University of Bath adopts Climate Action Framework Principles and declares a Climate Emergency
11 Climate Action Framework Principles will guide how the University conducts business.
Climate change and the University of Bath
How we are tackling climate change, through cutting emissions and embedding climate action in how we do business, leading research and high quality teaching.
Our Climate Action Framework, policy, principles and reporting
Find our commitments to reducing our carbon footprint Climate Action Framework, it's 11 principles and how we report progress towards these goals.
Annual energy and environment reports
Reports on our progress in meeting our sustainability targets.
Carbon management plan
How we aim to achieve our internal targets, covering technical projects, policy changes and the financing to make it happen.
Environmental policy
How we're making the University more environmentally sustainable through our teaching, research and administration.
Sustainable power on campus
How we use power stations to generate our own sustainable energy for use on campus.
Sustainability and Carbon Management Steering Group
The steering group is responsible for governing the University's sustainability agenda and tracking the University's progress towards sustainable targets.
News
The latest University climate and sustainabilty related news, including scientific research and initiatives within the University community.
Climate Assembly report ‘a clear mandate to policy-makers for bold action to tackle climate change’
CAST Director Lorraine Whitmarsh was one of the expert leads for the UK-wide citizens’ assembly on climate change, which publishes its final report today.
Rise of ‘eco-anxiety’ affecting more and more children says Bath climate psychologist
University of Bath researcher Caroline Hickman says ‘eco-anxiety’ is affecting increasing numbers of children & young people as the climate destabilises.
Decline in shorebirds linked to climate change, experts warn
Research from the Milner Centre for Evolution has found that nest predation of shorebirds in the Arctic has trebled over the last 70 years
IAAPS researchers set to help develop next-generation electric drive for future electric vehicles
OCTOPUS project will develop cutting-edge ‘e-axle’ for electric cars
Britons hope to keep sustainable habits beyond COVID-19 lockdown, research suggests
Research from the UK Centre for Climate and Social Transformation suggests climate concern has increased during the pandemic.
The University of Bath has joined the COP26 Universities Network
The University of Bath has joined the COP26 Universities Network to help deliver a successful COP26 and support its mission of a low-carbon, resilient world.
Research Institutes and Centres
Find out about the leading climate change and sustainability related research taking place at the University of Bath.
CBOS research themes
We seek to produce world leading research that influences thinking, teaching and practice
Institute for Policy Research
A leading public policy research institute, based at the University of Bath.
Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment (I-SEE)
We are a leading research institute at the University of Bath looking at sustainable energy and the environment.
Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations
A global hub for understanding the systemic and society-wide transformations that are required to address climate change.
Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies
CSCT unites academic expertise from the University of Bath with partners to carry out research, training and outreach in sustainable and circular technologies.
Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS)
The IAAPS team has supported propulsion research for over 40 years and offers a unique combination of academic and industrial expertise in all propulsion types.
Learning and Teaching
How we're embedding climate change into education at the University of Bath, helping students become future leaders and innovators with the skills and experience to respond to the climate crisis.
Embedding Citizenship and Sustainability within the curriculum
How Citizenship and Sustainability are interlinked and why we are embedding it into the curriculum.
MSc in Sustainability and Management
This course will develop your understanding of corporate social responsibility issues and of core business disciplines.
Environmental Engineering MSc
An environmental engineering master’s that gives you the technical, professional, digital and transferable skills needed in industry.
Sustainable Futures MRes
Prepare yourself for an academic or professional career with a focus on policy and the environment.
Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering MEng (Hons)
Learn the core knowledge and technical skills of chemical engineering and focus on the environmental challenges of new technologies, processes and products.
The University Community and Sustainability
Find out how you can get involved with tackling the climate crisis as part of the University community.
Leave No Trace
Discover how you can help reduce your environmental impact by taking part in some of the University's recycling and waste management initiatives.
Ethical and responsible food sourcing
The University's commitment to using and selling Fairtrade products and purchasing local and responsibly-sourced ingredients.
Recycling on campus
What you can recycle at each of the campus recycling points and how to arrange collection if necessary.
Using the electric cycle loan scheme
If you are a member of staff or a postgraduate student at the University of Bath, you can hire an electric bicycle to get to and from campus.
Cycle to work scheme
Our employees can take advantage of the government cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme, saving tax and national insurance on their to commute to and from work
Interest-free loans
The University offers eligible members of staff interest-free loans to assist with the cost of travelling to and from work and Home Office application costs
Collaborate with us
Get in touch with us to see how we can work together on sustainability and tackling climate change.
Enterprise & Innovation
Exchanging ideas and knowledge to bridge the gap between complex academic research, commercial application and business creation.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) is a UK wide programme which enables companies to access knowledge, skills and technology from UK Universities.
Research facilities available for academic use, industry and businesses
Research facilities are available for testing and analysing research, with expert support from university staff.