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Durham University have been awarded the Hedgehog Friendly Campus platinum award!

Durham University have been awarded the Hedgehog Friendly Campus platinum award!
Platinum hedgehog friendly award July

Green Move Out 2024

The Green Move Out scheme started out in just one college in 2005, and it has run every year since, growing to include all colleges and students living out in the wider community.
Green Move Out 2024

Greenspace Festival 2024

On Monday 3rd June at Fountains Hall, Grey College, the Greenspace Team, with support from student volunteers, organised a celebration of all things sustainability at their annual Greenspace Festival.
Tom Bray Greenspace Festival

Green Lane Houses - Case Study

The Estates and Facilities Directorate have installed heat pumps at four properties on Green Lane in Durham City.
Green Lane houses

Our Lowest Carbon Emission Building - James Barber House

Hidden away, just off Church Street, one of our buildings has been through a low-carbon transformation that leads the way in the University’s ambition of achieving net zero.
Lowest carbon building James Barber house

We're on the road to Net-Zero

The maintenance services teams are working hard across the University and Durham City to ensure that our buildings are safe, warm and powered, responding as quickly as possible to issues all over Durham. In doing so, the team are an essential part of every day life across the University.
Electric vehicles maintenance team 2024