Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change

We integrate physical, social, and systems science and engineering, and develop leaders in tackling critical sustainability issues.

What we do

We are a community of researchers delivering world-class research in sustainability that pushes boundaries among disciplines. We solve challenges using a wide-angle, whole-systems approach complemented by a depth of scientific understanding, and build partnerships that help us keep our focus on real-world problems.

In the spotlight

The Institute's most recent highlights

Dr Stephen Allen and policy engagement

Stephen Allen next to a web of graphics demonstrating his research and engagement activities

From working with POST to local councils, Stephen Allen has been successfully engaging policymakers with his research throughout his career.

Health-threat ‘forever chemicals’ removed from water with 3D-printed ceramic ink

3D printed lattices made of ceramic materials to remove harmful chemicals from water

3D printing offers effective, scalable way to remove harmful chemicals

New government, new hope for embracing environmental priorities

As the Labour government takes the helm, we look forward to new opportunities for addressing unprecedented environmental challenges together.

2024 Summer Showcase highlights importance of interdisciplinary collaboration

Standing in a line, from left to right, are Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh, Prof Matthew Davidson, Prof Sarah Hainsworth OBE and Francesca Guiso Gallisai

Institute of Sustainability event celebrated exciting developments, including a new research strand on social transformation and behavioural change.

Seaweed packaging innovator Kelpi secures £4.35 million in new funding

Firm co-founded by University of Bath Bioprocess Engineer Prof Chris Chuck set to expand

Soil power: UK startup Bactery is generating sustainable energy from the earth

Dr Ben Metcalfe, Dr Jakub Dziegielowski and Professor Mirella Di Lorenzo

University of Bath startup creates sustainable power from bacterial batteries – ‘Bacteries’ – that harvest electricity from soil

Our research

From innovation centres working directly with industry to bring products to market and decarbonise industry, to real-time monitoring of chemical reactions and improvement of membranes, our projects are interdisciplinary in nature, crossing traditional boundaries between science and engineering to develop new sustainable technologies.

We design molecules, materials and manufacturing processes to enable a circular economy and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and take a whole-systems perspective to measuring and embedding sustainability in decision making, using methods from industrial ecology to understand the full environmental footprint of our products and activities.

About Us

The University of Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change brings together fundamental and applied science and engineering, and whole systems approaches; applying interdisciplinarity across its research, training, education, collaboration, policy, public engagement and knowledge exchange activities.

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