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Staff and students engaging with media and art around the Rights of Nature

SSRP Week exhibition highlights importance of arts and media for sustainability

8 December 2022

Recent �鶹ӳ�� Humanities Lab event officially welcomes Media, Arts & Humanities as a partner school to the �鶹ӳ�� Sustainability Research Programme

Boosting Biodiversity on Campus

2 December 2022

Professor Dave Goulson & Dr Beth Nicholls explain the importance of increasing biodiversity.

Students walk through Falmer courtyard at dusk, with one side of Falmer House in the background. Most of the windows are dark, with just a couple of rooms that have lights on.

Seize the Switch: Save Energy

16 November 2022

Join the Seize the Switch campaign to help all of us to make real change – both for the planet and for your energy bills.

�鶹ӳ�� launches consultation on setting aside up to half of its campus to nature

9 November 2022

�鶹ӳ�� launches consultation on how much of campus to set aside for nature and publishes Annual Sustainability & Sustainable Development Goals Report.

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�鶹ӳ�� rides high in new world sustainability rankings

26 October 2022

Initiatives to enhance sustainability efforts across the university have been recognised in the QS World University Ranking: Sustainability 2023.

Do you want to win a free bike worth £300?

20 October 2022

Sign up to EcoGo today for the chance to win a Tiger Origami folding bike, and earn daily points for money off in some of your favourite shops.

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Time for action: SSRP Week kickstarts new phase for sustainability research with impact

20 October 2022

Coinciding with COP27, the �鶹ӳ�� Sustainability Research Programme is hosting an exciting week of events in November celebrating its Phase II launch

Take 5 minutes to fill in the Energy Insights survey today!

20 October 2022

Join students and staff in sharing your views on energy and helping us to develop better plans for saving energy and the planet together.

Lucy Owen-Collins wears a flowery top and smiles at the camera in an outdoors setting

Local Nursery run by �鶹ӳ�� Alumnus is named ‘Nursery of The Year 2022’

13 October 2022

The forest kindergarten of Early Years Education MA alumnus and �鶹ӳ�� partner, Lucy Owen-Collins, has been crowned 'Nursery of the Year 2022'.

Territorial rights of Amazonian group underway to be officially recognised

7 October 2022

Work by �鶹ӳ�� researchers leads to first step in the Amawaka community of Alto Esperanza gaining official recognition of their territorial rights.

�鶹ӳ�� exhibition marks culmination of Sustainable Futures project

3 October 2022

�鶹ӳ�� project focused on inspiring students from diverse backgrounds to engage with sustainability issues reaches climax with exhibition on campus.

Landscape image of coffee plantations in the region of Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica.

International Coffee Day: SSRP researchers seek to improve communication between coffee producers and technicians

30 September 2022

New report outlines recommendations to improve Costa Rican Coffee Institute’s communication efforts and enhance farm productivity and sustainability

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Government not fulfilling commitments to create a sustainable and fairer society says leading UK business network

28 September 2022

Urgent action is needed for the UK to achieve commitments to end poverty, inequalities, and reduce the risks of climate change and ecological decline

A close up of a field of wheat in the sunlight

New paper calls for coherent rights-based approach to tackling malnutrition

22 September 2022

Joint University of Zambia, �鶹ӳ�� and IDS research explores the ‘right to nutrition’ in its social, legal and political context

An image of a critically endangered frog species of Ecuador's Intag Valley

New ‘Rights of Nature’ case will have major implications for protected forest and indigenous lands

21 September 2022

A �鶹ӳ�� conservation biologist addresses urgent climate and biodiversity crisis in Ecuador in another landmark Rights of Nature case.

Students at welcome week 2021 stand with litter pickers and Surfers against sewage bags, in front of Palace Pier

Get involved in Sustainability at Welcome Week 2022

15 September 2022

Sign up for our exciting sustainability Welcome Week activities to meet like-minded students and hear about opportunities to protect the environment!

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Help save money and the planet by signing up for EcoGo today

14 September 2022

Sign up for EcoGo by 31 October and you could win a free bike, plus save money on local shops and experiences.

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PRME report highlights Business School’s commitment to responsible management education

16 August 2022

The �鶹ӳ�� Business School has published its latest report on how it implements the Principles of Responsible Management Education.

A close up of a bumblebee on wild clary, which is purple in colour

New online resource can help users ‘bee’ friendly when it comes to planting for pollinators

10 August 2022

An online database developed at the �鶹ӳ�� could help the public understand how to plant for pollinators and support biodiversity.

View of campus with green, leafy tree in front of a building

New pay uplift to be implemented from 1 August 2022

29 July 2022

On 1 August 2022, the University will be implementing the pay uplift recently proposed by The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA)