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… Go Green Week Special Edition
‘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… Go Green Monday: Biodiversity & Nature
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… Food and Health Tuesday
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 –… Travel for Less Wednesday
#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… Energy Thursday
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… Re-Use Friday
The local newspaper announced last week that oak diseases are now a threat to local trees. Will the Midlands landscape be altered forever? Come to a fascinating lunchtime talk from Ewan Calcott, Forestry Commission North… New disease poses a threat to oaks in city’s woods
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… What is personal sustainability?
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… Podcast, getting a graduate job in the UK
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… susthingsout talks to Claire Bridges about helping students get jobs in Worcestershire
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… 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 with new materials, new tools, new clients and new audiences… 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 Eat Well, Drink Well, Exercise Well, Sleep Well, Work Well… 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 group-ILiKETRAiNS. Released at a time when the world’s leaders were… 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 out there and many largely supply within this region only.… 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 all of the University’s sites; St John’s, Riverside and City.… 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 and organisations to implement innovative ideas. All University students and… 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 poor energy efficiency in private student accommodation. Competing against 120… 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 scheme. Car sharing is good for the environment, helps reduce… 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 doing something positive It’s a Sunday afternoon and I’m returning… Daniel Curry from Change Agents UK on how to make the most of volunteering opportunities and gain valuable skills