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We’re transforming education so people protect the climate and nature
We are fighting to make sure everyone develops a commitment to protecting the earth and puts it to work – whether it’s at school, university or in their careers.
By empowering students and educators to build a better world, we can transform the lives of generations to come. In just a few years we have developed unstoppable student leaders. Behind these leaders every step of the way is the SOS UK community making sure students don’t have to fight for change alone. We unite people from every background, inside and outside education, because protecting our earth matters to each and every one of us. Armed with proven solutions, we push for change at every level of society. We are always laser focused on what can be done, whether it’s at local councils, in community halls, or in Westminster.
As educators, environmentalists, and activists, we use our expertise to get things done – from changing curriculums across the world, to making sure all school children have access to nature. We mentor. We advise. We campaign. We empower students to lead. Not just at university but for decades to come, as workers, employers and community members. We create climate and nature protectors in every community. They mobilise countless others. They change our country, and even our world, for the better.
Jamie is the founder Executive Director of SOS UK. Prior to joining SOS UK, Jamie led on sustainability at NUS for 15 years. Jamie is Chair of Trustees at The Harmony Project, a Non-Executive Director of the Aldersgate Group, sits on the Public Policy Committee of The British Academy and is a member of Court at the University of Bath. Jamie is autistic, dyslexic and has ADHD and is a strong advocate for inclusive workspaces and intersectional environmentalism.
Joanna is London based and has been part of the team since October 2010.
Joanna has a BA in Human Sciences from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Environment, Science and Society from UCL. Joanna is a full member (MIEnvSc) of the Institution of Environmental Sciences, an associate member of Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, and is a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv).
Manu Maunganidze works at the crossroads between education, environment, culture and diversity. He has been a lifelong vocal and passionate campaigner for equality in the civic and professional spheres.
Meg leads on overseeing SOS UK’s programmatic work and projects alongside growing our fundraising portfolio.
Quinn leads SOS UK’s campaigns & advocacy directorate, bringing together our brilliant campaigners across ethical finance, education policy reform, and youth voice, alongside our digital and research teams, to amplify our influence in the UK and around the world.
Amira (she/her) [Ah-meer-ah Kam-Buhl] is the National Union of Students UK President. Her background in liberation campaigns, notably the black voices campaign during her time as an undergraduate at the University of Birmingham established her as the first remunerated community organiser at the student union and led her to then take up office as Guild President there also.
Hazel began her role as chair of the SOS-UK trustee board in November 2023. She is also the responsible board member for Safeguarding. Hazel is the Chief Executive of the British Ecological Society (BES), the oldest ecological society in the world. She has successfully led the BES for over 25 years and has an extensive knowledge of the academic and voluntary sectors.
Carole Parkes is an Emeritus Professor of Responsible Management and Leadership and has both a business and academic background. Carole has been a champion for the UN backed Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) since its inception in 2007.
Emma (she/her) is a 22 year old climate justice activist, Vice President for Liberation and Equality at the University of Exeter and History graduate. At University, she led the successful ‘£2 meal deal campaign’, was campaigns officer for Be the Change Society, and is currently advocating with the student campaign Shell Out as part of the international Fossil Free Research coalition which aspires for educational institutions to disassociate from fossil fuel companies.
Harriet has over 15 years experience of managing philanthropic investments on behalf of trusts, foundations and HNW individuals, delivering grant programmes on a range of climate, nature and human rights issues. She is co-founder of The Hour Is Late, a philanthropic sector consultancy, and is continually learning what it takes for civil society to ‘shift the dial’ on complex environmental and social challenges.
Saranya (she/her) is a 23-year-old activist and student leader. She is currently Vice President Liberation and Equality at the National Union of Students UK. Saranya is a Politics and Sociology student at the University of Bristol, where she started her student activism by co-leading the Bristol rent strike and co-ordinating the national student rent strike movement, in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Scarlett is a 21-year-old leading climate justice activist, and the youngest person in the world to attain an A level in Government and Politics, which she self-taught at age 13. She is also the youngest parliamentary policy-writer, most known for her work on climate education as co-founder of Teach the Future, and for being a lead organiser of the British School Climate Strikes.
Serene’s passion for sustainability, diversity and empowering young people led her to SOS UK. Serene has supported our work from its inception, feeding into the Teach the Future campaign and sitting on The RACE Report Advisory Group. As well as volunteering across SOS UK, Serene also mentors students with protected characteristics.
Jodie is a 21-year-old climate campaigner and undergraduate environmental science student at the University of Manchester, specialising in climate and atmospheric science. She was also one of the inaugural Department for Education Youth Focal Points for Sustainability and Climate Change, where she worked with Ministers and the Civil Service to embed sustainability into the education system.