Green Fortnight
Our annual festival of eco ideas, events and planet-friendly living.
Our annual showcase of green initiatives
Our annual Green Week events show what UWE Bristol and The Student's Union at UWE are doing to tackle climate change and protect nature and the progress taking place at the University.
Our in-person and online events provide a great opportunity to explore ideas, meet different people and try something new.
There are so many ways for students and staff can get involved in green initiatives at UWE Bristol. Find out more about sustainability at UWE Bristol.
Green Week 2025
Green Week 2025 takes place from Monday 3 November to Sunday 10 November 2025.
If you have any ideas about what you would like to see happening or any contributions you would like to make, we'd love to hear from you via email at sustainability@uwe.ac.uk.
Green Fortnight 2024
In 2024, our Green Week event took place over two weeks from 28 October to 10 November 2024. Here is some of what happened during Green Fortnight 2024.
In-person and online open lectures
- Should we say goodbye to X (formerly Twitter)
- Air pollution and environmental justice in the UK
- CHIT CLIMATES: bringing the transport sector together to address the future
- Fairtrade for a planet- and people-friendly world
- Foraging, herbalism, gardening and nature crafts for gamers
- Maximising the potential benefits of UWE Bristol’s green spaces to improve student mental health
- Passivhaus open day at Purdown View
Social and practical sessions for all
- Climate chat and cake social with Bristol 24/7 on the role of local journalism and taking planet-friendly action
- Mending and upcycling clothing, paper making and crafts
- Swap shops (including healthcare uniform)
- Taking action through your career
- Activism workshop with People & Planet
- Charity shop trawl
- Halloween bat decorations craft and nature session
- Staff climate café – myth busting for climate action
Plus pop-up stalls on all campuses on a range of issues.
From your desk or at home
We suggested that, if staff and students can't make an event, they take a look at some of the up-to-the-minute online resources about planet-friendly living, study and work.
- Bristol Climate Hub for ideas, actions, and inspirational stories listed in terms of impact, cost saving and effort.
- Hubbub for great ideas on how to take everyday action.
- Our world in data for reliable information on a wide range of sustainability issues.
- 'Not the end of the world - How to be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet’ by Hannah Ritchie. See also her site Sustainability by numbers.
- ‘The material world’ by Ed Conway and his Material World blog for up to the minute articles.
- The Sustainability at UWE Bristol web pages, including our video: Introduction to sustainability at UWE Bristol.
- The Green Team in the Student Union at UWE or find them on Instagram @su_uwegreenteam
- The Environment section of Bristol 24/7
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