An enriching and enlightening sustainability secondment – a personal reflection
October 14, 2024
Beginning in November 2023, Alex Cummins started a 9-month secondment in UoN’s Sustainability Team with a project to “Build a sustainable workforce.” The role was to create a package of training resources on environmental sustainability for all university staff to engraining sustainability into our university community. Building a sustainable culture The main assignment was to …
Learn about the science behind climate change with Climate Fresk
February 12, 2024
Want to help tackle climate change but don’t have the time to become a climate scientist? In January, students and staff at UoN took part in a Climate Fresk workshop to explore the fundamental science behind climate change in an interactive and collaborative way. There are more chances to take part throughout the Spring. What …
COP26: how we can all take action to tackle climate change
November 1, 2021
COP26 has begun. Countries have come together to commit to new carbon reduction targets to secure global net zero by 2050 and keep 1.5 degrees within reach. To do this, global carbon emissions need to reduce by 50% by 2030. The message of the conference is clear: We must act now, and act together. This …
Take action for Earth Day
April 21, 2021
22 April 2021 is the 51st Earth Day, an event which began in 1970 and quickly became the birth of the environmental movement. With a focus on education and activism, Earth Day has grown and now mobilises 1 billion people worldwide to drive positive action for the planet. There are events happening all across the …
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