Centre for Environment and Sustainability
We were first established in 1992 by Professor Roland Clift, and are now an internationally acclaimed centre of excellence on sustainable development.
Study with us
We offer excellence in innovative PhD and EngD programmes which are embedded within multidisciplinary research, as well as numerous MSc courses and continued professional development courses.
Extracurricular study
Alongside your usual studies, we offer a free Global Graduate Award in Sustainability. This course will improve your understanding of the world we live in and enable you to gain an understanding of a wide range of issues affecting the sustainability of our planet.
What we offer
Every year we run our Roland Clift lecture series presented by a different speaker, our most recent lecture was held by Joanna Yarrow from the IKEA Group. We are also proud to say that we hold the Athena Swan bronze Award for our progress and commitment to equality and diversity.
Latest Roland Clift lecture
Joanna Yarrow from the IKEA Group presented the latest lecture on 15 May 2019 to talk about inspiring and enabling a billion people to live better lives within the planet’s limits.
Find out more about the lecture.
Become a partner organisation
We can help your organisation resolve a research problem you have by offering our expertise to help you reach your objectives.
Events
Prosperity matters
The Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP) is an ESRC funded multi-institutional research centre, directed by Professor Tim Jackson. Their vision is to help humans live a better, healthier more prosperous life by looking at the economic, social, political and philosophical areas that will get us there.
Stay connected
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Stressbusting Surrey garden collaboration wins coveted silver-gilt medal at RHS Chelsea Flower Show : https://t.co/lC99mCYzgC
Looking forward to hearing Dr Jaqi Lee speak tonight at CIRIA Circularity in the build environment debate in London https://t.co/H07PfjHeQp
Well done to PDS student Patrick Elf @CES_Surrey for article published in @retailgazette
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University of Surrey celebrates the power of plants as anti-stress garden comes to RHS Chelsea Flower Show :… https://t.co/1reAu1lRju
Latest blog posts
28.03.19
Can volunteering help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?
By Lia Papazoglou, MSc student at the Centre for Environment and Sustainability, March 2019 In June 2018,...
05.03.19
Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering
Luke Deamer is a doctoral practitioner in sustainability sponsored by Keller plc, the world’s largest...