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
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… Read More »The University of Worcester has teamed up with Liftshare – Car share scheme
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… Read More »Daniel Curry from Change Agents UK on how to make the most of volunteering opportunities and gain valuable skills
Claire Bridges operations manager at Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (WLEP) will explain how LEPs were created in 2011 as an instrument of Government to spearhead… Read More »Lunchtime Talk, Wednesday 16th October, Local enterprise partnerships. Local economic growth, enterprise and job creation
Are you thinking about employability, do you want to give your students some information about sustainability jobs. Come along to a talk by Sarah Hooper… Read More »Lunchtime Talk, Wednesday 9th October, Change Agents – Creating a network for a sustainable future
By Rebecca Lashley. Listen to the podcast The boom in orchard planting and fruit production in Worcestershire throughout the 1800s and into the early 1900s was… Read More »Reviving the fortunes of our old orchards
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.