Kingston University London

Green Impact Teams

Frustrated seeing lights left on? Want to improve recycling rates in your department? You can! The University is expanding and improving its eco champion programme. In the new 'Green Impact' accreditation scheme teams of staff and students are rewarded points for taking practical action to green their workplaces. The scheme recognises and rewards good practice and empowers staff to implement new and simple environmental office procedures. Green Impact also enables departments to benchmark their existing achievements and work to improve them year on year. So get involved and help the university to reduce its environmental impact by joining a Green Impact team in your area.

Contact Elise for more information.

 

Eco-Bytes/Newsletter Subscription

The 'eco-bytes' are our own electronic sustainability newsletter. It is sent out at the end of every month and provides a round up of recent sustainability stories and forthcoming events. If you wish to subscribe, sign-up in the right column of this page! If you want to stop receiving these updates, you can let us know any time.
Access the 'eco-bytes' here.

The Green Wall

The Green Wall features individuals who work at Kingston University and contributes to promoting the sustainability agenda through their activities. Click here to find out more.

Nominate someone! Do you know of someone who is making a difference? Tell us about it and we will try and profile him/her in our newsletter.

 

BUG

BUG is short for Bicycle Users Group. It is an online network of cyclists from the University who get sent ad-hoc information about cycling news or events. If you wish to join the group or want to find out more, email the Sustainability Hub.

 

Kingston University and the students

Kingston University Sustainability Hub understand that Higher Education Institutions have the exciting opportunity of inspiring, educating and developing generations of students and staff communities who will take their experiences of sustainable behaviour into their every day lives, work, and careers. And since teaching is the prime role of the University. We also want to ensure that our students become Sustainability literate graduates ready to become leaders of their generation. And if other Universities have similar objectives, then it's an entire new generation which will be better equipped with responding to the challenges of sustainability.

In the UK, there are almost 2.5 million students enrolled in a higher education institution each year (Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) (2011) Students in Higher Education Institutions 2009/10).

 

Volunteering

As well as bumping up your C.V., volunteering enables you to encounter new people and to have a positive influence on projects and initiatives that are close to your heart. Contact the Students' Union Volunteering office for more information.

The Sustainability Hub is always looking for volunteers to help out with campaigns, projects and events. Volunteering is a great way to make a difference, meet new people and gain work experience. Contact us to see how you could help us.

 

Community Groups and Projects

Visit our Community pages to find out what is going on in and around Kingston and see if you would like to get involved with any of their activities.

 

Attending events - Save the date!

Throughout the academic year, the Sustainability Hub organise an array of events on various themes, be it a film night, a seminar, an outdoor affair or a debate. Check out our 'eco-bytes' newsletter for the events listings which also include external events (local and London based).

 

Read the Student Eco-Guide!

Our new and improved Eco Guide is packed full of useful tips and information to help us all lighten our environmental impact and make a positive contribution to our local community and beyond. It can help you save money too! Click here to read it now.

 

BUG

BUG is short for Bicycle Users Group. It is an online network of cyclists from the University who get sent ad-hoc information about cycling news or events. If you wish to join the group or want to find out more, email the Sustainability Hub.

 

What is One Planet Living?

The one planet living is a scale to work out how many hectares of land on planet earth it takes to sustain one person throughout their life span. We can then use the scale to work out how many earths this would use up if everybody in the world lived like that person.

For example if everyone lived as we do in the UK we'd need 3 planets to support us. In the United States, this number would rise to 5!!

The one planet living principle lays down 10 basic principles which if followed, should allow the only planet we have to sustain our lives. Check them out on www.oneplanetliving.org. Number 10 is health and happiness!

The End of Terms Donations Scheme

This scheme aims to collect reusable items the students no longer need when they move out of the Halls of Residence and to distribute them to local charities. Click here to find out more.

 

 

 

Eco-bytes e-newsletter

If you wish to be kept up-to-date with what’s happening at Kingston University and want to find out about upcoming events, sign-up to our eco-bytes in the right column of this page!

Organising a sustainability related event? Let us know by emailing the editor Prisca and she will try and include it in our eco-bytes newsletter.

Training and seminars

We can offer professional development training and informal seminars for business, local authorities, schools, community groups and the wider public. In addition to running a series of events throughout the year we also provide bespoke company programmes, tailor-made for your own in-house requirements.

• Bespoke consultancy to the HE and FE sector (environmental management, performance and reputation).

• Staff engagement Lunch ‘N’ Learn Seminars

Areas covered include: “quick wins” for going green, the Business Case for Sustainability, Waste Minimization, Sustainable Lifestyles, Transition Initiatives and Outdoor learning.

Feel free to contact us if you have specific requirements.