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We were the first academic centre to focus on the environment and sustainability back in 1992. We have a vibrant, interdisciplinary research community tackling the biggest issues faced by society globally and host high profile guest lectures from government and industry.

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Postgraduate Research Professional development

Find a course

We offer a range of postgraduate taught and postgraduate research courses.

Practitioner Doctorate in Sustainability PhD/EngD

Corporate Environmental Management MSc

Environmental Strategy MSc

Sustainable Development MSc

Environment and Sustainability PhD

What our students say

Read our student profiles to discover first-hand what it's like to study with us.

"One of the great things about working in such a multicultural environment as Surrey is meeting people from different disciplines and backgrounds."

Paschalia Mavrou, Practitioner Doctorate in Sustainability EngD

What we have to offer

We offer professional development where delegates may choose whether simply to join a module for the experience of the teaching or choose to undertake assessment of their learning. We also host an annual Roland Clift lecture which is presented by a different speaker each year to discuss aspects involving environment and sustainability.

Professional development

Modules to help those in industry improve their career prospects.

Roland Clift lecture series

Take a look at the lectures we have hosted over the years.

Outstanding teaching

Based on the evidence available, the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Panel judged that the University of Surrey delivers consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. It is of the highest quality found in the UK.

Equality and diversity

We are delighted to announce that we retained our Athena Swan Bronze Award in April 2018 from the Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) for our progress and commitment to equality and diversity within our centre and the wider university. Participation in the Athena Swan Charter is a key part of our ethos here and every day we work to build on this.

We have an active LGBT+ Student Society here at Surrey. Our LGBT+ representative Jonathan Chenoweth welcomes any queries if you want to find out more about how we support our LGBT+ students and we encourage any disabled students to contact our disability representative Moira Foster to discuss their needs.