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| sustainable |
| york guide |
| contents |
| get saving |
| 3 one planet week |
| energy water |
| food 3 |
| 3 4 |
| get involved |
| 11 12 |
| student switch off |
| green impact |
| green student union and societies |
| volunteering on campus |
| 12 13 |
| 13 15 |
| volunteering off campus |
| 16 sustainable waste |
| 5 in college and on campus |
| in york – off campus |
| 5 7 |
| sustainable shopping |
| 9 get learning |
| scoop swap shop |
| on campus |
| bring your own mug |
| yorcup 9 |
| 9 9 |
| 9 9 |
| york award |
| internships and work experience |
| greenstems 17 |
| 17 17 |
| 10 what the university |
| is doing |
| 18 energy and carbon management |
| food biodiversity |
| 18 19 |
| 19 sustainable travel |
| cycling at york |
| get walking |
| buses 10 |
| 11 11 |
| 17 contacts |
| general enquiries |
| sustainability@york.ac.uk sustainability manager |
| mark clough – mark.clough@york.ac.uk |
| engagement officer (green impact/student switch off (sso) coordinator) |
| jo hossell – jo.hossell@york.ac.uk |
| yusu environment and ethics officer |
| environment@yusu.org nus green impact/sso project officer |
| rachel soper – rachel.soper@nus.org.uk |
| reporting a fault |
| york.ac.uk/about/departments/support-and-admin/accommodation/currentstudents/ reportaproblem |
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| welcome |
| get saving |
| energy saving energy is crucial to reduce your carbon footprint and it saves you money too. |
| burning fossil fuels to generate energy is one of the leading drivers behind global climate |
| change; it affects us today already and will continue to affect future generations. we are |
| all together in this, so just as the university is tackling its carbon footprint, try to tackle |
| yours by following our advice below. |
| top ten energy-saving tips |
| 1 switch off lights and unplug appliances when not in use – that includes phone/laptop |
| chargers, as they continue to use energy even when they’re not being used! |
| 2 make sure you have a full load of laundry before you wash it to save both |
| money and energy. |
| 3 if you can, dry clothes on a line outside rather than in a tumble drier – this saves 100% of |
| the energy you would normally use to dry clothes in a machine and it’s completely free! |
| 4 swap ordinary bulbs for energy saving bulbs - they last over 10 years (compared to one |
| year for a traditional bulb) and can save around £50 over their lifetime. |
| 5 keep windows shut when the heating or air conditioning is on – this reduces the amount |
| of hot/cold air that escapes the room, meaning less energy is needed to heat/cool it. |
| 6 put on a jumper before turning up the heating: lowering the thermostat by 1°c can save |
| £60 per year. |
| 7 in summer, don’t have the air conditioning on under 24°c, and in winter keep your |
| heating below 21°c. |
| 8 only boil as much water as you need. if you're having a cuppa with some late night |
| studying, just fill your mug with water and empty it into the kettle. |
| 9 put a lid on the saucepan when cooking and don’t overfill the pan with water – this |
| reduces the amount of time it takes to cook, as well as saving energy and water. |
| 10 don’t put hot food straight into the fridge – let it cool down first. |
| water water is a scarce and expensive resource that we need to preserve – we drink over |
| 2 billion litres of bottled water per year in the uk, while 1.3 billion people don't have |
| access to clean water. |
| did you know…? |
| all tap water on campus is safe to drink, unless there is a sign stating otherwise. look out for |
| free reusable water bottles handed out at different events over the year! |
| 3 |
| welcome |
| get saving |
| top six water-saving tips |
| 1 turn the tap off when you brush your teeth – a running tap uses 48 cups of |
| water in two minutes! |
| 2 you can save around five litres of water by using a bowl when washing up rather |
| than a running tap. |
| 3 make sure your dishwasher or washing machine is full before starting it. use the ‘eco’ |
| setting if there is one. |
| 4 take shorter showers if you can – you could even put a four to five minute timer |
| on your phone to keep track of time. |
| 5 noticed a drip? if you are on campus, report it to the nearest porters or online, or report |
| it to your landlord if you are in private accommodation. a dripping tap wastes 5,500 |
| litres of water a year – enough to fill a bath 35 times! |
