Students Do the Green Thing
Welcome to Students Do the Green Thing section of our website. This part of the website is to showcase the environmental initiatives that UEL students and UEL's Students’ Union are undertaking to help make the institution a greener place.Click on the buttons above for more information on our current projects.
Got a green idea or project you would like take forward? Please contact us.
Student Representation
Maria Percec , Ethical and Environmental Officer, UEL Students' Union
Volunteering Opportunities
We also regularly have volunteering opportunities available to students interested in many aspects of sustainability. These range from helping with food growing on campus (through Student Eats), assisting students in halls of residence for the annual Green Move Out, and staffing stalls for Fairtrade Fortnight. Get in touch: greenthing@uel.ac.uk and we'll put you on a mailing list so you stay in the loop. Or, email us with your specific area of interest and we will find something suitable for you.
Student Eat
From September 2012, UEL and UELSU are participating in Student Eats - a two-year NUS project through which we will be establishing a new food-growing space at Docklands and improving the one at Stratford.
We are currently planning some launch events and are looking for creative and enthusiastic volunteers with great ideas for how to get everyone talking about Student Eats.
Once the project is up and running, we will be looking for help with lots more things, including:
- Investigating options for infrastructure at the new growing site
- Helping to design and construct new growing beds and a poly-tunnel
- Researching growing conditions of various fruits and vegetables to find the best options to grow at both sites
- Creating and managing rotas and recruiting enough volunteers to look after the growing spaces
- Doing outreach work in local communities to find other growing groups to work with
- Looking into options for selling produce
Keep an eye on this page for more details, have a look at our current growing projects' pages or check out the National Student Eats website.
You can also enter a competition to try and win some of the following exciting items:
- £100 Amazon voucher
- 2 x £50 Amazon vouchers
- 5 x Kitchen garden herb kits including 4 different and easy to grow herbs, and compost
- 20 x butterfly or bee seed balls which can be scattered in your garden or any outdoor space
All you need to do is fill out the NUS Student Eats Baseline survey. It only takes 10 minutes! The survey closes on October 31.
Get in touch via greenthing@uel.ac.uk if you are interested in taking part in Student Eats. We look forward to hearing from you!
Sustainability Skills Workshops
The UEL Sustainability Team, Employability and Enterprise Team and UELSU and are working in partnership to boost UEL students’ skills and develop the entrepreneurial spirit of our students. With the support of UEL's academic schools, the partnership aims to engage students in improving the environmental performance of UEL and to produce graduates who are literate in the principles of sustainability.
We have received glowing feedback from our skills workshops so far. For example in March 2012 we trained 21 Green Impact Auditors and subsequently conducted environmental audits of UEL's participating schools and services.
Please see the table of training events below. More details and information will be added as information becomes available. If you are a UEL student and are interested in attending these workshops, please contact Emily Hamilton, Sustainability Officer.
| Date | Skills Workshop | Workshop Lead |
|---|---|---|
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31st October-1st November 2012 14th November 2012
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Green Impact Project Assistant Training. We've held 3 Green Impact Training sessions at both Docklands and Stratford campuses. So far, we've trained 32 Student Project Assistants to support Green Impact teams at UEL. |
UEL Sustainability Team and NUS Green Impact Team |
| 6th February 2013 | Leadership Skills Training Day | UELSU Volunteer Coordinator |
| 19th February 2013 | Team Work | UELSU Volunteer Coordinator |
| 22nd February 2013 | Project Planning and Management | UELSU Volunteer Coordinator |
| 25th February 2013 | Leadership skills | UELSU Volunteer Coordinator |
| 5th March 2013 |
Presentation skills
|
UELSU Volunteer Coordinator |
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March 2013 (date tbc) |
Active Travel Champion Training |
Sustrans |
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March 6th 2013 |
Thames Water: Student Water Conservation Champions |
Thames Water |
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April 2013 (date tbc) |
Green Impact Auditor Training |
NUS and Sustainability Team |
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May 2013 (date tbc) |
Waste Management Training |
UEL Sustainability Team and NUS Green Impact Team |
Insight
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