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- Oct 8, 2018
- 2 min
Get Your Senses Buzzing!
After two years of hard work, the University of Leeds Sensory Garden was completed and opened up for all to enjoy during National...
- Sep 29, 2018
- 2 min
Uber plans to donate $10 million to eco-friendly causes
Uber has been one of the fastest growing businesses over the past five years, with services now running in over 785 urban core areas...
- Sep 19, 2018
- 1 min
LIDL loves their wonky veg!
Our beloved LIDL supermarket has recently launched a “Too Good to Waste” trial in aid of reducing food waste across their stores. Five...
- Jul 20, 2018
- 2 min
Bug Hotel Galore!
Since working in the Engineering department at the University of Leeds, I have established great positive partnerships with many...
- Jul 18, 2018
- 2 min
Hope for the Belize Barrier Reef!
Described by Charles Darwin as “the most remarkable reef in the West Indies”, the Belize Barrier Reef has now been removed from the...
- Jun 11, 2018
- 2 min
What's that Pollinator?
Okay so I love pollinators and I want to do anything in my power to help them out but honestly, I struggle to identify them which really...
- May 29, 2018
- 3 min
My first day as a Buglife volunteer!
Bees, I have always had a soft spot for them. I was that weird fearless child who would push past my screaming mother with a glass and...
- Apr 6, 2018
- 1 min
Annual RSPB Bird Watch
This took place back in January 2018 and was a lovely welcome break to my working day. The RSPB make biannual visits to the University of...
- Apr 6, 2018
- 1 min
Pela perfection
So guess what? You can get phone cases that biodegrade. Yep, you read that right. It’s probably something many of us have never thought...
- Apr 6, 2018
- 1 min
Deposit for your disposables
The UK government has recently announced that they will be introducing a scheme where consumers must pay a deposit when they buy plastic...
- Apr 6, 2018
- 1 min
Wetherspoons bans plastic straws
What a breakthrough! In January 2018 one of the UK’s leading pub chains, J D Wetherspoon, joined the plastic awareness movement by...