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 importance of biodiversity on campus and managing it directly. The…
People and Planet – Britain’s largest student campaigning network – run a national Go Green Week every year, with schools, colleges and universities across the country urged to raise awareness on climate change. People and…
‘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 emissions vehicles to move recycling and furniture around the campus…
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 get 10p off the price of any hot drink if…
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 changes they can make to how they get around –…
#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 to take a selfie of them limbo dancing under obstacles…
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 is on hand to help you de-clutter or find that…
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 maintaining one’s own health and wellbeing, but also by actively…
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 experience. Worcester has many opportunities within the curriculum and in…
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 economic growth, enterprise and job creation. The WLEP has produced…
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 have now been adopted in various genres that use materials…
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 with new materials, new tools, new clients and new audiences…
The University is supporting individuals towards personal wellbeing – both staff and students – through its Fit for Life programme. The programme has six elements Eat Well, Drink Well, Exercise Well, Sleep Well, Work Well…
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 group-ILiKETRAiNS. Released at a time when the world’s leaders were…
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 out there and many largely supply within this region only.…
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 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 and organisations to implement innovative ideas. All University students and…
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 poor energy efficiency in private student accommodation. Competing against 120…
The University of Worcester has teamed up with Liftshare, the UK’s largest car-share provider, to give Worcester students and staff their very own car share scheme. Car sharing is good for the environment, helps reduce…
By Daniel Curry, Change Agents UK. Passion for sustainability and the environment is more than just reading and writing about it – it’s about actually doing something positive It’s a Sunday afternoon and I’m returning…