We are very proud to annouce that the University of Salford has won two Green Gown Awards last week for community and student research projects at a prestigious ceremony in the cultural quarter of Leicester. Established in 2004, the Green Gown Awards recognise the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities, colleges and the learning and skills […]
Around a year ago we launched WARP-IT at the University of Salford. No, it’s not a system to get us out of here very quickly!! It actually stands for Waste Action Resource Portal, it’s a redistribution network for items that we might usually dispose of. WARP-it works in a similar way to Ebay or Freecycle […]
The University of Salford has shot up the annual People and Planet Green League Table of universities thanks to a series of initiatives which have seen students and colleagues pitch in to reduce their environmental impact. Salford moved from 51st up to 17th place in the league table which independently catalogues factors such as water […]
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 […]
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 you all managed to jump on our bicycle powered Smoothie Maker or raced on the […]
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 […]