Applications are now open for the 2025/26 Nature Positive Student Ambassador Programme, by the University of Oxford and the United Nations Environment Programme!

Ednah Carrick September 16, 2025

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Closing Date: 2 November 2025

Applications are now open for the 2025/26 Nature Positive Student Ambassador Programme, by the University of Oxford and the United Nations Environment Programme!

Overview

Nature Positive Universities invite students from universities, colleges and higher education institutions to join its international network to take action and volunteer for nature on their campuses and communities towards a global Nature Positive goal, as well as to share experiences and resources with other students across the world. More information about the programme can be found here.

The Nature Positive Student Ambassador Programme empowers students from universities, colleges and higher education institutions with the tools and resources to lead action to protect and restore nature on their campuses and communities. This programme is an initiative of Nature Positive Universities, which was founded by the University of Oxford and the United Nations Environment Programme.

Nature Positive Student Ambassador Programme

As part of the programme, Nature Positive Universities provide toolkits of campus-based actions, an accompanying workbook to record your progress during your journey, host monthly Zoom workshops on a range of topics and have friendly WhatsApp Community groups that you can join to get inspired and support each other.

Additionally, Nature Positive Universities also provide social media resources and other information to inspire action for biodiversity on your campus and within your community and would love you to share your actions for nature on social media with the #GenerationRestoration. This forms part of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

Programme Details

This programme involves working through toolkits of campus actions for nature, recording activities in a Nature Positive Universities (NPU) Student workbook and joining six video workshops with other Student Ambassadors to share nature related activities, as well as skills and knowledge, over the course of the programme from November 2025 to May 2026.

Students can join directly to be part of Nature Positive Universities network of Student Ambassadors, whether or not their institutions have made a Nature Positive Pledge and there is also no limit to how many students can sign up from each institution. Whilst ideally students will be supported by staff at their institution, this is not required.

What is offered

Experience volunteering with mentors at University of Oxford
A chance to make a difference on your campus
Inspiration and networking with a community of likeminded individuals
Resources and training from peers to help you organise events and activities
A certificate documenting your role with us
A chance to use your particular skills and interests, such as social media, communications, design, organising events, translation and biological identification and survey techniques
Flexibility to work around your time and commitments

What is asked of you

Attend on Zoom (or watch back on YouTube) all of the 6 green skills workshops with other Student Ambassadors to share nature related news and activities from your campus over the course of the academic year
Commit to volunteering with Nature Positive Universities approx 1-2 hours a week for the duration of the programme, from November 2025 to May 2026
Complete and submit the NPU Student workbook by July 2026
Organise one or more activities on campus, with ideas from workshops or toolkits
Behave in a respectful and considerate manner towards fellow Student Ambassadors, NPU staff and guest speakers
Treat others equitably and work to create an inclusive environment in which everyone is safe to speak up and share their perspective
Stay in touch with Nature Positive Universities to let them know any queries and if you are unable to continue volunteering