Our world-class sustainability research is incorporated into the courses we offer at Reading, enabling students to explore key sustainability topics with leading experts in greater depth.

Students can also help us tackle key issues in climate and sustainability through a range of extracurricular courses and opportunities.

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Our courses

While we offer a number of courses with a focus on climate and sustainability, we are committed to providing opportunities for all students to explore green themes and topics. These opportunities are woven into all of our courses, through optional modules and extracurricular activities.

Explore our undergraduate courses

Explore our postgraduate courses

Subjects with a sustainability and climate focus

Here is a selection of subject areas that include courses with a particular focus on sustainability and climate:

Teacher training

At the University of Reading we believe that climate and sustainability education is everyone’s responsibility.

As part of our National Climate Education Action Plan, all teacher trainees at Reading have access to training that empowers them to incorporate climate education into their teaching. 

Find out more about our initial teacher education courses

Global Sustainability Leaders Scholarship

We offer a generous undergraduate scholarship scheme focused on creating a community of global sustainability leaders of the future. Through the Global Sustainability Leaders Scholarship, we are offering up to 400 scholarships per year to high-achieving students from the UK and overseas.

Short courses

Alongside our undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses, we also offer:

 

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People & Planet University League
4th in the People & Planet University League 2025/26
London Higher
Winner of Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability Leadership, London Higher Award 2024
Times Higher Education Awards 2023
Winner of Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership
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Joint 30th in the world in the QS Sustainability Ranking 2026