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👩🎓 Student Environment & Sustainability Committee (SESC):
The Student Environment & Sustainability Committee (SESC) is a student-led group which looks at sustainability at the University. The SESC aims to:
- Gather feedback to take to the University’s Sustainability Committee (SC).
- Understand student priorities regarding sustainability.
The SESC is chaired by the Ethics and Environment Rep and is attended by:
- Environment & Sustainability (E&S) Reps from all academic schools – this position is open to anyone, just ask about the position at your school at the start of each academic year!
- Sustainability concerned society committee members
- Any interested students
How to get involved
Interested in learning more about sustainability at our university? There are a variety of ways for students and colleagues to engage with climate action here at Newcastle University, including:
- Joining the Sustainability Network for monthly updates on our projects and the sustainability work of other teams throughout the University.
- (Colleagues) Joining the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework to improve, and gain recognition for, the sustainability of your lab(s).
- Getting involved with the NUSU’s variety of environmentally focused societies and volunteering opportunities.
- (Colleagues) Joining the Furniture Reuse mailing list to browse and share furniture from throughout the University.
- Keeping an eye on our Events Page for upcoming sessions, including our free biweekly Dr Bike sessions.
- Joining the Bicycle Users Group (BUG) to get involved with a community of cyclists, share advice, and receive updates from us about everything cycling at Newcastle University. (Email sustainable-campus@newcastle.ac.uk to join!).
- Exploring our Sustainable Campus website for information on our team, our work, and everything to do with sustainability at our University.