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The People's Emergency Briefing: Bringing Climate Conversations to the Heart of Campus

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:53:22 GMT

In partnership with the Warwick Students' Union, the Sustainability Team hosted two screenings of The People's Emergency Briefing to engage students and staff in meaningful conversations about the climate and nature crisis, and the positive actions that can help build a more sustainable future.

Endangered Crayfish Breeding Success at Warwick

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 11:59:20 GMT

A recent torchlight survey has revealed encouraging signs for Warwick's endangered white-clawed crayfish population, with juvenile crayfish spotted following a successful breeding season.

The Big Butterfly Count 2026 results are out!

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:47:00 GMT

We once again had a wonderful time during our annual Big Butterfly Count walk this July, which was made even more special by the appearance of a couple of clouded yellow butterflies – a first for our campus records! 🎉
Nationwide the year was similarly exciting with over 100,000 people contributing to this fantastic citizen science project, collectively recording almost 1.4 million butterflies! This made it the 2^nd best year for the initiative – but is it a good thing?

Warwick Food Group earns Food Made Good award

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:45:48 GMT

Warwick Food Group has been awarded a two-star Food Made Good Standard by the Sustainable Restaurant Association.

Science for hedgehogs at Wellesbourne Innovation Campus

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:14:00 GMT

We have recently completed the second year of the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme at the University’s Wellesbourne Innovation Campus. Read on to find out more.

Celebrating International Bat Night with a bat-friendly campus

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:30:00 GMT

Recently, University staff shadowed our licensed ecological consultants whilst they carried out an assessment of the more than 60 bat boxes we have on campus. We were thrilled to find quite a number of the boxes occupied, showing that our work to provide habitat and shelter is successful.

91Ӱ��ƽ�� receives £1.5 million grant to support groundbreaking research in sustainable energy, advanced materials, and manufacturing

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:51:49 GMT

The grant from the Wolfson Foundation will go towards the acquisition of a new aberration-corrected Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (ac-STEM), a transformative investment that will create one of the world's leading platforms for electron microscopy and materials characterisation.

Not just a tick box exercise!

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:28:00 GMT

This month we undertook the first ever tick survey on campus to further increase our knowledge about the biodiversity on site. This knowledge enables us to continue employing evidence-based decision making that will benefit both wildlife and people. Read on to find out what we found!

Sustainability in action: Our progress so far

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:55:44 GMT

Staff and students are part of Warwick’s Sustainability Action Groups, working on projects from climate literacy training to circular economy initiatives - and much more. We spoke to Professor Stephanie Panichelli-Batalla (Global Sustainable Development) to find out what impact the groups have made this year, and how they are helping to drive positive change across Warwick.

Yellow Rattle Blossoms: Small Seeds, Big Change

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:14:00 GMT

A year after sowing yellow rattle on the Dinosaur Field, the University is already seeing the benefits of this remarkable native wildflower. Known as the “meadow maker”, yellow rattle helps reduce the dominance of grasses, creating the conditions needed for a greater diversity of wildflowers and pollinators to thrive.