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[last updated: May 16, 2019]
The rise of eco-anxiety
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sustainability/2019/rise-of-eco-anxiety/
Between the latest extreme weather event, a damning report on future temperature projections or news of another species going extinct, climate change in the headlines has become standard. Greater awareness of climate change is unarguably a positive (a lack of this is partially what got us into this mess, after all) but what toll does […]
[last updated: February 1, 2019]
Our January sustainability resolutions
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sustainability/2019/our-january-sustainability-resolutions/
Sarah, Communication Manager; Aisling, Projects Coordinator (Energy); Vanessa, Committees & Projects Officer; and Kerry, Projects Coordinator – Sustainability and Festivals, reflect on their personal sustainability resolutions.
[last updated: April 30, 2020]
28 ways to make 2019 your most sustainable year yet
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sustainability/2019/how-to-make-2019-your-most-sustainable-year-yet/
Meg McGrath, Communications Coordinator, provides ideas for New Year’s Resolutions that make a difference.
[last updated: September 28, 2022]
Enhancing health & wellbeing with Edinburgh Global & Student Recruitment and Admissions
The 2016 silver Sustainability Awards team, who went on to work towards gold, stood out for addressing health & wellbeing. They organised physical activities including tennis, football and boxing, as well as encouraging active travel, like walking and cycling, and enjoyed Fairtrade and vegan lunches together.
[last updated: September 7, 2017]
Student perspective: Grace Ferris on Climate Week
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sustainability/2017/climate-week-2017/
Biotechnology student Grace Ferris explains what Climate Week is and shares her personal perspective on living sustainably.
[last updated: October 8, 2015]
Student Internship: Oriane Brunet
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sustainability/2015/student-internship-oriane-brunet/
Have you noticed how the words ‘Fairtrade’, ‘local’ and ‘sustainably sourced’ are more and more common on food and drink labels? As a central part of our everyday life, economy and ecosystems, food can be a major lever for positive social and environmental impact, and the University of Edinburgh has considerable weight in the Scottish […]
[last updated: October 21, 2014]
Rewilding the World: Thoughts from Maria Bateson
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/sustainability/2014/rewilding-the-world-thoughts-from-maria-bateson/
Our student reporter Maria shares her thoughts on ‘Rewilding the World: with George Monbiot and Alan Featherstone’. Hope. It’s a depleted resource these days. With constantly growing concerns over the fate of the economy, society and the environment, it seems that there’s little to keep our sagging chins up for. We’re doomed: I’ve even heard […]
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