| 6 eat less meat: a small hamburger takes up to 1,700 litres of water to produce |
| (that’s the equivalent of 26 showers). |
| food according to the latest figures, we could pay three years' tuition fees for almost half a |
| million students from money wasted on uk household food that was thrown away when |
| it was still edible in one year. |
| food waste is also associated with emissions of around 19 million tonnes of greenhouse gases |
| a year. preventing that pollution would be equivalent to taking 25% of the cars off uk roads. |
| top five eat greener tips |
| 1 plan your meals for the week so that you only buy what you need. try cooking with your |
| housemates. take it in turns to cook for the group – bulk buying also saves money and |
| means that you don’t have to cook each day – win-win! |
| 2 don’t let food go off – use up leftovers and food near its use by date with some of |
| the easy-to-follow recipes from love food hate waste, saving you money and making |
| something yummy too! |
| 3 going vegetarian halves your carbon footprint, while going vegan reduces it by 60 |
| per cent. catered halls will always have a vegetarian and vegan option and there are |
| great plant-based student cookbooks out there if you like cooking. a meat free monday |
| challenge for your flat is a great way to get started! |
| 4 seek out seasonal and local food. it will be fresher, taste better, and is so much better for |
| the planet! check out the olio app to find out how you can get it cheap or even for free |
| on campus! olio is a free app connecting people with their neighbours and with local |
| shops so surplus food and other items can be shared, not thrown away and is available |
| on android and ios. |
| 5 make sure your fridge is set to the right temperature – fridges should be below 5°c to |
| make sure that the food is kept fresh for as long as possible. |
| 4 |
| welcome |
| sustainable waste |
| in college and on campus |
| reducing waste |
| reducing the amount of waste you produce is a crucial |
| step. when you do buy new items, look for those with little |
| or no packaging and take your own bag! escape endless |
| 5p carrier bag charges by having one or two free tote bags |
| from freshers' in your jacket pocket to carry back that |
| mid-afternoon nisa shop. |
| did you |
| know...? over the academic year |
| 2017/18, full time staff |
| and students at the |
| university produced an |
| average of 9,196kg of |
| waste each. |
| reusing reusing your waste is the second best option after |
| reducing it. scrap paper can be used for lecture notes |
| and glass or plastic containers can be reused to preserve |
| foodstuffs for example. |
| dispose of electrical waste (anything with a plug) that you |
| don't want in one of the british heart foundation charity |
| banks around campus. if it is broken, don’t dispose of it |
| in general waste but email the estates services facilities |
| helpdesk for more advice at fm-helpdesk@york.ac.uk or |
| log it as per the instructions on your kitchen noticeboard. |
| got some old clothes you don’t want any more? there are |
| british heart foundation charity banks at each college |
| to put unwanted clothes, shoes and books in – this helps |
| with recycling plus it raises money for an important cause! |
| look for the things you want in charity shops or online |
| second-hand sites, such as freecycle, gumtree or preloved. |
| if you’ve got something you don’t want anymore, sell it (or |
| give it away) on a second-hand website. |
| only got one fork and a pan for your kitchen? yusu run a |
| sale of kitchen items (pans, plates, cutlery etc) at the start |
| of the autumn term called big green clean so go and stock |
| up on the things you forgot! |
| did you |
| know...? glass takes 1-2 million |
| years (if ever) to |
| decompose, so think |
| twice before tossing |
| that wine bottle into the |
| black bin. |
| top tip |
| half an avocado fits well |
| in an old hummus pot. |
| put lemon juice on it to |
| stop it going off! |
| 5 |
| welcome |
| sustainable waste |
| sustainable waste |
| recycling did you |
| know…? we’ve made it easy for you to recycle and put as little into |
| general waste. almost everything can go in your mixed |
| recycling bin, glass bag, or food bin. only use the general |
| waste bin as a last resort. |
| we provide black bin liners for your general waste bin and |
| clear bin liners for your mixed recycling bins. please use the |
| correct bags for each bin. |
| you need to use |
| clear plastic bags in |
