Why do we need an Environmental & Energy Management System? There are many benefits to having an externally certified environmental and energy management system (EEMS) in place. Firstly, it gives us reassurance that we understand and are meeting the wide range of compliance obligations that apply to the Estates & Facilities division. This includes extensive […]
About Myself Hello, I’m Zoe and I’m nearing the end of my internship with the Sustainability Team within Estates, which is the department that looks at the operational side of the University – this includes issues/impacts to the environment occurring from travel, energy, construction, and waste. But I’m not leaving the University anytime soon as […]
University of Salford awarded the coveted Green Flag Award as it is officially recognised as one of the country’s best green spaces! Our beautiful campus has once again been recognised as one of the best green spaces in the UK by receiving the prestigious Green Flag Award – for the sixth year in a row! […]
What is Plastic Free July? Plastic Free July (Plastic Free July – Be Part of the Plastic Pollution Solution) is a challenge for people to refuse single-use plastics for the month of July. The challenge began in 2011 and has gone on to have over 100 million participants in 190 countries. What events do we […]
Now that our Platinum Project has been submitted to SOS-UK’s Hedgehog Friendly Campus we thought we would reflect on this past year and create a roundup of all the hedgehog related events and activities we have been up to! Throughout this round up we have asked members of the Sustainability Team what their favourite hedgehog […]
A two-day BioBlitz was held in and around the University of Salford’s Peel Park campus in March as part of our Go Green Salford activities. To to find out more about our Go Green Salford campaign, check out our blog post here. Here is a more in depth look at what we got up to! […]
From 4th-22nd of March 2024, The Sustainability Team at the University of Salford ran its annual Go Green Salford 2024 campaign, to encourage students and staff across its three campuses to take part in its various activities, pop-up displays and events. Monday 4th March: In partnership with Salford Rangers, a hedgerow made up of Dog […]
Between 27/02 – 26/03/2023, we worked with Salford students, colleagues and local community members to organise four weeks of events, useful content and tips for sustainable living in Salford. Below you can find a summary of all of the events. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Don’t forget to follow us on social media, […]
With the move to more sustainable travel, me and my family recently decided to change our car to a fully electric one. In order to help people who might be considering this next step, I figured I would write an article about how it has been and to give an insight on things to consider […]
To support the PlasticFreeUoS campaign, a MA Visual Communication student Jessica Robinson from the University of Salford School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology has made a series of brilliant posters to raise awareness of the issues related to single use plastics. You can find them around the Peel Park campus. The posters highlight that […]