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...
Hiya! I’m Emma, one of the Student Sustainability Architects, specifically working on sustainability within the University’s catering service, Great Food at Leeds. Fairtrade Fortnight (February 27 to March 12 2023) is an annual opportunity for consumers, producers, suppliers, and businesses to take action, raise awareness and campaign to deliver a...
Our Student Sustainability Architects have been working hard on a wide range of projects in the past months – from biodiversity monitoring, food waste reduction, to student engagement and sustainability campus tours. Hear from one of the Architects in LUBS- Abhinav on his experience working on sustainability projects and the...
The 2022 Student Sustainability Research Conference was a great success! Student Sustainability Architect Eleanor shares her reflections on this year’s conference. If you missed the event, you can watch all the presentations online! Hi! My name is Eleanor and I was appointed as one of this year’s Student Sustainability Architects,...
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...
Sustainability Intern Maya went along to last weekend’s Leeds Repair Cafe event at Leeds University Union to see what it involves and to get help fixing some of her own items. Here she tells us about her experience: On Saturday the University of Leeds, in collaboration with Leeds University Union...
Looking for something to do this summer? From Monday 28 June, the University is launching a summer in Leeds programme to let you explore the campus, rediscover the city, enjoy sport and wellbeing sessions at the Edge, art trails, movies, picnics and more. As part of this programme, we’ve collated...
BA Liberal Arts student and Student Sustainability Architect, Amelia Cookson, has written this blog after learning more about climate justice through the Geographies of Global Insecurities module. What is the module called and what is it about? My degree is Liberal Arts and I major in English Literature and minor...
Student Sustainability Architect, Ariane Far, interviews Tessa Mason, Student Nurse, and the winner of our Instagram competition to find the best ideas for helping the University and students to prevent food waste. As McCowan (2020), underlined, academic institutions are one of the key players in the fight against climate change....