| your food bin – do not |
| use opaque bags or |
| carrier bags. |
| to avoid attracting insects and vermin or causing |
| unpleasant smells you should empty your kitchen bins |
| as soon as they’re full. use the external bins near to |
| your accommodation block. make sure you empty each |
| container into the correct bin. |
| do not put any liquids, items contaminated by food, black |
| bin bags, cling film, or used tissues/paper towels in the |
| mixed recycling bins as it contaminates them and all the |
| recyclable trash in the large recycling bin will have go to be |
| treated as general waste! |
| carrier bags can be recycled in many supermarkets, |
| normally at the entrance. |
| non-recycling general waste bin |
| only things you can’t recycle such |
| as tetra pak cartons, chewing |
| gum, disposable coffee cups, black |
| plastic food/microwave trays, |
| hard plastic, polystyrene, padded |
| envelopes, used tissues/paper |
| towels and sanitary waste. |
| food waste bin |
| all food waste including cooked |
| meals, meat, bread, vegetable |
| peelings and tea bags. |
| egg shells or empty food packaging. |
| kitchen kitchen |
| 6 outside |
| sustainable waste |
| welcome mixed recycling bin |
| (use the clear bin liners provided – no |
| black bin bags) |
| plastic: rinsed bottles, punnets, |
| butter and yoghurt pots. |
| paper: post-it notes, envelopes |
| (including windows), newspapers |
| and magazines. |
| cardboard: such as clean empty |
| pizza and sandwich boxes. |
| tin, metal and foil: empty cans |
| (drinks, food, and aerosol), tin foil, |
| crisp wrappers, sweet wrappers. |
| disposable coffee cups and |
| cardboard beverage cartons. |
| food and liquids. |
| carrier bags – re-use them or |
| recycle them at a supermarket. |
| clothing and bedding. |
| glass bag |
| all colours of glass jars and bottles. |
| glass kitchenware such as pyrex dishes. |
| kitchen kitchen |
| outside outside |
| in york – off campus |
| one planet york waste app |
| this app (available for ios and android) notifies you when |
| you need to put bins out, allows you find out if items can |
| be recycled by scanning product barcodes and has the |
| locations of waste and recycling points near you. it lets you |
| exchange unwanted items with other users and gain planet |
| points each time you use the app to become a waste and |
| recycling champion! |
| recycling off-campus |
| recycling and waste disposal in the rest of york is carried |
| out by the council and has different methods of recycling |
| collection. three recycling boxes: |
| 1 glass, including wine/beer bottles, food jars, and empty |
| perfume bottles. not light bulbs, broken glass, pyrex |
| dishes, windows or mirrors. |
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| sustainable waste |
| 2 paper and cardboard, including junk mail, envelopes |
| (including ones with windows), cereal boxes, |
| newspaper/magazines. not tetra pak cartons, large/ |
| unflattened boxes or padded envelopes. |
| 3 plastic bottles and cans, including drinks bottles, |
| shampoo bottles, domestic cleaning bottles, drinks |
| cans, food tins. not foam trays, food/foil takeaway |
| trays, butter tubs, plant pots or yoghurt pots. |
| green bin – garden waste only, including grass cuttings, |
| leaves, hedge trimmings (you may only have a green bin if |
| your house has a garden). |
| black bin – waste for landfill. |
| there are alternate weekly collections of kerbside recycling/ |
| garden waste and landfill waste – landfill waste one week |
| then recycling and garden waste the next. |
| anything not included in your weekly collections can be |
| recycled at the council’s hazel court household waste |
| recycling centre off james street (postcode: yo10 3ds). |
| any kitchen scraps (vegetable peelings, fruit peel, tea |
| bags etc,) can be composted – st nicks offer advice on |
| composting so check out their website stnicks.org.uk. |
| if you’re not sure what to do with a certain item of waste, |
| visit recyclenow.com/what-to-do-with, for information on |
| every type of waste you can possibly imagine! |
| there are also recycling locations across the city at |
| supermarkets – check recyclenow.com for locations of |
| recycling banks. |
| at the end of the year |
| it’s really important that you dispose of your waste |
| correctly when leaving your student house for the holidays |
| or at the end of the year. this can then be taken to the |
| council’s hazel court household waste recycling centre. |
