What's on

Friday, 27 March 2020

An opportunity for all University staff and students to feedback on proposed actions to reduce University business travel emissions.

Monday, 23 March 2020

An opportunity for all University staff and students to feedback on proposed actions to reduce University business travel emissions.

Thursday, 5 March 2020

Can a globalised food system ever be truly ethical? Join us for the film screening, Q&A and chocolate tasting.

Wednesday, 19 February 2020

Sold out, waiting list only. Effective communication is an essential part of making sustainable change, yet it's often something individuals and organisations get wrong.

Wednesday, 29 January 2020

A chance for practitioners and academics to share sector knowledge and explore possible research or practice opportunities with our current MSc students.

Wednesday, 22 January 2020

You're invited to our next Sustainability Champions Network event.

Tuesday, 3 December 2019

You're invited to our next Sustainability Champions Network event.

Wednesday, 13 November 2019

A joyful message of hope for a better, greener and more sustainable future.

Tuesday, 5 November 2019

How do we ensure our food system provides easy access to nutritious and sustainable food for all while protecting our natural resources, animals and people? 

Wednesday, 30 October 2019

In the coming decades, we need to ensure that 10 billion people sharing the Earth will have enough to eat.

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

Carbon emissions from travel, especially from air travel, are becoming more widely deliberated across our society. As companies and organisations grow internationally, travel is seen as an integral tool for success.

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

Join us for the student launch event of the University's new Sustainability Champions Network.

Friday, 11 October 2019

How will climate change effect the world’s poorest communities? What does climate change mean for those living in poverty in the UK? How can we approach climate justice at the international, national and local scale?

Wednesday, 9 October 2019

Inspired by Naomi Klein’s eponymous book, This Changes Everything makes the powerful case that responding to the climate crisis may be the best chance we’ve ever had to demand – and build – a better world.

Tuesday, 8 October 2019

Friday, 4 October 2019

Join us for a welcome reception to meet fellow students, academic and professional services staff and local community members. Hear more about sustainability at Edinburgh and ways you can get involved, make connections and really get the most out of this year.

Friday, 27 September 2019

This inspiring documentary follows passionate teenage innovators heading to the largest convening of high school scientists in the world, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).

Thursday, 26 September 2019

The Department for Social Responsibility & Sustainability has launched an exciting new network of Sustainability Champions at the University of Edinburgh. We are kicking things off with a launch event!

Friday, 20 September 2019

Join us to learn more about the climate crisis, how it impacts the University, how the University is responding and what you can do to get involved.

Friday, 20 September 2019

Staff and students are invited to learn more about the University’s response to the climate emergency and share their own thoughts on the University’s approach to the climate crisis.

Friday, 20 September 2019

Staff and students are invited to learn more about the University’s response to the climate emergency and share their own thoughts on the University’s approach to the climate crisis.

Friday, 20 September 2019

Staff and students are invited to learn more about the University’s response to the climate emergency and share their own thoughts on the University’s approach to the climate crisis.

Friday, 20 September 2019

Staff and students are invited to learn more about the University’s response to the climate emergency and share their own thoughts on the University’s approach to the climate crisis.

Friday, 20 September 2019

Staff and students are invited to learn more about the University’s response to the climate emergency and share their own thoughts on the University’s approach to the climate crisis.

Thursday, 22 August 2019

Engage with your environmental impact through sustainability games, led by our Department's Engagement Team.

Thursday, 15 August 2019

Do you want to live a more sustainable lifestyle, but are unsure how? Our Department's Communications Team is running a sustainability advice day.

Thursday, 8 August 2019

Find out more about the University's work with the local community from our Department's Community Engagement Team.

Monday, 5 August 2019

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. This two-part event starts with a short presentation on festival sustainability and ends with an open workshop for sewing and repair skills!

Thursday, 1 August 2019

Chat with our Programmes Team about all things festival sustainability. We will have information on initiatives, events, materials, and shows related to sustainability in this year’s festival.

Thursday, 18 July 2019

Taking part in the 2019 Sustainability Awards? Come along to the summer networking meet up for Office and Lab teams.

Tuesday, 16 July 2019

It’s time for the sizzling summer Energy Coordinator Meetup, but this time will be a little different. Open to staff Energy Coordinators only - please get in touch if you are interested in joining the network.

Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Going for Gold in this year's Office Awards? Then attend this workshop to find out how to create a successful Gold project.

Thursday, 2 May 2019

Join Christopher Cooke and Sheila Cooke from Land and Livestock Management for Life (3LM), the UK hub of the Savory Network, to talk to us about regenerative agriculture and how careful management using grazing ruminants could rebuild our soils- sequestering carbon, reducing flooding and reviving entire ecosystems.

Wednesday, 1 May 2019

Take part in the Sustainability Awards 2019! This workshop will give you an overview of how to participate and how to succeed in achieving an Award.

Saturday, 6 April 2019

Part of the Edinburgh Science Festival. Join us as some of our brightest and bravest thinkers let their most challenging sustainability ideas loose on the public!

Thursday, 28 March 2019

Since 2010, The University of Edinburgh’s Sustainability Awards has offered staff and students a structured way to make their place of work and study more socially responsible and sustainable.

Monday, 4 March 2019 - Friday, 15 March 2019

Check out the Second Chancers audio exhibition on the University of Edinburgh's central campus! Make sure you download the app, and bring your own headphones, if you can!

Tuesday, 12 March 2019

Is Scotland's justice system good enough at preventing and reducing offending? Join Kirstie (a 'Second Chancer'), Karyn McCluskey (Chief Executive, Community Justice Scotland) and Lesley McAra (Chair of Penology, The University of Edinburgh) to discuss and decide.

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

The Visions for Change event series examines topical environmental and social issues making the headlines, and considers the changes being made by individuals, organizations and whole countries to create a more socially responsible and sustainable global society.

Wednesday, 13 February 2019

Want a career in sustainability and the environment? Join us for Careers in Sustainability!

Monday, 11 February 2019

We’ve teamed up with the Careers Service to give you the opportunity to take part in an exciting variety of events across campus and online. Hear first-hand from industry professionals on what it is like to work in the sustainable and environmental sectors.

Tuesday, 5 February 2019

The Visions for Change event series examines topical environmental and social issues making the headlines, and considers the changes being made by individuals, organizations and whole countries to create a more socially responsible and sustainable global society.

Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Want to improve student employability, make useful connections and share sector knowledge...?

Wednesday, 23 January 2019

This session will bring together staff and students from across the College of Science and Engineering who have an interest in Social Responsibility and Sustainability (SRS) issues.

Wednesday, 5 December 2018

Featuring fresh ingredients, delicious snacks and passionate producers. Come grab some quality food to show your support for independent local traders.

Wednesday, 21 November 2018

The global expansion of fracking could serve to provide energy security and carbon emission cuts which dwarf those of the last gas boom. Unfortunately, this new process, and the vast reserves of gas it makes available pose a major threat to avoiding dangerous climate change.

Wednesday, 21 November 2018

Featuring fresh ingredients, delicious snacks and passionate producers. Come grab some quality food to show your support for independent local traders.

Tuesday, 13 November 2018

Driven by the increasing threat of global climate change, there is an urgent need to rapidly decarbonise the global energy system. This lecture will identify the role that carbon capture and storage technologies can play in meeting this challenge and how identifying fingerprints in gases can help to provide secure carbon dioxide storage in the subsurface.

Wednesday, 7 November 2018

Featuring fresh ingredients, delicious snacks and passionate producers. Come grab some quality food to show your support for independent local traders

Tuesday, 6 November 2018

This lecture is about sons and fathers. Or, better, it is a lecture about father-ing: father as verb, father as something-that-happens; father as continuous event.

Tuesday, 30 October 2018

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

The University is developing a biodiversity policy and one of the pillars of that policy is well-being. This group will explore the contribution to well-being biodiversity makes in general, and on-campus specifically

Tuesday, 23 October 2018

"Man up." "Don't be such a girl." "Take it like a man"

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

Featuring fresh ingredients, delicious snacks and passionate producers. Come grab some quality food to show your support for independent local traders.

Tuesday, 16 October 2018

This lecture is not about ‘identity politics’, but ‘the politics of identity’

Tuesday, 9 October 2018

Tuesday, 2 October 2018

The immune system has a problem with ’self’. It is able to recognise an almost infinite variety of molecular structures, including the potential to respond to our own body

Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Our personal lives are key sites of consumption. How are we contributing to a more or less sustainable planet?

