For some years now I’ve been developing the teaching in ‘Green’ or (possibly better described as) ‘sustainable’ graphic design techniques as part of the Graphic… Read More »Developing Partners for Sustainable Learning in Green Graphic Design
Transport related carbon emissions is a major contributor to the carbon footprint with staff and student commuting producing 5,823 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions accounting… Read More »An award winning bike loan scheme, right here in Worcester
Professor Janet Richardson, Professor of Health Service, Research Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Plymouth University Introducing sustainability concepts to undergraduate nursing and healthcare students At… Read More »Embedding sustainability in the nursing curriculum
Susthingsout is dedicated to exploring the complex range of problems encountered when driving change Driving change is a significant part of the majority of sustainability… Read More »Driving change is a significant part of the majority of sustainability practitioner roles
By Laila Kasem, Senior Lecturer in the Worcester Business School Many of the approaches suggested to or employed by businesses remain largely tactical Sustainability is… Read More »Eco-entrepreneurs are better positioned to create business models
Tell it and speak it and think it and breathe it Mark Edwards is one of the few environmental communicators to have personally witnessed the global… Read More »WHOLE EARTH? successor exhibition to The Hard Rain Project.
This debate is worth listening to. It made a refreshing change to hear some honesty and courage as panel members tackled the questions raised which… Read More »Is leadership for sustainability possible in a market economy?
As everyone loves a great debate, this week’s event at the Hive welcomed representatives from a variety of fields to discuss an often controversial topic:… Read More »Students’ role in debate on a sustainable market economy
Student Project: “Family Sustainable Cookbook” & Associated Food Demo Frugal & Local Food Demo Graphic Design students on the yr 3 Children’s Book Design module… Read More »The Great Malvern Food Festival, Monday 26th May, 2014
Representatives of Worcester Students’ Union’s innovative Energize Worcester project attended a reception to showcase green contributions being made by students across the country at a… Read More »Energy-Saving Students’ Union Project Celebrated at House of Lords Reception
By Alan Dixon. 2014 has been designated by the UN as the International Year of Family Farming – and in recognition of this the Ramsar… Read More »Wetlands and Agriculture in Africa: Sustainable Development?
As part of the University of Worcester’s lunchtime sustainability talks, Natalija Speh, visiting academic from Slovenia talks about her recent research in Šalek Valley. Food… Read More »Visiting Slovenian Academic Talks About Her Research in Šalek Valley, Slovenia
It’s not difficult to see our blighted little island as a “tiny speck” of land sitting rather vulnerably somewhere in the North Sea and within… Read More »Learning by Drowning – Worcester flood defences
The cost of doing nothing As the recent floods in the UK have shown, our current political leaders in the coalition government seem reluctant to… Read More »Concern about floods to subside with the water?
Saving students money and improving landlords’ properties #EnergizeWorcester is an exciting opportunity to tackle the poor energy efficiency of privately rented student houses, reducing energy… Read More »#EnergizeWorcester
The university celebrated the last activity of a long and successful Go Green Week with exceptional style when a flock of people in the SU… Read More »Go Green Week’s last activity… Karaoke Party
Worcester Students’ Union president Kynton Swingle shares promising views on public transport for students in the city. Kynton explained that all current University of Worcester… Read More »Worcester Students’ Union president supports University shuttle bus
Transport is always an essential issue linked to sustainability and with fuel prices always going up, we clearly need to look at the future for… Read More »Local politicians discuss proposed bus cuts in Worcestershire
Students got into groups and competed against each other in the Big Green Quiz. There were a variety of questions, some random, some funny and… Read More »The Big Green Quiz
University of Worcester students set out to examine the dramatic impact flooding and climate change has had on our beautiful city Our plans as first… Read More »Climate change debate