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Go Green illustration representing environmental awareness and sustainability concepts, with silhouettes of bats, a frog, and a bird

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.

Our October Go Green Salford runs Saturday 10 - Friday 23 October with lots of events to get involved with.

We've split our weeks into themes, to help you navigate the Go Green Salford events. Our first week is focused on Skills and Learning where you can grow your understanding of sustainability and climate change and build your green skills. Week two is Action, where you can apply what you've learned in week one to take tangible action with impact both on campus and beyond. In between we have our usual Bioblitz where you can learn more about biodiversity and nature.

Close up of pink bee orchid flower with wild lawn in the background

Week 1 - Skills and Learning

This week is filled with events to help build your sustainability and climate change knowledge, enhancing your understanding and awareness of the climate crisis. There's also lots of opportunity to grow your green skills to support a sustainable future.

Go Green With the Queen

Peel Park viewed from the stairs behind the Salford Museum and Art Gallery

Kick off Go Green Salford with a party in Peel Park to celebrate the 180th anniversary!

  • When: Saturday 10 October, 10:00-16:00
  • Location: Peel Park
  • No need to book - just come along for the party!

An Introduction to Climate Change

"The Blue Marble" a photograph of Earth by the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft

Learn the basics of climate change, covering the causes, impacts and solutions

Climate and Colonialism

A field of blue cornflowers

Discover the historical and modern day links between climate and colonialism and how the two are inherently intwined

Green Careers Matching Game

Table staffed by two people wearing lanyards offering a careers matching game

In this interactive game you can learn more about green careers and have the chance to win prizes!

  • When: Wednesday 14 October, 12:00-14:00
  • Location: Clifford Whitworth Library, Peel Campus
  • No need to book - just come along!

Gardening - Community Growing Session

Volunteers working in the University of Salford community growing space behind the Clifford Whitworth library

Get stuck in with gardening and meet others passionate about gardening and growing

Plastic Shed Workshop

Indoor classroom where an instructor is leading a group of young people

Learn skills and techniques to transform waste plastics into new, beautiful and functional things

Reuse Hub

A collection of disused office furniture ready for recycling

A place where staff can get on campus furniture and students can meet their stationary needs!

  • When: Thursday 15 October, 12:00-13:30
  • Location: G50 Newton, Peel Campus
  • No need to book - just head on over!

Embedding Education for Sustainable Development in the Curriculum

A group of students participating in an interactive Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) workshop session at the University of Salford

Discover how University of Salford academics are embedding sustainability into their curricula

People Planet Pint

A group gathering at a People Planet Pint community networking event

Meet other people passionate about sustainability in a fun and friendly setting

A deer standing in long grass with a yellow bus driving in the background.

BioBlitz

A Bioblitz is a communal effort to monitor and measure biodiversity in a specific area over a given time period. As well as helping to record what wildlife we have on campus, our Bioblitz events give you the opportunity to learn more about different species of plants and animals.

Signs of Autumn Walk

A group of people looking around for bees on their nature walk

Come for a walk to learn more about the wonderful nature across campus

Amphibian Talk

Two common frogs resting on a shallow container of water

Learn about the wonderful creatures of the amphibian world!

Mammal Trapping - Set up

Black Scottish water vole

Learn different ways to monitor mammals and set humane traps for monitoring

Mammal Trapping - Releasing

A person holding a bank vole during a trapping session

Join us for an early morning to monitor and release the small mammals captured

Nature Society - Bird Watching Walk

A large group of students in a wooded area during a bird walk

Students are invited to join the Nature Society for a bird watching walk to find some of the wonderful birds that call Kersal Wetland home

Bat walk

A group of people participating in an evening bat walk

Come along after dark for a guided bat walk across Peel Park

Holly blue butterfly resting on a white daisy flower

Week 2 - Action

In the final week of Go Green Salford, you're able to put your green knowledge and skills into action with plenty of events to help you have a sustainable impact across the University, Salford and beyond.