Thursday, 20 September 2018

Join us for a welcome reception to meet fellow postgraduate students and faculty. Hear more about GESA and ways you can get involved, make connections and really get the most out of this year.

Thursday, 6 September 2018

An invitation for our Energy Coordinator network to hear recent developments in the Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability, learn about the University’s energy projects and hear from our guest speakers. You’ll also enjoy a networking lunch with members of our team and your fellow Energy Coordinators.

Monday, 13 August 2018

This informal lunchtime session is open to all University staff and students, and members of the Students' Association. We welcome individuals to come share their experiences of working with educational organisations, including schools, nurseries, colleges, adult education and other educational organisations. Please register with the link provided.

Wednesday, 18 July 2018

The annual Resource Efficiency workshop is for anyone interested in reducing waste and using resources more effectively on University campuses.

Wednesday, 27 June 2018 - Friday, 29 June 2018

An interdisciplinary event, mobilising scholars, social movements, practitioners and members of governmental agencies, undertaking research and/or executing projects focusing on social responsibility and sustainability from across the world.

Thursday, 14 June 2018 - Friday, 15 June 2018

Join us for an absorbing design workshop taking place over two days!

Monday, 4 June 2018

Share your work and influence the future of the University's approach to community engagement

Tuesday, 29 May 2018 - Thursday, 31 May 2018

The second Planetary Health Annual Meeting in Edinburgh is to bring together new communities around the world to stimulate interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration towards ground-breaking solutions to major planetary health challenges.

Saturday, 21 April 2018

Join us for this public discussion about what Facebook has done with your personal data, and how worried you should be about it.

Saturday, 7 April 2018

Join the University of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation for an open day showcasing the latest low carbon technologies that are set to transform our future

Saturday, 7 April 2018

Join us for this stimulating panel discussion, where we will explore the impact we have on the environment around us.

Thursday, 29 March 2018

The Sustainability Awards, which have been running since 2010, offer an opportunity for staff and students to contribute towards the University of Edinburgh becoming more socially responsible and sustainable.

Monday, 26 March 2018

Disposable plastics are only used once before they are recycled or thrown away.  These single use plastics include things like soft drinks bottles, straws, coffee stirrers, water bottles and a high proportion of food packaging. 

Wednesday, 14 March 2018

Featuring fresh ingredients, delicious snacks and passionate producers. Come grab some quality groceries and show your support for independent local traders. No need to put off food shopping until the weekend - do it on campus instead!

Monday, 26 February 2018 - Sunday, 11 March 2018

Fairtrade Fortnight puts a spotlight on trade. When trade is fair it has the potential to improve the lives of the farmers and workers who grow our food. When trade is fair, it can make the world a better place.

Wednesday, 28 February 2018

Featuring fresh ingredients, delicious snacks and passionate producers. Come grab some quality groceries and show your support for independent local traders. No need to put off food shopping until the weekend - do it on campus instead!

Tuesday, 27 February 2018

This event is being rescheduled for March, this page will be updated when a new date is confirmed.

Wednesday, 21 February 2018 - Thursday, 22 February 2018

*This event has been postponed until June 2018*

This event is part of the University of Edinburgh's 2018 Festival of Creative Learning.

Join us for an absorbing design workshop taking place over two days! This event will bring University students and staff together in multi-disciplinary teams to solve a locally-based challenge: how to tackle anti-social behaviour in public space while also promoting social inclusion.

Thursday, 15 February 2018

Please note this market is taking place on a Thursday as part of the Sustain.Ed Festival. Featuring fresh ingredients, delicious snacks and passionate producers. Come grab some quality groceries and show your support for independent local traders. No need to put off food shopping until the weekend - do it on campus instead!

Wednesday, 7 February 2018

Explore the world of environmental careers by attending the flagship event of ECOweek 2018 (5 - 9 Feb).

Wednesday, 7 February 2018

Featuring fresh ingredients, delicious snacks and passionate producers. Come grab some quality groceries and show your support for independent local traders. No need to put off food shopping until the weekend - do it on campus instead!

