Green Action Week 2023

Launching Monday, 20 February 2023.

Download a PDF version of the Green Action Week event programme.

What's on

Monday

Make Do & Mend - visible mending workshop

Join the Bodleian’s Conservation team to learn the basics of creating decorative visible repairs on your favourite clothes. In the workshop we will focus on woven darning and needle felting techniques which work best on woven textiles, like socks and knitwear. Please come to the workshop with something to repair! Darning equipment and materials will be available but please do bring any spare yarn you have at home to reuse in your repairs. Tea and biscuits will be provided.

  • Audience: Students and staff  
  • Offered by: The Bodleian Libraries 
  • Monday 20 February, 10:00 - 11:00am and 11:30am - 12:30pm, Meet at Weston Library Reader’s entrance, Park’s Road, OX1 3BG (Opposite King’s Arms)

Register


Bird walk through University Parks 

Come along and be introduced to birds and bird song with Ben Sheldon, Professor of Ornithology at the Department of Biology. 

  • Audience: Staff and students 
  • Offered by: The Department of Biology  
  • Monday, 20 February, 12:30-13:45, Meet inside the Keble gate at the southwest corner of University Parks. Parks Rd.

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"Sustainable labs at Oxford" an introduction to LEAF 

LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) is the world’s largest green lab programme, empowering researchers to implement sustainable practices. Join the over 70 Oxford labs working on LEAF. Learn about resources available to you and your laboratory to complete submission, and how you can implement a successful LEAF rollout. 

  • Audience: Staff and students working in labs  
  • Offered by: The Environmental Sustainability team and the Dunn School of Pathology Green Group 
  • Monday, 20 February, 2:00-3:00pm
  • Hybrid event: Join online or at Richard Doll Building, RDB Lecture Theatre, Old Road Campus, OX3 7LF

Register here to attend in person or join on Microsoft Teams

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"Oxford’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy, where we are two years later"

Join the Environmental Sustainability team and hear about the progress made towards the University’s ambitious Environmental Sustainability Strategy two years after it was approved in March 2021.  

  • Audience: Staff and students 
  • Offered by: The Environmental Sustainability team and Oxford Student Union 
  • Monday, 20 February, 5:00-6:00pm,  
  • Kellogg College Hub, 60-62 Banbury Road, OX2 6PN 

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Green Action through Student Entrepreneurship 

Do you have a business idea that could help solve the climate crisis? Grow the green economy? Are you interested in developing sustainability-driven technology? Join us to hear from Chloe Fairhurst, founder of Cequestre and winners of the 2022 StEP programme, Oxford University student entrepreneurs and innovation experts, followed by a short networking event with drinks and nibbles.

  • Audience: Students 
  • Offered by: Oxford University Innovation 
  • Monday 20 February, 5:30-7:00 pm, St Anne’s College, Woodstock Road, OX2 6HS 

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'The Future of Transport in Oxford' - a panel discussion 

Join our public debate where leading thinkers on sustainable transport will discuss possibilities for the future of travel in Oxford. Moderated by Professor Alexander Betts, with panellists Dr Louise Upton (Oxford City Councillor & Lecturer in Neuroscience), Professor Nick Eyre (Professor of Energy and Climate Policy) and Dr Hannah Budnitz (Researcher in Urban Mobility, Transport Studies Unit).

  • Audience: Staff, students and local community 
  • Offered by: Oxford SDG Impact Lab 
  • Monday, 20 February, 3:00-4:00pm 
  • Oxford Town Hall, St. Aldate’s, OX1 1BX 

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A pint of sustainability (or a cuppa) – talks in college bars: 

Food for Thought: a discussion on the History, Behaviour, and Practicalities of Food 

Come and hear this panel discussion on food and sustainability from historical, practical and behavioural perspectives, with locally sourced beer. 

  • Audience: Students and staff (you might be asked to show your University ID card) 
  • Offered by: Balliol College’s Climate and Biodiversity Committee  
  • Monday, 20 February, 6:00-7:00pm  
  • Balliol College, the “Buttery Bar”, Broad Street, OX1 3BJ

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Introduction to environmental journalism: writing pitches with climate magazine Anthroposphere 

Interested in environmental journalism? Come and write a pitch with the editors of the climate magazine, Anthroposphere: The Oxford Climate Review. Gain insights from their experienced team and submit your pitch for a chance to be published! 

