School centres

Our centres enable people from different institutes within the School, other departments within the University as well as external partners and organisations to work together to address local and global challenges.

Our School centres work with local, national and global partners in a range of sectors, including:

  • Education and research
  • Business and commercial activity
  • Communities, charities, and other organisations
  • Government and policy

Edinburgh Climate Change Institute

Our School hosts and manages the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI). Previously named the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, ECCI is Scotland's leading knowledge exchange hub on climate change. ECCI provides decision-makers with evidence for future policy and funding priorities on climate change and is the leading 'research into policy channel' for the Scottish Government.

We are involved in the Edinburgh Climate Commission, which is coordinated by ECCI alongside the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver de-carbonisation in support of their objective to make our city carbon neutral by 2030. 

Visit the ECCI website
The Edinburgh Climate Change Institute building in High School Yards

Centre for Sustainable Forests and Landscapes

Launched by the School of GeoSciences, the Centre for Sustainable Forests and Landscapes is a hub that brings together various sectors working on global issues of environment and development. The Centre provides critical interdisciplinary knowledge to deliver sustainable landscape management and policy development.  

We address challenge-led issues such as deforestation, responsible logging, conservation, carbon storage and the landscape's role in ensuring secure and sustainable food supplies.

Visit the Centre for Sustainable Forests and Landscapes website
A view of a lake surrounded by woodland, with mountains and clouds in the background, at golden hour

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