| liaise with your landlord to ensure waste is disposed of |
| correctly and don’t just dump it outside your house. you |
| are legally responsible for ensuring this waste is disposed |
| of correctly and could be prosecuted and fined if you don’t! |
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| sustainable shopping |
| top five sustainable shopping tips |
| 1 remember to take your own bags with you to the supermarket and when |
| ordering online from supermarkets click no to plastic carrier bags. |
| 2 buy sustainable or local products, such as fairtrade, rainforest alliance, marine |
| stewardship council (msc) fish and soil association-certified organic food. |
| 3 only buy free-range eggs and egg-products, plus rspca freedom food meat products. |
| 4 try out organic and sustainable beauty products and toiletries! some examples of |
| companies that do not test on animals: nyx, lush, the body shop, urban decay. |
| to find out more go to peta.org/living/beauty |
| 5 buy products that are made from recycled materials, or buy items from a charity |
| shop or second-hand sale. there are a large range of charity shops in york, |
| particularly on goodramgate. |
| scoop scoop is a student co-operative providing organic, exploitation-free and local produce at |
| affordable prices. you can buy produce and order fruit vegetable bags from their shop at |
| wentworth w/021 on wednesdays and fridays 10.00am–6.00pm during term time. |
| swap shop |
| swap shop is a facebook page with almost 9,000 university of york student members. the |
| page allows members to post unwanted items that can be swapped/sold to other students. |
| got a reading list the length of your arm? post on here to ask if anyone has the books you |
| need! check out facebook.com/groups/yorkuniswapshop to join! |
| bring your own mug |
| forget those disposable cups! the university catering outlets have introduced an |
| initiative to reduce waste and save money! if you bring in your own reusable mug to any |
| of the university catering outlets you will receive 20p off your hot drink and prevent |
| disposable cups from being binned. |
| yorcup if you don’t have a reusable mug, why not subscribe to the “yorcup” scheme, where |
| you will be given a reusable cup with your drink that can be returned to any catering |
| university outlet when you buy another drink or swapped for a token for later use, |
| reducing the use of disposable cups. |
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| welcome |
| sustainable travel |
| cycling at york |
| york is a great city for cyclists, and using a bike to get around is not only good for the |
| environment and your health, but it’s cheap and practical too! |
| the city offers an extensive network of off-road cycle paths and on-road cycle lanes, ensuring |
| safe access to all areas within the city and providing a great base to tour the wider yorkshire |
| region by bike. |
| to find out more about cycling in the city of york, go to: itravelyork.info/cycling. |
| cycle training cashback |
| if you are new to cycling or haven't cycled for a while, why not sign up for a 90-minute cycle |
| training session, delivered by the university's qualified travel and transport team? get hints |
| and tips on safer riding around the local area. email transport-team@york.ac.uk to book your |
| place. once you have completed the session and obtained your certificate you will receive |
| £10 cashback! |
| bike doctor |
| got a bike that needs fixing? come and see the bike doctor at the monthly free service |
| events outside the berrick saul building or ron cooke hub. |
| cycle pumps |
| the university have installed eight bike pumps in convenient places around campus. |
| currently, these are located: |
| ¡¡ next to wentworth reception |
| ¡¡ alcuin reception |
| ¡¡ next to goodricke reception |
| ¡¡ in front of halifax reception |
| ¡¡ next to derwent reception |
| ¡¡ vanburgh college, next to |
| grimston house |
| ¡¡ yusu student centre |
| york sport cycling |
| york sport village on campus east has a fantastic array of |
| cycling (and other sport) facilities, including a 1km cycle |
| circuit – great for cyclists of all abilities. with a pay-as-you-go |
| payment system, there’s no need to sign up to york sport |
| membership to use it either. there is also an olympic-sized |
| outdoor velodrome, offering regular taster sessions, skills |
| sessions, training and a race league. |
| 10 ¡¡ outside ron cooke hub |
| keep an eye out for new |
| ones popping up on campus! |
