Listen to the podcasts. Professor David Green CBE Chairs The University of Worcester’s Leadership in Sustainability Debate. He is joined by Lord Victor Adebowale, Dr Antonius Raghubansie, Katy Boom, Meg Baker and Meg Price. Read more →
Go Green Week 2021 – online
Designed and delivered by the university’s first-year Human Nutrition students, along with many supporting volunteers and the help of the Students’ Union, this year’s Go Green Week signified a new opportunity to reach a wider audience and promote global participation. Read more →
Promoting the use of e-bikes
The second in a series of three student-led projects, the aim of this project was to assist the University of Worcester and Worcester City Council to roll out the pilot e-bike share scheme. Read more →
Measuring student engagement
As part of the partnership between the University of Worcester and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a large cohort of students have collaborated on a joint research project. The aim of this project was to develop a process that complements the current Responsible Futures assessment of student engagement from the perspective of students themselves. Read more →
Sustainable diets with One Planet Plates
How we choose to behave as individuals and as a society will determine how much we can protect our Earth and our climate. Changing our individual habits can lead to cultural shifts which affect the behaviour of businesses and governments, leading to meaningful and impactful change – just look at the rise in plant-based milks. Read more →
Sustainability Skills Survey: Worcester Students Given A Voice
Sustainability Skills Survey: Worcester Students Given a Voice. Written by Sian Evans and Rosie Bramwell. Graphics by Fay Askew. According to a recent Sustainability Skills Survey, there is more to choosing which University to attend than just the campus and various courses it has to offer. At the start of the 2022/2023 academic year, NUS hosted a Sustainability Skills Survey.… Read more →
Are Students Learning enough about Sustainable Development (SDGs)?
Are students learning about sustainability in the curriculum at University? Using a benchmarking tool we can find out how much your University has embedded the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Written by Katy Boom. Edited by Rosie Bramwell. The SDGs are a collection of 17 goals to make the world more sustainable: Since we used the bespoke benchmarking tool to map… Read more →
Carbon Literacy In Worcestershire Libraries
Carbon Literacy In Worcestershire Libraries written by Heather Sykes, a project led by students Lauren Balukonis, Adam Marsh, Amy Ngan, and Blake Pedersen in 2022, and a further project led by students Shannon Daly, Thomas Lamar, Reyna Loycano, and Kerri Thornton in 2023. Carbon Buzzwords The language around sustainability is ever-changing to keep up with the changing world and environment.… Read more →
RSPB Volunteering: Life on a Nature Reserve
Written by and photographs by Heather Sykes At SusThingsOut, we got the opportunity to visit the RSPB Loch Garten Nature Reserve and talk to a volunteer there. The site is a beautiful haven of wildlife and is being well looked after and monitored with RSPB volunteering. The hardworking volunteers have travelled from all over the UK to be able to… Read more →
Sustainability Scores Soar in Student and Staff Survey
Words by Heather Sykes, Creative Writing and Illustration Student. Graphs by Aleksandr Mäeots, Film Production Student. Further material was written by Dr Sian Evans. Survey Highlights In 2021-2022 and again in the 2022-2023 academic years, the university asked students and staff about sustainability knowledge and awareness, this is a longitudinal study going back a number of years so we can… Read more →
The SolarButterfly: A Self-Sustainable World Tour
The SolarButterfly: A Self-Sustainable World Tour. Written by Rosie Bramwell The self-sufficient SolarButterfly is making its world tour, and it visited our team at Cathedral Square on the 1st June 2022. “It was only some time ago that somebody with wings ran down the hill and flew the first few metres. 100 years later, an airplane crosses the Atlantic with… Read more →
Food Shop Price Comparison: can it be done on a student budget?