Tuesday, 6 February 2018

Join the University of Edinburgh Chaplaincy for a workshop investigating how our personal politics - how we think, feel and interact with others - shape our understanding of and reaction to climate change.

Thursday, 1 February 2018

The UK housing crisis and homelessness is not just about housing stock, affordability and access; it is fundamentally about people. This Visions for Change event will explore Scotland’s Housing Crisis and our response to it.

Monday, 29 January 2018

A chance for practitioners and academics to share sector knowledge and explore possible research or practice opportunities. For students it's a unique opportunity to discuss their own research ideas with our academics and practitioners.

Wednesday, 24 January 2018

Featuring fresh ingredients, delicious snacks and passionate producers. Come grab some quality groceries and show your support for independent local traders. No need to put off food shopping until the weekend - do it on campus instead!

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Featuring fresh ingredients, delicious snacks and passionate producers. Come grab some quality groceries and show your support for independent local traders. No need to put off food shopping until the weekend - do it on campus instead!

Monday, 11 December 2017

We will be at Kings Buildings to share ways for staff and students to get involved with Social Responsibility and Sustainability.

Wednesday, 6 December 2017

We will be at Kings Buildings to share ways for staff and students to get involved with Social Responsibility and Sustainability.

Wednesday, 6 December 2017

Featuring fresh ingredients, delicious snacks and passionate producers. Come grab some quality groceries and show your support for independent local traders. No need to put off food shopping until the weekend - do it on campus instead!

Wednesday, 22 November 2017

Featuring fresh ingredients, delicious snacks and passionate producers. Come grab some quality groceries and show your support for independent local traders. No need to put off food shopping until the weekend - do it on campus instead!

Tuesday, 21 November 2017

Please join us for the Our Changing World Enlightenment Lecture with Roy Greenslade.

Tuesday, 14 November 2017

George Square Lecture Theatre, The University of Edinburgh, George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LD

Tuesday, 7 November 2017

George Square Lecture Theatre, The University of Edinburgh, George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LD

Tuesday, 31 October 2017

Please join us for the Our Changing World Lecture, "Immigration and the crisis of political trust", with Professor Christina Boswell.

Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Please join us for the Our Changing World Lecture, "Natural benefits: human-nature relationships in the contemporary world", with Dr Nina Morris.

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Please join us for the Our Changing World Lecture, "New phases of matter through boundaries and topology", with Dr Christopher Stock.

Wednesday, 11 October 2017

The Be Sustainable Workshop is an opportunity to learn about sustainability and social responsibility at the University.

Tuesday, 10 October 2017

Please join us for the Our Changing World Lecture, "Crossing boundaries: mental health and mental disorder, care and punishment", with Professor Lindsay Thomson.

Tuesday, 3 October 2017

Please join us for the Our Changing World Lecture, "Crossing boundaries for sustainability", with Michelle Brown.

Thursday, 28 September 2017

The Be Sustainable Workshop is an opportunity to learn about sustainability and social responsibility at the University.

Tuesday, 26 September 2017

Please join us for the Our Changing World Lecture, "Redrawing boundaries: religion, violence and the search for peace", with Professor Jolyon Mitchell.

Tuesday, 26 September 2017

Do you work, study or volunteer with organisations or individuals in the Edinburgh area? If so, please come and share your experience with others over lunch!

Monday, 18 September 2017 - Friday, 22 September 2017

Climate Week (Monday 18 - Friday 22 September 2017) aims to raise awareness of and inspire action on climate change. Take part in one of a number of events happening across campus.

Thursday, 21 September 2017

The Be Sustainable Workshop is an opportunity to learn about sustainability and social responsibility at the University.

Friday, 15 September 2017

Calling all foodies! Join us for the ‘Good Food Festival’ where we will showcase the best sustainable food Edinburgh has to offer.

Wednesday, 13 September 2017 - Thursday, 14 September 2017

Pop along to see us at the Activities Fair to find out more about the Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability, whether it’s cycling, sustainable food, energy or fair trade!

Tuesday, 12 September 2017

Did you know you’re studying at a Fairtrade university? This will be a chance for you to learn more about what it means to be Fairtrade, and the impact that it has on wider communities.