| get in touch |
| cycling@yusu.org /universityof |
| yorkcyclingclub |
| sustainable travel |
| welcome get walking |
| it takes around half an hour to walk into the city centre |
| from the university’s west campus – check out the city of |
| york council’s itravel journey planner to plan a route into |
| the city at itravelyork.info |
| buses did you |
| know...? a bus with as few as |
| seven passengers is |
| more fuel efficient than a |
| car carrying one person. |
| for more information about the bus services 66, 66a, 66x, |
| ub1, and n66, such as timetable and where to buy your |
| tickets online, visit: firstgroup.com/york/more/your-bus-66- |
| and-university-services/your-bus-66 one planet week |
| the university is part of the one planet movement in the city. |
| we run our annual one planet week in week 6 of spring term to |
| encourage awareness of sustainability and good practice at york, |
| with lots of events for students and staff to get involved in. |
| this year, our theme is highlighting sustainable materials |
| #opw19 showcasing our research and demonstrating how creative york |
| can be! last year, the theme of zero waste was promoted by hosting |
| ethical food fair, a humanitarian aid debate, an interactive 360° exhibition, allotment |
| planting, open lectures, and pancake evenings (!!!) to name but a few. #opw19 is bound |
| to be even bigger and better! it is easy to get involved: |
| each college will put on a programme for the week, with many events open for all |
| students. if you have any ideas, want to help out or just find out more, ask your college’s |
| environment rep, college administrator, or assistant head of college. you can also |
| take part through celebrating the week with your society, sport club or through the |
| environment and ethics collective. if you need any more help, email sustainability@york. |
| ac.uk and our sustainability team will help you out. |
| the week is set up with the one planet living framework in mind, reminding us of the |
| harsh truth that if everyone on the planet lived the same way as people do in europe, we |
| would need three planets to support us. |
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| welcome |
| get involved |
| student switch off |
| student switch off is an nus-led energy saving, recycling |
| and student engagement competition for students living |
| on campus. |
| the college that saves the most energy, recycles the most |
| and has highest student engagement wins £600, as well as |
| ben & jerry's ice-cream, with second place getting £300, |
| and third place getting £100 to spend on any student |
| related activity. |
| get in touch |
| rachel.soper@nus.org.uk /yorkstudentswitchoff |
| @uoysso what you can do |
| ¡¡ save energy in your college by following our tips on |
| saving energy and encourage your flatmates to do |
| the same. visit studentswitchoff.org/unis/university-of- |
| york to find out how you can save energy and win prizes! |
| ¡¡ upload pictures of yourself and of your flatmates |
| saving energy throughout the year on the facebook |
| page and instagram using the hashtags #sso and |
| #studentswitchoff to win spot prizes like nus extra |
| cards or ice cream. |
| did you |
| know...? in 2017/18, the university |
| of york saved 83 tonnes |
| of c02 from entering the |
| atmosphere through |
| student switch off. |
| ¡¡ recycle correctly: colleges get audited by paid uoy |
| student volunteers who work for sso and the kitchens |
| that recycle well win chocolate! |
| did you |
| know...? |
| volunteer as a student switch off recycling auditor or |
| ambassador by contacting your student switch off via |
| facebook or email. student switch off training is 17th |
| october 2018, with recycling audits taking place in |
| november 2018 and february 2019. |
| between 2014 and 2016 |
| there has been an eight |
| per cent reduction in |
| electricity consumption |
| in accomodation at the |
| university of york due |
| to student switch off. |
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| get involved |
| welcome green impact |
| green impact is an environmental accreditation |
| programme run through the nus. it aims to recognise |
| university staff and postgraduates' efforts to enhance |
| sustainable behaviour and culture at the university. |
| participants carry out easy-to-implement sustainable |
| actions to make their workplace more environmentally |
| friendly. the actions are updated every year to reflect |
