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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...
A fleet of electric bikes has arrived on the University of Leeds campus as part of the Leeds City Bikes scheme, supported by the Sustainable Travel principle of the University Climate Plan. The distinctive yellow and grey electric bikes are available to hire by the minute through an app. They are designed to help more...
Work has begun this week on two projects that contribute towards the ‘delivering net zero’ principle of the University of Leeds Climate Plan. On campus, test drilling has commenced to explore the potential to use geothermal heat to contribute to our heating requirements, whilst at the Brownlee Triathlon Centre in north Leeds, work has commenced...
This year’s University of Leeds Student Education Conference highlighted the University’s commitment to delivering Education for Sustainable Development, with sessions focused around our Sustainable Curriculum programme. Providing a Sustainable Curriculum is one of the seven principles of the University’s Climate Plan. It aims to give students at all levels the opportunity to study, research, work...
The Sustainable Labs programme is launching a roadshow tour of campus in January and February 2024 to promote engagement with sustainability in labs across the University. Staff involved with work in laboratories are invited to meet the Sustainable Labs team to find out how they can make a difference in 2024 - reducing their environmental...
The annual People & Planet University League for 2023-24 has been released, with the University of Leeds achieving a 2:1 classification. The University moved up ten places from last year to be ranked 39th overall. People & Planet is the UK's largest student campaigning organisation. Its annual People & Planet University League ranks 151 UK universities...
This year’s University closure period runs from Friday 22 December 2023 to Monday 1 January 2024, inclusive. Alongside the University's Estates and Energy teams, we're encouraging staff to help us save energy by switching off when leaving for the Christmas period. Thanks to the efforts of staff and students the 2022 Switch Off campaign reduced...
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...
We are thrilled that the University of Leeds has been recognised with four nominations and two prestigious awards at the 2023 Green Gown Awards.. The awards are a celebration of sustainability excellence in higher education run by EAUC, the Alliance for Sustainability in Higher Education, and the winners were announced at a ceremony in Liverpool...
As part of the University’s ambitious Climate Plan, agreed in 2021, the University of Leeds has committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions. With the rapid escalation of the climate crisis, taking action is necessary and urgent. We have now shared our plan to deliver a net zero estate by 2030, marking the latest development...