Tuesday, 27 June 2017

We are organising the summer meetup for Energy Coordinators. Come along to enjoy a networking lunch and to hear and discuss recent developments on the University's energy programme.

Wednesday, 14 June 2017

University of Edinburgh Waste and Recycling Coordinators are invited to attend this annual meeting, which is taking place on Wednesday 14th June, 10.30 - 12 noon.

Wednesday, 31 May 2017

As part of its 'Zero by 2040' climate strategy, the University of Edinburgh is looking to invest in renewable energy.

Thursday, 11 May 2017

How would like to find out about how the University is becoming more Sustainable and Socially Responsible? How would you like to help us become carbon free by 2040?

Saturday, 8 April 2017

Academics, activists and comedians come together to pitch their vision of the future world.

Friday, 7 April 2017

Join The University of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation for a chance to discover a range of new low carbon vehicles and technologies on the market.

Friday, 7 April 2017

Join us during the Edinburgh International Science Festival for an evening of pedal powered cinema!

Tuesday, 28 March 2017

The Sustainability Awards, which have been running since 2010, offer an opportunity for staff and students to contribute towards the University of Edinburgh becoming more socially responsible and sustainable.

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

Social enterprises and other third sector organisations are increasingly seen as a means of tackling social and environmental issues through innovative ways that government and private sector firms cannot. But what can a social enterprise do to empower individuals to make a difference?

Monday, 27 February 2017 - Sunday, 12 March 2017

Each year Fairtrade Fortnight brings together campaigners, businesses, schools, and places of worship show their support for the farmers and workers who grow our food in developing countries. 

Wednesday, 8 March 2017

This fun, engaging session is open to all University of Edinburgh staff and students, with an interest in SRS issues.

Tuesday, 28 February 2017

Supply chains can be so complex; how can we be sure that the products we buy and the services we use are not linked to harsh working conditions, modern slavery or armed conflict?

Thursday, 23 February 2017

The University of Edinburgh produces over 3000 tonnes of waste every year. This field trip to the Biffa material recovery facility, will give students an insight into the recycling process, the impact of waste at the University and other large organisations.

Monday, 20 February 2017

Staff and students are invited to explore whether the concept of a model village can be updated and reconstructed to provide a framework for community building in two contexts: within the globalised cityscape of Edinburgh; and a post-conflict living environment for displaced peoples in the South Sudan.

Thursday, 16 February 2017

We are delighted to share the news that the University of Edinburgh’s first Farmers’ Market is being piloted in mid-February. Drop by Potterrow on Thursday the 16th of February to grab some quality groceries and show your support for fresh, seasonal, home grown produce.

Monday, 6 February 2017

Join us on Monday 6 February for the annual Careers in Sustainability event. We will be bringing together a panel of speakers from a range of sectors who are working in sustainability.

Tuesday, 31 January 2017

This event will explore the role of universities in tackling climate change, following the ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement.

Friday, 20 January 2017

The SRS Student Forum gives students an informal space to share ideas, explore opportunities to work together, and discuss social responsibility and sustainability issues that impact their day to day life at University.

Wednesday, 7 December 2016

The University will publish a new climate strategy in autumn 2016 to replace the current Climate Action Plan 2010-20. The strategy will set out a new whole institutional approach to addressing climate change and will include revised targets for the University.

Friday, 25 November 2016

The SRS Student Forum gives students an informal space to share ideas, explore opportunities, and discuss social responsibility and sustainability issues that impact their day to day life at University.

Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Join us for the Our Changing World Enlightenment Lecture, "Scientists change the world: why can’t they change their image?", with science journalist and broadcaster Quentin Cooper.

Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Join us for Our Changing World Lecture, "Climate-smart food" with Professor Dave Reay.

Thursday, 10 November 2016

Gain a better understanding of the importance of circular economy thinking in today's world by playing the IN THE LOOP board game.

Tuesday, 8 November 2016

Join us for the Our Changing World Lecture, "The greening of the Arctic", with Dr Isla Myers-Smith.

Friday, 4 November 2016 - Sunday, 6 November 2016

The Edinburgh Sustainability Jam is back! This 48 hour intensive hackathon (or 'Jam') is aimed at bringing together people from all backgrounds to solve social, economic and environmental issues of our world.

