Researchers say there has been an uptick in activities aimed at tackling the climate crisis among U.K. universities and colleges in the past 18 months, according to a new report from GuildHE, one of two formal bodies for higher education in the United Kingdom, representing 60 universities and colleges.
The report, Tackling the Climate Crisis, provides in-depth insights into how smaller and specialist universities and colleges in the United Kingdom are engaging with the climate crisis at an institutional level. According to the report, activities tackling the climate crisis have become more embedded across institutions and at a more strategic level, with more institutions integrating environmentally sustainable development in their curriculum, working with their local communities and developing research activities.
The report looks at five critical elements of university activity: leadership and governance, teaching, research and knowledge exchange, community e