  • Audience: Students  
  • Offered by: Anthroposphere 
  • Monday, 20 February, 6:30-8:30pm 
  • Christ Church College (Lecture Room 2), St Aldate's, OX1 1DP.

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"Hot Mess" - a climate change show   

Dr Matt Winning & Jericho Comedy deliver a climate comedy lecture that is sure to leave you in stitches while teaching you about climate change.   

  • Audience: Staff, students, and local community   
  • Offered by: Jericho Comedy 
  • Monday, 20 February, 7:15-8:30pm  
  • Common Ground Workspace, 37-38 Little Clarendon St, OX1 2HF

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Tuesday

Bird ringing and mist netting demonstration with the Pembroke Biodiversity Project 

As part of The Pembroke Biodiversity Project and ongoing biodiversity monitoring on Pembroke College’s grounds, Will Smith and Michal Jezierski from the Department of Biology will lead a bird ringing demonstration.   

*Ringing is weather-dependent

*Please note the sports ground is not directly within the college and allow for travel time. 

Register


"Behind the scenes of carbon reduction” - an Oxford tour   

Join us for a tour of University estate buildings and their carbon reduction projects led by the Environmental Sustainability team.   

  • Audience: Staff and students 
  • Offered by: Environmental Sustainability team  
  • Tuesday, 21 February, 11:00am-1:00pm  
  • Earth Sciences reception, South Parks Road, OX1 3AN 

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Sustainable lab tour 

Laboratories can be particularly resource intense, but this does not mean they cannot be sustainable. Take a tour of a lab in the Dunn School of Pathology and learn about their work on the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) and how they have implemented sustainable practices into their research.  

  • Audience: Staff and students involved in lab work.  
  • Offered by: Dunn School of Pathology Green Group 
  • Tuesday, 21 February, 11:00am-12:00pm 
  • Dunn School of Pathology, reception area, South Parks Road, OX1 3RE 

Register  

(Limited capacity 4-5 people per group) 

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Navigating ‘green’ graduate jobs & work experience 

Key findings from Oxford Sustainability Careers week 2023 

Following Sustainability Careers Week 2023, Oxford Career Services is offering a virtual talk to help you find sustainable jobs and work experience across different sectors and roles. Learning from a range of talks and events held during Hilary term week 4, the talk will share key findings, useful resources and relevant guidance for students, graduates and researchers. ALL welcome. Please sign up on CareerConnect. 

  • Audience: Students  
  • Offered by: Careers Services  
  • Tuesday 21 February, 1:15 – 2:15pm,  
  • Virtual event.  

Sign up on CareerConnect

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Wildlife photography walk 

A guided photography walk with the Wildlife Photography and Film-making Society. Bring your camera or phone and go on a treasure hunt to see who can spot and capture images of certain wildlife. The list of things to photograph and the submission form for photos will be posted on the Facebook page.

  • Audience: Staff and students  
  • Offered by: Oxford Wildlife Photography and Film-making Society  
  • Tuesday 21 February, 12:00 
  • Meet inside the Keble gate at the southwest corner of University Parks, Parks Rd.   

No registration required.

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Green Action through Student Entrepreneurship 

Do you have a business idea that could help solve the climate crisis? Grow the green economy? Are you interested in developing sustainability-driven technology? Join us to hear insights from a talented trio of Oxford University founder from OxReGen, followed by a short networking event with drinks and nibbles to meet student entrepreneurs and innovation experts.

  • Audience: Students  
  • Offered by: Oxford University Innovation 
  • Tuesday 21 February, 5:30-7:00 pm, Magdalen College, High Street, OX1 4AU 

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A pint of sustainability (or a cuppa) – talks in college bars 

The environmental impacts of the food and how to measure it 

Learn from Environmental Scientist, Eleanor Hammond about the environmental impacts of the food we eat and how organisations can measure biodiversity and carbon impacts using Eco-Metrics. 

