Our next LUNSHE (Leeds University Network for Sustainability in HE) network meeting will be on Thursday 6 June, at 1-2pm in the School of Maths' MALL and online. LUNSHE is a staff network which aims to to provide a community for educators at the University to learn, discover and share best practice in embedding sustainability...
Join us for a campus “Wildlife Wander” - a slow-paced hour discovering wildlife around the University campus. Each month we’ll visit different areas depending on where we think there are interesting things to see. Some of us are birdwatchers, some of us are pretty good at bees and butterflies or learning flower identification. We’re all...
As part of a Living Lab project led by student Seb Stroud, areas across campus have been dedicated as mini meadows. Seb's innovative concept of planting mini wildflower meadows across campus, with the goal of mitigating carbon emissions and promoting biodiversity, secured the top spot in the Queens Jubilee Challenge award. Join us to plant wildflowers...
Come along to one of our free biodiversity monitoring sessions to take a walk around campus, observe wildlife and record findings into a database. You don't need to have any experience, just a desire to learn more! Campus biodiversity recording started as a living lab project to map campus pollinators, but has now expanded to include...
Please note this event has been rescheduled from 22 May to 29 May due to weather conditions. Are you batty about bats and ready to explore their nocturnal world as well as helping us to better understand the campus populations? Working with the West Yorkshire Bat Group, we are planning a monthly campus walkover survey....
In this free bike maintenance session, you'll learn how to safely adjust the gears of your bike. The session will take place at the Bike Hub, which is located in the heart of campus between EC Stoner and Roger Stevens Building. No prior experience or bike knowledge required; our friendly bike experts Romain and Robyn...
Peregrine falcons are the fastest animals recorded on earth, capable of reaching speeds of over 200mph. But did you know that peregrine falcons have been nesting intermittently on the Parkinson Tower since 2018? This year they have laid four eggs, which started hatching on May Day (1st May)! Join us to find out more about these...
Join the Sustainability Service for a litter pick of the local area! The litter pick starts at 11am on Thursday 16 May, by the Wellington Statue on Woodhouse Moor (across from the business school). At around 12:30pm the litter pick will end at Hyde Park Book Club with free tea, coffee and cake! Everyone is...
Curious about how geothermal energy could help deliver our net zero campus? Come and meet the researchers exploring geothermal energy on campus as part of the Delivering Net Zero principle of the Climate Plan. Join the discussion about the project so far and learn how geothermal energy can help us decarbonise campus, the region and the UK. There'll...
Join us at Makerspace in Edward Boyle Library for our monthly Repair Café. Skilled volunteers will be on hand to help you fix your broken items and keep them in use, including: Clothes, shoes, textiles, and jewellery Phones, laptops, and tablets Small appliances (kettles, toasters, desk lamps) Music and audio equipment (amplifiers, speakers etc.) Children’s...