Katy has led the development of wide ranging sustainability initiatives at the University of Worcester in her role as director of sustainability. Her work focuses on the campus, working in the community and embedding sustainability in the curriculum. Overseeing the development of students as partners on major sustainability change programs and building sustainability skills with students and student volunteers Katy’s work has won a number of national and international awards. Katy is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the EAUC. Katy represents the University on Worcestershire's Local Nature Partnership and Worcestershire Climate Change Strategy Group and is a member of the SuLiTest UK Steering Group. Katy's research interests include frameworks for measuring sustainability culture in Higher Education, managing energy in student rented homes, an online magazine for students, academics and practitioners to engage students in sustainable development and developing bike share schemes.
One of the major aspirations for the Fit For Life scheme, that is organised from the McClellend Centre on City Campus, is to increase the… Read More »Sports student joins Fit For Life Scheme as a Fitness Instructor
The University of Worcester’s parkland campus has become a focus for learning, research and volunteering involving students, staff and the local community in highlighting the… Read More »Importance of Biodiversity at the University of Worcester
People and Planet – Britain’s largest student campaigning network – run a national Go Green Week every year, with schools, colleges and universities across the… Read More »Go Green Week Special Edition
‘Pimping’ the university electric milk floats Go Green Week starts with ‘pimping’ the university electric milk floats. Campus services staff use these second hand zero… Read More »Go Green Monday: Biodiversity & Nature
Highlighting the wastage of disposable cups Food and Health are the themes for Tuesday. Students have negotiated with the catering company on campus Aramark to… Read More »Food and Health Tuesday
Reduced price bus tickets Travel for less is the theme, fewer emissions and fewer pounds. Students and staff will be encouraged to think about small… Read More »Travel for Less Wednesday
#EnergizeWorcester’s How Low Can You Go limbo dancing campaign has been going all week. It ramps up on Thursday which the energy advocates encouraging students… Read More »Energy Thursday
Re-use Swap Shop Re-use something or better still don’t buy it in the first place is the message being promoted on Friday. The swap shop… Read More »Re-Use Friday
The local newspaper announced last week that oak diseases are now a threat to local trees. Will the Midlands landscape be altered forever? Come to… Read More »New disease poses a threat to oaks in city’s woods
For many people sustainability just relates to being “green”. However, personal sustainability is key in ensuring overall sustainability. Personal sustainability is underpinned by not just… Read More »What is personal sustainability?
Change Agents place graduates in sustainability jobs in the UK. The sustainability sector is growing and many employers are looking for graduates with skills and… Read More »Podcast, getting a graduate job in the UK
Claire Bridges, operations manager at Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (WLEP), explains how LEPs were created in 2011 as an instrument of Government to spearhead local… Read More »susthingsout talks to Claire Bridges about helping students get jobs in Worcestershire
Sustainable design techniques look to lessen materials uses, to re-use them and to use materials more effectively – to name but some aspects. These traits… Read More »Sustainable design: Lea &Perrins’ desire to evolve their iconic Worcestershire Sauce packaging was driven largely by the Heinz CSC.
Example of a student sustainable packaging project for Lea and Perrins as part of Green Design course taught by Andy Stevenson. “We are frequently faced… Read More »Sustainable packaging
The University is supporting individuals towards personal wellbeing – both staff and students – through its Fit for Life programme. The programme has six elements… Read More »Lunchtime Talk, Wednesday 6th November: The Smoke Free Healthier Campus initiative
By Prof Stephen Martin. Epic tales of floods (climate change), knowledge, wisdom and uncertainty set the context to this ambitious CD recording by the Leeds based indie… Read More »And we regret the process of our age … (ILiKETRAiNS)
It’s really about celebrating what’s good locally and regionally in terms of great food and drink. Our region has a fantastic array of great producers… Read More »Local food, cost per plate and seasonal produce
In a bid to help students, staff and visitors travelling between University sites, we have introduced the UniShuttle, a direct bus service taking people between… Read More »The 31B UniShuttle, a direct bus service taking people between all of the University’s sites: St John’s, Riverside and City.
A grant of £10,134 has been awarded to the University of Worcester Bike Loan Scheme, by Nesta, an independent charity which aims to support people… Read More »Borrow a bike with the University of Worcester Bike Loan Scheme
The University of Worcester Students’ Union has won funding from the National Union of Students (NUS) to implement its innovative project Energize Worcester to tackle… Read More »Energize Worcester – Worcester Students’ Union wins NUS funding for energy efficiency project