  • Audience: Students and staff (you might be asked to show your University ID card) 
  • Offered by: Christ Church College  
  • Tuesday, 21 February, 8:30pm, Christ Church college bar, “The Undercroft,” St. Aldates, OX1 1DP 

No registration required 

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Wednesday

Green Action Fair 

Not sure where to get started to make change, join our Green Action Fair to learn from and about key local environmental organisations, projects, and initiatives in Oxfordshire. Explore sustainable fashion, printing, zero-waste food, wildlife conservation, green careers, and much more!    

  • Audience: Staff and students  
  • Offered by: Environmental Sustainability team and colleagues 
  • Wednesday, 22 February, 11:00am-4:00pm  
  • Mathematical Institute - Andrew Wiles Building, Woodstock Road, OX2 6GG 

No registration required


Botanical and insect drawing session 

Get inspired from your surroundings and join the botanical and insect drawing session. Drawing materials will be provided although please feel free to bring your own equipment.

*Please note the sports ground is not directly within the college and allow for travel time. 

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“Traditional and non-traditional paths to environmental action” - a roundtable 

Join us for an interactive roundtable event where we discuss intriguing questions that showcase the links between environmental sustainability and various disciplines, some aren’t usually considered "green". How can your field of study and interests positively contribute to the environment?

  • Can we sue our way out of the climate crisis? - facilitated by Rupert Stuart-Smith, Research Associate in Climate Science and the Law, Oxford Sustainable Law Programme 
  • Can synthetic DNA make a positive contribution to the environment? - facilitated by Chris O'Callaghan, Nuffield Department of Medicine 
  • Could you name one environmental issue that is not linked to the human population? - facilitated by Sarah Harper, Clore Professor of Gerontology, Director Oxford Institute of Population Ageing 
  • What role should petroleum and mining companies play in achieving net zero? - facilitated by Mike Kendall, Chair of Geophysics, Department of Earth Sciences 
  • Are human-animal interactions always bad for biodiversity? - facilitated by Robert A. Montgomery, Associate Professor of Biodiversity and Sustainability, Department of Biology 

 

  • Audience: Students and staff  
  • Offered by Oxford University Innovation and the Environmental Sustainability team 
  • Wednesday, 22 February, 3:30-5:00pm  
  • St Luke's Chapel, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Rd, OX2 6GG 

Full details and registration 

 

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Sustainable lab tour 

Laboratories can be particularly resource intense, but this does not mean they cannot be sustainable. Come tour a lab in the Dunn School of Pathology, and learn about their work on the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) and how they have implemented sustainable practices into their research.  

  • Audience: Staff and students involved in lab work.  
  • Offered by: Dunn School of Pathology Green Group 
  • Wednesday, 22 February, 11:00am-12:00pm 
  • Dunn School of Pathology, reception area, South Parks Road, OX1 3RE 

Register  

(Limited capacity 4-5 people per group) 

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Lowering the carbon footprint of a webpage 

Join this informative webinar with Hannah Harris and Stephanie Ferguson from CREDS (Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions) to learn how to design greener webpages. 

  • Audience: Staff or students interested/working in communications.   
  • Offered by: CREDS 
  • Wednesday, 22 February, 12:00-12:30pm
  • Virtual event  

Join on Microsoft Teams 

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Codeathon and Race to Zero Conference 

Come to hear speakers from the United Nations Race to Zero team and learn about the background of net zero and AI driven data. Stay afterwards to mingle over light snacks.

  • Audience: Students  
  • Offered by: United Nations Race to Zero team 
  • Wednesday 22 February, 12:00-2:00pm, Worcester College, Memorial Room, Walton St. OX1 2HB. 

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“Climate justice walks, stories from the field” - activist talk   

Come meet global climate justice campaigner, Pushpanath Krishnamurthy, as he recounts climate justice stories gathered from walking over 35 million steps in the UK and overseas.  

