12 November 2010
University Green Week - 15th - 19th November 2010
The University of Dundee will next week host a 'Green Week' to encourage staff and students to become more ecologically aware in all aspects of their life by embracing the idea of sustainability.
Taking place in partnership with Dundee University Students Association (DUSA) and the University’s Enterprise Gym (TEG), Green Week will see a host of events take place from Monday 15th to Friday 19th November.
The week begins with TEG's 2nd Annual Dundee Student Sustainability Showcase and Conference, taking place at the Dalhousie Building from 9am-4pm. The Conference, which this year takes 'Sustaining Life' as its theme, will showcase research and expertise, highlight green business opportunities, and offer the chance to network and take part in competitions.
Students from the Universities of Dundee, Abertay, and St Andrews, and Dundee College are invited to attend the Conference. More information can be found at www.ds3c.co.uk.
Other events taking place focus on energy and water efficiency, green travel, and waste awareness. Green Week will draw to a close on Friday, 19th November with a Green Christmas Fair offering eco-conscious shoppers the chance to get their hands on some bargains ahead of the holiday rush.
Trudy Cunningham, Environment & Sustainability Officer at the University of Dundee, said that Green Week was an initiative that would help to encourage members of the University community to consider their environmental footprint.
'Primarily it is about raising awareness and to encourage everyone to consider their use of resources, whether it is energy, water or transport,' she said. 'We can all make a difference. Even if it is only switching a light off when you are last out of a classroom, every little helps,' she said.
'It fits perfectly with the themes and aims of The Enterprise Gym’s Conference, which I’d encourage as many people as possible to go along to. This event highlights the range of research and expertise which are helping make sustainability a reality for more and more people.'
The Energy & Water Efficiency Day (Tuesday), Green Travel Day (Wednesday), and Waste Aware Day (Thursday) will take place outside DUSA, while the Green Christmas Fair will be held in the main foyer of the Dalhousie Building. The University will be working with a number of companies and other organisations throughout Green week.
More information is available by visiting www.dundee.ac.uk/estates/energy&environment/whatson/ or contacting Trudy Cunningham on t.z.cunningham@dundee.ac.uk or 01382 386996.
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