4. +
Students attitudes towards and
skills for SD: HE
Over two thirds of 2011 first and
second-year respondents
(66.6% and 70.3% respectively),
as in 2010 (70%), believe that
sustainability should be covered
by their university;
NUS & HEA, 2012
5. +1. To what extent are we preparing our
students for one planet living?
2. How can we equip our students to
become the change agents we need
to tackle issues they may well face in
their lives, such as climate change
and shortages of basic resources
such as food, water and energy?
3. How can we increase students’
resilience
11. +
We all believe we need to do
these things to act on Climate
Change
12. +
1. We need to recycle more
2. We need to invest more time and energy into renewable energy
3. We need to improve public transport and bring down the cost of it
4. Reduce packaging when it’s not needed
5. We need to inform people, particularly young parents and young
people, effectively about the situation
6. Create more incentives and rewards for green living
7. Have greater energy efficiency measures which will reduce cost of
living
8. Encourage people to grow their own food
9. Reduce the use of fossil fuels
13. +
We believe that we need to act
individually on sustainability as
well as as a collective
14. +
1. Bring communities together – share cars, lawnmowers,
do community shopping on set days and involve – focus
on neighbours in the street
2. Leasing equipment, so recycling becomes the
responsibility of the company
3. Make agreement in the locality around growing food
together
4. Bring youth organisations together e.g. church
organisations, guides, cadets etc. to clean up the
neighbourhood
5. Walk to places instead of using the car
6. Recycling everything including shoes, clothes etc.
7. Arranging petitions and taking them to representatives
15. +
We believe that the College can
support us and future students to
step up to the challenge of
creating a sustainable future
16. +
1. Tutors need to be more enthusiastic and
passionate what they speak about and how they
speak
2. The College needs to involve students in
installing and maintaining sustainable building
features
3. Promote student confidence to speak up and
speak out
4. Each course should have sustainability
embedded
