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Keele Business School has ranked among the top 40 universities in the world for embedding sustainability in its MBA course in a global ranking of over 170 business schools worldwide.

Research by Keele academics has been commended as part of an internationally-leading research hub working to make the UK a leader in sustainable bio-based manufacturing.

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.

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

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 University is teaming up with a leading wildlife charity for a new project that will support communities to revive green spaces.

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.

Researchers led by a Keele scientist have studied the previously unknown flight mechanisms of a common crop pest, to learn more about their movements in a bid to improve food security and prevent the spread of disease.

Every school, college, and university in England will have free access to expert support to become greener and more climate resilient in a national scheme backed by £2m of Department for Education (DfE) funding and supported regionally by Keele University.

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

Keele University has seen off competition from across the UK to win a prestigious Green Energy Award for its groundbreaking Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND) and Low Carbon Energy Generation Park.

Keele University is one of just two UK universities and colleges to achieve the highest tier possible in a scheme designed to encourage biodiversity on university campuses.

Local technology business is aiming to extend the life of more than 100,000 mobile devices every year, thanks to collaborative work undertaken with Keele University.

Dr Sharon George writes for The Conversation UK.

Climate change is taking effect with devastating effects, and as temperatures have already been pushed up to 1.2C above pre-industrial levels, it is looking unlikely that we will stay below the 1.5C level recommended by the International Panel for Climate Change to limit the effects.

A project exploring the legacy of a Staffordshire town's once booming textile industry has found fibres preserved in lake sediment.

Professor Zoe Robinson on why COP27 matters

Angie Turner, Eleanor Harrison and Zoe Robinson write for The Conversation UK.

Dr Antonia Law writes for The Conversation UK

The scientific community has been warning us about climate change with increasing clarity since evidence began to emerge in the 1950s.

Keele University has played a crucial role in devising a new set of guidelines to help local authorities tackle the climate emergency.

A delegation from the Department of International Trade in the UK and India have visited Keele to learn more about the University's pioneering work in sustainability, and the potential for investment in the Midlands region.

A pioneering renewable energy park at Keele University producing up to 50% of the campus’ electricity has been officially opened at a ceremony this week.

Keele has been judged among the best institutions in the country for protecting and aiding wildlife after receiving a gold accreditation as a Hedgehog Friendly Campus.

Keele University is leading a new programme designed to support and foster the creation of a new hydrogen economy in the Midlands.

Keele University has been judged as a “First Class” university in an assessment of its environmental and ethical impact.

Keele University has joined more than 1,000 universities and colleges around the world in pledging decisive action to reduce its carbon footprint, as the crucial COP26 climate summit in Glasgow takes place.

Blending hydrogen into the natural gas network is a viable and promising strategy for vastly reducing CO2 emissions, a pioneering trial has shown.

Keele University has secured nearly £1m in Government funding to implement an ambitious decarbonisation scheme on campus which will save 241 tonnes of CO2 every year.

A study led by a Keele scientist has given researchers a greater understanding of the mating behaviour of a devastating African crop pest, which will help them to develop better methods of pest control and management.

Keele has been recognised as the top university in the world for sustainability at a prestigious awards ceremony celebrating sustainability in higher education.

A major smart energy project in Rugeley involving Keele University has taken a major step forward with the demolition of the town's former cooling towers.

Keele natural scientists have taken delivery of two innovative high-tech electronic devices that will help them in the University’s drive to help the UK tackle climate change.

A research collective co-founded by Keele University is playing a crucial role in a Government-backed scheme to make energy generation in the North Sea more environmentally friendly.

A Keele University lecturer has received the coveted Sustainability Champion award at a prestigious national awards ceremony for her work to promote sustainability in her chemistry teaching.

Keele University has outlined a core set of principles that will guide its activities over the next decade to support its ambitious plans of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.

Keele University has taken home the top prize at this year's Green Gown Awards, which celebrate sustainability in Higher Education.

A UK-first trial at Keele University to blend hydrogen into the gas network in a bid to reduce carbon emissions has now been completed successfully.

Professor Chris Fogwill writes for The Conversation.

A temporary breakdown of Earth’s magnetic field 42,000 years ago sparked major climate shifts that led to global environmental change and mass extinctions.

Scientists studying ocean temperature and sea level changes from thousands of years ago have said their data could be crucial to understanding climate change and improving projections of how our world may change due to global warming.

Keele's Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Professor Mark Ormerod, has been invited to join a prestigious environmental sustainability advisory group.

Professor Zoe Robinson speaks about Keele's approach to integrating sustainability into every aspect of the curriculum

At Keele, sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. Here are just some of the ways we championed sustainability in 2020.

