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Have you spotted our new bird and bat boxes that have gone up this week?Our lovely sustainable grounds maintenance manag...
01/02/2024

Have you spotted our new bird and bat boxes that have gone up this week?

Our lovely sustainable grounds maintenance manager Barry, has spent the last week, putting up new bird and bat boxes, all around campus.

We have even put up, some of the lovely designed houses, that were kindly donated by those that stopped by the “Build your own Bird box session” last Green Week. Can you see yours? 🐦

See how many you can spot around campus and send us your pictures! 👀

Hello all!We wish you a very late, but happy, healthy, and productive 2024! We hope you are well and are weathering the ...
29/01/2024

Hello all!

We wish you a very late, but happy, healthy, and productive 2024! We hope you are well and are weathering the crazy storms we have been experiencing, over the last few weeks!

We have loads of fun and engaging sustainability projects running this year (so keep your eyes peeled for those) But first, we want wanted to tell you about a little event we will be running next Wednesday 31st January in Student Central, outside the Students Union Shop from 11AM-2PM.

We are running a drop in ‘Mini Self Watering Tree Starter Session’, 🪴 💦 where we will use recycled bottles and rags to plant acorns in, to start growing into trees.

These are a lovely addition to have on your desk or study area as you can slowly watch the acorn develop its root system and then emerge as a young sapling.
Once large enough you can re-pot and grown your very own baby tree 🌲🌳

Whilst we are running the activity you will have the opportunity to talk to us about the tree planting sessions we ran over November and even better, sign up for the opportunity to take part yourself! 🌱

We still have availability for slots in the February and March sessions and would love for you to join us for a fun afternoon, where you can help reforest an area of land in our local community and increase biodiversity.

Please see more information and the booking links – in our bio! 🌳 🌳 🌳

Please do pop by on your lunch break, come say hello, and make an interesting, quirky addition for your desk! 😍

See you Wednesday!
The Sustainability Team
(Lucy and Laura)

Wrapping Paper: Did you know Brits use 227,000 miles of wrapping paper every year, that’s around 108 million rolls! enou...
20/12/2023

Wrapping Paper: Did you know Brits use 227,000 miles of wrapping paper every year, that’s around 108 million rolls! enough to wrap around the equator 9 times! When it comes to recycling your Christmas, the most important thing to do is to check with your local authority what they will accept and what they won’t - just head over to your local council’s website and you should find the info you need. Check out the website, for local information, if you live in the Kirklees area. But, if it’s not clear, drop them an e-mail or a message on social media.

Opt-out of the glittery: opt to brown paper, recycled and recyclable paper, scrap paper that you’ve decorated or even fabric wrapping using Furoshiki folding (swipe to see a Furoshiki example). Remember to save your old gift boxes and bags and skip the sticky tape and glitter where you can.

Gift an experience: Gifting an experience for your loved ones will reduce demand for physical resources. Bring people together by gifting your time or a pre-bought experience. There are lots of options to choose from that will reduce your Christmas footprint. You could buy tickets to shows, concerts or events. Gift a homemade coupon book. Make a restaurant reservation or give a gift card. Why not plan a day out to a National Trust or Wildlife Trust location, or even make a homemade meal. It also means Christmas comes twice for the receiver, when they get to go on the experience!

Think about materials: Look at the materials gifts are made from and keep sustainability in mind. Ensure wood and paper gifts are made from recycled or Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified materials. Avoid single-use plastic items that can’t be recycled and look for things like Fairtrade or Organic-certified food and clothing. Buying second-hand items saves on resources needed to make new products.

Test your wrapping skills: Look for cards and wrapping paper made from recycled or FSC-certified paper. Avoid plastic ribbon and tape, or foil-backed and glittery wrapping paper. Check out some tape-free wrapping techniques such as Furoshiki. This is a traditional Japanese method.

As we head towards, our break for the festive holidays, we’ve decided to share some small tips over the next few days, t...
18/12/2023

As we head towards, our break for the festive holidays, we’ve decided to share some small tips over the next few days, that you can incorporate into your day, to make your Christmas 2023 more sustainable. Starting off, with everyone’s favourite thing over the holidays, food....

