Binks Institute for Sustainability
The Binks Institute for Sustainability addresses the critical questions we face in achieving environmental sustainability locally and globally
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing us and our planet. The solution? To build a world focused on environmental sustainability that addresses current global needs, while protecting our planet for the future.
The Binks Institute for Sustainability is being built to do just that. By bringing together expertise from the fields of science, law and policy, sustainable materials and engineering, crop resilience, and community-based sustainability initiatives – all of which the University of Dundee has a long track record of academic excellence in – we can begin to transform the future of our planet and the lives of those who live here.
Our mission
The Binks Institute for Sustainability will maximise the University’s contributions to address environmental issues and deliver positive, impactful change on society.
It will draw together world-leading research from across the University, enhance our educational programmes to develop the skills and expertise of future generations, and share our knowledge and expertise to make our operational activity more sustainable.
The institute will engage with local and global communities, government agencies, NGOs and business to co-develop our capacity to live in environmentally sustainable ways.
Through interdisciplinary collaboration and external partnerships, the Institute will address the need for effective climate action, including successful Net Zero strategies, and the associated need to achieve equity and inclusion in a just transition to a sustainable world.
Our core research areas
- Energy and Water
- Sustainable Design
- Engineering for Sustainability
Stories
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Need to rekindle spirit of Glasgow COP, says head of new sustainability institute
The era of “COP tourism” must end and concerted efforts made to address climate change, the head of a new Scottish environmental centre has demanded.
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Sustainable design project to support a ‘greener’ NHS awarded £3m funding boost
A pioneering research project aiming to reduce the environmental impact of the healthcare system has secured further funding of £3.1m from the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council
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Three Dundee projects highlighted in global sustainability and design event
Three Dundee projects have been recognised by the World Design Congress and will be presented at its 2025 conference in London this week
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£2.5 million project to advance Scotland’s offshore wind sector launched
Accelerating Innovation in the Forth and Tay Offshore Wind Cluster programme officially launched by the universities of Dundee and Edinburgh, and Forth & Tay Offshore
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International water experts meet in Scotland to celebrate 20-year anniversary of UK’s only UNESCO water centre
International water experts from four continents met in Scotland to mark the 20th Anniversary of the UK’s only UNESCO Category 2 Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science (CWLPS), on Thursday 24 April, at Discovery Point
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Funding boost from UKRI for Scottish offshore wind sector
A pioneering partnership between the University of Edinburgh, the University of Dundee and the Forth and Tay Offshore (FTO) cluster has been boosted by a £2.5 million innovation funding award from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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Climate expert calls for ‘less talk more action’ from COP29
A University of Dundee academic is calling for ‘less talk and more action’ from COP29, as he prepares to attend the global climate change conference as a negotiator later this month
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Double win for University researchers at international engineering awards
Two teams given awards from Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) at 2024 ceremony, for research work carried out at the University of Dundee
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Scotland is ‘vulnerable’ to water scarcity warn experts
Immediate action must be taken to tackle water scarcity in Scotland, say experts at the University of Dundee
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New guide on how to create 20-minute neighbourhood launched
A new guide outlining how the concept of a 20-minute neighbourhood can be applied in practice has been created by an urban design expert at the University of Dundee
The Institute has been established with generous support from the Binks Trust, who are also supporting renewable energy research at the University of Oxford, and the Binks Hub at the University of Edinburgh.