11th January 2024
An annual ranking of UK Universities based on sustainability has placed the University of Glasgow 110th in the country. The University of Glasgow’s level of sustainability has declined compared last year, according to a newly released league table. People and Planet’s 2024 University league table, which ranks Universities based on their sustainability and environmental impact, ...
11th October 2023
Sustainability can seem expensive and out-of-reach, especially for young people – here are some easy and cheap swaps to help the planet. The environment is perhaps more important to us than ever before – according to Young Minds, 87% of young people worry about climate change. While the environment often seems like a hopeless situation, ...
28th March 2023
The introduction of low emissions zones in Glasgow and many other major UK cities in June will mean extra costs for GUSA clubs. From June 2023, many major cities in the UK are enforcing a new low emissions zone, including Glasgow. These new low emissions zones (LEZ), will mean that vehicles that do not meet ...
7th January 2023
A University League Table for 2022/23 which measures sustainability has placed the University of Glasgow 75th in the UK. The organisation People and Planet’s annual league table, designed to measure and rank individual universities overall sustainability performance has placed Glasgow 75th. This is significantly below Glasgow Caledonian University which came in at position 51, despite ...
5th February 2022
The People and Planet environmental rankings place the University 84th in the UK, failing in areas such as recycling and strategy. The People and Planet 2021 sustainability league table has ranked the University of Glasgow 84th out of 184 UK universities and 4th in Scotland on its environmental policy, which represented a 2:2 classification for ...
18th December 2021
How realistic is it to expect students to shop only ethical fashion? A boy at school once made a backhanded comment to my face about my mustard-coloured knitted jumper one dress down day. While it was pretty harmless, I was left feeling like all I could and should wear was skinny jeans and Topshop crop ...
17th November 2021
Are businesses in Glasgow genuinely taking steps towards a sustainable future, or are they merely trying to make some extra cash during COP26? COP26 has brought the world to Glasgow’s doorstep, with environmental activists, world leaders, NGOs and businesses descending on our city. With a whole host of live events, talks and promotional opportunities up ...
6th July 2021
Patrick Harvie visits Glasgow’s Wild & Kind Studio to emphasise there is more to plastic reduction than recycling plastic bottles and carrier bags. Following a visit to the Wild & Kind Studio in Glasgow this week, Patrick Harvie, Glasgow MSP and Scottish Greens co-leader, discusses thinking outside the box when it comes to reducing our ...
22nd October 2020
Basilia Weir has some questions about just how sustainable shopping from Depop really is. Being more sustainable means buying my clothes second-hand whenever possible. But, when I peruse the racks at my local charity shops, I’m often met with wooly jumpers, raincoats and orthopaedic slippers – all of which have a certain elderly air to ...
