Go Green Salford
Go Green Salford is our Festival of Sustainability held around March and October every year. This is an opportunity to highlight the importance of sustainability, some of the fantastic University of Salford initiatives and inspire positive action among our students, colleagues and local community.
Go Green Salford will be back 8-21 March 2026.
You can check out what we got up to in our most recent programme of events below and please get in touch if you have an idea for future events!
Go Green Salford Autumn 2025
We had an incredible time during the Go Green Salford Festival of Sustainability, which ran throughout October 2025! Our University community came together to celebrate and take action for people and planet through a diverse programme of sustainability-themed events and activities.
- Participants built new skills and knowledge through Carbon Literacy Training and the Nature Literacy Training, gaining tools to make positive environmental choices every day.
- Workshops on sustainable fashion, upcycling and responsible consumption encouraged creativity and circular thinking, while our Community Growing Space sessions and Hedgehog Friendly Litter Picks gave people the chance to get outdoors, connect with nature and make a visible impact on campus biodiversity.
- We teamed up with our partners and student groups for events including a Climate Cafe, a BioBlitz, and a Cyanotype Workshop hosted in collaboration with the University Art Collection Team.
- To support wellbeing and active travel, colleagues joined guided bike rides, mindful nature walks, and cycling maintenance sessions in partnership with MakerSpace and the Salford Rangers.
- Across 39 events, we engaged hundreds of students, colleagues and community members, all helping to make Salford a greener, more connected campus.
Thank you to everyone who took part, volunteered, or partnered with us to make this Go Green Salford one to remember. Together, we’re showing how small actions can lead to unstoppable change.
Go Green Salford will return in March 2026 - stay tuned for more opportunities to learn, act and connect for sustainability!
Past events
You can find out about all the past events that have run as a part of Go Green Salford in each academic year. Past activities have included talks about decarbonisation of our campus, sustainable homes or our local wildlife, popups on campus on how bad are bananas, how to reduce waste and recycle more. Additionally, regular gardening sessions in Peel Park and the Community Growing Space, hedgerow planting, cycle maintenance and litter picking.
