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World top 20 for sustainability

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Centre for Sustainable Solutions

Our climate commitments

  • 2014: the first UK university to declare it would divest from fossil fuels within a decade
  • 2017: signed the Sustainable Development Goals Accord
  • 2019: first University in Scotland to declare a climate emergency
  • 2020: opened the Centre for Sustainable Solutions
  • 2020: published our response to the Climate Emergency 'Glasgow Green'
  • 2021: launched new plan to cut carbon emissions from business travel by 7.5% each year

Research spotlights

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How can cities learn from one another?

Researchers are taking a multitude of approaches to bring tangible solutions to urban challenges

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GALLANT

A project partnering with Glasgow City Council. It aims to move the city towards climate resilience while also addressing health, social and economic inequalities

Dear Green Music Scene 2025 - A free solar and hydrogen powered festival

Dear Green Music Scene Festival

A unique festival bringing research, local artists and public together to celebrate creativity, sustainability and community.

All research spotlights

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Our response to the climate emergency

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Support sustainability

Make a donation to the sustainable projects of our Chancellor’s Fund

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GUEST working group

Empowering students to improve the environmental practice of the University.

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College of Social Sciences

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College of Arts & Humanities

Study

Glasgow degrees related to sustainability and the environment