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The new student's guide to sustainability at Liverpool
At the University of Liverpool, we are building sustainability into everything we do, but we believe that creating a community of sustainability advocates is undoubtedly our biggest opportunity to make a difference.
Posted on: 11 September 2024
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Reflecting on Sustainability Week 2024
Sustainability Week 2024 came to a close earlier this month, and today we are reflecting on some of the highlights from the week. From new initiatives to insightful discussions and practical workshops, this annual event has once again demonstrated the power of collective action in addressing the social, economic and environmental challenges.
Posted on: 13 March 2024
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Sustainability Week is here!
Sustainability Week returns to the University today, with a week-long programme of sustainability events and opportunities for staff and students to get involved in.
Posted on: 26 February 2024
Contributor series: Student Circular Economy Project
The UoL Circular Economy Project team are a group of University of Liverpool mechanical and design engineering students working collaboratively to implement a circular economy on campus, starting with the recycling and repurposing of single use plastic bottles. Thanks to the UoL Circular Economy Project team, for telling us all about it.
Posted on: 5 December 2023
International Day for Biological Diversity: Building Back Biodiversity
The 22nd May 2023 marks the 22nd annual International Day of Biodiversity, a globally recognised day to raise awareness of biodiversity issues. Promoted by the United Nations, it aims to promote innovative solutions to the biodiversity crisis and bring these to the forefront of global conversations on sustainable development.
Posted on: 18 May 2023
Have your say on travel and transport at the University - complete our annual travel survey
Annual travel surveys are being launched for the first time since the pandemic, to help us gather information on staff and student travel habits, including how people travel to and from the University, how often they travel and what modes of transport they use. The surveys will also seek opinions on sustainable travel schemes and initiatives.
Posted on: 17 April 2023
Student-focused sustainability
The Sustainability Team has been out and about talking to students at both the University and further afield, spreading the sustainable message and encouraging students to think about how they can act to help save our planet. We caught up with the Sustainability Team to find out what they have been up to.
Posted on: 29 November 2022
What’s happening at the Guild?
It’s been a busy semester for the Guild as they continue to offer sustainable opportunities and host events for students across the University. From the re-launch of the Climate Action Network to the various outreach activities in the local community, here’s a run through of what’s taken place this semester and how your students can get involved going forward.
Posted on: 29 November 2022
Sustainability at the Liverpool Welcome
During Welcome Week, the Sustainability Team were on University Square, on Tuesday 20th and Thursday 22nd September, speaking to students about how they can find out more about sustainability at the University of Liverpool.
Posted on: 19 September 2022
Meet your Guild Sustainability Champion: Hana Sanadi
Hana Sanadi is the 2022 Guild Sustainability Champion, an award given to a student who ‘embodies the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through their activity’ and ‘makes an outstanding contribution to sustainability on campus and beyond’.
Posted on: 6 July 2022
Sustainability in Action - educating future generations
Sustainability in Action is a course in Canvas which explores the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). It is designed to provide students with knowledge on this important aspect of sustainability and how they can apply it to their own life.
Posted on: 6 July 2022
The sustainable Guild of Students
The Guild of Students actively supports a diverse range of initiatives and activities to enable and encourage students to live, work and study sustainably. Laela Purvis-Greenway, the new Sustainability Manager at the Guild, tells us more about the Guild’s wide range of work.
Posted on: 29 April 2022