Cut your food waste: “In the United Kingdom, the average household with children discards approximately £730 of edible food each year.” Food production is the biggest cause of tropical deforestation. Try to cut any waste by planning ahead this Christmas 2023. Be realistic about how much food you need and use up leftovers. Instead of clingfilm, use Tupperware, foil and wax cloth covers to keep leftovers nice and fresh! Use this handy guide to see what foods, are freezable and save throwing this Christmas - “Can I Freeze It? | The Full Freezer”

Eat More Plants: Poultry is in the top 10 most wasted foods in the UK and 100,000 tonnes of it ends up in the bin every year. Eating more plant-based meals is good for you and the planet. The livestock industry generates 14.5% of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions. It requires huge amounts of space, water and feed. Instead, you could try a meat alternative.

Know your logos: When shopping for food, look for UK seasonal produce to reduce food miles. Search for sustainability certifications such as RSPO-certified palm oil and MSC-certified seafood. To help you, the Impact Score app (available in your app store) canshow you sustainable products in UK supermarkets.

Eat seasonally: Make your shopping basket more sustainable by buying seasonal products, locally produced where possible. Doing so reduces the energy spent growing foods out of season or flying food to the UK. Support UK farmers by eating with the seasons. Use this handy guide to see what fruits and vegetables are in season every week of the year. Check out the WWF webpage”Eat the Seasons” for more tips on eating seasonally!

Well, that’s all for today folks! We will be back tomorrow with some sustainable tips on gifting this holiday season.

It’s National Tree Week!We want to highlight all the efforts and say a massive thank you, to all the students and staff,...
01/12/2023

It’s National Tree Week!

We want to highlight all the efforts and say a massive thank you, to all the students and staff, that joined us over our five tree planting seasons for the 2023 tree planting season. In just five weeks, we’ve managed to plant over 500 trees!! Well Done!

A massive thank you also, to Katie, Rob, Richard, Craig and Stephanie from Kindlewoods, for facilitating the sessions and making them so fun!

Our tree planting sessions, will recommence in February/March 2024, every Wednesday from 1-4pm. To learn more, or book your place, click the link in the bio.

Good Evening to all of ‘The Good’ Girls, Boys, Elves, Snowmen and Reindeer, The Sustainability and Campus Support Teams ...
25/11/2023

Good Evening to all of ‘The Good’ Girls, Boys, Elves, Snowmen and Reindeer,

The Sustainability and Campus Support Teams are delighted to invite all Staff and Students to come and join us for a very special event to find your Christmas sparkle, and get into the festive spirit here at the University of Huddersfield.

Come and join us this Merry Monday 27th November at 11-2:30pm, in the Student Central events space (opposite Starbucks), where we will be hosting a ‘Make your own Recycled Christmas Tree Decoration’ session, to create some festive themed decorations, using recycled materials, all whilst rocking around to some Christmas Tunes and munching on a mince pie. Decorations, can be taken home, or hung on our campus Christmas trees (made from recycled plastic) to be displayed with pride around the University.

Now’s the bit you have been waiting for: Please scroll for some fun images, of some decorations ‘we made earlier’…! 🎅

Date: Monday 27th November.
Time: 11am – 2:30pm.
Location: Student Central (across from Starbucks)

Today we joined our resident head Chef, Tom Armstrong in the Jo Cox More in Common Building, as he cooked up a healthy s...
24/11/2023

Today we joined our resident head Chef, Tom Armstrong in the Jo Cox More in Common Building, as he cooked up a healthy slow cooker style vegan tagine.

Attendees then got a sample taster and take away recipe pack containing all the herbs and spices required to make the meal, as well as links to other exciting winter recipes to make at home.

We even got to know Tom more and how the university kitchen works and how they decide on the brilliant diverse range of dishes they have.

A big thank you, to all who attended. And a big thank you, to Tom, Sarah and the whole of the catering team over at who made today possible.

