Go Green Week’s final theme of re-using was interpreted in two key ways – the students organised building an igloo in the university’s own nursery from old milk cartons as well as inviting the Malvern Repair Café to visit. Malvern Repair Café is run by friendly volunteers who set up shop once a month. They are open to the public and welcome any items that need… Read more →
The final day of Go Green Week is here! We had Nature, Food & Health, Travel, Energy and now its time for Re- use! It has been an amazing week with the first year students from the Sustainability Elective Module doing their best to raise awareness for Sustainability on Campus. Today in the Pear Tree students and staff made use… Read more →
The student lead team from Energize Worcester were out in force on the fourth day of go green week promoting their cause to: “save your money, improve your health and protect our environment” By giving out energy saving advice, and how to be more energy efficient at home! I think this fantastic, as many students were interested in not only saving money,… Read more →
Go Green Week is almost at its end and today it was all about Energy! We had quite a lot of guests who joined us in order to promote sustainable energy to the students of the University of Worcester. The students behind Go Green Week The first year students from the Sustainability Elective Module were busy at the stalls both… Read more →
With University of Worcester’s Go Green Week kicking off on Tuesday, the focus of the day was getting students involved with healthy eating initiatives. Aside from the Food Fair event happening the SU in the afternoon, there was also a chance for students to sample a wide range of tasty treats and healthy meals, as the university’s Food Market… Read more →
Travel was the key theme for Go Green Week today! Following up from yesterday I have spoken to Aramark the canteen at The University of Worcester about their vegan alternatives. They have a large selection of vegetarian options daily, they offer gluten and dairy free food also, and have catered for many vegan corporate functions. They welcome accommodating for vegans just… Read more →
Today, day three of Go Green Week, was all about traveling in a sustainable way! I had the pleasure to meet our own Pearl the Polar Bear while she was preparing to board the bus along with Jim ‘Worcesterwood’ and even got a group selfie with them and my fellow publishing assistants! The highlights of today: Pearl spreading awareness amongst… Read more →
Jim Worcesterwood is back! Pearl the Polar Bear is the polar bear adopted by the Students’ Union at the University of Worcester. Part 1: Jim Worcesterwood searches for Pearl the Polar Bear Part 2: Jim Worcesterwood catches Pearl the Polar Bear Part 3: Pearl the Polar Bear visits the Nursery “Cublings” Part 4:… Read more →
Go Green Week commences with a food and health day. A local food fair was brought directly to the students from local providers. Out side the Student’s Union were stalls which provided fresh locally sourced food such as carrot and courgette with halloumi, mint and coriander looked fantastic with it’s great British take. On the rustic quirky side, local fruit farmers from Herefordshire… Read more →
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 busier today with students attracted to the tasty smells and swarming for a bite! Student Action First, I visited our own lovely first year students… Read more →
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 we usually hear but do not have the time to often see. To our dismay, Rebecca Davis, a student at University of Worcester caught on camera a… Read more →
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 with its new outfit, made entirely from recycled materials. The stalls were busy in the Students Union and all the daisy seeds were given away… Read more →
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 →
