2024

Businesses and education leaders from across the West Midlands gathered at Keele University this week to officially launch a new initiative helping schools and colleges become more sustainable and resilient to climate change.

Keele University’s contributions to local regeneration and its work with businesses, public sector organisations and charities have been recognised in an assessment from a UK Government research body.

Staff and students at Keele University have been shortlisted for three awards in a prestigious awards programme celebrating sustainability in higher and further education.

The minister charged with looking after scientific innovation in Sir Keir Starmer’s new Government has praised Keele University for its forward-thinking approach to sustainability and green technology.

Researchers have called for an international consensus to address not just job “quantity”, but job “quality” by providing “decent work” opportunities to create a thriving labour market in the UK and around the world.

The garden is being built as part of Keele’s 75th anniversary celebrations, and will serve as a lasting legacy of the anniversary year for visitors to the campus, and the entire university community, to enjoy.

Keele University has ranked among the top universities in the world for its efforts to tackle pressing global challenges in an esteemed international ranking.

Keele’s School of Medicine has been ranked as the top performing medical school in the UK in the latest Planetary Health Report Card, with Pharmacy and Physiotherapy also performing strongly.

People across the West Midlands with a passion for sustainability and a desire to tackle the climate crisis are being urged to volunteer for a national climate education programme run by the Department for Education (DfE).

Keele University is among a select group of universities and research institutes who are the first to pledge to make their research as sustainable as possible as part of a new national agreement.

Appetite and ArtsKeele bring together a free event open to all that explores nature on our planet and beyond, taking place on Keele University campus across Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April.

Researchers from Keele University have set out on a new project with Unilever, maker of some of the world’s leading home care brands, to help decarbonise its portfolio of cleaning products.

Keele is working alongside Staffordshire County Council to help the county prepare for the opportunities of the transition to a net zero future.