Hedgehog Awareness Week: hearing from Holly about her work at Emma's Hedgehog Hospital
During Hedgehog Awareness Week, we heard from Holly, who volunteers at Emma’s Hedgehog Hospital in Norfolk. She's also studying with The Open University and saving wildlife in the meantime!
Hedgehog Friendly Campus re-launch and Nature on Campus
For Welcome Week, our Sustainability Representative and OU Environmental Sustainability Society Chair hosted our Hedgehog Friendly Campus launch event and then Ralph from the Estates team told us all about nature and wildlife on the Walton Hall campus.
Welcome Week Green Impact Panel 2024
For Welcome Week, the Environmental Sustainability Society is bringing together OU academics and sustainability innovators to share their incredible work with OU students at our Green Impact Panel.
Members of the Environmental Sustainability Society and the Sustainability Representative are hosting this panel event and will be introducing the following speakers to you:
- David Bryan, Associate Lecturer, discussing how communities are achieving sustainable development.
- Yasmine Abdu, University College London graduate, telling OU students about undertaking a sustainability-driven project to develop a software to help people make sustainable grocery choices effortlessly and get rewarded for it.
- Shonil Bhagwat, Professor of Environment and Development, on nature conservation and food systems.
Chris Packham: Love and Rage – How to Change Your Mind | Conference 24 (five-minute compilation)
Here are some highlights from Chris Packham's talk at Conference 2024, where he talked about change (and how we can bring about it).
Perspectives on Sustainability: panel discussion on OU research
The OU Students Association was joined by Dr Kevin Collins, Ramla Khan, Dr Marcus Badger and Dr Leslie Mabon to discuss their research relating to sustainability for Freshers in January 2024.