Low carbon behaviours adopted during pandemic ‘not being maintained’, experts fear, as business flights push up environmental impact of institutions
Hidden environmental impact of roll-out of AI bots and assistants not well understood, experts warn, with much of it outsourced to big technology companies
Institutions themselves may have escaped major damage but hundreds of staff and students have been displaced in most destructive fires in Californian history
Outgoing Erasmus University Rotterdam president discusses the underappreciated value of the social sciences, managing student protests and the differences between Dutch and German higher education
University of Technology Sydney head on achieving impact on policy and sustainability by building partnerships, fossil fuel divestment and boosting Indigenous enrolment
Having brokered some of the world’s biggest pacts on global warming, MIT climate scientist Susan Solomon tells Matthew Reisz why she is optimistic that environmental damage can be reversed
Gianluca Grimalda says too many scientists are ‘unaware or not prepared to take action’ when it comes to addressing the impact of work travel on climate
Sixty sector organisations, including 21 universities, are seeking to build a new market for cash products that does not contribute to the financing of fossil fuel expansion
‘Transparent metrics’ on how Imperial examines the green credentials of energy firms will spark ‘hard conversations’ about engaging with polluting sectors, says vice-provost
Swansea University and TATA Steel’s steps towards fossil-free futures, in the geographical heart of extraction, offer hope for the planet, says Anna Pigott
The University of Exeter’s vice-chancellor talks about partnering with businesses, including the controversial decision to keep working with Shell on sustainability
So far few oppose the inclusion of climate change sociology and economics in university-wide undergraduate courses, but support is thinner for their integration into other curricula
Scientists involved in road-blocking and invading private jet terminals say they’ve lost out on promotions and been reported by students but others cite their protests in grant applications as forms of research output
Research into changing patterns of biodiversity across the globe is vital, but it also matters how institutions manage their own land, says Sasha Roseneil
Greening of health research depends on goodwill and unfunded, uncoordinated efforts of individual researchers, according to study commissioned by Wellcome Trust
Oxford’s vaccine success shows what universities can do in a crisis, but following up with climate solutions means being proactive with funders, Irene Tracey tells THE summit
While environmental crisis has preoccupied academic minds for decades, little has been said about the real-world impact on institutions on the climate front line, argues new book
