The University is inviting all its staff and students to come and help it celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight. The University has held its Fairtrade University status since January 2011 which means that it does and will continue to buy and support Fairtrade products and initiatives. Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and […]
Nottingham Trent University’s Falcon webcam is back this week. Over the past 10 years a pair of Peregrine Falcons have nested on the NTU’s Newton building and over the past 5 years have successfully raised 16 chicks, 4 of which arrived last year. In partnership with Nottingham Wildlife […]
Over the next few months a number of new energy saving projects will be announced by the University in response to its Carbon Reduction Plan and Non Pay Project. The Carbon Management Reduction Plan has set a target of a 43% reduction on CO2 emissions by September 2020 from its 2005/6 baseline, with an interim […]
The week is National Bird Box Week, 14th-21st February. It aims to encourage local people, schools and business to take an active approach to the conservation of birds and their habitats in their local area. This year’s focus is the Swift. Often when these birds return from their winter homes in Africa they find their […]
The Environment and Sustainability Team have completed a number of audits of waste from buildings on campus. The audits involve sorting the contents from all or a sample (at least 1 in 5) of black bags of general waste (waste being sent to landfill) removed from buildings. The waste is usually from a day and the audits […]
Are you fashion forward? Are you skint and need new clothes? Are you looking to get a new look? Swishing is the newest must-do fashion trend where anyone interested in fashion can come along and go home with a new piece of clothing. Bring along your clean, good quality pieces of clothing, jewellery and shoes […]
During November the University carried out a full travel survey of staff and students in order to provide baseline data to inform and shape the targets of the forthcoming University of Salford Sustainable Travel Plan. The Travel Plan itself covers a 5-year period and features measures aimed at increasing the amount of people travelling to […]
The University’s Biodiversity Group has been working hard over the last 12 months to promote the wide variety of species here on campus. Initiatives include biodiversity walks, University arboretum, wildflower areas and the Artist On The Lawn project. Our current project is looking to increase the University’s bird population with strategically placing bird boxes […]
We were contacted by Ken Smart, a BA TV & Radio Production undergraduate, who wanted to publicise an interview he was doing as part of his studies with cyclist Carl Prince. Carl Prince ready to head to Paris Later this month Carl is riding his bike from Blackpool Tower to the Eiffel Tower and back […]
Take part in a five minute survey to tell us how you travel to the University for your chance to win £100 of Amazon vouchers. The results of the survey will help to inform the development of the University’s five-year Sustainable Travel Plan, which will set out a strategy to enhance the travel options available […]