Sustainability Week

Sustainability is more important than ever going into 2022, and we all have our parts to play. Shifting towards more sustainable ways of thinking and acting is easier than you think, and we’ve got a host of events to help you do so!

What is Sustainability Week?

Sustainability week is a week of sustainability themed events and awareness raising activities run by The SU, the Green Committee and student groups, across Penryn and Falmouth Campus

Sustainability is more important than ever going into 2022, and we all have our parts to play to create a better world for People and Planet. Shifting towards more sustainable ways of thinking and acting is easier than you think, and we’ve got a host of events to help you do so!

Explore what’s in store for Sustainability Week, a campaign we’re co-delivering with the Universities, and join us for a series of events set to enable you to realise your personal impacts, inspire you to want to adopt sustainable changes in your life, and empower you with the knowledge & skills you need to do so!

The SU Green Committee

The SU Green Committee is a group of students invested in cultivating campus sustainability, who lobby the universities and drive behavioural change across our campuses.

Events

Throughout Sustainability Week, there will be an extensive and exciting programme of events, with something guaranteed to tickle your fancy, empower you to enact change and open your mind.

The events will be organised around the following themes:

Sustainable Lifestyles
Circularity
The Natural World
Energy & Carbon
Future Thinking

Sustainability Week

Eco Soc Flower Drawing on Campus: 19th March 2pm - 4pm; Meeting outside The Exchange revolving doors; Bring your sketchbooks and pencils and draw some flowers around campus!; Penryn Campus | Wellbeing | Exeter students | Falmouth students | SustainabilityWeek

Eco Soc Moth-trapping: 21st March 8am - 9:30am; Meet outside The Exchange revolving doors; We'll be trapping most days this week! Keep an eye on the facebook page for weather-dependent updates. Meet outside the Exchange revolving doors; Wellbeing | SustainabilityWeek

Eco Soc Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) count at Swanpool: 21st March 8:30am - 9:30am; Swanpool, Falmouth; Come and join us as we carry out Swanpool's monthly Wetland Bird Survey count on behalf of the BTO and learn a thing or two about birds!; Wellbeing | Exeter students | Falmouth students | SustainabilityWeek

Falmouth & Exeter Students' Union Foraging Walk: 21st March 11:30am - 12:30pm; Meet at the 'FALMOUTH' sign, Falmouth Campus; Meet & collect some of the edible plants around us on Falmouth Campus!; Penryn Campus | Falmouth Campus | Sustainability | Falmouth students | SustainabilityWeek

Renewable Energy Society The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind screening: 21st March 6pm - 8pm; Exchange Green; Come join us in celebrating Sustainability Week with our screening of The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind! We'll watch the movie then have a discussion afterwards. Snacks provided!; Wellbeing | Exeter students | Falmouth students | SustainabilityWeek

Falmouth & Exeter Students' Union Film Screening - A Plastic Ocean: 22nd March noon - 2pm; DDM Lecture A Penryn Campus; Penryn Campus | Sustainability | International | Exeter students | Falmouth students | SustainabilityWeek

Falmouth & Exeter Students' Union Bin Rummage - Falmouth Campus: 22nd March 1pm - 2:30pm; Outside Fox Building, Falmouth Campus; Come have a rummage in our bins with some of our on-campus recycling heroes, and learn more about recycling, contamination, and more!; Penryn Campus | Falmouth Campus | Truro Campus | Sustainability | Falmouth students | SustainabilityWeek

Falmouth & Exeter Students' Union Local Footpaths and How This Can Help Transition to a Low Carbon Economy: 24th March 9am - 10am; Sustainability Cafe, Penryn Campus; Penryn Campus | Sustainability | Postgraduates | International | Exeter students | Falmouth students | SustainabilityWeek

Eco Soc Pond-dipping: 24th March 2pm - 4pm; Meet outside the Exchange revolving doors, we'll be going to the Estates and AMATA ponds.; Join us as we take a dip into the campus ponds! Meet outside the Exchange revolving doors.; Penryn Campus | Sustainability | Wellbeing | SustainabilityWeek

Falmouth & Exeter Students' Union Why walk or cycle, the benefits of travelling actively: 24th March 2pm - 3:30pm; Sustainability Cafe, Penryn Campus; Penryn Campus | Sustainability | Postgraduates | International | Exeter students | Falmouth students | SustainabilityWeek

Wild Doc Soc Guest speaker - Lara Jackson: 24th March 5:30pm - 6:30pm; Lara Jackson will be giving an online talk, followed by a q&a. See our social media for all the details! insta: @su_wilddocsoc; Online | Exeter students | Falmouth students | SustainabilityWeek

Falmouth & Exeter Students' Union Rewilding Unwrapped: 24th March 6pm - 7pm; Online; Online | Postgraduates | International | Exeter students | Falmouth students | SustainabilityWeek

Falmouth & Exeter Students' Union Evolving Fashion: 24th March 6:30pm - 7:30pm; Palacio Lounge, Falmouth; Postgraduates | International | Exeter students | Falmouth students | SustainabilityWeek

Eco Soc Invertebrate Walk: 25th March 11am - 1pm; Penryn Campus; Join us in a stroll around Penryn Campus as we take a look into the amazing world of invertebrates! Meet outside the Exchange; Penryn Campus | Sustainability | Wellbeing | SustainabilityWeek

Falmouth & Exeter Students' Union Film Screening - Chasing Coral: 25th March noon - 2pm; DDM Lecture A Penryn Campus; Penryn Campus | Sustainability | Wellbeing | Exeter students | Falmouth students | SustainabilityWeek

Falmouth & Exeter Students' Union Eco-anxiety Drop-in & Workshop: 25th March 1pm - 2:30pm; The Chaplaincy; Come join an open-discussion & workshop to learn how we can better understand - and more effectively use - our climate emotions; Penryn Campus | Falmouth Campus | Sustainability | Exeter students | Falmouth students | SustainabilityWeek

Kayaking Harbour Paddle: 26th March noon - 3pm; Falmouth Watersports centre (behind Windjammer bar); Come along for a lovely paddle on Falmouth harbour! Members sign up in the members group-chat (if you need to be added, email js1215@exeter.ac.uk) If you're not a member and would like to come for a free taster email js1215@exeter.ac.uk!; Sport | SustainabilityWeek

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Resources

Exeter University Sustainability News
Exeter University Climate Agenda 2021 Video
College of Life and Environmental Sciences News
The Our Effect Podcast
Mind Over Natter online session on 3rd March, focused on on the impact of 'blue and green' spaces on mental health
Falmouth University's New 2020 Sustainability Report
‘Sustainability at Falmouth’ – Falmouth University’s sustainability information webpage
University of Exeter Sustainability Homepage
UN Sustainable Development Goals Website

While you're waiting to attend all the amazing event we have planned this year why not check out all the recording of the event's we hosted last year for Sustainability Week 2021.

Sustainable lifestyles