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Introducing charges for our EV charging points

We're introducing a charge for using the Electric Vehicle charging points at our Colchester Campus. From 1 August we’ll be working with Clenergy, who provide simple, fair and accessible vehicle charging, to introduce a fee of 50p per kWh to use our charging points

Travel and Transport

02 July 2024

Ancient Giants: There’s more to trees than you think

A blog about our wonderful trees in Wivenhoe Park

Sustainability Team

10 October 2023

How we are supporting the SDG flag campaign

On 25 September 2023, hundreds of UK organisations raise an SDG flag to show their support for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Sustainability Team

19 September 2023

Y’right, Giza? Meet Wivenhoe Park’s first Egyptian geese

LLoyd Shankley is on the trail of Wivenhoe Park’s newest residents.

LLoyd Shankley

27 April 2023

Managing our energy in a cost of living crisis

Nimish Shah, our new Head of Energy and Carbon Reduction, explains our work to reduce our energy bills and our carbon emissions.

Sustainability Team

06 December 2022

Bonfire night can be a dangerous time for hedgehogs. Bonfires tend to be made from natural materials which hedgehogs use to hibernate in. Take a look at some tips on how to avoid harming hedgehogs on bonfire night:

Sustainability Team

03 November 2022

We're working hard to boost our recycling rate to over 50% by 2026. To do this we need everyone to recycle what they can so take a look at our top tips.

Sustainability Team

19 October 2022

Eddington Tower first to recycle food waste

Residents of Eddington Tower can now recycle food waste in their flats.

Sustainability Team

27 September 2022

The climate emergency is one of our major research themes and as part of our Sustainability Sub-Strategy consultation, you had lots of suggestions for ways we could better embed sustainability into our programme of research.

Sustainability Team

01 September 2022

Find out how teams from across the University are successfully reducing their waste.

Sustainability Team

20 July 2022

1-10 of 15 results

1-10 of 15 results

UECS - Sustainability, UECS - Sustainability

Introducing charges for our EV charging points

Ancient Giants: There’s more to trees than you think

How we are supporting the SDG flag campaign

Y’right, Giza? Meet Wivenhoe Park’s first Egyptian geese

Managing our energy in a cost of living crisis

Remember hedgehogs

Let's get real about recycling

Eddington Tower first to recycle food waste

Embedding sustainability into research

Reducing waste