Wales Sustainability Week 14-21 May 2011
As part of Wales Sustainability Week 14-21 May, Aberystwyth University is organising a number of events to highlight and celebrate its contributions to sustainable environments and lifestyles. The emphasis is on joining in and taking part in schemes that we have already established for students and staff to safeguard and enhance our superb environment.
Amongst the events are:
All Week Events
- TaMed Da
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Our award winning campus restaurant will feature a special lunch-time menu of locally sourced and some University produced foods.
- The Great Switch Off
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Staff and students of the University will be invited to turn off any non-essential electrical equipment. The intention is to draw attention to those items that are switched on every day but never used- the light in far store rooms, the printer on stand-by. The amount of energy saved during the switch-off will be announced the following week and a prize will be awarded for the most energy saved in a building.
- 8.30 Launch breakfast at TaMed Da
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Elin Jones, Ceredigion's AM, and members of the University's Senior Management Team, will launch the week's activities at a breakfast of locally sourced and University produced foodstuffs.
- 11.30- 15.00 Make a Difference - Video Conference
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Videoconferencing is a green technology, allowing you to avoid travelling and thus reduce carbon emissions from fuel, as well as saving you time and the University money. Come along to one of our drop-in taster sessions that run between 11.30 and 15.00 at two of the University's videoconferencing studios:
Alternatively, keep an eye out for one of our roaming laptop stations around both campuse, and see just how easy it is to videoconference. Save time, money and the planet. Open up opportunities for your students. See what others are doing. Just drop in during the advertised times and an informal welcome awaits you. Free refreshments provided. No need to book.
- 13.00 Eco-walk on Campus
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Can’t tell your pines from your petunias? Then a guided walking tour of campus noting some of the celebrated flora and fauna might be just the thing. Pop along to the Sports Centre at 13.00 and discover the blossoms and birdsongs on the new campus walking trails. It's certainly better than sitting and watching the astroturf grow.
- 'Cycle to Work Day'
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Reduce your carbon footprint by joining our cycle to work scheme.
- 8.00-9.00 - Cycle to Work Breakfast
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All staff and students who cycle to campus will be eligible for a free breakfast at specific locations- Gogerddan- Penglais (TaMed Da) - Llanbadarn (Stapledon Building).
- 15.00-17.00 - Cycle Smart
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Based on Penglais campus, exhibitions to include:
- Free cycle check-up and maintenance workshop (Summit Cycles/ Continental Tyres).
- Cycling safety and security.
- 16.00 - Group ride from Llanbadarn to Penglais to attend Expo Organised group of interested cyclists to cycle together from Llanbadarn campus to Penglais campus. Led by nominated steward.
- 16.00 - Group ride from Gogerddan to Penglais to attend Expo Organised group of interested cyclists to cycle together from Gogerddan campus to Penglais campus. Led by nominated steward.
- 12.00 Eco-walk on campus
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Missed the Eco-walk on Tuesday? Pop along to the Sports Centre at 12 noon and get another chance to discover the blossoms and birdsongs on the new campus walking trails.
- 12.30-16.00 Make a Difference - Video Conference
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Missed your chance to learn about how videoconferencing can save you time, money and the planet on Monday? Here's another chance see just how easy it is to videoconference. Come along to one of our drop-in taster sessions that run between 12.30 and 16.00 at two of the University's videoconferencing studios:
Alternatively, keep an eye out for one of our roaming laptop stations around both Campuse, and see just how easy it is to videoconference.
- 13.00-14.00 'Green Computing'
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Tim Davies and Rob Johnson from Information Services will give a talk in Hugh Owen A14 on Penglais Campus on PAWS (Powerdown And Wake System), an innovative piece of Aberystwyth software that has, to date, saved the University close to £37,000 in electricity costs. All staff and students are invited.