| some of the wider sustainability projects that are |
| undertaken at the university, such as bringing your own |
| mug to a meeting to save using disposable cups. |
| save the |
| date green impact project |
| assistant training will |
| take place on 10th |
| october 2018. |
| undergraduate students can get involved by working as a |
| green impact auditor and/or as a project assistant. this will |
| provide you with work experience and certified environmental |
| training, which counts towards your york award. |
| project assistants take part in a day-long training |
| course (in autumn term) and then are allocated to a |
| departmental green impact team to assist over the course |
| of the year (~1 hour/week). auditor training is early in the |
| summer term – we offer iema (iema.net) approved auditor |
| training, which allows you can carry out audits on behalf of |
| green impact to assess the award level for a teams (max 1 |
| day time commitment). |
| get in touch |
| greenimpact@york.ac.uk /uoysustainability |
| @uoysustain green student union and societies |
| environment + ethics collective |
| a collective of students committed to issues of |
| sustainability and social justice. this includes yusu who |
| have been awarded a very good green impact award at |
| the 2018 green impact students' union awards - showing |
| just how dedicated they are to enhancing sustainability |
| within the university. |
| the collective also includes your college environment |
| rep(s) who are responsible for college-specific projects and |
| initiatives, including the “grow your own” vegetable plots |
| around campus. college reps are elected in the autumn term. |
| the collective is chaired by the yusu environment and |
| ethics officer! anyone is welcome to join the network |
| and start their own campaign or initiative. yusu officers |
| are elected in spring term – plenty of time for you to |
| campaign to be the next one! alternatively you could run |
| for an official role in the collective. |
| get in touch |
| environment@yusu.org /yusuenvironment+ethics |
| @yusuenvironment 13 |
| welcome involved |
| get envirosoc |
| a collection of students from the environment and |
| geography department and others. activities range from |
| movie nights, nights out, environmental field-trips, to |
| speakers and volunteering opportunities. |
| get in touch |
| envirosoc@yusu.org /envirosoc123 |
| @envirosocyork vegetarian and vegan society |
| “we like food and philosophy, and the environment. |
| mainly food.” |
| join the vegetarian & vegan society to, as you can see |
| above, join fellow food-lovers! eating less meat is better |
| for the planet, and many studies suggest it’s better for |
| your health too, so do the green thing and stay healthy |
| by joining this food-loving society. |
| vegsoc also run animal rights campaigns, trips to vegan |
| festivals, and socials. look out for vegsoc’s guide of vegan |
| food in york! |
| get in touch |
| vegsoc@yusu.org /groups/uoyvegsoc |
| @yorkvegsoc scoop |
| get involved by volunteering with scoop, a student co- |
| operative providing organic, exploitation-free and local |
| produce at affordable prices. find out more at: |
| scoopyork.blogspot.co.uk get in touch |
| scoop@yusu.org /groups/yorkscoop |
| @yorkscoop effective altruism york |
| effective altruism is a philosophy and global movement |
| that uses evidence and reason to find the most effective |
| ways we can improve the world. it may involve thinking |
| about which careers make the most difference, or finding |
| and donating to the most effective charities. ea york hosts |
| socials, guest speakers, and discussion groups. |
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| effectivealtruism@yusu.org /effectivealtruismyork |
| get involved |
| welcome wild magazine |
| wild mag is an online environmental magazine targeting |
| “skint stressed students for sustainability”. whether you’re |
| interested in environmental sustainability or living the most |
| ethical life you can, wild mag shows you how green living can |
| be convenient and cheap. |
| get in touch |
| wildmagazineuk@gmail.com /wildmagazineuk |
| @wildmagazineuk wildmag.co.uk |
| volunteering on campus |
| toilet twinning |
| sustainability isn’t just about protecting the environment, |
| but also about achieving social justice and human equity. |
| at the moment, 1 in 3 people in the world don’t have |
| a toilet and contact with human faeces kills about 1.4 |
| million children each year (more than aids, malaria and |