Wednesday, 2 November 2016

University of Edinburgh academics (including PhD students) are invited to join an interdisciplinary SRS Academic Network meeting on the theme of Energy and Climate.

Tuesday, 1 November 2016

Join us for the Our Changing World Lecture, "Genetically engineering livestock – why?" with Professor Bruce Whitelaw.

Tuesday, 25 October 2016

Join us for the Our Changing World Lecture, "Living in a salt-saturated society – do your genes fit?" with Dr Matthew Bailey.

Tuesday, 18 October 2016

Join us for the Our Changing World Lecture, "The price of anarchy: why choosing the right routes for travel matters" with Dr Kathryn Stewart.

Wednesday, 12 October 2016

The recent global financial crisis led to those stakeholders that operate within our financial markets to come into the public spotlight through increased scrutiny by society and the media.

Tuesday, 11 October 2016

Join us for the Our Changing World Lecture, "In our own terms: evolving identities and diversities in black and minority ethnic youth" with Dr Rowena Arshad.

Tuesday, 4 October 2016

Join us for this Our Changing World Lecture, "Social wellbeing: the global happiness epidemic" with Dr Neil Thin.

Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Join us for the first Our Changing World Lecture, "Scotland and Europe: the past shaping the present?" with Professor Sir Tom Devine.

Thursday, 22 September 2016

The SRS Student Forum gives students an informal space to share ideas, explore opportunities to work together, and discuss social responsibility and sustainability issues that impact their day to day life at University.

Friday, 16 September 2016

This event is the gastronomic highlight of the 'Welcome Week' calendar. Join us for an afternoon of delicious food where we will be showcasing Edinburgh’s finest sustainable food businesses, food-loving societies and organisations! We hope you’re hungry…

Wednesday, 14 September 2016 - Thursday, 15 September 2016

Do you want to help make your university campus more sustainable and socially responsible? Then pop along to our stall at the Activities Fair!

Tuesday, 13 September 2016

Join us for a tour of Edinburgh’s most ethical and sustainable places!

Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Join us for this keynote from Cary Krosinsky, Lecturer, Yale College and Yale Climate and Energy Institute at Yale University and Adjunct Lecturer in International and Public Affairs at Brown University.

Wednesday, 13 April 2016

You are cordially invited to the 2016 Sustainability Awards Ceremony!

Wednesday, 13 April 2016

Staff and students from across the University are invited to participate in the Social Responsibility & Sustainability workshop on Wednesday 13th April.

Saturday, 9 April 2016

A chance to get up-close and hands-on with a range of futuristic vehicles. Featuring sleek high performance electric sports cars, top of the range e-bikes, solar-powered cars, cargo bikes and taxi trikes.

Saturday, 9 April 2016

Robert Llewellyn – actor, comedian, writer and the man behind hit Fringe show Electric Cars are Rubbish. Aren't They? – makes a special stop at ECCI to recharge batteries and share stories of his electric automotive and two-wheeled adventures.

Friday, 8 April 2016

Join us for a pedal-powered screening of Bikes Vs Cars!

Thursday, 17 March 2016

Professor Kevin Anderson will talk about the the successes and failures of the Paris process – offering not only an alternative take on the Agreement, but also sketching out how there still remains an outside chance of avoiding the 2°C characterisation of dangerous climate change.

Tuesday, 15 March 2016

Interested in reuse and repair rather than sending things to landfill? Come and meet local social enterprises, businesses and charities who are helping the University do just that.

Friday, 4 March 2016

A lecture by John Robinson, Former Associate Provost, Sustainability, The University of British Columbia.

Monday, 29 February 2016

Taking place on the first day of Fairtrade Fortnight 2016, this event seeks to explore the issues and ways in which individuals and organisations can contribute to ending modern slavery.

Friday, 26 February 2016

The University of Edinburgh has for a long time taken pro-active action on sustainability leading to the establishment of our department - Social Responsibility and Sustainability - in 2013.

Tuesday, 23 February 2016

Join the Chaplaincy for a fundamental reflection on the University's purpose in relation to Climate Change.

Thursday, 18 February 2016

The University academic estate produces over 3,000 tonnes of waste each year and over 90% of this waste is diverted from landfill.

