Go Green Week- Day Two (Food&Health)
Food and Health today! Probably the yummiest day of Go Green Week! As soon as I entered the Pear Tree I was overwhelmed by the variety of aromas in the air! The stalls were even…
The Launch Of Go Green Week 2015
Go Green Week gets going! Today students took part on a bird watch around the University of Worcester’s St John’s campus. Many pictures were taken in aim of capturing the beauty of the small residents…
Go Green Week- Day One (Nature)
Day one of Go Green Week is now finished and here is my first blog! With the support of the lovely sunny weather in Worcester today it was really pleasant. The milk float looks smashing…
Developing Partners for Sustainable Learning in Green Graphic Design
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 Design and Multimedia degree course at the University of Worcester.…
An award winning bike loan scheme, right here in Worcester
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 for 30% of the overall footprint for the University in…
Embedding sustainability in the nursing curriculum
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 Plymouth University we wanted to embed sustainability in the nursing…
Driving change is a significant part of the majority of sustainability practitioner roles
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 practitioner roles. Indeed, the term ‘change agents’ is increasingly used…
Eco-entrepreneurs are better positioned to create business models
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 becoming increasingly one of those buzzwords in the business world…
WHOLE EARTH? successor exhibition to The Hard Rain Project.
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 issues that are defining the 21st century. Assignments for magazines,…
Is leadership for sustainability possible in a market economy?
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 included present corporate and personal value systems. Each brought a…
Students’ role in debate on a sustainable 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: is it possible to have leaders who push for a…
The Great Malvern Food Festival, Monday 26th May, 2014
Student Project: “Family Sustainable Cookbook” & Associated Food Demo Frugal & Local Food Demo Graphic Design students on the yr 3 Children’s Book Design module were present today at the Great Malvern Food Festival in…
Energy-Saving Students’ Union Project Celebrated at House of Lords Reception
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 House of Lords reception last week. The National Union of…
Wetlands and Agriculture in Africa: Sustainable Development?
By Alan Dixon. 2014 has been designated by the UN as the International Year of Family Farming – and in recognition of this the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance this year chose the…
Visiting Slovenian Academic Talks About Her Research in Šalek Valley, Slovenia
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 production, organic farms, renewable energy We were interested in the economic perspective of farms,…
Learning by Drowning – Worcester flood defences
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 this speck more and more islands of communities cut off…
Concern about floods to subside with the water?
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 do more than dip their toes in the water when…
#EnergizeWorcester
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 consumption and in turn student bills. The project is in…
Go Green Week’s last activity… Karaoke Party
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 start singing many classic karaoke party songs. Students were also…
Worcester Students’ Union president supports University shuttle bus
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 students were encouraged to complete a lifestyles survey a couple…