Sustainable Education

UCL's Sustainability Strategy makes the commitment that at UCL every student will have the opportunity to study and be involved in sustainability by 2024.

Why is Sustainable Education important?

A report published in 2021 by Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS) found that 91% of students agree their place of study should actively incorporate and promote sustainable development and that 84% would like to see sustainable development activity actively incorporated and promoted through all courses.*

What is UCL doing?

We work to ensure that UCL education is a sustainable education across the curriculum, campus, and community.

UCL's Sustainable Education Steering Group has developed an approach to embedding sustainable literacy across UCL;
Learn about our impact on education from our annual report.

Meet our Students

Katie Briggs - Conservation MSc

Paul Ilzins - Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment MSc

Olive Burchill - Part-time Master of Laws

Hamnah Shakeel, Geography BA

Sustainable Education Initiatives

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Welcome and Inductions

We introduce new students to topics of sustainability at the beginning of their university journey.

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Staff Resources

We provide resources for staff to embed sustainability into the classroom and to connect with each other.

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Teaching and Learning on Campus

We offer opportunities to students and staff to solve real-life sustainability challenges on campus with a Living Lab Project.

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Student Sustainability Hub

Explore student activities from climate societies, to UCL's Student Sustainability Council and Ambassador scheme.

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Shaping the Debate

The UCL Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education is transforming curricula external to UCL.

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Climate Education

A UCL education is a climate education. Find out about the climate modules you can study.

Want to study Sustainability at UCL?

UCL has nearly 200 modules related to sustainability with more being added each term.

> Search UCL's Module Catalogue

Sustainable Education Network

UCL has launched a network for academics to connect and share best practice on Sustainable Education.

* Sustainability Skills Survey 2020-1