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Sabbatical Officer Sustainability Training
September 4, 2015
It is that time of year again, when the ever effective sustainability training of sabbatical officers takes place, and I am pleased to announce every Sabb (bar one- they will be trained in due course!) has âpassedâ their sustainability training! The aim of the session was to improve the Sabbsâ existing knowledge and understanding of […]
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Uplifting Ideas and the Joy of the Internet
August 21, 2015
Learning from an intern sounds a bit backwards, does it not? Especially after always having thought it would be the other way round. Yet for some reason, it is not the case on this internship. Although it does not also mean that the intern does the ordering of the supervisor. For one this internship builds […]
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My First Week in a Collective Cloud Brain
July 10, 2015
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
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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NUS Sustainability Roundtable: celebrating progress, spurring on to more
June 22, 2015
On the 18th June around 100 students and Studentsâ 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 yearâs activity and providing inspiration and ideas for action going forward. The parallel sessions were streamed to help people tailor […]
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Volunteer with Shift Your Stuff (for free pizza!)
June 2, 2015
You’ve read here about how Shift Your Stuff is helping make it easier for you moving house at the end of the year. Now’s your chance to get involved with this new project being organised by the Students’ Union (and get free pizza…). Shift Your Stuff is making it easier for students to donate unwanted items […]
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Shift Your Stuff!
May 22, 2015
Guest blog by Lydia Butler, SUSU Ethical and Environmental Officer There is a visible cloud of stress over most University of Southampton students as final exams approach, however in a flash; another academic year will be over. In just a few weeks the stress will be over and will turn into sounds of celebration along […]
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Swapping throwaway-consumption for second-hand
April 17, 2015
On the 19th March Southampton Swap Shop returned to the Cube. Every year hundreds of students and staff donate unwanted clothes, shoes and accessories, swapping them for new (to them!) items at Swap Shop. This time over 450 items of men’s, women’s and children’s clothes and accessories (weighing a grand total of 140Â kg) were saved […]
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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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Student teams: gain the recognition you deserve
February 19, 2015
In 2014 Cameroon Catalyst won the Student Team Award for their work improving the quality of life of those living in eastern rural Cameroon. If your team submits an application by the end of February, this yearâs award could be yours. Last yearâs diverse applicants showed the variety of current activities by students at Southampton […]
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