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New chapters, constant commitment

By Julia Kendal |

When I joined the Universityā€™s Sustainability Action Programme four and a half years ago, I came ready to work. What I didnā€™t expect, was how much Iā€™ve learnt along the way. Iā€™ve learnt that students really are changing the world for the better, through their innovation, their commitment to the planet and their peers, and […]

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What would you give to fight hunger in the UK? How about 3 hours?

By Julia Kendal |

Between ThursdayĀ 30 June and Saturday 2 July FareShare,Ā in conjunction with Tesco, will be holding the UK’s biggest Neighbourhood Food Collection. This is an opportunity for members of the public to donate food that doesn’t become surplus very often – long life items such as tins, rice and tea. These donations, along with the daily donations […]

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Your chance to become the first Sustainability Action Photographer of the Year

By Julia Kendal |

As part of the annual Sustainability Action Awards, weā€™re inviting entries to the first Sustainability Action Photographer of the Year 2016 competition. All of the Universityā€™s students and staff are invited to enter the competition, submitting your images on the theme of ā€˜My Global Goalsā€™. The theme: My Global Goals 2015 was a landmark year […]

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Ensuring no child was without a present at Christmas

By Julia Kendal |

Guest blog by Marika Stone, East Asia Administrator in the University’sĀ International Office. Marika coordinated the University’s team contributing to the Christmas Complete Project. Thanks to all staff and students who contributed to the success of the University of Southampton Christmas Complete Project 2015! Christmas Complete is run by Southampton City and Region Action to Combat […]

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Coming up in 2016

By Julia Kendal |

After the Christmas break, weā€™re rested and ready for another exciting year at Sustainability Action. Hereā€™s a look at just a few of the things you can be involved in during the months aheadā€¦ The first ever student-led sustainability research conference! The ā€˜Educating Global Citizensā€™ Conference on 15th April provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate […]

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7 ways to make a sustainable start to the year

By Julia Kendal |

At Southampton, we bring our students and staff together to deliver ground-breaking and award winning sustainability initiatives. Hereā€™s seven ways you can play your part, starting today: Switch off ā€“ remember to switch off computersĀ and lights when youā€™re not using them. Our annual Blackout event ā€“ run by more than 250 volunteers ā€“ highlights the […]

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My First Week in a Collective Cloud Brain

By Imogen Dinham-Price |

As an intern there were many thoughts which began to float around my head when I first began; What shall I wear? Will I be good enough? How does my boss like their coffee? There are also many tasks I thought I would be asked to do, for example; file, smile and make coffee. Of […]

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A year of sustainability action

By Julia Kendal |

2014/15 has been a busy year of action for sustainability at Southampton! Hundreds of students and staff have been involved in a diverse range of activities including: Joining with 250 people to switch off office equipment left on unnecessarily across four different campuses (in return for free hoodies and pizza!) at the Southampton Blackout. Free […]

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NUS Sustainability Roundtable: celebrating progress, spurring on to more

By Julia Kendal |

On the 18th June around 100 students and Studentsā€™ Union and university staff gathered in Manchester for the annual NUS Sustainability Programmes Roundtable. Simon Kemp and I were able to join this day celebrating a yearā€™s activity and providing inspiration and ideas for action going forward. The parallel sessions were streamed to help people tailor […]

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BioBlitz 2015: Hundreds search for Southamptonā€™s wildlife

By Julia Kendal |

On Saturday 5th June over 200 peopleĀ gathered on the University’s Highfield Campus to hunt for local wildlife. The Southampton BioBlitz brought together the public and wildlife experts to search for and identify mini-beasts, birds, bats, plants, moths and much more on the University campus and adjacent area of the Common. To mark the beginning of […]

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