Sustainability

Keele University engages in cutting-edge research to improve lives and address the most pressing societal issues, and sustainability is at the heart of this. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) drive the University’s work on sustainability and are embedded into teaching, research, and campus operations.

Our beautiful 617-acre campus is a thriving hub of biodiversity – home to hundreds of varieties of birds, moths, plants and trees. The campus is also a ‘living laboratory’, continuously testing new and emerging smart energy technologies.

Keele’s Low Carbon Energy Generation Park features two wind turbines and 12,500 solar panels. Up to 50% of the University’s campus electricity requirements are generated from these renewable sources, saving around 1,500 tonnes of carbon emissions each year.