Ashley is a PhD student in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences and a Student Sustainability Architect investigating sustainability in labs, with a focus on the use of single-use plastics (SUPs). Find out what Ashley has got up to so far and how she is using LEAF to drive...
Earth Day, widely seen as the birth of the modern environmental movement, marks its 52nd anniversary on Friday 22nd April 2022. This year’s Earth Day theme is ‘invest in our planet’. Here in Leeds our Climate Plan sets out the University’s largest single investment of £174m in support of our...
Hi, I’m Sam, the Student Sustainability Architect working on the University’s biodiversity monitoring programme at Bodington Fields alongside a wider team of Student Sustainability Architects. This is the start of what we’re hoping will be a series of monthly blogs about our projects on and off campus – and which...
‘Not another survey’, I hear you ask? Here’s why this one is so important: The last travel survey took place back in 2019, pre Covid, and a lot has changed in the world since then! Many of us now have different working patterns, some of us have moved house or...
Student Sustainability Architect Akash Modi is working with the University’s Catering Services on a project to develop a food and carbon engagement programme. For Food Waste Action Week, he shares his top tips for more mindful, sustainable food consumption at the University. The impact of food waste Food...
One of the easiest and most effective ways of building sustainability into your studies at the University of Leeds is through your dissertation or other research projects. The campus itself is a perfect environment to carry out lots of different types of research, including through our Living Lab programme which...
This week is Student Volunteering week and here in the Sustainability service we have a range of volunteering opportunities. You could join us on our monthly litter picks, help reduce waste by starting a repair cafe at the University, or help to develop our award winning biodiversity monitoring scheme. We...
An understanding of sustainability issues is becoming increasingly important for any job role, not just sustainability professionals or climate scientists. That’s why it’s critical that the education students receive at Leeds prepares them to address the biggest challenges of our lifetime. The University’s Sustainable Curriculum and the wider Curriculum Redefined...
Spotlight on the School of Food Science and Nutrition Blueprint team: embedding sustainability in the curriculum, sustainable consumption and sustainable labs! In 2020, staff at the School of Food Science and Nutrition initiated development of their Blueprint programme to tackle sustainability within the school. Involving and engaging both staff and students in the school in its development, their Blueprint was officially...
As soon as Halloween is over it seems the stores are stacked with festive gifts, the streets are full of Christmas decorations, and you hear Mariah Carey around every corner. It’s hard to resist the urge of getting a mulled wine, thinking about the holiday season, and of course … presents. Christmas shopping doesn’t always sit comfortably with a concern for sustainability and the environment, but...