Nottingham is a great place to learn about sustainable lifestyles. With its zero waste shops, green energy tariffs, excellent public transport network, and abundance of cycle paths and schemes, there are loads of ways to limit your environmental impact.

UoN is proud to be part of such a socially conscious city, and this is why we’re excited to present Sustainability Week from Monday 2 – Sunday 8 March. Sustainability Week will features activities and events across all of our UK campuses to encourage staff and students to engage with environmental and social issues. We want to empower you to make positive change.

This year, events will be hosted by the Environment and Social Justice Network, and to help in their ambition to make 2020’s week even bigger and better, the Sustainability Team will be putting on additional events that everyone can get involved in.

Some highlights include:

Monday 2 March

Zero Waste shop grand opening: 10am, Portland Building, University Park
The Students’ Union opens its first zero waste shop. Come along for the grand opening – opposite Spar on B Floor.

Tuesday 3 March

Waste workshop: 11am – 1pm, Portland Building, University Park
If you have any questions about how waste is managed at the University, or are curious about what can and can’t be recycled on campus, head down to the stall in Portland to find out more.

Wednesday 4 March

‘Carbon, Campus and Me’: 5.30pm – 6.30pm, Room A41, Sir Clive Granger Building, University Park
This interactive session will focus on the University’s sustainability journey so far, exploring the new University Strategy and what priorities should look like to help deliver our sustainability goals.

Thursday 5 March

Carbon information stall: 8.30am - 10am, Medical School, University Park
Visit the stand and find out about how energy and carbon is managed at the University.

Friday 6 March

Recycling stall: 1pm-3pm, The Exchange Building, Jubilee Campus
Come and have a go at the recycling game – perfect for learning all about what can and can’t be recycled on campus.

These are just a few events we’ve got planned. For a full list of Sustainability Week events, visit the Sustainability webpages, check out the events page on the Students’ Union webpages or keep up on Facebook.