Category Archives: Events
Fossil-Free Friday gets (and gives) some love at Uni House!
On Valentines Day, Friends of the Earth ran a ‘Fossil-Free Friday’ event at University House, to mark People and Planet’s fossil fuel divestment campaign. Students and staff wrote Valentines Day cards to local MPs to refuse donations from the fossil
Fossil-Free Friday gets (and gives) some love at Uni House!
On Valentines Day, Friends of the Earth ran a ‘Fossil-Free Friday’ event at University House, to mark People and Planet’s fossil fuel divestment campaign. Students and staff wrote Valentines Day cards to local MPs to refuse donations from the fossil
Greening SURF
Guest post by Dr Vicky Simpson, SURF The Centre for Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures (SURF) has always regarded sustainability as a key focus of its work. The SURF Centre is committed to reducing its environmental impact and helping to
Greening SURF
Guest post by Dr Vicky Simpson, SURF The Centre for Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures (SURF) has always regarded sustainability as a key focus of its work. The SURF Centre is committed to reducing its environmental impact and helping to
Achieving Bronze: Green Impact workshop tips for those who missed out!
We’re almost at the end of Go for Gold Week, and today’s workshop ‘How to Achieve Green Impact Bronze’ by Sophia Perkins of the NUS deal with a number of Green Impact’s aims: bringing people together, discussing challenges and finding
Achieving Bronze: Green Impact workshop tips for those who missed out!
We’re almost at the end of Go for Gold Week, and today’s workshop ‘How to Achieve Green Impact Bronze’ by Sophia Perkins of the NUS deal with a number of Green Impact’s aims: bringing people together, discussing challenges and finding
Go for Gold week is coming!
A new year always brings winds of change (at least, good intentions in that direction!) and Green Impact is gusting ahead. Seventeen student project assistants have been trained and matched with a team, some doubling to assist larger teams such
Go for Gold week is coming!
A new year always brings winds of change (at least, good intentions in that direction!) and Green Impact is gusting ahead. Seventeen student project assistants have been trained and matched with a team, some doubling to assist larger teams such
A successful launch for Green Impact!
Green Impact launched last week to a crowded Council Chamber and got off to a flying start! We were particularly pleased to see so many students attending: many have applied to become Green Impact Project Assistants, who we hope will
A successful launch for Green Impact!
Green Impact launched last week to a crowded Council Chamber and got off to a flying start! We were particularly pleased to see so many students attending: many have applied to become Green Impact Project Assistants, who we hope will
Fairtrade Fortnight 2013 Review
A big ‘Thank You’ to everyone who took part and supported this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight activities and the wider Sustainability Month. This year’s theme was ‘Take A Step’ for Fairtrade to get people to think further than simply buying Fairtrade
Fairtrade Fortnight 2013 Review
A big ‘Thank You’ to everyone who took part and supported this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight activities and the wider Sustainability Month. This year’s theme was ‘Take A Step’ for Fairtrade to get people to think further than simply buying Fairtrade
#gogreensalford get involved!
Find out how to travel, study, work, eat and live with less impact on the environment, save money on bills and help the local community at #gogreensalford #gogreensalford, beginning Monday 11th February will see a variety of events and activities
#gogreensalford get involved!
Find out how to travel, study, work, eat and live with less impact on the environment, save money on bills and help the local community at #gogreensalford #gogreensalford, beginning Monday 11th February will see a variety of events and activities
Up and Coming Events
I hope that you have had a good summer and enjoying the start of term. Have a look below at some of the exciting stuff we have going on this semester. 17th Octoberis our annual Wallness Lane clean up.
Up and Coming Events
I hope that you have had a good summer and enjoying the start of term. Have a look below at some of the exciting stuff we have going on this semester. 17th Octoberis our annual Wallness Lane clean up.
Welcome Week 2012 Round Up
Well, Welcome Week is over for another year and we on the Sustainability Team can finally breathe! Thank you to everyone who came and visited Bec, Andy, Teo and myself at our sustainability stand at the Welcome Expo. I hope
Welcome Week 2012 Round Up
Well, Welcome Week is over for another year and we on the Sustainability Team can finally breathe! Thank you to everyone who came and visited Bec, Andy, Teo and myself at our sustainability stand at the Welcome Expo. I hope
New Life for Old Pants
The Environment and Sustainability Team’s textile recycling campaign, ‘New Life for Old Pants’, has been shortlisted in this year’s prestigious Green Gown Awards, which “recognise the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges across the UK.” The Awards,
New Life for Old Pants
The Environment and Sustainability Team’s textile recycling campaign, ‘New Life for Old Pants’, has been shortlisted in this year’s prestigious Green Gown Awards, which “recognise the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges across the UK.” The Awards,