Kingston University London

In 2005 an assistant working with Kingston University’s (KU’s) Sustainability Facilitator, noted the temporal variations of waste at one of their 5 halls of residences. As summer drew near, it seemed as though the students would. Click here to read the full story

The Hogsmill Action Group Kingston University staff and student volunteers work with the local Hogsmill Action Group to help clean and manage the Hogsmill River, which begins as a chalk spring in Ewell, Surrey, before making its way through Kingston to the River Thames. Click here to read the full story

Transition Town Kingston aims to mobilise and facilitate community action in order to respond effectively and positively to climate change and peak oil. They aim to build our communities resilience to the inevitable energy shocks caused by peak oil and drastically reduce our carbon emissions to mitigate the effects of climate change. Click here to read the full story

Plastic Bag Monsters

An interdisciplinary module from the Faculty of Art Design and Architecture inspired students to investigate the unnecessary use of plastic bags in the UK, which led to a public display of plastic bag monsters as part of Kingston’s Paint the Town Green festival. Click here the full story