Sustainability

Why did we switch to oat milk?At Students' Union UCL, we're trying to minimise the impact our operations have on the planet.

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.

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.

The third Student Sustainability Council session took place on 24 January 2023 in a hybrid format.

Written by Vaania Kapoor Achuthan, Sustainability Officer (2022-2023)

The second Student Sustainability Council session took place on 13 December 2022 in a hybrid format.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Kelly, from Thames Reach, gives us some insight into her experience working with the Student-Led Project (SLP) Open Space Redevelopment.

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 #ChangePossibleSustainable UCL has organised the 28 Days of Sustainability campaign to draw atten

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'.

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 LandArguably, the most talked about facets of sustainability is environmental sustainability, of which a vital aspect is Life on Land.

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.

The Covid-19 pandemic and the conclusions of the COP26 in Glasgow have drawn attention to societal inequalities and injustices, as well as the climate crisis and its consequences.