Worcester Food Shop Price Comparison. Written by Rosie Bramwell Taking a fake shopping list into six local food shops in Worcester clearly shows the difference in prices. But do you go for the cheapest, or most convenient place to do a food shop? Sometimes it is easier to pop into a shop every time you run out of something or… Read more →
Learning about Sustainability and Cooking Pizza
Sustainability learning by cooking pizza in a wood-fired oven During our training as Residential Life Team members (RLT), were introduced to the significance and impact of Sustainability, by the University of Worcester sustainability department. Giving us a chance to develop our skills for maintaining and protecting the environment and importantly making a positive societal impact. A fun way to learn… Read more →
Post-Covid impacts on sustainability awareness and behaviours highlighted in student and staff surveys
In 2023 the surveys with students and staff were repeated. Response rates were very low for students n=281 and n=380 for staff. The extremely low student response rate may be a post-Covid symptom. Sustainability awareness and behaviours amongst staff and students have changed in 2023 compared to previous years. With 87% of students declaring they are very or somewhat committed… Read more →
Go Green Week at Worcester
Go Green Week at Worcester written by Heather Sykes Go Green Week 2023 had a great turnout and loads of fun events. We hope you enjoyed if you joined us and we look forward to seeing you again next year. Go Green Week 2022 was yet another super success. This year, the university’s Go Green Week ran from the 7th… Read more →
Britain’s 2nd University Station: will it be Worcester?
Britain’s 2nd University Station: will it be Worcester? research done by and written by Jake Byrnes, Nicole Dressler, Mionna Green, Nick Stone, and Elisabeth Whittemore, edited and co-written by Heather Sykes Background Public transportation is often used by those who commute to school or work for reasons such as time, cost, or flexibility. Trains are a cost-effective and more environmentally… Read more →
Student Sustainability Skills Annual Survey
Four hundred and twenty-one University of Worcester students participated in the 2022-23 SOS UK student skills survey, the fifth-highest number of responses across the country. Students Rosie Bramwell and Fay Askew review the data and discuss what are the next steps. The University of Worcester students also took part in the 2020-21 Sustainability Skills survey which received over 8700 responses… Read more →
‘Too Good To Go’ – the app fighting food waste and climate change
Too Good To Go – the app fighting food waste and climate change. Written by Rosie Bramwell and edited by Heather Sykes The cost of living crisis is negatively impacting both food costs and food waste. For students, the rise in prices is making it more difficult to find cheap food for good quality. Too Good To Go is helping… Read more →
Free Accredited Auditing training and experience
Volunteering Opportunity – one day Interested in gaining some valuable training and experience in environmental auditing? We are offering FREE accredited auditor training -Institue of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) Approved You’ll receive a full mornings training in the requirements of environmental auditing followed by a free lunch, and then first-hand environmental auditing experience in the afternoon. No skills are… Read more →
Student Fairtrade auditors needed – gain valuable experience with the University of Worcester
Do you have a passion for ethical purchasing? Would you like to gain valuable experience for your CV? Then this opportunity might just be for you… Read more →
Global Sustainability Test – Student Results
Additional material Estela Castelli Florino Pilz Projects and Community Management at Sulitest The University of Worcester has already more than proven its commitment to building a sustainable future with its many community and environmental projects leading to the acquisition of several awards. As Sustainability Institution of the Year in 2019 with a High Commendation in the International Green Gown Awards… Read more →
Go Green Week at Worcester
Go Green Week 2023 at the University of Worcester written by Heather Sykes Worcester’s Go Green Week 2023 is on its way. Activities will be running at the Worcester Student’s Union all week. Staff, students and the community are invited, so we hope you come and join the fun. What Is Go Green Week? Go Green Week is a student-led… Read more →
Carbon Literacy On-line Training
The University of Worcester is collaborating with Sanctuary Group and Worcester Students’ Union to make Carbon Literacy training available to staff, students and customers across both organisations. Carbon Literacy training is an opportunity to learn about the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities, and the steps we can take to reduce our carbon footprints. During the training, we will… Read more →
Cost of Living Energy Saving Tips For Students
Cost of Living Energy Saving Tips For Students written by Daniel Bridges and edited by Heather Sykes On the evening of Tuesday 24th of January, I had the pleasure of interviewing a retired local engineer, Paul Brohan. Paul, being an engineer by trade, understands the energy crisis we face better than most. A key member of Transition Worcester’s Energy group, helps… Read more →
Worcester Repair Cafe: Let’s Waste Less
Worcester Repair Cafe: Let’s Waste Less research done by and written by Mikulas Vinar and edited and co-written by Heather Sykes Worcester Repair Cafe is a monthly event where a group of volunteers repair broken things of all kinds and purposes. People can bring anything they can “carry through the door“. Repairers will try their best to give the item… Read more →