Every year, the SDG Teach In, run by Students Organising for Sustainability UK (SOS-UK), brings the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into teaching, learning, and wider university life. This […]
Category: Staff Blog
A year of watching things grow
By Dr Lance Peng (Cornwall-based researcher) When I first arrived in Cornwall in early 2025, I didn’t know the names of the plants. I barely […]
Sharing is Caring (Data Sharing)
By Marc Coton (member of the PS Sustainability Committee) We know that sharing in caring, but do we all know how to do it? With […]
The Advocates for Climate Task Force (ACT) – helping the University to become more sustainable
By Peter Cox and Justin Hinshelwood We write as the current co-chairs of the Advocates for Climate Task Force (ACT), to raise the profile of […]
Surfboards, coffins, compost and….an afterlife for extreme sports gear?
By Dr Lance Peng (Cornwall-based researcher) Living in Newquay means I’m surrounded by surfboards, wetsuits, festival leftovers, whether I take part in them or not. […]
People, Purpose, and Practice: My Experience with the Sustainability Team
By Xuecong Wang As part of my graduate scheme, I’ve had the opportunity to join the University of Exeter’s Sustainability Team. I came in to learn […]
Holidaying by train – the good, the bad, the man in seat 61
By Dr Rosalind Shaw I love international travel. I also love international flights. I also know that climate change is destroying our planet and going […]
A ‘Gift it Reuse it’ Story
By Meg Haslam Ever wondered what it looks like behind the scenes of the Gift It Reuse It scheme? What made up the majority of […]
The inaugural HASS Sustainability Education Excellence symposia
By Dr Nick Kirsop-Taylor (Chair of HASS Sustainability) and Georgia Hill (Law, Doctoral Researcher) Humanities and social sciences central for navigating the current and future […]
Lower Hoopern Valley Opening Event!
By Dr Rosalind Shaw On 6 May we held a brilliant event celebrating the changes made to the Lower Hoopern Valley over the last two […]