Sustainability Services

We know air pollution is bad for our health and now University of Reading scientists have found it harms our pollinators much more than pests that cause crop damage. Pollinators are more adversely affected as they rely on scent based communication - higher levels of air pollution reduce their foraging efficiency.

Find out more here: https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Research-News/Air-pollution-harms-pollinators-more-than-pests-study-finds

Check this out - we're hiring! Join our award winning sustainability team as Head of Decarbonisation and play a key role in helping us reach Net Zero carbon by 2030.

https://jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?isPreview=Yes&jobid=13524&advert=external

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It's day! we love - Dr Bike will be back on 18 September, offering free bike repairs and so will our free cycle training! There's never been a better time to get on your !

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Help our - please leave out a shallow dish of water on hot sunny days. It can really help our birds, hedgehogs, mice, bugs, foxes and lots of other amazing creatures.

Here's some shots from the University of Reading hedgehog society camera trap :).

Big news! University of Reading has a new 5 year Travel Plan! This outlines our commitments to manage travel and to changing travel behaviour by our University community. We want to encourage more sustainable options wherever possible.

Read more here: https://ow.ly/b5g450SJ8g5

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Keep your caps on! Anyone else wondered why plastic bottles now have attached caps? It's because of a EU law aiming to reduce the amount of litter generated and to increase the amout that is recycled.

No cap will get left behind.

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Calling all citizen scientists! Take part in the Big Butterfly Count and become part of the world's biggest survey of . Their population numbers are key indicators, so this survey is really important.

Find out more at: https://ow.ly/1ZKo50SH0lM

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Woohoo! We're celebrating our 14th consecutive Green Flag award for Whiteknights - we love our green spaces, with its beautiful , woods, lake and meadows.

Thank you to everyone who works incredibly hard to protect this special place 💚.

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Huge congratulations to everyone who is graduating this week! We wish you all the best in your future careers, well done!

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Bugs Matter! Become a citizen scientist this summer and help measure insect abundance. Simply count the number of insect splats per journey, download the app and record your findings.

https://ow.ly/OnR550SwMJ3

Happening today! Listen to Msailin Gudoshava who is a climate modeling expert, talk about their work producing tailored forecasts about the rainy season in Ethiopia. Tune in at 13:00.

https://ow.ly/uXUK50SwJwU

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Exciting news - Cafe Trilobite (HLS Building) on Whiteknights campus University of Reading is now 100% plant based 🪴.

https://www.hospitalityuor.co.uk/cafes/cafe-trilobite/

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Celebrate with University of Reading on 6 July. There are guided walks at Langley Mead (Shinfield) nature reserve at 10:00, 13:00, 15:00 - just meet by the car park. Learn more about the wildflower meadows, plants and wildlife that live there.

https://ow.ly/moHq50SsAKS

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Inspiring event today on the next Climate Strategy for Reading - with great facilitation from .matters and a lovely lunch 😋

Being outside in nature is a great way to calm anxiety - enjoy our beautiful campus and practice calming Hatha yoga outdoors every Sunday from 18:00-18:45.

Book at https://sport.reading.ac.uk/

On 21 June day highlighted to the world the pressing and urgent need to accelerate action. The were projected onto the BT Tower, Hay Castle and the Ecotricity wind turbine.

https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/University-News/BT-Tower-lit-up-as-global-landmarks-show-climate-stripes

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Join Professor Ed Hawkins on day on 21 June at 19:00 as he discusses how the stripes have spread the change message around the world, either in person at Reading Town Hall or online.

https://ow.ly/Klp050SjLxP

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Join Institute of Education, London Road Campus, University of Reading at 9:30 on Thursday 20 June for a fabulous session dedicated to , and other unsung !

https://ow.ly/yfJP50SjLgu

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On Wednesday 17 June 18:00-19:00 find out more about the new fabulous Reading Library of Things (RLOT), which allows you to all sorts of things! From projectors to gazebos, save money by borrowing!

https://ow.ly/KBLs50SjKYW

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We are absolutely delighted to be joint 28th in the WORLD in the 2024 Global Impact Rankings! We scored in the top 30 globally in 5 SDGs, highlighting our strengths in particularly in:

SDG12: Responsible Consumption and Production 3 out of 825 institutions
SDG15: Life on Land 16 out of 741 institutions
SDG13: Climate Action 19 out of 924 institutions
SDG17: Partnership for the Goals 24 out of 2031 institutions

Congratulations and thank you to everyone across the University of Reading.

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Reading Climate Festival 2024!! Take part in the Youth Mobilisation Day on Sat 15 June - a day of future visioning, campaign and film making skills like like minded people.

https://readingcan.org.uk/event/reading-climate-festival-2024/

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Woohoo! Reading Climate Festival 2024! Learn about the value of wildlife in our gardens on Wed 12 June from 17:30-18:30 in a free webinar.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-value-of-wildlife-in-our-gardens-tickets-890111235667?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

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We're thrilled to be supporting Reading Climate Festival 2024! On Weds 12 June from 12:30-13:30 there will be a fantastic free webinar about 'what does net zero by 2030' mean for Reading?

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-does-net-zero-by-2030-mean-for-reading-registration-874021741557?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&keep_tld=1

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Tomorrow at 13:00 listen to Professor Swenja Surminski talking about the role of insurance in addressing physical climate risks.

Find out more at https://walker.reading.ac.uk/my-climate-risk/interdisciplinary-reading-group/swenja-surminski/

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Happy World Day! The early June sunshine is looking beautiful today on our stunningly green Whiteknights Campus.

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Moving out for the summer? You can donate your unwanted items to local charities today from 10:30 to 15:30 at St Luke's Church on Erleigh Road (https://w3w.co/resist.richer.take).

Donate, share or rehome your items, don't let them go to landfill.

Items can include kitchenware, cutley, slothing, bedding and small furniture.

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It's World day! Here at University of Reading we love all things and to make our campuses as friendly as possible please remove any locks not attached to bikes by 7 June.

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We're proudly supporting the Climate Ambassadors scheme which is aiming to transform education in the UK.

If you have any climate, sustainability or biodiversity knowledge and would like to be involved, find out more at https://reading.ac.uk/planet/climate-education/climate-ambassador-scheme.

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, don't buy! now has its very own Library of Things where for a small membership fee you can borrow all sorts of things. Saves you money, space and the planet!

Find out more: https://lotreading.myturn.com/library/

They need volunteers on Fridays 2-7pm. Reading Students' Union

is wonderful to see, experience and is vital to human health. It has now been estimated that nature's degradation could lead to a 12% loss to GDP, which again highlights how we must put in place rigorous measures to protect .

See our linktree for more info.

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