Case Studies - Sustainability at Warwick
Case Studies
Sustainability at Warwick
From cutting-edge research to community engagement and green campus initiatives, at University of Warwick, we’re on a journey to becoming a more sustainable university.
Take a look at our sustainability case studies, encompassing our projects in Research, Education, Engagement and Operations, to learn more about how we're tackling climate change problems, both internally and with our external partners.
Economics: Research-Led ESD with Community Partnership
Economics integrates research-driven ESD through the CAGE policy research centre on climate issues and 48 student dissertations on sustainability topics.
Warwick Business School: Systematic ESD Integration Across All Programmes
WBS requires all academic staff to record ESD hours in module approval processes and has integrated sustainability into all MBA core modules.
Designing Change-Makers: Professional Development for Sustainable Curriculum
The PGA CDHE educates Warwick academic staff to embed Education for Sustainable Development into their curricula using the Advance HE ESD framework.
Community Fridge: Circular Economy in Practice
The Community Fridge demonstrates circular economy principles through partnership between Chemistry, Warwick Food Group, and Energy & Sustainability teams.
New Sustainable Futures Masters Programmes
As part of our STEM Connect Programme, we've developed a series of new sustainability Masters programmes. Learn more here!
Engineering: Sustainability Embedded Across All Programmes
All Engineering undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Warwick hold AHEP (Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes) accreditation.
Chemistry: ESD-Centered Curriculum with Real-World Impact
The Beyond Science module uses campus as a Living Lab to support Chemistry students develop their skills through real-world sustainability projects.
Why indigenous communities must be involved in protecting forests
Based on the analysis of satellite images from Thailand and case studies from other Southeast Asian countries, the research demonstrates that policymakers can achieve improvements in forest health by working collaboratively with indigenous communities.
Implementation of decarbonisation actions in General Practice to help achieve a net zero NHS (GPNET-0 Study)
The study aims to understand how general practice is implementing decarbonisation actions, and generate actionable recommendations on how to support and accelerate the implementation and sustainability of actions to decarbonise general practice to help achieve a net zero NHS.