  • Audience: Students and staff  
  • Offered by: Dunn School of Pathology Green Group 
  • Wednesday, 22 February, 2:00-3:00pm  
  • Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, South Parks Rd, OX1 3PL 

No registration required 

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“What is the Greggs Pledge?” Why responsible sourcing and Fairtrade are important to a successful business? - fairtrade presentation

We're delighted to welcome Paul Irwin-Rhodes, Head of Sustainability at Greggs, to kick off Fairtrade Fortnight early.  Paul will be telling us about Greggs and their journey and reasons for adopting Fairtrade and sustainable products followed by a discussion and a chance to ask questions.   

  • Audience: staff, students and local community  
  • Offered by: Oxford City Fairtrade Coalition in collaboration with Oxford University Fairtrade  
  • Wednesday, 22 February, 5:00-6:00pm 
  • Nuffield College, New Road, OX1 1NF  

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Nature walk through Egrove Park 

Join the Said Business Green Impact Group on a nature walk through Egrove park with Grounds Manager Nick Bishop. Explore the beautiful area, taking notice of plant and animal life, and learn about the conservation work done at Egrove Park.

  • Audience: University staff  
  • Offered by: Oxford Said Green Impact Group and Nature Club 
  • Wednesday 22 February, 2:00-3:00pm, Meet at the main reception, Egrove Park, Kennington Road, Oxford OX1 5NY 

* Public transport is available with the 35 bus – from Westgate (Stop E3) to Egrove Park 

No registration required.

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Biochemistry Wellbeing Week –  Bike Event  

Join Biochemistry in celebrating their centenary with a bike spectacular. See the Krebs Cycle ride as two teams race to Sheffield for charity, test e-cargo bikes, visit the bike doctor to get a tune up, and gain resources for bike safety from the Environmental Sustainability team.     

  • Audience: Staff and students 
  • Offered by: Department of Biochemistry and Vision Zero (The Environmental Sustainability team)  
  • Wednesday, 22 February:  
    • Bike Doctor (8:30am–3:00pm) 
    • Krebs Cycle (9:00am-5:00pm) 
    • Bike try-outs and resources (11:00am-2:00pm) 
  • Courtyard, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, Department of Biochemistry, South Parks Road, OX1 3QU  

No registration required  

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Sustainable lab tour 

Laboratories can be particularly resource intense, but this does not mean they cannot be sustainable. Come tour a lab in the Dunn School of Pathology, and learn about their work on the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) and how they have implemented sustainable practices into their research.  

  • Audience: Staff and students involved in lab work.  
  • Offered by: The Dunn School of Pathology Green Group 
  • Wednesday, 22 February, 4:30-5:30pm 
  • Dunn School of Pathology, reception area, South Parks Road, OX1 3RE 

Register  
(Limited capacity 4-5 people per group) 

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“Sustainable food: creating a food system for healthy people and planet” - a panel discussion 

Food production for an increasing global population is a major contributor to climate change. Hear from experts as they discuss striking the balance between food security and planetary health.  

  • Audience: Staff and students  
  • Offered by: Oxford Martin School 
  • Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 5:00-6:30pm  
  • Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street, OX1 3BD 

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Green Action through Student Entrepreneurship 

Do you have a business idea that could help solve the climate crisis? Grow the green economy? Are you interested in developing sustainability-driven technology? Join us to hear insights from a trio of Oxford University innovators, then meet to have a drink and network with founders, entrepreneurs and innovation experts.

  • Audience: Available for Keble and St Hugh’s College students only 
  • Offered by: Oxford University Innovation 
  • Wednesday 22 February 5:30-7:00 pm, Keble College, Keble Road, OX1 3PG 

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A pint of sustainability (or a cuppa) – talks in college bars 

Is Hydrogen the new clean fuel? 

Join us to hear from Lincoln alumni Sandy Arbuthnott (1999) about his work as the Director of HiiROC which is commercialising innovative and transformational technology to enable industrial decarbonisation at scale and distributed production of low cost, zero emissions 'emerald' Hydrogen. 

  • Audience: Students and staff (you might be asked to show your University ID card) 
  • Offered by: Lincoln College  
  • Wednesday, 22 February, 8:00-9:00pm, Lincoln College bar, “Deep Hall”, Turl Street, OX1 3DR 

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Thursday

Sustainable suppliers” - lab exhibition 

Do you work in a lab? Join us to learn about sustainable procurement tailored to the equipment you need!    

