How can higher education institutions become more sustainable?

Posted by Antony in Comment, Curriculum, Energy

This Guardian summary of a live chat provides an overview of the various challenges, opportunities and tensions that face universities and everyone who makes up the community of an institution in trying to be more sustainable. View the full discussion … Continue reading

How far have we come?

Posted by mike in Comment, Policy

It’s almost two years since the sustainability blog was officially launched. Over that period, a sustainability policy has been drawn up, and the sustainability committees have been meeting regularly. It seems like a good point to review our progress. Is … Continue reading

Use of palm oil devastating rainforests

Posted by mike in Comment

Many of our domestic products contain palm oil harvested from land which used to foster some of the greatest biodiversity on the planet. The clearing of rainforests to make way for palm oil plantations is happening at the rate of … Continue reading

A Brief Guide to eBook Readers

Posted by mike in Comment, News

If you are looking for ways to avoid printing out and transporting lots of documents, you might want to consider getting an eBook reader. One of these devices will allow you to comfortably read long articles, or even books, while … Continue reading