go! November newsletter: Your sustainable choices matter

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November 2023

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It's a beautiful time to be outside enjoying Autumn's vibrant displays. National Tree Week (25 Nov - 3 Dec) marks the start of tree planting season and there are upcoming activities to get involved in.

We welcome the return of the Student Sustainability Challenge and the SU's sustainability shop, whilst the global climate summit COP28 looms at the end of November.

So let’s get going!

Things you can do now

Create a woodland walk

A memorial woodland walk is being created on UP as a space to remember members of our community whom we have lost. We are looking for volunteers to help with its creation.

Sign up

Nottingham Tree Strategy

Nottingham City Council are seeking citizens to assist in the creation of the new strategy for the future of Nottingham’s trees and woodlands.

Link to the survey

Talk to us about nature-based team building events

News and announcements

Student Sustainability Challenge returns

The Sustainability Challenge gives students the chance to develop practical sustainability solutions, build essential employability skills, and win a paid internship with the Sustainability Team.

Find out more

Researchers to discover how plants sense water stress

UoN and an international team of scientists have been awarded €10M to explore how plants sense water stress, generating new knowledge that will underpin efforts to engineer more climate resilient crops.

Our commitment to the global goals

A new resource has been created to demonstrate the university’s commitment and work against the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. It details activity across teaching and learning, research and knowledge exchange and operations.

Read the report

Green Careers Guide

Around 60% of young people are worried about climate change so we want to highlight the pathways they can follow to improve the future climate. The EAUC have released a Green Careers guide to help students navigate a sustainable future.

Read the guide

Time to celebrate!

Rutland Hall wins the go! Greener Halls Competition!

On campus halls have been competing to see who could save the most energy. The winning hall this semester was Rutland Hall, with Lenton and Wortley Hall a close second. Congratulations to all the halls for their efforts.

Read more

The 1st and 2nd place halls saved over 31,400kWh of electricity during the competition!

Upcoming events

30 Nov - 12 Dec

COP28

COP28 is the 28th annual United Nations climate meeting where governments will discuss how to limit and prepare for future climate change. This year the summit is in Dubai with a focus on the energy transition, climate finance and nature.

Find out more

4 December

'SUstainable' shop opening on UP

The sustainable shop (formerly Portland Zero) is reopening! Pop along to B floor Portland Building 11am-2pm on 4 December to see what's on offer, stock up on kitchen and household supplies and find out more about sustainability at UoN.

7 & 14 December

Dr Bike is on campus

Two Dr. Bike sessions are scheduled in December before Christmas.

Book your place

Guest blog

Pete Licence, Director of the GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry, has been involved in sustainability and green chemistry since joining UoN in 2000. A permanent member of the Environmental Sustainability Committee, he represents the research community, particularly within the physical and life sciences.

We met recently to talk about his work and why sustainability is important to him.

Read the blog

"Everything we do every day involves chemical use, and what really excites me is reducing the environmental impact of this."

— Pete Licence

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