Meet on the steps outside the Portland Building. Just turn up on the day and we'll provide the equipment. But please read the information here before attending.

Come along throughout the day, meet the Sustainability Team and hear about the university’s sustainability initiatives, from reducing food waste and carbon emissions, to rewilding our campuses. Find out how you can get involved and take action with Green Rewards.

Plus:

• See the University of Nottingham Racing Team's solar car. This is being developed by students passionate about sustainable transport for the future, with the aim of competing in European and World Solar Challenges.
• Discover how the university is engaging the public and policymakers with sustainability research. Learn about our involvement with COP26, how we used a local pop up shop to raise awareness, and our efforts to engage young people. We’ll be showcasing resources made by researchers to reach their target audiences and are happy to chat about different techniques you may want to employ.
• Have a go on a smoothie bike and pedal your way to a healthy beverage with Nottingham charity Ridewise.
• Bring your own cup and join our waste contractor Enva for FREE coffee and a chat about recycling (whilst stocks last).
• Find out about Nottingham City Council’s Carbon Neutral by 2028 target and have your say.
• Speak to walking and cycling charity Sustrans about how to travel more sustainably.
• Interested in careers in sustainability but not sure where to start? Talk to the Careers Team for information and guidance. 
• Chat with environmental student societies.

In 2015, PhD student Michael McLeod was asked to help with a summer lab clearout and empty cupboards of unwanted research equipment into an electrical skip.

Frustrated seeing this good equipment going to waste, he launched UniGreenScheme - a service to collect, store and sell unwanted equipment for universities. 

The resale service now employs 20 staff and has re homed over 700,000kg of unwanted  equipment so far, saving the sector over £1.3m versus disposal.

This webinar will show that journey and talk through example case studies at the University of Nottingham, which has rehomed over 4,000kg of equipment already through the scheme.

Link to join on Teams.

Bring along clothes you don't wear anymore and swap them for some new pre-loved ones. 

Brought to you by clothes swapping app Dopplle and Res X. 

We understand that the lab environment is not one of the greenest but the people working in them care for the environment and want to improve this. 

This talk by Starlab will focus on how we can make the laboratory environment more sustainable by using the ‘Think green, buy green, be green' initiative to move towards a greener future!

Join via Teams

Sutton Bonington farmers market, 11am - 3pm

SB Farmers' Market is a student run market, showcasing a range of local producers and businesses. A range of products are on sale from sweet treats, to fresh fruit and veg and a range of hot foods. There is something for everyone (free parking and dogs welcome)!

All the R's sustainability stand, 11am - 1pm

The UoN sustainability team and the School of Biosciences will be in the Barn talking about recycling, energy and Green Rewards. 

PhD student Doreen Anene will be promoting her charity STEM Belle, which recycles science equipment from university labs for science practical lessons in low-income girls community schools in Nigeria. 

We'll also be joined by Uni Green who help UK universities reduce waste, consume resources sustainably, and enable research organisations to thrive in an increasingly resource-constrained world.

Come and say hello.

Open allotment, 11am - 4pm

Visit the Sutton Bonington allotment, find out how to get involved with the student Allotment Society and pick up some free pumpkin seeds to get started with growing your own veg.

Send any questions to: allotment-sb@uonsu.com

Litter pick, 2pm - 3pm

Join the university's silver award winning Hedgehog Friendly Campus Group & the Res X team on a litter pick to help clean up campus and make it safer for hedgehogs and other wildlife.

Meet in the Nest on the ground floor of the Barn. Just turn up on the day and we'll provide the equipment. But please read the information here before attending.

With Nottingham City Council's well publicised, ambitious plan for Nottingham to become the first city in the UK to achieve net zero carbon by 2028, the panel will discuss the progress of their own institutional targets towards Net Zero/Carbon neutrality with a focus on Scope 3 emissions.

The panel will also discuss their community engagement initiatives and explore ways to mobilise activism and climate positive behaviours within the community. Green Rewards, the online platform adopted by all three institutions, will be used as an example to evaluate community contributions.

The Universities for Nottingham network consists of representatives from Nottingham Trent University, The University of Nottingham, and Nottingham City Council. Representatives from each will be present on the panel.

Email sust.dev@ntu.ac.uk with any further questions.

Please complete the registration form to reserve your place.

 

Join ResX in the The Atrium at Jubilee to make a work of art from waste materials.

Create a sculpture to highlight the need to recycle and have it displayed for all to see. 

Have your bike looked at for free with our regular Dr Bike mechanic. You must book your place in advance by booking on here. 

If you've always wanted to know how to maintain your bike yourself, attend a free 15 minute do-it-your-self session to learn some basic skills. Sessions are taking place every half an hour between 10 - 2pm. No need to book, just drop in at any of the following times:

• 10am
• 10.30am
• 11am
• 11.30am
• 12pm
• 12.30pm
• 1pm
• 1.30pm

Eco-anxiety is the term used to describe a sense of fear or worry about climate change. Learn more about eco-anxiety and how to tackle it including tips on reducing stress and anxiousness, suggestions for practical actions, insights from research insight, ideas for creative expression plus a demonstration of embodied, nature-based wellbeing techniques using Tai Chi Qigong movements.

Contributors:

• NTU Green Academy
• UoN Sustainability Team
• NTU Student Wellbeing Officer Paul Dodsley
• UoN researcher Neil Chadborn
• NTU Student Sustainability Society
• NTU Arts & Humanities lecturer Lisa Clughen

Link to join

The School of Biosciences will be in the Barn talking about all the R’s: recycling, reusing, regifting, reducing, refusing. Find out about recycling options at the university and how we can do our but to reduce waste.

Even environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient Ultra low temperature freezers (also known as ULT freezer or -80°C freezer) still consume a significant amount of energy as they maintain extremely low temperatures 24/7.

With today‘s high energy costs and focus on the environment, energy conservation has become even more important in the lab.

This talk by Eppendorf will explore the benefits and issues.

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Education for a viable future has never been more important than in our era of climate change, fake news, self-illusions, and political upheaval. Whether humanity will have a dignified future hangs in the balance.

The urgency of finding sound solutions to a number of complex problems is obvious. We can’t really allow ourselves to get it wrong, but the temptation to fall for easy, convenient answers is considerable.

This talk by Dr Rolf Jucker, Director of the Swiss Foundation for Nature-based Learning will explore emerging insights from various fields which allow us to collectively build evidence-based and wise solutions.

Register here.

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Come see first hand why sustainability is important with UoN's Conservation Society!

Enjoy a day in our community garden, gain inspiration for your own, and get your hands a little dirty with some herb planting in pots you can take home.

This event is free for members and nonmembers to encourage everyone to get hands on with sustainable action. Stick around after the planting for our traditional tea and biscuit hour for a chance to chat with the ConSoc community.

This event will take place at our main campus community garden just next to Nightingale Hall on University Park.

Please feel free to reach out on instagram if you have any questions.

Enjoy a walk to Wollaton Park from Jubilee campus with ResX.