Bringing universities together to advance climate action

Who we are

We are a growing group of over 85 universities and research centres working together to promote a zero carbon, resilient future. Our Network enables collaboration within the UK academic sector to advance climate action nationally and internationally. 

Latest from UUCN

Announcing our partnership with Innovation Zero 2024!

Announcing our partnership with Innovation Zero 2024!

The UUCN is excited to announce our partnership with Innovation Zero 2024! We will be hosting a panel on universities as hubs for climate innovation. More details, including our panellists, ... Read more

Blog: Reflections from the Higher Education Networks Roundtable at COP28

Blog: Reflections from the Higher Education Networks Roundtable at COP28

Ruth Jihyung Joo is a Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the University of Leeds. In this blog, she reflects on her experience attending a roundtable event for higher education networks at ... Read more

Blog: Climate change education and skills at COP28

Blog: Climate change education and skills at COP28

Dr Tess O’Hara is a Lecturer in Engineering Hydrogeology at Newcastle University. In this blog, she reflects on discussions at COP28 with Baroness Barran, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State ... Read more

UUCN at COP28

The UUCN is proud to be involved in a programme of activities to promote climate action during the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28)

Our briefing papers

Assessing climate risk and strengthening resilience for UK Higher Education Institutions

Assessing climate risk and strengthening resilience for UK Higher Education Institutions

This working paper will support higher education institutions to develop processes to assess their risk to their current and future climate risks, put in place plans to adapt to these risks, and ... Read more

The Urgency of Climate Mitigation for COP27 and Beyond

The Urgency of Climate Mitigation for COP27 and Beyond

Ahead of COP27 in Egypt in November 2022, this UUCN briefing sets out high-level messages and summaries on why climate mitigation and adaptation must go hand in hand; that urgent action climate ... Read more

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