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UQ presented its first Sustainability Award last week, recognising 100 hours of volunteered sustainability service both at the University and in the wider community. Launched at the end of 2021, the program is an accredited supplementary activity towards the UQ Employability Award.

The University of Queensland has become a formal signatory to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, laying a strong foundation to implement the UQ-wide Sustainability Strategy. 

A new sustainability garden boasting natives, edible plants, a birth bath, trellised arc and peaceful bench seat provides a lovely space to enjoy nature and learn more about the environment, in a special project launched by UQ Business School and supported by UQ Sustainability.

UQ is delighted to announce two of its sustainability initiatives are finalists in the Australasian Green Gown Awards. Both the UQ Repair Café and the UQ Carbon Literacy Program have been recognised by the prestigious awards program.

UQ Unwrapped was a sustainability initiative to reduce our plastic footprint by helping UQ food outlets, events, markets and catering providers to switch from single-use plastics to better alternatives.

Did you know UQ is a member of ACTS, the Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability organisation? This means all UQ staff and students can register to join the ACTS network for free and access diverse sustainability benefits.

Four UQ experts share their winter sustainable living tips, from energy efficiency to eating in season, environmentally friendly backyard fires to sustainable buying and consumption.

The University of Queensland is sixth in the world for total savings achieved under WARPit, the global office furniture and equipment reuse program. Nearly 4,500 items have been re-used by UQ staff in the past two years.

Students, researchers, academics, professional staff and executives contributed nearly 2,000 ideas and insights to UQ’s inaugural whole-of-University Sustainability Strategy, launched this month to guide the University’s sustainability action plans over the coming years.

Do you love the idea of having your own backyard chooks, but you’re not quite sure where to start? UQ poultry researchers Professor Eugeni Roura and Dr Elham Assadi Soumeh offer some top tips for beginners, and share a few of their current projects.