first started visiting the university, I was immediately drawn to the various routes—the greener the better—to different facilities and offices. Let’s take the longest route, I would say to whoever accompanied …
The Sustainability Challenge – Day Five
March 23, 2024
The Sustainability Challenge – part of Sustainability Action Week – sees us invite some of our senior leaders to spend the week living as sustainably as possible. It gives them the opportunity to reflect on their experience and share their thoughts with our community. This year our chancellor, Baroness Lola Young, has taken on the …
The Sustainability Challenge 2024 – Day Four
March 22, 2024
The Sustainability Challenge – part of Sustainability Action Week – sees us invite some of our senior leaders to spend the week living as sustainably as possible. It gives them the opportunity to reflect on their experience and share their thoughts with our community. This year our chancellor, Baroness Lola Young, has taken on the …
The Sustainability Challenge 2024 – Day Three
March 20, 2024
The Sustainability Challenge – part of Sustainability Action Week – sees us invite some of our senior leaders to spend the week living as sustainably as possible. It gives them the opportunity to reflect on their experience and share their thoughts with our community. This year our chancellor, Baroness Lola Young, has been taking on …
Learn about the science behind climate change with Climate Fresk
February 12, 2024
Want to help tackle climate change but don’t have the time to become a climate scientist? In January, students and staff at UoN took part in a Climate Fresk workshop to explore the fundamental science behind climate change in an interactive and collaborative way. There are more chances to take part throughout the Spring. What …