Sustainability at UC

Whatever your discipline, you can build sustainability into your studies at UC. Explore the subjects and qualifications that will help you make a positive change — and set yourself up for a career that shapes a more sustainable world. 

In partnership with Ngāi Tūāhuriri, UC research is helping build flourishing communities, resilient environments and equitable futures for Aotearoa and the world. Sustainability runs through our Research Commitments — strengthening societal and planetary resilience, and advancing sustainable futures through environmental and social stewardship — and through Signature Capabilities from Antarctica and biodiversity to water, energy and the environment. Explore the research shaping a more sustainable future, and the people, centres and partnerships behind it.

The UC Sustainability Office | Tari Toitū te Taiao supports individuals and groups keen to create positive change and promote sustainable practices at the University at and in the wider community. Meet the team at our Sustainability Office and learn what we do.

From world-leading rankings to the people driving progress on the ground — this is where our sustainability mahi comes to life. Explore UC's results in the QS and Times Higher Education impact rankings, and browse the latest sustainability news from across the University. Along the way, discover the impact stories — the research, projects and people making a measurable difference for Aotearoa and the world.

UC is working to reduce and ultimately neutralise its carbon emissions, in line with the aspirations of our students and staff, our partners and communities, and Aotearoa New Zealand’s commitments to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We want to be part of the solution to the climate emergency.

Check out UC's partnerships for the goals.