Green Fortnight
Our annual festival of eco ideas, events and smart living took place from 30 October to 12 November 2023.
Find out what UWE Bristol and The Student's Union at UWE are doing to tackle climate change and protect nature.
Green Fortnight is all about showing the progress taking place at the University and the many ways students and staff can get involved.
Join events from in-depth seminars to art workshops, our in-person and online events are a great opportunity for all to explore ideas, meet different people and try something new.
Green Fortnight events
Join us for Green Fortnight and attend seminars on a range of topics, including sustainable food, fashion, climate change and gardening.
Thu 10 October 2024, 13:00
Climate chat and cake with KMT hip hop gardener
Meeting Room 1, Ground Floor, Students' Union, U Block, Frenchay Campus
Combining education and entertainment, hear from KMT about his work leading positive social change and raising awareness of environment and conservation.
Mon 28 October 2024, 12:00
Microplastics and forever chemicals in our water sources
2E025, Frenchay Campus
Join Chad Staddon, Professor of Resource Economics and Resource Economy in a lecture on water pollution by sewage, forever chemicals and microplastics.
Mon 28 October 2024, 17:00
Climate café
Purdown View, Frenchay Campus
Marking the beginning of Green Fortnight, drop in at our special climate café with free cake and swap shop tokens.
Tue 29 October 2024, 12:30
Purdown View tour and talk
The Plaza (outside X Block), Frenchay Campus
Find out more about how our new student accommodation has been designed to be planet and student friendly.
Tue 29 October 2024, 13:00
College of Business and Law sustainability showcase and drop in session
X Block Foyer opposite the cafe , Frenchay Campus
Drop by and see examples of amazing work by students and chat with Laura McAllister, UN PRME Lead for Bristol Business School.
Wed 30 October 2024, 11:00
Making planet friendly bat decorations: Halloween special
3P chill zone upstairs in P Block, Frenchay Campus
Come along anytime to make spooky bat decorations and masks or just drop in for a chat and free Halloween treat!
Wed 30 October 2024, 12:00
Placement uniform swap shop
The Students' Union, Glenside Campus
Here at The Students' Union, we understand how expensive placements can be. The swap shop is budget and eco-friendly!
Thu 31 October 2024, 09:00
Maximising the potential benefit of UWE Bristol greenspaces
Hybrid
Join us in person or virtually to hear Samuel Kyei talk about his PhD research into how students use greenspaces and the factors that affect this.
Mon 04 November 2024, 13:00
LEAF growing sustainable labs
Online
Drop in virtually and find out how to improve the sustainability and efficiency of laboratories using a national framework LEAF developed by UCL.
Mon 04 November 2024, 14:00
UWE Bristol Sustainability Executive Committee
2B017, B Block, Frenchay Campus
The university has recently published its climate and sustainability plans for 2024-2026 which sets out our ambitions for the next two years.
Mon 04 November 2024, 17:00
Reel nature film club: how to protest in the land of plenty
Meeting Room 1, U Block, The Students' Union at UWE, Frenchay Campus
What happened when protestors in Germany built a camp in the canopy of their local forest to protect it and to stop the expansion of a gravel pit?
Tue 05 November 2024, 13:00
College of Business and Law sustainability showcase and drop in session
X Block Foyer opposite the cafe , Frenchay Campus
Drop by and see examples of exciting work by students and chat with Laura McAllister, UN PRME Lead for Bristol Business School.
Previous Green Fortnight events
Public art
- Hell Bus installation with Switch it Green campaign
- The Wave artist visualisation of urban litter
Seminars on critical issues
- The current state of Nature conservation in the UK with Dr Tony Juniper CBE
- Investing Towards Carbon Net Zero on campus – Passivhaus and EnerPHit
- What is climate action and your role in making change
- Plastics – problems solutions and opportunities
- BBC on actions and programming for sustainability
- Avon Pension Fund and the environment
- Vegetarian/vegan challenge – weekend pizza cook along
- Carbon foot printing of menus in Onezone
- Sunday fairtrade tea café
- New plant-based food café The Wild Kitchen in S Block
Sustainable fashion
- ‘Fashion reimagined’ film showing
- Mending and up-cycling clothing
- Swap shops (including healthcare uniform)
- Charity shop trawls
Climate action
- Taking action through your career
- Climate chat and cake cafes
- Climate Fresk workshop
Nature and wildlife
- Community gardening sessions
- Meadowscaping and bulb planting sessions
- Beeline walks and sustainable water tour
- Litter picking in support of nature and the community
Green Fortnight 2024
This year’s Green Fortnight will take place from 28 October to 10 November 2024. If you want to be involved or have any ideas of what you would like to see please get in touch.
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