Green Fortnight
Our annual festival of eco ideas, events and smart living took place from 30 October to 12 November 2023.
Find out what UWE Bristol and The Student's Union at UWE are doing to tackle climate change and protect nature.
Green Fortnight is all about showing the progress taking place at the University and the many ways students and staff can get involved.
Join events from in-depth seminars to art workshops, our in-person and online events are a great opportunity for all to explore ideas, meet different people and try something new.
Previous Green Fortnight events
Public art
- Hell Bus installation with Switch it Green campaign
- The Wave artist visualisation of urban litter
Seminars on critical issues
- The current state of Nature conservation in the UK with Dr Tony Juniper CBE
- Investing Towards Carbon Net Zero on campus – Passivhaus and EnerPHit
- What is climate action and your role in making change
- Plastics – problems solutions and opportunities
- BBC on actions and programming for sustainability
- Avon Pension Fund and the environment
- Vegetarian/vegan challenge – weekend pizza cook along
- Carbon foot printing of menus in Onezone
- Sunday fairtrade tea café
- New plant-based food café The Wild Kitchen in S Block
Sustainable fashion
- ‘Fashion reimagined’ film showing
- Mending and up-cycling clothing
- Swap shops (including healthcare uniform)
- Charity shop trawls
Climate action
- Taking action through your career
- Climate chat and cake cafes
- Climate Fresk workshop
Nature and wildlife
- Community gardening sessions
- Meadowscaping and bulb planting sessions
- Beeline walks and sustainable water tour
- Litter picking in support of nature and the community
Green Fortnight 2024
This year’s Green Fortnight will take place from 28 October to 10 November 2024. If you want to be involved or have any ideas of what you would like to see please get in touch.
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