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Would you like your street and neighbourhood to be cleaner, greener and have a stronger sense of community? We are excited to announce the launch of the Community Streets project. At the heart of our initiative is a simple belief: strong communities create a better environment for everyone. Our mission is to reconnect residents of...
The Sustainable Garden is about to undergo an exciting relaunch, creating a beautiful edible and wildlife friendly garden at the heart of campus. Located next to the Roger Stevens building, the Sustainable Garden was originally installed in 2015. The design was based on the University’s ‘water@Leeds’ gold award-winning RHS flower show entry and included a...
A new Headingley charity shop trail has been launched to help tackle fast fashion and promote preloved shopping in north-west Leeds. Developed by student Niamh Robertson as part of their role as a Student Sustainability Architect with the University’s Sustainability Service, the trail is designed to encourage students, staff and local residents to explore and...
Looking for a way to develop your artistic practice and your professional skills? The Sustainability Service is providing an opportunity for a team of student volunteers to co-create and deliver a collaborative arts project with a local community partner, Cardigan Community Centre (CCC). The project will consist of designing and delivering a series of six...
The Sustainability Service is offering a professional development opportunity for four volunteer student artists! The team will design and paint a large indoor mural in collaboration with a community-led youth organisation in Harehills, Leeds. Volunteer artists will benefit from training and guidance from a professional Mentor Artist and will gain experience engaging with young people...
In an exciting collaboration with Scope, the leading disability equality charity, we're making moves in sustainable fashion. Over the past two months, more than 30 dedicated volunteers, including students, staff, and local community members, have come together to contribute to this transformative project. Together with Scope's retail team, we've transformed donated clothes into a unique...
Since its launch in November, our monthly Repair Café, in collaboration with Makerspace at the Edward Boyle Library, has had a fantastic impact. So far we’ve had 29 volunteers who, with the vast array of tools provided by Makerspace, have done 62 successful fixes! Students, staff, and community members alike have embraced the opportunity to...
The Sustainability Service has launched a new community pantry in collaboration with local community arts venue Left Bank. Situated at Left Bank on Cardigan Road, the community pantry is accessible to anyone to donate and collect surplus food. The project aims to promote sustainable behaviours around food consumption whilst helping people to save money, lower...
Our Window Box Project is now complete! Over multiple sessions, two teams of students from the School of Fine Art and the School of Design volunteered to support community members in constructing, designing, decorating, and planting wooden window boxes. What was the project? The project involved two community groups in Leeds; Cardigan Elders Connect...
This winter the Sustainability Service, Be Curious team and Leeds University Union are teaming up with Zero Waste Leeds and Child Friendly Leeds to support families and communities across the city. Between Monday 27 November and Friday 1 December you’ll find a pop-up donation point in Parkinson building, collecting items for both the Zero Waste...