{"id":10638,"date":"2022-04-29T15:44:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T14:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/?p=10638"},"modified":"2023-11-29T14:59:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:59:19","slug":"edge-hill-university-committed-to-action-on-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/2022\/04\/29\/edge-hill-university-committed-to-action-on-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Edge Hill University committed to action on climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/280\/2022\/04\/MadeAtUni-Climate-Action-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10641\" width=\"518\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/280\/2022\/04\/MadeAtUni-Climate-Action-logo.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/280\/2022\/04\/MadeAtUni-Climate-Action-logo-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Edge Hill University has joined with Universities UK (UUK) and fellow universities from across the UK to showcase their climate change research as part of a major new campaign backed by actress and environmentalist Lily Cole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign follows a new poll carried out by Universities UK and Opiniom which has revealed that parents see universities as crucial to delivering on the Department for Education\u2019s sustainability strategy published last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Results of the poll show that 64% of parents believe that going to university would equip their child with the skills and knowledge that can help make the world a better place, and 70% think a university degree is essential for those contemplating a career in tackling climate change. And given the opportunity, more than one in three UK adults (37%) would consider higher education as a route to upskilling to realign their career with efforts to combat the climate emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read further the commitment universities are making to climate action: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/2022\/04\/edge-hill-university-committed-to-action-on-climate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0693e3;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/2022\/04\/edge-hill-university-committed-to-action-on-climate\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edge Hill University has joined with Universities UK (UUK) and fellow universities from across the UK to showcase their climate change research as part of a major new campaign backed by actress and environmentalist Lily Cole. 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