Bikes for hire
November 25, 2014
Louisa Barron shares first-hand experience of the University’s bike hire scheme. The Ucycle bike hire scheme has been running for several years, however as a student at the University and then a temporary employee, I had no idea it existed until this autumn when I started to help issue the hire bikes. But it really is …
Environmental Sustainability Project Management NAA Module – is it for you?
November 7, 2014
Environmental sustainability is becoming more prevalent and gaining importance within the workplace. Do you want to gain some vital experience in this area and prepare yourself for your next step? The University of Nottingham is one of the “greenest” universities in the world, and so are in a perfect position to help provide an excellent advantage …
Giving back to Nottingham
October 16, 2014
Lucy Dalgress, from the Student Volunteer Centre, reports on a wealth of volunteering opportunities. The Student Volunteer Centre is part of your Students’ Union, and we offer lots of different ways to get involved in volunteering projects across Nottingham and throughout our external campuses Derby and Sutton Bonington. Volunteering plays a huge part of sustainability at …
Supporting local SMEs
October 6, 2014
Michele Pattison, Marketing & Communications Officer, explains how the Environmental Technology Centre is supporting local SMEs. The Environmental Technology Centre (ETC) at The University of Nottingham is on a mission to help SMEs in the East Midlands to improve their environmental and financial performance through innovation, technology and knowledge transfer. The Centre is funded by the European …
Sitting on Environment Committee: Dr Mandy Roshier
September 4, 2014
Dr Mandy Roshier answers our questions in the first of a series of posts profiling members of the University’s Environment Committee in the UK. 1. What does being on Environment Committee entail? Being part of a team that brings together members from across the University to harness their expertise and experiences to embrace all things environmental …
Planting a lasting reminder
August 27, 2014
Svenja Hanson, chair of Environment Committee at the University’s Malaysia campus, outlines the recently launched Alumni Tree Project. Graduands, aka new alumni, at UNMC now have the chance to immortalize their presence at the Malaysia campus by sponsoring their very own tree, which will be planted by volunteers from the SA Nature Club in the autumn semester of …
Student voice on environment and social justice
August 11, 2014
In her first post, Emily Holmes introduces her role in the Students’ Union and plans for 2014/15. In March 2014 the Students’ Union elections took place and I succeeded in getting the position of Environment and Social Justice (ESJ) Officer, taking over from my predecessor Michael Olatokun in July. The Environment and Social Justice Officer role …
One bike, two legs, 2,000+ miles and climbing to the top of Everest
July 31, 2014
With just over a week until the start of his Bike ride, Gavin Scott, Environment Manager reflects on this last six months of training and cake eating and the challenge ahead………….. Back in January of this year in a moment of utter madness I entered an endurance race from London to Istanbul on a push bike , …
Down but not out
July 2, 2014
When an ancient beech tree atop The Downs finally succumbed to disease and decay, the Estate Office was determined that the centuries-old landmark should not be forgotten. The tree is a link to the landscape’s past long before it became a University campus. Indeed Lenton Close, the last private house to be built on University …
Towards a Sustainable Ningbo
June 25, 2014
I made my first visit to Ningbo, and to China, in early June with a view to understanding the challenges and opportunities to achieve a sustainable campus. Of course, there are different challenges in China – but exciting ones. For a start, the climate in Ningbo is one of extremes. It’s not unusual for temperatures …
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