Category Archives: Staff
Change in a Teacup â The Social Innovation CafĂ©
March 20, 2015
Guest blog by Josie Francis, University Social Enterprise Manager On Wednesday afternoon, we held our very first Social Innovation CafĂ© at the Nuffield Theatre Kitchen. The cafĂ© began with a single question – why do we find it so difficult to talk about mental health â and for the hour and a half which followed, groups […]
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99 attendees to the Sustainability Festival
March 18, 2015
Guest blog by Madlaina Michelotti, Organiser of Southampton Hub’s Sustainability Festival On Saturday 7th March, Southampton Hub held another day-long Sustainability Festival that proved to bring even more students, staff and external organisations together than last yearâs! With 99 attendees, inspiring talks and stallholders, delicious food and live music, the Physics building was buzzing with likeminded […]
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No straitjacket required: Why we wonât evangelise social enterprise
February 13, 2015
Guest Blog by Pathik Pathak Letâs face it: there are lots of people who are frustrated, even infuriated, that social entrepreneurship cannot be reduced to social enterprise. For these people, concepts such as social business have the power to redeem the bankruptcy of markets and the decrepitude of charity. It is social enterprise, after all, […]
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Southampton staff: win a 2015 Sustainability Action Award
February 9, 2015
The Sustainability Action Awards recognise staff at the University of Southampton making a difference, through your work or volunteering. If youâre giving of your spare time to volunteer at the university or in the community, then apply now for the 2015 awards. Launched in 2014, these annual awards are for students and staff, individuals and […]
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Volunteering, significant life moments and fun
January 27, 2015
Last week Simon Kemp and I attended the 11th Annual Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, where we presented on the award-winning Blackout initiative and delivered a workshop on the sustainable development goals summit used during the interdisciplinary module, Sustainability in the Local & Global Environment. With three full days of discussions, workshops and talks, […]
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Sustainability Action Awards 2015 – coming soon!
January 14, 2015
The annual sustainability action awards were launched for the first time in 2014. Soon you will have another opportunity to apply for one of our awards which recognise student and staff dedication to sustainability. Why awards? We want to highlight and reward- the activities that you are already undertaking to have a positive impact on […]
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What’s coming up in 2015?
January 5, 2015
After a Christmas break, we’re looking forward to a busy year ahead at Sustainability Action. Read on to find out more about just some of the activities coming up in the next term… The annual sustainability awareness survey will be launched in January. Take 10 minutes to complete the survey for your chance to win prizes […]
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The University of Southampton Social Innovation Challenge Series: our first challenge and why weâre doing itÂ
December 16, 2014
Guest Blog by Pathik Pathak. A million older people havenât spoken to someone else in over a month. 500,000 older people will be alone at Christmas. Acute loneliness is as twice as deadly as obesity. It is as potent a cause of death as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. The headlines statistics are staggering. Athina […]
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Sustainability doesnât stop for Christmas!
December 11, 2014
With the end of term and the Christmas holidays fast approaching, itâs important to be thinking about the sustainability of this often consumer-focused holiday. Students on the interdisciplinary curriculum innovation module âSustainability in the Local and Global Environmentâ designed and produced films exploring different sustainability issues; these may help you navigate some of the sustainability […]
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All blacked out!
November 25, 2014
On Friday 14th November over 250 students and staff blacked out Highfield, Winchester School of Art, Avenue and Boldrewood campuses! Back for its third year, Blackout sees hundreds of volunteers giving up their Friday night to audit and switch off electrical equipment left on in offices and computer rooms. Beginning in 2012 in 34 building […]
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