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Beginning in 2012 in 34 building on Highfield campus alone, this year it was bigger and better, covering four campuses in two cities.<\/p>\n<p>Blackout isn\u2019t just about one night. If we all undertake simple everyday actions &#8211; such as switching off computers, monitors, lights etc. at the end of each day &#8211; collectively we can greatly reduce the environmental and financial impact.<\/p>\n<p>Look out for future blog posts on the results from Blackout 2014, but in the meantime a huge thank you to all the students and staff involved in the run up to and on the night! We couldn\u2019t have done it without you!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_335\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_switching_off.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-335\" class=\"wp-image-335\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_switching_off-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Switching off\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_switching_off-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_switching_off-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Switching off<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_334\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_postit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-334\" class=\"wp-image-334\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_postit-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Blackout etiquette\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_postit-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_postit-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blackout etiquette<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_331\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_bikepoweredmusic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-331\" class=\"wp-image-331\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_bikepoweredmusic-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Bike-powered music system\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_bikepoweredmusic-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_bikepoweredmusic-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bike-powered music system<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_333\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_jenga.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-333\" class=\"wp-image-333\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_jenga-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Playing giant jingo\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_jenga-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_jenga-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/sa\/files\/2014\/11\/blackout_jenga.jpg 1036w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No event is complete without giant jenga<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday 14th November over 250 students and staff blacked out Highfield, Winchester School of Art, Avenue and Boldrewood campuses! 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