Many universities around Europe and the world are activily pursuing initiatives aimed at implementing the principles of sustainable development as part of their operations: estates, purchases, travel, and health and safety, are some examples of sectors where a sustainability thinking is becoming more and more popular. There are many campuses which are truly green, and show how much can be achieved by concerted efforts where academic and non-academic staff as well as students, work together.
Since integrating sustainability across all core activities of universities is also a logical step in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, much can be gained by discussing current approaches, methods and strategies being deployed at universities to green their campuses, and assess their impact.
It is on the basis to address this perceived need, and to foster a dialogue among the university community, that the Symposium "Sustainable Campuses: trends and experiences from higher education institutions" is being organised by the UK Consortium for Sustainability Research (UK-CSR) and the University of Winchester, in cooperation with the European School of Sustainability Science and Research (ESSSR) and theInter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme.
The hosts, the University of Winchester, has a long tradition on sustainability and campus greening.
