Upcoming events
Breastfeeding is a low-carbon climate solution. This talk links infant health to sustainability, critiquing formula and calling for action.
York Festival of Ideas 2026 feature a wide range of nature-based activities. Step into nature with St. Nicks, come and hear about York Minster’s sustainable future, find out whether games can save the planet, and listen to some poetry in the woods.
Join us for this unique climate storytelling event as part of York Festival of Ideas 2026!
Join this insightful panel discussion as part of York Festival of Ideas 2026.
Come and find out about how you can become a Climate Ambassador, part of a national network of trained volunteers who support nurseries, schools and colleges with sustainability and climate action.
Take part in a 3-hour interactive workshop to understand the causes and consequences of climate change and how to take action. Part of York Festival of Ideas 2026.
Join the latest Play for the Planet seminar to find out about gamifying climate adaptation and environmental decision-making with TerraRisk.
Join us at the University of York Sustainability Clinic to watch the briefing together and discuss our responses with Dr Abi Perrin.
Using board games to protect the planet’s biodiversity - a case study with the makers of Kavango Board Game.
Come along to our first Sustainabili-Tea social to meet like-minded people and help us build a friendly community for sustainability on campus. Refreshments included (open to staff and students).
A training opportunity for those who have participated in a Climate Fresk workshop. Continue your journey and train up as a facilitator with this 3-hour session.
We host Nausika Educational Foundation for a large scale game to turn human civilization back on a sustainable track. All welcome.
Are you a games researcher, designer or player? Join us for a day of environmental games learning, discussion and play.
Take part in the third York City Nature Challenge from 24 – 27 April 2026! Explore the wildlife around you, take a few photos, and upload them to iNaturalist to help record biodiversity in and around York.
Take part in a 3-hour interactive workshop to understand the causes and consequences of climate change and how to take action.
Come along to watch a screening of Pad Thai, followed by a panel discussion.
Take part in a 3-hour interactive workshop to understand the causes and consequences of climate change and how to take action.
Come along to York Climate Narratives, an evening of powerful stories, voices, and change.
Come along to watch a screening of Días de abundancia/Days of Thunder, followed by a panel discussion.
Take part in a 3-hour interactive workshop to understand the causes and consequences of climate change and how to take action.
Come along to the annual showcase of student sustainability research across Yorkshire institutions, hosted at the University of Leeds.
Come along to our Play for the Planet seminar and hear about "Socialudo", a social enterprise set up by Professors Alasdair Rutherford and Vikki McCall in 2023 to design and deliver 'analogue' serious games.
Come along to watch a film screening of Fires and Fascism by Dr Pete Knapp, followed by a panel discussion.
Beyond Borders returns in 2026. We're seeking budding storytellers who are curious to share their personal perspectives from the Global Majority.
Come and play Mission Zero; race to decarbonise and heal the planet.
Part of our Play for the Planet monthly play session series.