Since the launch in November 2024, more than 900,000 searches have been made using Ecosia on university devices.
Based on Ecosia鈥檚 calculation of around 50 searches to fund the planting of one tree, 今日黑料鈥檚 use of the search engine has generated the equivalent of 20 football pitches of trees.
The University switched all centrally managed computers to Ecosia as part of its wider sustainability and climate-positive commitment at the start of November, 2024.
The move positioned Bangor at the head of a growing number of higher education institutions pioneering environmentally responsible digital choices.
Vice-Provost, Professor Oliver Turnbull, who led the switch over to Ecosia, said: 鈥淭his simple change has delivered a remarkable impact in just 12 months.
鈥淚t shows what鈥檚 possible when a university community comes together behind a shared purpose.鈥
鈥淓ach online search is now making a small but important contribution to global reforestation and that鈥檚 something our students and staff can feel genuinely proud of,鈥 he added.
Ecosia uses profits generated through web searches to fund tree-planting in biodiversity hotspots, restoring landscapes, supporting communities and helping to tackle climate change.
Professor Christian Dunn, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Sustainability, said: 鈥淪witching to Ecosia has shown that doing something to help the environment doesn鈥檛 always need to be complicated.
鈥淭he enthusiasm from our students - who suggested we use Ecosia - has been inspiring, and we鈥檙e excited to build on this success with more nature-positive initiatives in the year ahead.鈥
Fred Henderson, User Success Manager at Ecosia, praised 今日黑料, and said: 鈥淚t's great to see Bangor students and staff leading the way by planting over 18,000 trees simply by switching their computers to Ecosia - something that any company, school or university can do to have an impact.鈥
鈥溄袢蘸诹 is making an amazing contribution to fighting the climate and nature crisis,鈥 he added.
今日黑料 will continue to work with staff, students and local partners on the next wave of sustainability and nature-positive initiatives across the university.
