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  • Lifting the lid - research into student attitudes and behaviours towards waste and recycling

    NUS was recently commissioned by SITA-UK, a recycling and resource management company, to conduct research into student attitudes towards waste and recycling. We found that whilst positive steps have been taken, students will require further support from their institutions in ord...

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  • Student Eats research

    Student Eats is a project led by NUS, supporting institutions across the UK in cultivating their own student-led growing sites for fruit and vegetables. 

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  • €5000 prize available for students in EPO Innovation Contest

    Are you a student with a great idea for a piece of  research related to sustainability? You could win a €5000 prize from the European Patent Office!

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  • Living Wage and Fairtrade Clothing

    NUS conducted research to find out what students think about the concepts of Fairtrade and Living Wage - what they think it means and how they think it applies to clothing. 

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  • Attitudes and Skills for Sustainable Development

    Higher Education Academy (HEA) funded research into student attitudes towards, and skills for, sustainable development.  

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