Environment & Sustainability Team: University of Salford

05/06/2026

Happy World Environment Day! Today we’re taking a moment to appreciate our beautiful campus.

Connecting with nature is a great way to reflect and inspire more sustainable habits. Take a look at the article we created with the Students' Union for ideas on how to stay motivated and take action for sustainability.

https://www.salfordsu.com/news/article/6013/World-Environment-Day-How-to-motivate-yourself-around-sustainability/
University of Salford Students' Union University of Salford International

04/06/2026

Whilst there's lots we can do individually for sustainability, we all need to work together to have as big an impact as possible.

Whether it's convincing people to use the right bin for their rubbish, to ditch the car and opt for public transport or to make more sustainable choices in their work practices, there's lots of ways we can encourage others to act more sustainably.

This online workshop looks at who we want to engage and how we can best engage them to make more sustainable choices and take sustainable action.

Head to the link to book - https://forms.office.com/e/gK5uTcsAqK

02/06/2026

No Mow May is over - but wild spaces support nature all year round, which is why we're continuing to Let It Grow! We're taking a no and low mow approach across the rest of summer heading into August.

By reducing the amount we mow, we're providing habitat for insects to shelter and feed which supports the wider ecosystem as well as providing additional environmental benefits such as pollution and carbon capture.

Have a look to see what you might find making use of the areas we're letting grow and let us know which spots are your favourite! 🌻

01/06/2026

Still time to book this weeks film screening! Get all the details below ⤵️

📽Don't miss out on this excellent film by Manchester Friends of the Earth!

On Wednesday June 3rd The University of Salford and Manchester Friends of the Earth will host a screening of "Sauvages". This PG rated film follows a young girl who rescues a baby orangutan from loggers in Borneo.

Themes of deforestation and indigenous land rights will be explored as part of the Planet over Profit campaign, which calls for a UK law to hold companies accountable for environmental harm in their supply chains.

A short talk will take place before the film with a discussion afterwards.

Time: Doors 5:30pm, film 6pm, discussion 7:30pm
Location: Orange Tower, MediaCity, University of Salford, M50 2HE
Sign up using the form linked here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=QCm1Zbb0vUGDPTAz7Lz24ValvJwUquhLprcx5Liw0cJURThTVkk2NUpXTkk0NjRZNUpVSUpFOFRFWS4u
Form booking closes: 4:30pm, 3rd June
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22/05/2026

🌳🌍World Environment Day is coming up so join us for a relaxing and tranquil guided nature walk across campus.
We will explore local biodiversity hotspots together and use ID sheets to learn more about campus wildlife.

Pro tip: An account with iNaturalist lets you log nature findings to help support biodiversity records on campus, linked here :https://www.inaturalist.org/home

When: Friday 5 June, 12:30–13:30
Where: Outside Clifford Whitworth Library
Book here: https://forms.office.com/e/GCEWiZMR0z

University of Salford Students' Union University of Salford Art Collection

21/05/2026

📽Don't miss out on this excellent film by Manchester Friends of the Earth!

On Wednesday June 3rd The University of Salford and Manchester Friends of the Earth will host a screening of "Sauvages". This PG rated film follows a young girl who rescues a baby orangutan from loggers in Borneo.

Themes of deforestation and indigenous land rights will be explored as part of the Planet over Profit campaign, which calls for a UK law to hold companies accountable for environmental harm in their supply chains.

A short talk will take place before the film with a discussion afterwards.

Time: Doors 5:30pm, film 6pm, discussion 7:30pm
Location: Orange Tower, MediaCity, University of Salford, M50 2HE
Sign up using the form linked here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=QCm1Zbb0vUGDPTAz7Lz24ValvJwUquhLprcx5Liw0cJURThTVkk2NUpXTkk0NjRZNUpVSUpFOFRFWS4u
Form booking closes: 4:30pm, 3rd June
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15/05/2026

We're excited to share some new additions to our team - please welcome, Olivia, Oliver, Laiba and Iona!

Olivia - Our new Assistant Carbon and Energy Manager, joining us to help improve our energy efficiency and carbon reduction across the University to build on our 42% reduction in energy intensity (since 2016/17) and 78% reduction in scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions (since 2005/6)

Oliver - Our new Graduate Sustainability Communications and Engagement Officer, helping to spread the word about all the great sustainable action taking place across University of Salford and helping our university community take simple, impactful steps to be more sustainable

Laiba - Having joined in April through the University of Salford GAP Internship, Laiba has been working hard to support our Carbon and Energy Manager with energy and water monitoring across the University campus

Iona - As our biodiversity Intern, also joining through the GAP internship, Iona is supporting our work to enhance biodiversity across the University, in particular measures to protect bats on campus

Have a swipe through to put a face to the name ➡️

11/05/2026

May 20th is World Bee day!🐝

To celebrate, we’re hosting our Bee Walk and Talk, giving an opportunity to learn more about these wonderful creatures before heading out on campus to see what bees we can find.

🐝Find out about different bee species

🫶Learn how to do more to help bees

🔍Get experience in identifying UK bees

🕐When: 11.30 – 12.30, Wednesday 20 May
📌Where: Joule House (before walking around Main Campus)
🔗Bookinglink:https://forms.office.com/e/mnq9rEkjWj

05/05/2026

🦔 Hedgehog Awareness Week is coming to campus!

From Sunday 3 – Saturday 9 May, we’re hosting activities to help protect one of the UK’s most loved (and most vulnerable) species.

Join us to take action for our spiky friends:

🗑 Litter Pick
📍 Peel Park Ranger Base
🗓 Tuesday 5 May | 12:00–13:00
Help clean up Peel Park and make it safer for wildlife.

🛠 Hedgehog House Workshop
📍 MakerSpace, SEE Building
🗓 Thursday 7 May | 10:00–13:00
Build real hedgehog houses that will be installed around campus.

Together we can make our campus a more hedgehog-friendly place 🌿

👉 Find the booking links on our Events page here - https://www.salford.ac.uk/environmental-sustainability -events