| tuberculosis combined). |
| this is the university of york branch of the campaign |
| which aims to fund one new sanitation facility in some of |
| the poorest communities across the world for each toilet |
| on campus. if every student donated £1 a term, we would |
| be able to twin every toilet on campus in 3 years! |
| get in touch |
| toilet-twinning@york.ac.uk /yott50 |
| @uyott50 edible uni |
| free food! edible uni is a student-led initiative focussed |
| on the shared growing and harvesting of edible produce |
| on campus. the group look for novel and innovative ways |
| to community garden, and are always on the look-out for |
| new volunteers to help them out! find out more at |
| york.ac.uk/students/campus-city/sustainable-york/get- growing/edible-uni |
| get in touch |
| edibleuni@yusu.org /edibleuni |
| @edibleuni citizen science |
| interested in wildlife? why not do your bit for citizen |
| science and record your campus wildlife sightings? be it |
| ducks or ladybirds, plants or lichens, we want to know! not |
| only will it help with wildlife conservation on campus, but |
| it could also be used in local and national conservation |
| research and policy-making! submit your records at |
| opal.sei-international.org. get in touch |
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| get involved |
| volunteering off campus |
| st nicks |
| st nicks is the green heart of york: a centre for nature and |
| green living. the charity started as ‘friends of st nicholas' |
| fields’ in the 1990s by transforming a former landfill site |
| into a thriving local nature reserve. |
| student action volunteering sessions runs every |
| wednesday 2:30-4:30pm during term time. take a look at |
| the different type of volunteering you can do with them: |
| stnicks.org.uk/make-a-difference/volunteer/volunteer-roles get in touch |
| volunteer co-ordinator |
| maria gill |
| volunteers@stnicks.org.uk yorkshire wildlife trust |
| the yorkshire wildlife trust works to protect wildlife, their |
| habitats and landscapes, and is one of many wildlife trusts |
| across the uk. ywt relies on volunteers to keep up with |
| the important work that they do and these opportunities |
| range from office work (finances, admin) and school |
| projects to practical conservation and helping out at |
| community gardens. |
| there are many volunteering opportunities within the city |
| as well as at more rural locations. |
| find out more about volunteering opportunities at: |
| ywt.org.uk/volunteer get in touch |
| volunteering@ywt.org.uk uoy sustainability blog |
| the uoy sustainability blog is your guide to being |
| economically, environmentally and socially sustainable |
| at the university of york. it features advice on how to be |
| more sustainable as a student or staff member, as well as |
| tips on how to get involved. if you want to write for us just |
| email us to find out more! |
| 16 get in touch |
| sustainability@yusu.org |
| welcome |
| get learning |
| york award |
| getting involved as a green impact auditor or project |
| assistant student switch off ambassador or one planet |
| week volunteer will help you build your employability skills |
| and could contribute to your the york award! |
| get in touch |
| award@york.ac.uk internships and |
| work experience |
| there are a range of voluntary and paid opportunities that |
| will provide you with training and experience that you can |
| use to enhance your cv! |
| get in touch with us to find out how you can get involved in |
| sustainability at york. |
| look out for the adverts on plasma screens about: |
| ¡¡ student switch off recycling auditor ambassador or a |
| green impact project assistant and auditor opportunities |
| ¡¡ summer internships that we offer through the student |
| internship bureau and careers. |
| greenstems greenstems is a sustainable science group at the university |
| of york open to students, researchers and staff who are |
| interested in sustainability. it is aimed at scientists, from |
| stem (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) |
| to social sciences, as each discipline provides an important |
| angle from which to look and address our common |
| sustainability challenges. |
| greenstems organises informative and social events for |
| everyone at the university and the general public. the events |
| include themed social seminars/mini-conferences showcasing |
| research by early-career scientists in york and beyond. |
| get in touch |
| sign up to the mailing |
