Institute for Sustainability

19 October 2022

Surrey University sets up a new institute

The University has been creating a new institute to focus on Sustainability.  It is due to be officially launched at the beginning of November.  The institute works on a pan-university basis and demonstrates the University of Surrey’s commitment to have a leadership position on interdisciplinary sustainability research. The Institute will increase the scale and the excellence of the University’s research and innovation in sustainability. The Institute is aiming to work across many disciplines and organisations in a collaborative programmes to produce world-class research which will cause significant change.

The Mission

The institute will support the global transition to sustainable living. Three themes will inform this mission

  • Societal change for sustainable living
  • Sustainable infrastructure
  • A whole systems approach across disciplines.

More details can be found here

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