We support students and wider society to learn, act and lead for environmental justice.

Take action for sustainability

Here’s how students can get involved in our work to deliver a more environmentally just world.
Not a student? Check out our work.‍

Save money and energy in your home

Our top tips for a warm and efficient home

Start an Invest for Change campaign

Make sure your university money is invested in the interest of students

Start an intersectionality learning group

A learning and discussion group to further anti-oppression work

Email your University Finance Director

What is your university's money funding? Ask them

Look up your institution's carbon target

Find out if your institution is ambitious enough in its climate commitments

Apply to be a student home energy auditor

Develop skills - join us for training on 24th February!

Book an Invest for Change workshop

Find out more about Invest for Change and get started campaigning!

Listen to the Liberating Sustainability podcast

Our podcast series with an intersectional take on the climate emergency

Make more sustainable food choices

Use our 15 step checklist to help you work towards eating more sustainably

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More actions

Change is urgently needed to tackle the injustices and unsustainability in our world

We believe education can bring about that change. SOS-UK is a student-led education charity focusing on sustainability - we know environmental sustainability cannot be achieved in isolation, so our work spans across issues of justice and wellbeing as well.

What we've been up to

The BIG Climate and Nature Education Survey is coming!

October 22, 2024

The Big Climate and Nature Education Survey is an online survey that gives students across whole schools and colleges a chance to have their say on climate change, nature and education

GCSE Geography students let down by outdated textbooks teaching inaccurate climate science

August 22, 2024

New findings demonstrate the current curriculum contains severely out-of-date science and therefore risks misleading young people about the climate emergency.

Divestment, Reinvestment and Ethical Finance – Join our free training!

July 30, 2024

Passionate about making a positive impact through your university’s finances? Sign-ups are now open for our ethical finance training!

The time for climate education in the national curriculum is now – a united call from the sector to the new UK government

July 25, 2024

SOS-UK and partners from across the sector are calling on the new UK government to fully embed climate education in the English national curriculum.

Universities UK releases report recommending a harm reduction approach to student drug use

July 2, 2024

Today Universities UK releases its recommendations for student drug use. Read our thoughts on this guidance.

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We partner with students, universities, organisations and funders to drive change

This is what some of them say about us

Isra, Student Home Energy Auditor (Homes Fit For Study)

Student at Imperial College London

I found the training extremely helpful (I would say close to life changing)!

Student Fairtrade University Auditor

I have enjoyed learning about what happens behind the scenes with universities and have found auditing a new experience to help develop skills like analysing, critical thinking and leadership.

Student project leader

SHAPE Sustainability Impact project

I have understood more about the need for an interdisciplinary approach to tackling sustainability issues, and how there needs to be more action from everyone at all levels.

For Good participating organisation

We have been working in the same way for a long time and needed to be challenged - it was good to have someone from the outside come at it from a different direction.