Student Sustainability Architects

As part-time paid positions, our Student Sustainability Architects join the team over the course of the academic year to bring new ideas and a student perspective to our different sustainability projects.

Student Sustainability Architects work up to 100 hours on a flexible basis to deliver projects that align with the University’s strategic objectives and also provide support for student engagement activities, events, campaigns and initiatives. 

The Student Sustainability Architects programme was highly commended at the Green Gown Awards in 2018. 

Previous projects have ranged from supporting planting of Gair Wood, designing a forest garden with a local primary school, organising swap shops on campus, reducing single use plastics in labs and supporting the University’s Hedgehog Friendly Campus programme. Read more about different Student Sustainability Architect projects in our blog posts. 

There are many benefits of being a Student Sustainability Architect – here are just a few.  

• Gain invaluable paid work experience, working flexible hours around your studies and other commitments.
• Work with teams across the University to address common challenges and to create real change.
• Develop skills applicable in the workplace including event planning, running workshops, communication and presentation skills, teamwork and using initiative to solve problems.
• Help to deliver and embed the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
• Contribute to the University’s commitment to addressing global challenges.
• Attend skills building and development sessions.
• Expand your understanding of sustainability.

We use the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework to guide our activity. Our work with Student Sustainability Architects is linked to all of the SDGs.

Find out more about our impact on the SDGs.