"strategy" blog posts
University launches new Climate Plan
The University’s new Climate Plan sets out our ambitions, principles and commitments to being net zero by 2035 – 15 years ahead of the Government’s 2050 deadline.
Posted on: 29 November 2022
Improving energy use on campus
The University of Liverpool Energy Company (ULEC) are launching an Energy Audit in December 2022 to help us understand where and how we could make our buildings more energy efficient. Energy & Sustainability Consultant, Rory Baker, who is managing this crucial project, explains.
Posted on: 29 November 2022
University achieves Sustainability Strategy target
The University has achieved a key target from its Sustainability Strategy, ensuring that all students have access to learning opportunities that equip them with the knowledge, skills and experience essential to make their contribution to a sustainable future.
Posted on: 29 November 2022
How our students help to Leave Liverpool Tidy
Leave Liverpool Tidy is an initiative helping to harness the skills and enthusiasm of students across Liverpool to reduce the number of items going to landfill and encourage a new approach to consumption and waste.
Posted on: 21 September 2022
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Investing in thought leadership to get results
The University has engaged a leading sustainability consultant to help guide the development of our sustainability plans.
Posted on: 21 September 2022
Introducing the Sustainability Programme Team
Given the complexity – and importance – of delivering the University’s Sustainability Strategy, it’s vital that we have the right people in the right roles to turn this ambitious vision into measurable change. Sally Shaw, Sustainability Programme Manager explains.
Posted on: 21 September 2022
Did you know?
Britain could grow up to eight times its current production of fruit and vegetables if all available urban and under-used green spaces were turned to cultivation.
Posted on: 21 September 2022
Staff awards 2022
The University’s Staff Awards recognise staff commitment, skills and successes and are judged by a panel of colleagues from a broad range of areas.
Posted on: 6 July 2022
Research Excellence Framework 2021 results show significant progress for University of Liverpool
After making significant progress in the Research Excellence Framework 2021, the University has reinforced its place as a world leading research institution. To add to this excellent result, each of the Impact Case Studies submitted by the University can be aligned with at least one of the UNSDG targets.
Posted on: 6 July 2022
Net Zero: Powering our campus
Sustainable Liverpool caught up with Rachael Hanmer-Dwight, Carbon and Utilities Manager, to tell us more about how the University’s district network helps power the campus, and outlines why we need to decarbonise our energy supply.
Posted on: 6 July 2022
Sustainability funding awarded
The Sustainability Fund received a diverse range of applications from staff keen to establish projects aligned to the aims of our Sustainability Strategy. Ten projects were awarded funding in June, and Sustainable Liverpool will be charting their progress over the coming months.
Posted on: 6 July 2022
A Sustainable Global Experience
Combining a study abroad experience with the opportunity to learn more about sustainability, the Sustainable Global Experience Programme recently took place for the first time.
Posted on: 6 July 2022
Did you know?
Representatives from Columbia and Guatemala first proposed creating the Sustainable Development Goals during the Rio+20 Summit in 2012.
Posted on: 6 July 2022
Our sustainability agenda - interview with Nicola Davies
Embedding sustainability into our day-to-day operations is not all ‘nice-to-have’ but an absolute priority for the University. Nicola Davies, Executive Lead for Sustainability, and the University’s Director of Finance, sets out some of the challenges - and opportunities - of turning our sustainability pledges into action.
Posted on: 29 April 2022
University ranked in world's top 100 in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings League
The University has been ranked among the world’s top 100 in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings League – and number one for its partnership work in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Posted on: 29 April 2022
How the University is working towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
The University of Liverpool is ranked first place in the world for #SDG17: Partnerships in the 2022 THE Impact Rankings, but what are the SDGs and why are they important?
Posted on: 29 April 2022
Our path to Net Zero Carbon
Transitioning to net zero greenhouse gas emissions will require the University to transform how it operates. We caught up with Nicola Davies, Director of Finance and Executive Lead for Sustainability, and Rachael Hanmer-Dwight, Carbon and Utilities Manager, to find out how the University is planning to achieve this ambition.
Posted on: 29 April 2022
The sustainable Guild of Students
The Guild of Students actively supports a diverse range of initiatives and activities to enable and encourage students to live, work and study sustainably. Laela Purvis-Greenway, the new Sustainability Manager at the Guild, tells us more about the Guild’s wide range of work.
Posted on: 29 April 2022
Did you know?
The environment is often the first thing that comes to mind when you think about sustainability. While being green is vital just being green is not enough. Being sustainable is much more than the reduction of our carbon footprint.
Posted on: 29 April 2022