New ideas and innovative thinking can help make sense of even the most complex issues. The global climate crisis has inspired many of our students to address sustainability through their work, and as a University we’ve placed the need to live and teach more sustainably at the centre of our mission.
In 2019, we were ranked 19th in the People and Planet Green League with a 1st class result. You can see the breakdown of our score on the People and Planet website.
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Climate Emergency Network
Our response to one of the most urgent problems facing society and the planet.
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Sustainable learning, teaching and research
How our academic operations reflect our ecological responsibilities.
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Carnival of Crisis
Get involved in our events season.
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Staff and student engagement
How to get involved in sustainability at UAL.
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Sachi Patil, MA Graphic Communication Design
Climate Community
Join the UAL Climate Emergency Network.
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Policies and sustainable documentation
Policies, strategies and other documentation.
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Contacts and how to get involved
Who to contact in the UAL sustainability team and opportunities for staff and students.
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Carbon dashboard
Take a look at our electricity, gas and water consumption, and waste production.
Sustainability stories
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unbauhaus: a collective UAL response to New European Bauhaus
unbauhaus is UAL's collective response to the European Commission’s New European Bauhaus (NEB). Sharing a range of critical and creative perspectives on NEB’s values – ‘beautiful, sustainable, inclusive’.
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UAL pledges bold action to reach comprehensive net zero by 2040
UAL is leading the way for higher education in the UK with a bold pledge to achieve net zero across our total carbon footprint by 2040 - accelerating our response to the climate emergency. It covers the university’s full indirect emissions,
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Green Week 2020
This Green week we’ll be taking the opportunity to talk about ‘everyday sustainability’ and what you can do to make a big difference in moving UAL to a greener place for work and study.
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Useful or Beautiful: Season 3 - Green Week 2020
Now in its third year, Useful or Beautiful is back for Green Week 2020 (10-16 February) and we couldn’t be more excited. It’s our annual competition that challenges students and staff to take discarded materials from all around UAL and repurpose