By Skye Beauchamp Introduction Upon finishing my Wildlife and Practical Conservation with Professional Skills degree and gathering more field experience by working for renowned reforesting company City of Trees, I knew I wouldn’t stay away from the University for long. I put my skills and knowledge to work in my Biodiversity & Circular Economy GAP-25 […]
Every year we throw away hundreds of thousands of things because they’re broken. Whether its tech, furniture or toys, it’s usually cheaper to throw an item away than to get it repaired. This means tonnes of waste goes to landfill and pollutes our environment, though it’s often things which can still be made use of. […]
Go Green Salford is our Festival of Sustainability run twice a year, once in Spring time and again in Autumn. It is a two week celebration of sustainable action happening on campus, across our community and beyond. This Autumn we had our biggest Go Green Salford yet, with the whole fortnight jam packed with loads […]
We’re very happy to share that The University of Salford has once again been named a finalist in multiple categories at the Green Gown Awards, which celebrate outstanding sustainability initiatives in post-16 education. We’re proud to be shortlisted in the following categories: Next Generation Learning and Skills – Dr Dave Beck’s Environmental Justice module exemplifies Education for […]
We are very proud of the hard work our lab technicians and academics have done to attained Bronze LEAF accreditation and make research more sustainable! Not only are we looking forward to seeing them progress to Silver and Gold levels but also seeing our other university labs follow in their footsteps. LEAF stands for Laboratory […]
by Saadan Hussain When I first arrived at the University of Salford to pursue my master’s in Sustainability, I had no idea how deeply involved I would become in the university’s climate action work. Fast forward a few months, and I found myself working as a Graduate Business Associate (Sustainability) through a two-month summer internship, […]