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Cowes Harbour
Cowes Harbour Commission Achieves Prestigious Platinum Green Impact Award | Cowes HarbourCowes Harbour Commission is proud to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious Platinum Green Impact Award, recognising the organisation’s continued commitment to sustainability, environmental...
Island Echo - Isle of Wight News
GREEN IMPACT AWARDS HONOUR ISLE OF WIGHT’S SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPIONSOrganisations and individuals championing sustainability across the Isle of Wight have been recognised at this year’s Green Impact Isle of
Yahoo News
Exeter comes second in global push to embed sustainability into educationFrom career talks in renewable energy to clothes swaps and climate seminars – the University of Exeter has been praised for weaving the UN’s sustainable development goals into student life
edie
Over 70 UK Environmental Organisations Join ‘Force of Nature’ Campaign for Diversity in SectorGroundwork, WWF-UK, RSPB, and other charities unite for diversity and inclusivity in the environmental sector. Action plans, proactive recruitment practices, and entry-level positions aim to address imbalances...
Nursing Times
Charity partner announced for Student Nursing Times Awards 2024 | Nursing TimesA charity that aims to drive change on sustainability has been chosen as our 2024 Student Nursing Times Awards chaity partner. Find out more.
Scottish Dental magazine - The essential magazine for dental professionals in Scotland
Dental practices recognised with green award - Scottish Dental magazineMore than 180 dental practices across the UK have been working on improving their sustainability through the Green Impact Dentistry programme, with 17 practices being recognised with an award in the first...
BBC
Becoming a Hedgehog friendly campus - BBC SoundsAhead of bonfire night, Teegan from the University, talks about being hedgehog friendly
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How can universities support students facing fuel poverty? - EdCentralHow can universities support students facing fuel poverty?
Yahoo Sports
Councils fail to fine wayward landlords flouting energy lawsThere have been hundreds of breaches across England but only a handful of fines issued
Yahoo Sports
Councils fail to fine wayward landlords flouting energy lawsThere have been hundreds of breaches across England but only a handful of fines issued
ITV News
Half of students are facing cold and mould in accommodation, study findsOver half of students have damp or mould in their current accommodation, according to figures from Students Organising for Sustainability UK.
Evening Standard
Councils fail to fine landlords flouting energy efficiency lawsThere have been hundreds of breaches across England but only a handful of fines issued
inews.co.uk
‘I’m ill constantly’: The students stuck in mouldy homes as landlords fail to carry out repairsCouncils are failing to clamp down on landlords renting substandard properties, Freedom of Information data reveals
The Guardian
Young climate activists start own climate talks after Cop26 delayMock Cop26 set up in frustration at lack of progress due to coronavirus crisis
The Ecologist
Why we created the Mock Cop26 treatyYoung people across the world are tired of empty climate promises - that’s why we created the Mock COP26 treaty.
The Guardian
‘Mock Cop26’ activists vote on treaty ahead of 2021 climate summitYoung people from 140 countries presented policies to UK climate action champion
BBC News
COP26: Frustrated by delay, young activists stage virtual Mock COPYoung climate activists call for urgent action at Mock COP as Covid delays UN climate talks.
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Universities Don’t Prepare World Leaders for Climate ChangeThe world’s top universities have not fostered the leadership skills and civic engagement necessary for our world leaders to navigate the impending ecological crisis, according to a new project from the...
South China Morning Post
World’s top 20 universities get Fs in climate change coursesAll top 20 universities worldwide fell short on climate change elements in their courses, according to a report from Mock COP, with the youth-led climate action organisation calling for more sustainability...
The Guardian
‘We deserve to be taught about it’: why students want climate crisis classesUniversities are bowing to pressure from their students to include modules on climate breakdown and sustainability
inews.co.uk
Seven in 10 UK teachers say they have not been properly trained to teach about climate changeTeach the Future, a campaign formed by secondary school students who went on strike against climate change in 2019, want the topic to be taught across the curriculum
BBC News
Climate change: Schools failing us, say pupilsEducated people cause most harm to the planet so schools must change, say teenage climate campaigners.
The Big Issue
7 in 10 teachers feel unable to teach pupils about climate crisis - The Big IssueYoung campaigners called for the climate crisis to be covered across the whole curriculum to prepare kids for their futures
The Independent
‘First student-written’ bill calls for climate crisis to be taught across curriculumClimate education needs to be ‘centred in all subjects’, campaigner says
BBC News
Climate change: First bill written by children on climate educationTeenagers say they want education that reflects how climate change will affect all parts of life.
BBC News
Earth Day: How to talk to your parents about climate changeYou want to do more about climate change, but how do you persuade the people who call the shots?
The Big Issue
‘Our education system is failing to teach us’: Why Nadia Whittome is joining forces with students to push climate education...A bill sponsored by Labour MP Nadia Whittome is aiming to put climate education into the national curriculum.
Wonkhe
Why drug policy reform should be a high priority for universities. | WonkheAs a harm reduction scheme completes its second year, Sunday Blake explains the logic underpinning the approach.
BBC News
UWE Bristol recognised for harm reduction approach to drugsThe university is now steering students towards support in place of a “zero-tolerance” approach.
edie
Report: UK’s environmental charity sector lagging behind on diversity and inclusion - edieJust 7% of people working at environmental charities in the UK are Black, Asian or minority ethnic, compared with a 14% national average across all adults in employment nationally.
BBC News
Climate change: Environmental groups need more diversityActivists say they are becoming concerned about the lack of representation in the UK climate industry.
The British Academy
Students to explore SHAPE researchers’ impact on sustainabilityThe British Academy and Students Organising for Sustainability UK (SOS-UK) today launch the collaborative ‘SHAPE Impact Projects’
UK Fundraising
Racial reporting initiative launches to address lack of diversity in UK environmental charitiesA racial reporting initiative has launched to address the lack of diversity in UK environmental charities.
Third SectorMainNet
Collaborative project calls for environmental charities to increase racial diversityThe Independent
Unions say Government climate change teaching strategy is ‘not enough’Teachers could be ‘fearful’ about discussing climate change issues with students under climate change teaching proposals.
United Nations Western Europe
Global Goals Teach InFor the fourth consecutive year, Students Organising for Sustainability UK (SOS-UK) is organising its Global Goals Teach In campaign, designed to embed the lessons of the Sustainable Development Goals...
The Ecologist
Universities’ fossil fuel shameUniversities across the UK hold around £15 billion in investments. Not a penny should go to fossil fuels.
Financial Times
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The Scotsman
Climate change: Scottish pupils join global campaign to demand subject is mandatory in schoolsHigh school pupils across Scotland will be swapping roles as learners to become teachers in the run-up to COP26, as part of a global campaign to demand that climate change education is made a compulsory...
The Ecologist
Students want compulsory climate educationYoung activists launch Teach the Teacher - a global campaign to tackle inadequate climate education.