Engaging others in sustainability

A group of University of Salford students holding their custom DIY tote bags outside Joule House

Learn how to effectively engage other people to take sustainable action

Green careers Matching Game

Table staffed by two people wearing lanyards offering a careers matching game

In this interactive game you can learn more about green careers and have the chance to win prizes!

  • When: Monday 19 October, 12:00-14:00
  • Location: Clifford Whitworth Library, Peel Campus
  • No need to book - just come along!

Climate Café - Exploring Climate Feelings and Emotions

A group of seated people participating in a discussion session

Join the Climate Café as a safe space to explore your climate related feelings and emotions

National Emergency Briefing Film Screening and Discussion

National Emergency Briefing (NEB) logo

Join for a film screening of the National Emergency Briefing with post-film discussion

Dr. Bike

Group of participants learning basic bicycle maintenance and repair skills

Come along to our Dr. Bike session to get your bicycle repaired

Hedgehog friendly litter pick

Four volunteers participating in a community litter pick at Peel Park, part of the University of Salford Campus

Help keep our campus tidy and hedgehog friendly!

Your Voice Heard - Green Campus Group

Flowers and grass area in front of the Energy House 2.0 research facility at the University of Salford

Learn about ongoing campus plans and have your say about what you want to see

Gardening - Community Growing Session

Three people working together to tend and weed a raised community garden bed

Get stuck in with gardening and meet others passionate about gardening and growing

Sustainable Craft Session

People participating in a crafting workshop or event for the Go Green Salford sustainability festival, University of Salford

Get sustainably crafty with the Students’ Union

Halloween Costume Swap

A pop-up clothing swap and sustainability stall hosted during Go Green Salford at the University of Salford

Swap last year's Halloween costume for something new!

  • When: Thursday 22 October, 10:00-14:00
  • Where: That End, University House
  • No need to book - just bring your old costume and come along!

Reuse Hub

A collection of disused office furniture ready for recycling

A place where staff can get on campus furniture and students can meet their stationary needs!

  • When: Thursday 22 October, 12:00-13:30
  • Location: G50 Newton, Peel Campus
  • No need to book - just head on over!

Decolonising sustainability workshop

A field of blue cornflowers

The next step to our 'Climate and Colonialism' talk where we'll explore ways to decolonise in sustainability

Sustainability tour

Aerial view of the University of Salford Campus

Take a guided tour around campus and discover what makes the University sustainable

Group of yellow Livingstone daisy flowers

Happening across Go Green Salford

There's lots of pop ups, ongoing events and support to help you increase your sustainable knowledge and action. Have a look below at what else you can get involved in!

Pop up stalls

Two people staffing a pop up sustainability stall at the University of Salford

We've got various pop up stalls planned across the whole of the University to help you learn more about sustainability and take more sustainable action.

Covering topics such as biodiversity, recycling, sustainable travel and more!

Keep an eye out for where these pop up across campus.

Green careers support

The Careers Hub and a Santander ATM located at the Lady Hale Building on the University of Salford Campus

As well as the Green Careers Matching Game, the Careers Team have lots of resources and support which help you reach your green career goals. 

From exploring different green careers to helping you identify and build green skills that you can take into any future job role. 

Head to the Careers page to learn more.

Carry the Clouds Away

Field of Oxeye daisies

Open 10:00-16:00 every week day until Friday 18 December in New Adelphi Exhibition Gallery you can find Carry the Clouds Away. 

An exhibition bringing together art and community projects to explore the ways in which we find inspiration, connection and solace in places of nature. 

Find out more about the exhibition through the Art Collection website.

Sustainable Book Stand

Sustainability book display for the Go Green Salford festival at the University of Salford

Keep an eye out for a sustainable book display in the library where you can find hand picked books focused on sustainability across a multitude of subjects and disciplines.

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