Sustainability News & Projects
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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ promotes climate education with regional schools
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s Academy for Learning and Teaching Excellence and Sustainability Forum led a climate simulation event with eight secondary schools and 150 students, with ten teachers at the Scholars’ Education Trust.
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Climate & Social Justice: a ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ UN SDG event
The latest in the ongoing series of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½-wide multidisciplinary UNSDG events, that engage academic staff and students in developing knowledge understandings, practices and solutions to key sustainability challenges was held on Wednesday 8Ìý MayÌý2024.
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Students contribute to wellbeing with wellness yoga with relaxation massage session
Students at the Bedford campus, under the guidance and mentorship of Dr Tamara Ashley, Senior Lecturer for Dance Performance and qualified senior yoga instructor, offered what involved a session of relaxing, healing, and bodywork informed by our understandings of creating sustainable wellness through movement practice, conscious food choices and building community.
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‘Beds Talks: Eating, Drinking & Exercising in a Warming World’
‘Beds Talks: Eating, Drinking & Exercising in a Warming World’
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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ hosts launch of environmental campaign
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ hosts the launch of an environmental campaign at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, Bedford campus to hear about the launch of the 'Don’t Lose the Ouse' campaign.
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World Social Work Day: Buen Vivir
The Social Work course celebrated 'World Social Work Day' with great panache on Tuesday 19th March.
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Local schools discover more about climate change at KS3 summit
Local schoolchildren were given the opportunity to learn more about climate change and sustainability at the annual climate change summit hosted by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.
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National Sustainability student leadership initiative with British Academy and SOS-UK
The university was selected to collaborate with the British Academy and SOS-UK in a national sustainability student leadership initiative.
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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ placed third in Green League
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ is celebrating another high-scoring year in the People & Planet ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Green League, placing third in the UK for its continued sustainability efforts.
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Students tackle climate change through a ‘save our planet’ event
To mark the international climate change negotiations (CoP28), students from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ were given an exciting opportunity to learn about measures which reduce climate change and develop the sustainability strategy at an interactive event co-hosted with the Students’ Union.
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Chris Packham CBE delivers inspirational ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ lecture on building a sustainable future
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ was excited to welcome renowned naturalist and broadcaster, Chris Packham CBE, who delivered an engaging, free public talk on the subject of sustainability, climate action and the environment, with the whole event featuring a green, no-waste policy in line with the institution’s Target Zero ambitions.
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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ hosts climate change summit for region’s youth
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ welcomed students and teachers from over a dozen local schools to a climate change summit this term in collaboration with the Science Learning Partnership.