A recent trend on social media has seen people making ‘trash jars’ or ‘zero waste jars’, designed to impress and encourage people to create as little waste as possible, often […]
Moving in (and out) sustainably
The end of the academic year can be a very stressful time with assessments and summer fast approaching. With the potential need to move to a new house, either into […]
Mental Health Awareness Week – Mindfulness Minutes
Stress can manifest itself in many different ways: headaches, body fatigue, low mood. By taking time to be mindful, you can take steps to improve your own mental health. This […]
International Recipe Fest – Frik (Algeria)
Back in December, previous SGO Kumba held an International Recipe fest over Teams with the aim of compiling and sharing different recipes from all over the world. In the last […]
International Recipe Fest – Vegan Jollof Rice (Nigeria)
Back in December, previous SGO Kumba held an International Recipe fest over Teams with the aim of compiling and sharing different recipes from all over the world. In the second […]
Mental health and Sustainability -The importance of starting conversations
When we think of sustainability it is only natural that we think of the environment, that is mainly what we focus on and it what most resources point to as […]
International Recipe Fest – Grilled Yassa (Gambia/Senegal)
Back in December, our SGO Project Officer for BAME Projects, Kumba, held an International Recipe fest over Teams with the aim of compiling and sharing different recipes from all over […]
Buying second-hand clothes can help you slash your carbon footprint
As students, it can be incredibly difficult to make changes to our own lives to reduce our carbon footprints. We may lack direct control over our energy providers, our travelling […]
Hopping for a Good Harvest!
The Sustainability Team has been growing hops for several years now. As the hops start to flourish in the spring sunshine across campus, here’s a whirlwind photo tour of our […]