  • Audience: Students/staff working in laboratories 
  • Offered by: the Environmental Sustainability team  
  • Thursday, 23 February, 10:00am-12:00pm  
  • Virtual event     

Join on Microsoft Teams 


Sustainable Societies Panel  

Meet the student societies leading on environmental action and sustainable living at Oxford!  

Panel: 

  • Oxford Climate Society  
  • Oxford Nature Conservation Society  
  • Oxford Wildlife Photography and Film-making Society 
  • Oxford Sustainable Finance Society  
  • Oxford Climate Justice Campaign 
  • Moderated and hosted by The Student Union 

Join us afterwards for a coffee reception with time to make connections and ask questions. See how you can get involved in both big and small ways!   

  • Audience: Students  
  • Offered by: Oxford Student Union, Careers Services and the Environmental Sustainability team 
  • Thursday 23 February, 11:00am-12:30pm  
  • Trinity College, Garden Room, Broad Street, OX1 3BH 

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Blackout Poetry workshop 

Explore your inner poet using old newspapers and magazines! Blackout poetry is a form of ‘found poetry’ where a poem is created by redacting unwanted words in an existing text. Bodleian Libraries staff who are published poets will be on hand to provide guidance and inspiration for this mindful, creative and fun activity.

  • Audience: Students, academics, researchers, staff   
  • Offered by: The Bodleian Libraries 
  • Thursday 23 February, 10:00-11:00am, Weston Library Lecture Theatre, access via public entrance, Broad Street, OX1 3BG 

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Vision Zero - Sustainable and safe travel 

If you cycle or take the bus, come meet with the Environmental Sustainability team to learn about equipment discounts and safety resources available to Oxford staff and students! 

  • Audience: Staff and students  
  • Offered by: Environmental Sustainability team 
  • Thursday, 23 February, 11:00 – 2:00pm 
  • Richard Doll building, Old Road Campus, OX3 7LF 

No registration required 

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‘Culture Clashes in Conservation – whose voices get heard?’ 

Who is conservation in sub-Saharan Africa for, and what does successful conservation look like? Protecting animals, developing rural economies, conserving biodiversity, or reducing conflict between people and wildlife? Explore these questions with the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit and learn about the intricacies of conservation.

  • Audience: Staff and students  
  • Offered by: Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Biology and Biodiversity Network 
  • Thursday 23 February, 1:00-2:00pm 
  • Oxford Martin School, Lecture Theatre, 34 Broad Street, OX1 3BD 

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Tree planting at Wytham Woods 

Join the Wytham Woods team planting trees in the University’s research woodland. If you’ve never had the pleasure of visiting before, this is an excellent opportunity to see an ancient wood with over 500 species of plants.    

  • Audience: Staff and students  
  • Offered by: Wytham Woods 
  • Thursday, 23 February, 2:00pm   
  • Meet in the Wytham Woods main car park, Sawmill Yard, OX2 8QQ  
  • *Public transport is available with the S1 Stagecoach bus – from George Street (Stop A3) to Swinford Bridge. 

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Biodiversity walk and bird feed making workshop 

Join the Oxford Ornithological Student Society for a biodiversity walk around Christ Church Meadows followed by a workshop at Hertford JCR to create biodegradable bird feeders.

  • Audience: Students
  • Offered by: Oxford Ornithological Student Society  
  • Thursday 23 February, 3:00-5:00pm
  • Meet at Christ Church Meadows right near the Visitor Centre, St. Aldates, OX1 1DP 

Register here

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Debate: is increasing consumption the key obstacle to achieving sustainability? 

Time is running out on solving one of the world’s biggest problems – how to achieve environmental sustainability while looking after people and economic wellbeing. Oxfordshire Greentech and Cambridge Cleantech invite you to join a debate event as we aim to dive into the key obstacles to achieving sustainability.  

The event brings together a raft of seasoned experts (including Coordinating Lead Author on the IPCC’s Special Report on 1.5 degrees, Professor Myles Allen and former Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Professor Kevin Anderson) to debate whether they think increasing consumption is the key obstacle to achieving sustainability.  

