I’m Sam, one of the Student Sustainability Architects for the Gair Wood forestry project. I’ve been helping to run volunteer tree-planting sessions on site and to make sure the project is engaging for students, staff and the local community. The awakening of dormant trees with Spring marks the end of...
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...
PhD student Nicholas Davison has been exploring the impacts of Covid-19 on food waste management at the University. Nicholas has been involved in the University’s Living Lab for Food Waste since he began his studies in the Bioenergy Centre for Doctoral Training in 2017. Nicholas is looking at the optimisation of...
Kashmir Kaur, one of our Staff Sustainability Architects, has successfully embedded the #2023plasticfree pledge into the sustainability module she delivers in the School of Languages, Culture and Societies. This 10-week Language in Context module is for international and study abroad students from multiple disciplines. They take this optional course before...
Carys Doyle (BA Geography) tells us about her research placement with the Sustainability Service exploring the Impacts of COVID-19 on student engagement with sustainability. What is your favourite thing about the University of Leeds? The culture at the Leeds is great, I admire the openness at the University and the...
From cycle rides to climbing routes, we’ve got you covered for outdoor activities during the colder months. You can be as adventurous as you like and, if you’re looking for something more chilled, then read on to find out how you can be involved with monitoring the winter wildlife on...
Leeds Living Lab case study: Leeds University Business School Commercial and Professional Skills module. Each year MSc Organizational Psychology students taking the Commercial and Professional Skills module at Leeds University Business School work with Sustainability Services to analyse complex organizational problems and develop viable solutions. Posing as consultants, student groups...
Leeds Living Lab case study: Roger Stevens Cooling Pond After many months of research and planning, in the Autumn of 2018, the Roger Stevens Pond was underwent transformational developments to turn it into a promoter for biodiversity and scientific research and teaching at the University. The development is part of...
Leeds Living Lab case study: i-Tree i-Tree Leeds is a city-wide project assessing the economic value of trees and green spaces in terms of their physical and welfare benefits. One major part of the scheme was to evaluate those on the University campus as part of a Living Lab project...
Leeds Living Lab case study: Food waste, an interview with Centre for Doctoral Training Students. Food waste is a global problem, and is becoming more of an important public policy issue as each year the UK throws away £13bn worth of edible food waste. This equates to an estimated 10...