| list by emailing |
| greenstems@york.ac.uk and visit their blog |
| gstems.wordpress.com 17 |
| what the university |
| is doing |
| energy and carbon management |
| carbon management plan |
| the university of york has implemented a carbon management plan to reduce our |
| emissions, which currently stand at about 22,000 tonnes of co2 per year. one of the |
| projects implemented was the installation of a combined heat and power generator, which |
| burns gas, (this has a lower carbon content than coal) to also generate electricity and it has |
| cut the university’s emissions of co2 into the atmosphere by 5,000 tonnes per year: that’s |
| equivalent to the annual carbon emissions of 1,000 uk citizens. |
| behaviour change: that’s where you come in! by changing to good habits and |
| participating in student switch off, green impact, ‘green societies’, etc you can help the |
| university become more sustainable and cut your own carbon footprint. |
| every little bit helps: even though the university has grown over the past few years, with |
| new buildings and colleges built, and more students and staff working here than ever |
| before, our overall carbon emissions have remained stable, which shows that by working |
| together we can be successful. |
| to know more, visit: york.ac.uk/about/sustainability/energy or email: heike.singleton@york. |
| ac.uk iso14001 |
| the university has developed an environmental management system and achieved |
| iso14001 certification for the university estates' services in 2016. this is now being |
| extended to cover other parts of the university demonstrating the university's |
| recognition of it's impact on the environment |
| 18 |
| what the university is doing |
| food sustainable and ethical |
| the university of york aims to provide sustainable and |
| ethical choices in all catering outlets: |
| ¡¡ all coffee is either fairtrade or rainforest alliance |
| certified, and so is most tea. |
| ¡¡ local suppliers are preferred, either from yorkshire or |
| from national chains. |
| ¡¡ tap water is available in most places on campus so all |
| you have to do to is to bring your own reusable water |
| bottle to enjoy water sustainably! |
| did you |
| know…? a 24 hectare site |
| on campus east |
| was chosen by the |
| woodland trust to be |
| one of just 60 diamond |
| woods in the uk to |
| celebrate the queen’s |
| jubilee in 2012, and |
| 28,000 trees have been |
| planted there! |
| ¡¡ all fresh eggs are free-range. |
| all restaurants and cafés on campus source as |
| much produce as possible from local producers |
| when in season. this means fewer food miles (from |
| producer to consumer). it also supports the local |
| economy, which is important for achieving social and |
| economic sustainability. |
| biodiversity ecological management plan |
| a key characteristic of the university of york is our lakeside |
| campuses, home to an abundance of wildlife. the evolving |
| landscape is designed, not only to provide a beautiful and |
| tranquil environment for work and study, but a habitat |
| capable of supporting an increasingly diverse range of |
| animals and plants. |
| the development of campus east has created a number |
| of new habitats, including areas of wetland, species-rich |
| grassland and native woodland, with the boundary of the |
| site including important retained hedgerows. a survey of |
| flora and wildlife including birds, bats and water voles is |
| periodically undertaken to monitor developments. |
| did you |
| know...? the university of |
| york is one of just 20 |
| universities across |
| england and wales |
| to receive the green |
| flag award this year, |
| which recognises the |
| quality of the campus |
| against a series of strict |
| environmental criteria. |
| campus west is located on over 200 acres of parkland |
| centred around europe’s third largest plastic-bottomed lake |
| (campus east is the largest!). the university is famous for |
| its abundance of water fowl, but also hosts a diverse range |
| of other wildlife. a bird sanctuary has been established at |
| the southern end of the lake. |
| to find out more, visit: |
| york.ac.uk/about/sustainability/biodiversity 19 |
| this guide is available online at |
| bit.ly/uoysustainableyork this sustainable york guide was first |
| developed in 2014 by elisa caton. |
| updated in 2018 by alice edinburgh |
| and oscar bentley. |
| sustainability@york.ac.uk york.ac.uk/about/sustainability |
| 41990 – york.ac.uk/design-and-print |