Category Archives: Curriculum
Student research is changing the world
May 23, 2016
On Friday 15 April 101 people gathered on the University’s Highfield Campus to hear undergraduate and postgraduate students present their sustainability research. Delegates from around the UK and as far afield as Sweden, Germany, the USA and Mexico traveled to Southampton to be part of the UK’s first ever international student sustainability research symposium. This was an […]
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Not sure if your research contributes to Sustainability? We think it does.
February 24, 2016
Yesterday, we were out on the Redbrick on Highfield Campus asking students what their dissertation topics were, and whether they were related to sustainability. So many of you thought your ideas had nothing to do with being sustainable, that we figured we should clarify a few things!… Sustainability covers social, political, and cultural issues, not […]
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Are you changing the world for the better? We want to give you an award.
February 23, 2016
Are you volunteering with a local community initiative? Are you trying to teach social justice issues in an innovative way? Is your research looking at local or global sustainability challenges? If ‘yes’ to any of those questions, we want to hear about it and give you an award. The Sustainability Action Awards recognise and celebrate students […]
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Employability opportunity #3: want to stand out from the graduate crowd?
February 17, 2016
Do you want to stand out from the graduate crowd? Need to fill gaps in your CV Skills? There are 10 top employability skills according to TargetJobs. How can you gain them? Through getting involved in the UK’s 1st International Student Sustainability Research Symposium! 1. Communication: You want to show employers that your verbal communication […]
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Employability opportunity #2: what to expect
February 16, 2016
Last week in this blog I presented to you an opportunity and this week I want to write from experience. The experience being my own experience presenting at an International Symposium. Sometimes by knowing what others have experienced can put you in better stead and make you feel more at ease when doing something for […]
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Employability opportunity #1: a platform for your research
February 12, 2016
I guess it is not every day you hear about your own university hosting the UK’s First International Student Sustainability Research Symposium and wanting it to be all student led…well ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls it is true! On Friday 15th April 2016, a Student Sustainability Research Symposium will take place and we need […]
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5 reasons why you should work with Sustainability Action
December 16, 2015
Sustainability Action has won funding to deliver the first student sustainability research symposium in April 2016 and we need your help. The ‘Educating Global Citizens’ symposium is the first academic sustainability conference of its kind – designed for students and with students. We’re recruiting for a student Marketing and Events Assistant to help us develop and […]
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A Postcard from Bristol
September 11, 2015
Week Eleven on the Sustainability Action Internship: attend and present at an International Conference. ‘Yea, why not’ were my initial thoughts… …And I am very glad they were! On Monday 7th September I (along with my supervisors) took the early morning train up to Bristol, which gave me an insight to the life […]
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Food For Thought
July 31, 2015
As I move into the fifth week of my internship, I have truly begun to see how sustainability can really implement itself across whole faculties! One of my tasks has been to engage with the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) practice and to start implementing it throughout the curriculum here at the University of Southampton. […]
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A year of sustainability action
July 2, 2015
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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