We have lots on tomorrow, including our lunch time planetary health webinar by Hugh Peters and a slow cooker demonstrati...
23/11/2023

We have lots on tomorrow, including our lunch time planetary health webinar by Hugh Peters and a slow cooker demonstration from Head Chef, Tom Armstrong.

You can then join both the .hud and Sustainability team for a film showing, about a little animated robot, trying to clear up a waste covered earth 🤖 Showings start at 3pm and then again at 4:45pm, in OA4/02.

Then, to wrap up our Green Week celebrations the University’s Quiz Society will be running a fun, Friday night quiz on all things Sustainability!

Bring some friends, pick an amusing Quiz Team Name, and come and test your knowledge on ‘The Big Sustainability Quiz!’

There will be prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

All attendees will be given a special reduction at the bar for food and drink.

No need to book, just turn up in plenty of to collect your answer sheet and pen!

Date: Friday 24th November 2023

Time: 19.30PM-21.00PM

Location: The Warehouse, 12 Zetland Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2RA

Our Green Week “Build Your Own Birdbox session” today went down a treat. With staff and students, making rustic Birdboxe...
23/11/2023

Our Green Week “Build Your Own Birdbox session” today went down a treat. With staff and students, making rustic Birdboxes from recycled wood pallets, sourced from campus. Attendees joined, our Busch craft warrior Jack Edward’s from our Computing and Engineering department, to build the boxes, and then decorated them.

Attendees could take their finished boxes home to display in their own gardens, or they could be put up on our woodland walk, down by the canal. Keep your eyes peeled, for some funky bird boxes going up around the woodland walk, in the coming weeks.

Happy Green Week!

Join Tom Armstrong, the University’s Head Chef in the Jo Cox More in Common Building, as he cooks up a storm, making a t...
22/11/2023

Join Tom Armstrong, the University’s Head Chef in the Jo Cox More in Common Building, as he cooks up a storm, making a tasty, healthy vegetarian tagine, perfect to warm you up as the nights draw in, and freeze-able for another meal when time is short.

Attendees can ask Tom his top cooking tips, find out about his exciting catering career (including cooking at the House of Parliament) and then sample the final product!

All will be gifted with a special take away recipe pack containing all the herbs and spices required to make the meal (only fresh ingredients will need to be added), as well as links to other exciting winter recipes to make at home.

Date: Friday 24th November, 2023.

Time: 2:30pm onwards

Location: Jo Cox More in Common Building

Join our first Green Week lunchtime learning webinar!‘Fossil fuels are very precious but biofuels are the wisest choice’...
21/11/2023

Join our first Green Week lunchtime learning webinar!

‘Fossil fuels are very precious but biofuels are the wisest choice’.

Dr Gina Javanbakht will discuss the impacts of pollution and fossil fuel recovery, and how this can be substituted with bio-fuel. Learn about the complexities of producing bio fuel and the intensive green energy research which is being carried out at the University in our own ‘Energy Integration Lab’.

Date: Tuesday 21st November 2023

Time: 12.00PM-12.30PM

Link to join is in our Green Week Bio!

Join the ‘Canal and River Trust’ for a relaxing 45 minute lunch time amble along the Broad and Narrow Canal to find out ...
20/11/2023

Join the ‘Canal and River Trust’ for a relaxing 45 minute lunch time amble along the Broad and Narrow Canal to find out about its historic creation to how the waterways are maintained to this day.

Learn about the complex locking and mechanical systems, the origins of the surrounding bridges and buildings and how the canal creates an important green corridor for biodiversity.

Please dress warmly for the outdoors, you might want to bring a waterproof or umbrella (just in case), and wear sensible, flat shoes as the tow paths can be slippy.

Date: Monday 20th November 2023
Time: 12.15PM and 13.15PM. Each walk and talk will last approximately 45 minutes.
Location: Meet at Student Central Starbucks. The walk will then take place along the Narrow and Broad Canal that runs through the University Campus.

The sessions will run 12:15pm and 13.15pm. To book your tickets, click the link in our Bio!

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