Wednesday, 17 February 2016

Following upon the success of the annual Edinburgh Sustainability Jams (where we participated in the Global Sustainability Jam), we are holding a mini-Jam during Innovative Learning Week which is open to anyone interested in the issue of climate change.

Tuesday, 16 February 2016

Since 2002 the University of Edinburgh has invested more than £20 million in an efficient network of low carbon and renewable power generation that now provides the majority of our energy needs.

Tuesday, 16 February 2016

Apply to be part of a Circular Economy challenge from The Sustainable Business Initiative.

Wednesday, 10 February 2016

This event offers an insight into all that a career in sustainability has to offer; showcasing the range of careers available and the routes into employment.

Tuesday, 2 February 2016

A lecture by Keith Barnham, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Imperial College London.

Monday, 1 February 2016

Join us for a debate about the value of the agreements made during COP21.

Friday, 20 November 2015

This forum will allow academics, policy-makers, NGOs, journalists and students to discuss, inform, analyse and debate the issues under negotiation in Paris.

Friday, 13 November 2015

The Buchanan Institute is excited to announce a week of lectures based on our changing climate in the run up to COP21.

Tuesday, 10 November 2015

In this presentation and dialogue, Ken Webster will argue that our linear 'take-make-dispose' economy is a 19th-century heritage adrift in the 21st-century reality.

Saturday, 17 October 2015

The event will provide students with an insight into the Pole to Paris campaign by hearing from Beth Ward, Public Outreach & UK Section Coordinator and Edinburgh alumni taking part in the UK leg of the campaign.

Thursday, 15 October 2015

The event will hear from a panel of senior academics and Scottish Government representatives about the University’s contribution and Scotland’s wider role in the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Paris.

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Javier Ureña Palencia, MSc International Business and Emerging Markets and Lauren Opstad, MSc Environment and Development, will talk about their experiences on placement in Malawi this summer, looking at fair trade lentils supply chains – including impacts on livelihoods, and value chain analysis.

Wednesday, 22 April 2015

You are cordially invited to the 2014-15 Sustainability Awards Ceremony!

Saturday, 18 April 2015

For the first time ever ECCI is partnering with the Edinburgh's annual Science Festival: the world's first celebration of science and technology and still one of Europe's largest.

Friday, 13 March 2015

This lunchtime session explores the challenge that brain drain present for global justice, and how universities can contribute to reversing this trend.

Monday, 2 March 2015

How can fair cotton make a difference? Join us for a showcase of ethical clothing and learn more about the production and supply of Fair Trade textiles.

Saturday, 28 February 2015

Thursday, 26 February 2015

Please join us for this Ethics Forum public debate of ethical questions relating to buying or not minerals from conflict zones, and the various approaches to improving livelihoods and reducing conflict in these areas

Monday, 23 February 2015

Join us for an insightful talk exploring the pervasiveness of sugar in the contemporary diet, and strategies proposed to change dietary habits.

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Don’t know what your old possessions are made of? Hate filling your bin on moving out day? Then why not join us for this hands-on workshop, and find out how to repurpose all that personal ‘junk’ waiting to be thrown out!

Wednesday, 11 February 2015

Interested in embarking on a career in sustainability? Join us for an insightful evening featuring alumni from the University of Edinburgh, now working in a range of careers in the fields of sustainability and social responsibility.

Friday, 6 February 2015

This lunchtime session examines what a commitment to social responsibility implies for educational institutions, and how these demands might conflict with principles of academic freedom.

Thursday, 13 November 2014

Please join us for an evening of debate on the circular economy and its role in creating a sustainable future.

Friday, 7 November 2014

Please join us for this Ethics Forum lunchtime session examining gender inequality.

Thursday, 23 October 2014

The security of our global future is dependent on a less wasteful and linear economy. But how can we disrupt and innovate today's economic system?

Thursday, 9 October 2014

Please join us for this Ethics Forum public event on divestment and the role of educational institutions in the move towards climate justice.

Wednesday, 8 October 2014

An evening of debate on the role of rewilding in Scotland and its place on the global development agenda.

Friday, 3 October 2014

Please join us for this Ethics Forum lunchtime session examining religious approaches to investment.