NUS is the largest student organisation in the world, with over 600 affiliated students' unions, representing the interests of seven million students in further and higher education in the UK. Our strapline is "student lives better; student voices bolder; student futures brighter".
NUS champions a range of effective, dynamic and far reaching sustainability projects. Green Impact focuses on altering working practices among staff in Students Unions, Universities and Colleges, and further locations in the wider community; Student Switch Off seeks to reduce energy waste in halls of residence by influencing students directly, while Student Eats sees healthy, low-carbon food grown at sites on campuses across the country.
To find out more about NUS, visit www.nus.org.uk/sustainability
This report produced by Jack Ruane, MSc Student at University College London and endorsed by EAUC aims to present exemplary cases of HEIs in the global South working towards...
Research has shown that the environment profession is amongst the least diverse occupations in the UK. We've worked with IEMA and The Equality Trust to find out more
We've just published the 7th year of research looking at student expectations and experiences of learning for sustainability during their time in education, as well as how...
Presentation from the EAUC-Scotland Conference 2017 'Promoting Meaningful Teaching and Learning' Summit.
A-Z guide of sustainability in the curriculum, from Art to Zoo Management, created by NUS to meet the demand for implementing sustainability in every academic discipline.
In 2015, we partnered with Scouts, the Canal and Rivers Trust, and RSPB to ask young people about their perceptions on their involvement in local decisions, and how they can...
In 2016, NUS began work on a clothing rental scheme for students' unions - applying the principles of the circular economy. The process started by conducting research...
NUS are really proud to be able to publish our full report on Students’ Green Fund – demonstrating the incredible impact which our movement’s 25 transformational...
In 2012, NUS asked students about what they understood Fairtrade to mean, as well as how important it was to them, where they get their Fairtrade clothing from, and what they...
Homes Fit For Study revealed that over three quarters of students have a problem with the condition of their home, as well as other insights into the environmental performance...
When NUS launched our food growing programme Student Eats in 2015, we conducted some research among students to find out more about their eating habits and attitudes.
For the sixth year in a row, 80 per cent of students have told NUS that they want their institutions to be doing more on sustainability, and 60 per cent want to learn more about...
NUS are building their work surrounding the SDGs, seeing them as a useful way of supporting and enhancing their work on freedom of access to education (quality, affordable...
NUS has published a new positive investment resource, which seeks to provide information on the responsible investment options available to institutions that are divesting....
This workshop presentation is from the “Learning and Legacy: The Role of Education in Creating Healthier and Happier Cities” EAUC Annual Conference 2016, presented...
NUS has launched a brand new programme called Dissertations for Good, connecting students to off-campus organisations to complete research into sustainability together.
A report on sustainability in tertiary education has been released by the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC), National Union of Students (NUS),...
Read the 2015 NUS/HEA reports on student and employer demand for sustainability. Executive summary of both reports available here.
This video is from the Student Sustainability Summit 2015, in partnership with NUS and People & Planet, presented by Sara Parkin.
This presentation is from the Student Sustainability Summit 2015, in partnership with NUS and People & Planet, presented by NUS and Post-Crash Economics.
This presentation is from the Student Sustainability Summit 2015, in partnership with NUS and People & Planet, presented by NUS, CliMates, Leeds University Union and UK...
This presentation is from the Student Sustainability Summit 2015, in partnership with NUS and People & Planet, presented by Incredible Edible, NUS and Leeds University Union.
This presentation is from the Student Sustainability Summit 2015, in partnership with NUS and People & Planet, presented by WWF- UK.
This presentation is from the Student Sustainability Summit 2015, in partnership with NUS and People & Planet, presented by NUS.
This presentation is from the Student Sustainability Summit 2015, in partnership with NUS and People & Planet, presented by People and Planet, Crystal Lameman and The...
This presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015 and was presented by Emily Thompson-Bell, Students’ Green Fund Programme...
This link will direct you to all photos from the Student Sustainability Summit 2015.
This video is a representation of the hundreds of students who came together to take action on sustainability and social justice in March 2015.
This is the second report on research carried out by the National Union of Students for the Higher Education Academy into student attitudes towards sustainable development.
The NUS/HEA survey has found that 80% of students believe that sustainable development should be actively promoted and incorporated by UK universities
NUS conducts monthly surveys among students to gauge opinions on a range of issues, some of which related to climate change and sustainability.
A video of NUS Students' Green Fund, a £5 million grant from HEFCE, supporting 25 transformative sustainability projects in students' unions across England.
The third report from HEA looking at student attitudes towards sustainable development in UK higher education.
A report from NUS and SITA UK aiming to improve our understanding of student attitudes and behaviours to waste and recycling, what motivates them and what barriers they are...
Details of the NUS HQ, a demonstrator of an eco-office with a range of pioneering sustainability initiatives, including a pay as you go light scheme.
In the 2008/09 academic year NUS Services ran two technical projects designed to find out how the equipment found in most students' unions could be managed most efficiently
HEA-funded project on student attitudes towards, and skills in, sustainable development undertaken by NUS Services, StudentForce for Sustainability and the University of Bath
Following a successful first year in 2011/12, Green Gauge, previously known as the Environmental Research Package, from NUS Services was again available in 2012/13.
Degrees Cooler was an NUS 2009-2011 led collaboration between Student Switch Off, Green Impact Universities, and People & Planet’s Going Greener campaign
Green Impact empowers individuals and departments to reduce their environmental impact by encouraging, rewarding and celebrating practical environmental improvements