Oxford University is a Responsible Futures accredited institution
This accreditation reflects the University’s commitment to embedding sustainability across teaching and learning and to supporting students and staff in shaping positive change towards a more sustainable future. Oxford University and Oxford Students’ Union joined the scheme in 2023, and since then the partnership has actively participated in an international network of higher education institutions, and worked with SOS-UK to advance sustainability education at Oxford. As an example, in Michaelmas term of 2024, a workshop with the TORCH Environmental Humanities Hub explored sustainability education in the humanities faculties.
Oxford provides an exciting and challenging learning environment, training future generations of researchers, innovators and leaders in sustainability.
We give our students the opportunity to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills to become the sustainability leaders of the future. The University curriculum reflects its wide expertise in the fields of climate change, biodiversity and sustainability. Sustainability-related opportunities for internships and training courses are offered to students, and student societies are pioneering extra-curricular courses.
These opportunities will be built upon and extended to all students.
Visit Oxford Networks for the Environment (ONE) to read more about Oxford's environmental sustainability curriculum.
New Small Grants Programme
The Environmental Sustainability team is excited to announce a new small grants programme to support research and education projects that advance the University of Oxford’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy. The programme will run as a pilot during 2024-2026 and offers a total of £65,000 for small research, education and engagement projects.
Our commitments
- Ensure courses with core and optional sustainability content are easily identifiable.
- The Education Committee will encourage and monitor existing degree programmes’ development of further environmental sustainability streams in the core curriculum.
- Consider and support new courses related to interdisciplinary environmental and social sustainability questions.
- Extend existing opportunities for extra-curricular study of environmental sustainability, internship programmes and short courses to all students.