Dr Marc Hudson writes for The Conversation

Keele has once again been scored among the top 4% of universities in the world for sustainability in a global ranking of over 900 universities.

Two wind turbines and 12,500 solar panels are set to be installed on the Keele University campus through a new partnership managed and financed by ENGIE, to support the University’s pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030.

Keele academics from the fields of psychology and sociology have received funding to study new ways of helping victims affected by an ongoing conflict in South America.

Keele University has been named as a finalist in four prestigious Green Gown Award categories which celebrate sustainability in higher education, including Sustainability Institution of the Year.

A new Centre for Postdoctoral Development in Infrastructure, Cities and Energy (C-DICE) is to be established in the UK following a £4m funding award by Research England.

A new charging hub for electric vehicles (EV) has opened at Keele, furthering the University’s sector-leading commitment to sustainability.

Researchers have found a new way to encourage people to spread out the usage of high-powered household appliances, such as washing machines and dishwashers, which is essential in ensuring that demand can be met by renewable energy sources.

Keele University made a commitment to reduce campus carbon emissions by 34% by 2020 and reached a 39% reduction last year, before the impact of Covid-19.

A new composite material made up of natural wood and plastic has been highlighted as a possible strategy for combating plastic pollution in new research co-authored by a Keele scientist.

Keele University Students' Union has successfully retained its Green Impact 'excellent' accreditation for the second year running.

Dr Marc Hudson write for The Conversation UK.

Keele University’s Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND) has been highlighted by Siemens for ‘teaching by example’ in a new global case study.

New research led by Professor Toby Bruce has revealed the genetics underpinning a genetic defence allowing maize plants to recruit "bodyguards" against pests.

Professor Chris Fogwill and Professor Chris Turney write for The Conversation UK.

Keele University and Keele Students’ Union have achieved their second re-accreditation through the Responsible Futures programme for embedding sustainability and social responsibility into the curriculum and wider student experience.

Keele University has launched a new Masters degree course in Smart Energy Management.

The UK’s first live pilot to inject zero carbon hydrogen into a gas network to heat homes is yielding positive results, according to those using the gas.

A €4 million study led by Keele University to support emerging technology for combustion engines has made “significant progress".

Dr Marc Hudson writes for The Conversation UK.

Dr Marc Hudson writes for The Conversation UK.

A new scientific review by Keele academics has highlighted some of the challenges posed by vertical farming - a novel approach to agriculture.

New research at Keele University has revealed the impact of climate on glacier erosion rates and the significant connections between climate change, glacier behaviour, and the formation of landscapes.

Keele University has been chosen to help design a new zero carbon smart energy system for the Staffordshire town of Rugeley.

Researchers have warned that increasing ocean temperatures could trigger a dramatic rise in sea levels, after uncovering evidence of a similar event more than 100,000 years ago.

The warming climate is having a negative impact on tree reproduction by throwing their seed production systems out of synchronisation, according to a new study co-authored by a Keele researcher.

Professor Chris Fogwill, Keele University; Professor Chris Turney, UNSW, and Zoë Thomas, UNSW write for The Conversation UK.

A Keele professor has been working with a Staffordshire local authority to train councillors on the best ways to tackle climate change.

Keele has again been scored among the Top 25 universities in the world for sustainability in a global ranking of nearly 800 universities.

The UK’s first live pilot to inject zero carbon hydrogen into a gas network to heat homes and buildings at Keele University is now fully operational.

Leaders from the international technology industry, from Government and academia came together last week at Keele University in Staffordshire to prepare the UK for a green industrial revolution.

Keele University campus to become Europe’s first smart energy centre

Hydrogen trial at Keele could dramatically cut UK’s carbon emissions

Keele University and Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council are working together on climate sustainability to reduce the region’s carbon footprint.

Keele University has been granted planning permission to generate 80% of its own electricity through solar and wind power.

Keele’s Institute for Sustainable Futures is playing a central role, working with industry leaders, in testing low carbon technology in real world conditions.

Keele has joined more than 200 organisations and news outlets from around the world that have signed up for Covering Climate Now, a media collaboration devoted to covering global climate emergency news.

Keele University’s boundary breaking SMART Energy Network Demonstration project has been highlighted as a leading example of energy climate change action in the UK.

Dr Jamie Princle provides academic research support to the BBC programme 'The Secret Life of Landfill: A Rubbish History'.

Professor Marylyn Carrigan, professor of sustainable and ethical marketing at Keele University speaks along side Willam Sankey.

Rebecca Laycock Pedersen, a PhD Research from Keele, and David P. M. Lam from Leuphana University write about overpopulation for The Conversation UK.