"... it's all about teamwork in engineering"
Rachel is a second-year biomedical engineering student at UCL, a few months ago we had a lovely chat with her about her role as a Project Leader for the student-led project Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Outreach
It's Fairtrade Fortnight 2023!
What is Fairtrade Fortnight?What does Fairtrade do? Fairtrade works with farming co-operatives, businesses and governments to make trade fair.
Why is oat milk our default?
Why did we switch to oat milk?At Students' Union UCL, we're trying to minimise the impact our operations have on the planet.
Sustainability and Volunteering: Hackney
Volunteering plays a vital role in the sustainability of London’s communities. Each year, over 2000 UCL students volunteer throughout the community with the help of the UCL Volunteering Service, which connects students to over 400 partner organisations across London.
Sustainability and Volunteering: Camden
UCL students volunteer with organisations all over London, playing a vital role in the sustainability of London's communities. Since the UCL Volunteering Service was established in 2002, thousands of UCL students have been able to connect with the local community through volunteering.
3rd Sustainability Council (24 January 2023) - Education for Sustainable Development
The third Student Sustainability Council session took place on 24 January 2023 in a hybrid format.
Five easy switches you can make for Veganuary
Written by Vaania Kapoor Achuthan, Sustainability Officer (2022-2023)
2nd Sustainability Council (13 December 2022) - Careers
The second Student Sustainability Council session took place on 13 December 2022 in a hybrid format.
1st Sustainability Council (1 December 2022)
The first Student Sustainability Council session took place on 1 December 2022. It brought Councillors together in person for the first time to agree on priority topics to be discussed in the future Council meetings.
Meet your Sustainability Ambassadors for 2022-23 academic year!
The Students’ Union UCL wants to be a union that actively operates in line with and advocates for UCL students’ sustainability interests. To do so, we have recruited an excellent cohort of Sustainability Ambassadors at the beginning of the term.
17 Goals for People, for Planet
In September, as the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly commences, instead of focusing on a dedicated Sustainable Development Goal the UN turns to the Agenda 2030 project as a whole to reflect on progress and on how we can improve in the last 7.5 years before the year 2030.
The Union awarded at UCL Sustainability Awards 2022
Our journey to become the UK's most sustainable students' union, matching sector-leading sustainability ambitions of the university, has been recognised with the Award for Outstanding Sustainability Plan at UCL 10th Sustainability Awards cer
Fairtrade Award 2022
What is the Fairtrade Award?The Fairtrade website runs with the mantra ‘choose the world you want’. This simple phrase is pertinent to all the decisions we make as individuals and, of course, those we make as a world leading university.
"...This will be a legacy that can continue over time"
Kelly, from Thames Reach, gives us some insight into her experience working with the Student-Led Project (SLP) Open Space Redevelopment.
SDG#13 Climate Action, #14 Life below Water, and #15 Life on Land
The sustainable development goals are for people and planet and June is all about the planet. The Earth sustains us through maintaining a fragile and delicate balance between life on land, below water, and human activity.
Our Favourite Moments of the Year: 28 Days of Sustainability - it's time to make #ChangePossible
Our Favourite Moments of the Year: 28 Days of Sustainability - it's time to make #ChangePossibleSustainable UCL has organised the 28 Days of Sustainability campaign to draw atten
We thought global warming would be the most relevant topic and it is the most debated topic in our daily lives.
I met the lovely Wong U Sin who studies biomedical sciences, and Hei Chan, who studies pharmacology at UCL to speak about their roles as Project Leaders for the Student-Led Project 'Extracurricular Day Project'.
It has also helped me realise that so many people are interested in food waste and how people would go an extra mile to help reduce food waste.
I spoke to the lovely Patricia Gimeno Le Paih, a second-year Biological Sciences undergraduate student, who is co-leading the Student-Led Project Zero Food Waste.
SDG#15 Life on Land
SDG#15 Life on LandArguably, the most talked about facets of sustainability is environmental sustainability, of which a vital aspect is Life on Land.
28 days of Sustainability - Time to make #ChangePossible!
Our Favourite Moments of the YearWith the end of Term 3 approaching we are getting sentimental. It's been an amazing year returning to in-person events and volunteering and we've had fantastic numbers of students getting involved.