In the last twelve months the University's carbon emissions have dropped by around 630 tonnes, compared with the previous twelve month period. The reduction in carbon emissions was assissted by an investment in a combined heat and power plant at the University's Bedford campus.

In the last 12 months the University generated enough renewable electricity to power an average UK home for thirty years. This will increase to 45 years when the solar panels on the new STEM building are installed.

In conjunction with Luton Borough Council the University is running a cycle training and free bike scheme for students.

On 16th of August 2017 the University of Bedfordshire was successful in gaining certification to EcoCampus Bronze and Silver Award.

On learning about the impacts of the teaching and learning initiatives of the Sustainability Forum, Professor James Longhurst (Assistant Vice Chancellor Environment and Sustainability at the University of the West of England) stated that,

"Transforming collaborative practices for curriculum and teaching innovations with the Sustainability Forum (University of Bedfordshire)" was presented at the 'Implementing Sustainability in the Curriculum 7' conference 2017.

Dr Diana Pritchard has been piloting, adopting and now promoting use of an engaging learning activity which generates profound understanding and insights about the world climate system, global negotiations and increases motivation to get involved or influence policy making.

This chapter will appear in the edited volume, Implementing Sustainability in the Curriculum of Universities. Springer (forthcoming, 2018).

Core members of the Sustainability Forum at the University of Bedfordshire have been nominated for the prestigious national Higher Education Academy’s Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE).

If you regularly buy hot drinks at café outlets on our campuses then you will be pleased to hear that we now have the ability to fully recycle the cups.

This year's sustainability University-wide event will focus again on climate change, providing a mass learn-in for students, staff and representatives of civic, public and private organisations on international climate change negotiations.

The University of Bedfordshire Students' Union, Beds SU, is celebrating after scooping three awards at this year's National Union of Students (NUS) Conference.