At the University of Salford, we are committed to building sustainable communities through engagement, partnerships and outreach. Our initiatives in Sustainable Communities are focused on creating a collaborative environment where sustainability becomes a shared responsibility and a source of inspiration for our community and beyond, through:
Guest post by Richard Fitton, Applied Buildings and Energy Research Group With the new year coming the team have made it their new year’s resolution to start trying to ascend the Green Impact league. As a unit that prides itself on cutting edge energy research, we feel that it is a natural step for us to […]
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 make the planet more sustainable and responsible. In November SURF signed up to participate in […]
Guest article by M. Spahiev (Green Impact Project Assistant for S.U.R.G.E) Green Impact is a scheme which encourage staff and students to reduce their environmental impact. Although the program is in its fifth year nationwide, this is the first year it will run at The University of Salford. My first day as a Green Impact […]
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 solutions. For those unable to attend, here’s a summary of the contents: Working the workbook: […]
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 as GreenLibrary. Ten teams have formed and signed up to our online workbook, with another […]
Green Impact is in full swing, and we’re nearly at the *final deadline* for teams to sign up (18th December), so to be in for a chance of winning an award for your office (and making it cosier as well as more sustainable), get in touch ASAP (c.spring@salford.ac.uk). We have a team of trained-up student […]
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 be an asset to assist teams on their Green Impact journey, gaining vital employability skills […]
As part of our ongoing commitment to sustainability, the University has been selected to take part in Green Impact Universities and Colleges – an exciting programme led by the National Union of Students’ (NUS). Green Impact is an environmental accreditation scheme which helps to improve the working environment and to positively impact the lives of […]
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 Products. Millions of farmers in developing countries are trapped in poverty because they don’t receive […]
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 around the University campuses to show how individuals can take small steps to reduce their […]