Our Festival Sustainability and Plastics Assistant, James Conway, gives his top tips for making your Fringe sustainable.

For National Marine Week, our Communications Manager Sarah Ford-Hutchinson – a surfer, snorkeler and freediver – explains what the sea means to her and why reducing harm to the ocean can be a private act.

The University of Edinburgh is working to ensure it buys products that contain certified sustainable palm oil.

We’re highlighting the impacts of climate change by sharing the first-hand experiences of staff, students and alumni, focusing on those in the global south.  Our second story is from Erika Lau, a Biological Sciences student from Malaysia. 

We’re highlighting the impacts of climate change by sharing the first-hand experiences of staff, students and alumni, focusing on those in the global south.  Our first story is from Jasmine Hussain, an Ecological and Environmental Science student from Singapore. 

In this blog, we hear from the members of staff that have recently undertaken our Be Sustainable Advanced course, a professional development course that aims to inspire and educate staff members to live more sustainably. The course has been developed in partnership with Learning for Sustainability Scotland incorporating expertise and resources from across the University […]

Recently we’ve seen more and more celebrities and those in the public eye start to use their platform to highlight social justice and environmental issues. Jenna Kelly is a recent International Business graduate and former VP Services at Edinburgh University Students’ Association and explores how pop culture has helped the normalisation of sustainable behaviours.

The University of Edinburgh has just launched its Adaptation Framework based on a whole institution approach as part of commitments in our Climate Change Strategy, Zero by 2040. Liz Vander Meer, Climate Policy Manager, talks through the Framework.

Projects Coordinator for Energy, Aisling O’Reilly, discusses the necessity of transitioning to renewables and the societal changes required to become zero carbon.

Between the latest extreme weather event, a damning report on future temperature projections or news of another species going extinct, climate change in the headlines has become standard.  Greater awareness of climate change is unarguably a positive (a lack of this is partially what got us into this mess, after all) but what toll does […]