EMBEDDING SUSTAINABILITY INTO
At Swansea University we are blessed with a wealth of habitats, from beaches and woodland to parks. We are passionate about sustainable development to benefit our local community, the UK and beyond. VOLUNTEERING The Sustainability Team work hard to offer you different opportunities to get involved. By coming along and taking part in our regular beach cleans, work parties and wildlife monitoring, you’ll get the opportunity to meet new people, improve your employability and raise your awareness of today’s most pressing issues. swansea.ac.uk/discovery
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Plastics, including single-use plastic bottles, are now the most frequently-found type of litter on UK beaches. And you don’t have to look far to find them littering our towns and green spaces too. Swansea University is a leading sustainable university and we are delighted to be able to support Refill (a scheme providing water refill stations in venues across Swansea and the University) with our partners in Plastic Free Swansea and the Students’ Union. Our Students’ Union officers have been busy supporting the launch of the campaign; we’ve now got at
Volunteering as a postgraduate is amazing because it provides the opportunity to get to know and feel like part of both the University and the wider community. This is
especially the case for postgraduates who are new to Swansea and only here for a brief period. ‘Discovery’, Swansea University’s student-led volunteering charity, allows you to meet people from the local community and the University, all while making a positive impact. GLOBAL CITIZEN AWARD Whether you’re interested in recycling, biodiversity, wellbeing, or anything in between, we’ll have something for you! Our stand-out student engagement programme is the Global Citizen Award . Completing the award contributes to your academic record and teaches you a wide range of skills. swansea.ac.uk/sustainability Lizzie Wilde Cognitive Neuroscience MSc
least 30 Refill stations located across our Bay and Singleton Park campuses for the whole community to use.
Teifion Maddocks Sustainability Manager, Swansea University
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