Stay afterwards for drinks, networking, and deep diving into more conversations. 

  • Audience: Staff and students  
  • Offered by: Oxfordshire Greentech and Cambridge Cleantech 
  • Thursday, 23 February, 4:00-6:00pm, plus drinks and networking 
  • Saïd Business School, Park End Street, OX1 1HP 

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A pint of sustainability (or a cuppa) – talks in college bars  

Green drinks, trivia, and snacks at Green Templeton 

Join us for an environmental pub night that will bring those interested in sustainability together for green drinks, trivia, and snacks in the Green Templeton college bar. 

  • Audience: Students (you might be asked to show your University ID card) 
  • Offered by: Green Templeton College  
  • Thursday 23 February, 8:00-11:00pm,  
  • GTC college, the Stables bar, 43 Woodstock Road, OX2 6HG  

No registration required 

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A pint of sustainability (or a cuppa) – talks in college bars  

Decarbonisation projects in Oxford 

 Lady Margaret Hall’s college bar is hosting a talk on decarbonisation projects and the larger reality of improving building performance in Oxford. Bart Ashton (LMH Domestic Bursar) and Iona Foster (Architect at 5th Studio) will talk about the current LMH building decarbonisation project and take aways for similar projects in the future.   

  • Audience: Staff and students (You might be asked to show your University ID card) 
  • Offered by: Lady Margaret Hall  
  • Thursday, 23 February, 7:00-8:30pm  
  • LMH college bar, Talbot building, OX2 6QA 

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Friday

“What happens after COP27? The role of young and marginalized voices in the UNFCCC” - a panel discussion 

Are you interested in what COP27 achieved and the role of young, marginalized voices in global frameworks like the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)? Join this panel discussion to explore the political intricacies involved in reducing emissions on a global scale, and how you can take part.  

  • Audience: Students and staff 
  • Offered by: PUSH Sverige and the Martin Society 
  • Friday, 24 February, 2:30-3:30pm 
  • St Johns College, new seminar room, St Giles, OX1 3JP 

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Printing poetry with a historic letterpress  

“How could such sweet and wholesome hours Be reckon’d but with herbs and flow’rs!” - Andrew Marvell 

Come to the Weston Library for a unique opportunity to use a historic letterpress! Print yourself a verse of Andrew Marvell’s poem, “The Garden.” 

  • Audience: Staff, students, and local community  
  • Offered by: The Bodleian Libraries  
  • Friday 24 February, 2:30-3:30pm 
  • Blackwell Hall, Weston Library, Broad Street, OX1 3BG 

No registration required  

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Sustainability Soirée with George Monbiot 

OSBE and Sir Prof Charles Godfray will be hosting George Monbiot to talk about his career advice, and his new book: “Regenesis-feeding the world without devouring the planet”.  

The talk will be followed by a chance to mingle over wine and canapes.

  • Audience: Students and staff  
  • Offered by: Oxford Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship Society  
  • Friday, 24, February, 8:00pm 
  • Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, OX1 3AZ 

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GTC Sustainabop 

Join us for a fun ocean conservation-themed evening at Green Templeton College’s bar. Dress as sailors, sirens, or swashbucklers, and dance the night away while learning about the importance of plastic reduction.  

  • Audience: Students (you might be asked to show your University ID card) 
  • Offered by: Green Templeton College 
  • Friday, 24 February, 9:00pm-2:00am,  
  • GTC, the Stables bar, 43 Woodstock Road  

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Throughout the week

Great Green Reads” - book display 

There are so many great books on environmental issues and sustainability. Not sure where to start? Visit the Bodleian Social Science Library for a curated display of some excellent environmental reads! 

* Additional recommendations lists are available in some of the college libraries.  

  • Audience: Staff and students 
  • Offered by: The Bodleian Social Science library 
  • 20 February - 17 March, during library opening hours
  • Bodleian Social Science Library, Manor Road building 

No registration required.


