Students views - All things eco

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Each year we compile our research findings, heres some of the interesting things we found from the surveys in 2018/19.

NUS surveys found that… 

59% of students want all university courses to include the skills and knowledge needed to help other people and the environment with the material built into the existing course content.

79% of students think it’s a good idea to offer environmental placements or work experience

61% of students think it is relevant to Link coursework or dissertations to help other

people and the environment                      

51% think it will be important to look for work in a business / organisation that makes a difference to social and environmental issues

55% want to find A role that contributes to development within the local community

65% think the students' union takes action to limit the negative impact it has on the environment and society

41% of students want to learn more about Sustainable Development

Only 17% of students have covered climate change in their studies at Uni

76% of students think we can do more to Encourage you to think and act to help the environment, and other people

 

And our research found… 

Only 26% think sustainability is actively encouraged as part of their course.

1 in 10 students doesn’t eat meat

Over 70% of Stoke students walk to Uni.

Over 20% of Squeezebox customers bring their own mug and have saved more than £800 this semester

Green Week saved over 400 plastic carrier bags!

1989 – the Best before on the can of pepsi found on the GW litter pick

Over 257km of receipts - enough to go from the Union to the Isle of wight last year – we’re reducing this

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