Edinburgh Sustainability Week: 23-31 Oct 2010

Rhys Howell

by Rhys Howell

Campus Initiatives Development Environment Health Joining Social Justice

Worried about global problems? Not sure there’s anything you can do?

Edinburgh Sustainability Week is a week of events and activities for everyone at the University of Edinburgh to come together to make a difference on health, development, environment and social justice.

Edinburgh Sustainability Awards

It’s also the launch of the Edinburgh Sustainability Awards which will empower individuals and teams to take action to make their departments more socially responsible and sustainable. You can find our more at one of the five introductory talks at different campuses.

Event Highlights

There are also many more events listed on the full student and staff listings.

Edinburgh Sustainability Week Roadshow

Recycling, energy saving, cycling and public transport help and advice from the Support Services and Transition teams.

  • Tue 26 Oct, 12.45 – 2.15pm, Magnet Café, Kings Buildings
  • Wed 27 Oct, 12.45 – 2.15pm, Potter Row Dome, Bristo Square
  • Thu 28 Oct, 12.45 – 2pm, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre Canteen
  • Fri 29 Oct, 12.45 – 2.15pm, Common Room, Chancellor’s Building, Little France

Introductions to the Edinburgh Sustainability Awards

The Edinburgh Sustainability Awards are your opportunity to develop social responsibility and sustainability related projects in your department. Come along for a short presentation to find out more.

  • Mon 25 Oct, 1 – 2pm, G.42, Paterson’s Land, Holyrood with lunch
  • Tue 26 Oct, 1.10pm and 1.40pm, Room 3211, James Clerk Maxwell Building, Kings Buildings
  • Wed 27 Oct, 1pm and 1.40pm, Dome Bar, The Potterrow, Bristo Square
  • Thu 28 Oct, 4.15 – 5pm, Lecture Room 1, New College with refreshments
  • Fri 29 Oct, 1.30pm, Lecture Theatre B, Chancellor’s Building, Little France

Big Green Cheese
Saturday 23 Oct. 9pm, Potter Row, Bristo Square
The best cheesy tunes have been left in the sun – now they’re hotting up! Come on down for classic tunes and green fun at EUSA’s biggest club night of the week.

One World, One Health: from Rhetoric Towards Reality
Tuesday 26 Oct. 6.30pm–7.30pm, Lecture Theatre 4, Appleton Tower, 11 Crichton Street
Sue Welburn, Professor of Medical and Veterinary Molecular Epidemiology, discusses how we can build a more interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral approach to preventing disease and maintaining ecosystems. Please register on-line at the website.

Travel and Volunteering Fair
Wednesday 27 Oct. 1-4pm, Teviot Row House, Bristo Square
There will be a range of organisations exhibiting who can offer gap year opportunities, shorter projects abroad, voluntary positions locally and globally and working holidays. The fair is for students who are looking for extra-curricular experience of volunteering or travelling.

Winging It – Our Love Hate Relationship With Flying
Wednesday 27 Oct. 6.30pm, Faculty Room North, David Hume Tower, George Square
The growth in flying has revolutionised the world around us, but given its environmental impacts can the explosion in air travel continue? Is it possible to explore the world without flying? Speakers include John Stewart from HACAN Clearskies and Tom McMillan of flightlesstravel.com. Please register on-line at the website.

Climate Change at the Movies
Thursday 28 Oct. 5.30pm, Martin Hall, New College
Christian Aid and Cineco, Edinburgh University’s free Environmental Film Festival, presents a panel discussion about the Millennium Development Goal of Ecological Sustainability. In collaboration with The Centre for Theology and Public Issues.

Apple Pressing and Cider Making
Friday 29 Oct. 12-4pm, outside the University Visitor Centre, Charles Street
Love your food? Love eating, cooking, growing,… playing? Transition Edinburgh University invites you to join a skills workshop all about apples as part of the Transition Food and Abundance Edinburgh projects.

Win film tickets

The Africa in Motion Film Festival is taking part in the week you can win tickets to screenings PLUS yummy Fairtrade chocolate to munch in the show up for grabs courtesy of the One World Shop.

All you need to do is sign up to the Transition travel or Transition food pledges or add OurEd as a friend on facebook and you will receive details of how to enter for free, simple as that!

More information

Check out the student and staff events listings for more information.

  • Victoria

    More real action and less gloss would be good.

    A real partnership with local food producers – this, however, would require a fundamental shift a EUSA to actually produce food depending on what’s available.

    Also better recycling: most students and staff don’t do it – even if bins are provided. I think it needs to be made very clear what goes in what bin and cleaning staff refusing to take recyclable material from offices into waste.

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