Fostering wellbeing with the Bodleian Libraries  

The Bodleian Libraries will be hosting a series of activities in support of student wellbeing and sustainability. Activities include wellbeing walks, communal singing (outside – not in the libraries!), creative writing, ‘make do and mend’ workshops, board games, and mindful colouring.  

  • Audience: Students  
  • Offered by: The Bodleian Libraries  
  • Activities will take place throughout Green Action Week at various libraries.  

No registration required. Follow Bodleian website and social media as activities are posted.  

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Plant-based and zero waste food 

Check your Oxford cafe or canteen for a special menu item that is plant-based and zero waste!  

Available in all Beyond Ordinary (Compass operated) venues.   

  • Audience: Staff and students 
  • Offered by: Beyond Ordinary Cafés across the University 
  • Monday to Friday, 20-24 February 
  • Beyond Ordinary cafes across the University and at the Green Action Fair 

No registration required 

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Dunn School of Pathology Sustainability Fest 

Staff and students at the Dunn School of Pathology can stop by the Combination Room all week long to meet with events, resources, and activities promoting environmental sustainability! Including sustainable suppliers stands, clothing swap, refill station, bake/cooking sale, Green Dunn Drinks, plant and seed swap and more.  All proceeds will go towards Pushpanath Krishnamurthy’s (global climate justice campaigner) charity.   

  • Audience: Dunn School staff and students  
  • Offered by: The Dunn School of Pathology  
  • Monday to Friday, 20-24 February 
    • Sustainable Suppliers – 9:00am-4:00pm every day  
    • Clothing swap – Monday-Thursday, 9:00am-5:00pm  
    • Refill station – Tuesday, 9:00-5:00pm  
    • Bake/cooking sale – Wednesday, 9:00am-7:00pm  
    • Green Dunn Drinks – Thursday, 5:00pm onwards  
    • Plant and seed swap – Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm 
  • Dunn School of Pathology, Combination Room, South Parks Road, OX1 3RE 

No registration required 

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Explore ORA Climate Portal: Oxford University Research Archive 

Interested in further research and broadening your knowledge on the climate crisis? Access the Climate Research Collection on the ORA (Oxford University Research Archive). Find journal articles, papers, and preprints related to the climate crisis and produced by members of the University.  

  • Audience: Staff and students  
  • Offered by: The Bodleian Libraries  
  • Accessible beyond Green Action Week  
  • Virtual 

Learn more 

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Active travel promotion with Bainton Bikes   

50% discount on the following bike hire products when you use the discount code ‘Active Travel’ : 

  • Summer and winter membership plans for the Donkey Republic self-service bike hire scheme in Oxford - Download the Donkey Republic App on your phone today to sign up!

  • Premium and City electric bike hire available with a 50% discount from 1 week to 1 month inclusive. You can book the bikes directly through the Bainton Bikes website or contact info@baintonbikes.com.  

Bikes can be picked up from store, or delivered to your home or workplace.

  • Audience: Staff and students   
  • Offered by: Bainton Bikes 
  • Monday 20 - Sunday 26 February, online  

Donkey Republic bike hire

 Premium and City electric bike hire 

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Vision Zero active travel promotion with Walton Street Cycles

50% discount on the following helmets and hi-viz products to help keep you safe and seen on the road: 

  • Black and hi-viz helmets  
  • Hi-viz and waterproof jackets
  • Hi-viz vests/gilets
  • Wind-proof cycle gloves 

 

  • Audience: Staff and students   
  • Offered by: Walton Street Cycles 
  • Monday 20 - Sunday 26 February, Walton Street Cycles, 78 Walton St, OX2 6EA 

Discount available in store - simply bring your University of Oxford photo ID card to Walton Street Cycles.

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A bit later

The SDGs: A perspective from politics UN Sustainable Development Goals 

Hear from Lord McConnell, co-chair of the All Party-Parliamentary Group for the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development about the SDGs.  

  • Audience: Staff and students  
  • Offered by Oxford SDG Impact Lab 
  • Tuesday, 28 February, 12:00-1:00pm  
  • Manor Road Building, third floor, OX1 3UQ 

Register

 

 

*More events are available for college/department members. For more information, please contact your local team. 

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