University Climate Challenge. Research brief

As the University implements changes to meet the evolving needs of its constituents, engagement with ongoing stakeholders is critical. To this end, the College of Social Sciences and Law provided our research team with funding to investigate students’ understandings of, attitudes towards and actions against climate change. The project was based on a collaboration between the School of Education and the School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice. Where possible, we use establish psychometric scales that have been validated for use with student populations. For context, we compare the students’ scores across key metrics to those of Irish adult and or youth populations.