Sustainable DMU

Our next training is Weds 26th Nov and Weds 3rd Dec. Both sessions are from 1pm until 5pm.
Further dates can be found here https://esdg.our.dmu.ac.uk/projects/carbon-literacy/

Email [email protected] to reserve your place.

Our next Carbon Literacy training sessions are:-
Friday 31st October 1pm - 5pm
Friday 7th November 1pm - 5pm
These session are free to attend for DMU staff and students and you'll take part in a series of fun interactive activities to raise your awareness about and highlight your to reduce your own carbon footprint and to inspire others to do likewise.
To reserve your space please email [email protected]

We've had a great week delivering The Carbon Literacy Project to De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) staff and students. On Tuesday we delivered the training to first students studying the BSc Built Environment course. On Wednesday we delivered the training to students going on Global trips and some staff members. And on Thursday we delivered the training to students studying at DMU London. A fantastic week engaging lots of staff and students.

Learn how to ride a bike with The Daria Project! Free adult cycling lessons provided by professional trainers from Leicester City Council. 🚲🤗

Cycling has numerous benefits - it is great for your physical and mental health, a low-carbon form of transport and extremely efficient!

Whether this would be your first time riding a bike, you are looking to improve your confidence or just want to have another go at cycling, this is the perfect opportunity to do so.

Lessons are starting again this SATURDAY the 4th of October and will run until the 25th of October at the Edith Murphy Car Park. You are welcome to attend any session that you are able to. Simply sign up using the link which can be found in our Linktree.

If you have any questions please DM us or drop us an email at [email protected]

THE DARIA PROJECT IS BACK!

Want to learn how to ride a bike for free? Sign up to the Daria Project here: https://forms.office.com/e/LGjb8UgyDC and learn how to use a low carbon, active form of transport. 🚴‍♂️

Sessions are every Saturday in May, from 9:30-11:30 at the Mill Lane car park by Clephan.🚲

Sessions are open to everyone, including staff, students, and members of the wider Leicester community.

Any questions? Send us an email at [email protected]

The DMU Sustainability team are creating a new sustainability strategy - and we need your help 💡

The forefront of this is 'for you, by you', so we need as many people to take part as possible. If you have ever wanted us to implement or change our sustainable actions around campus, now is your chance to tell us ✏️

We have a series of consultation events coming up in May, please book which event you would like to attend via our Linktree. We have events for staff and for students. If you can't make the events, then that's ok - please fill out the relevant survey in our Linktree 🪴

We look forward to seeing you at our events, and creating a more sustainable future for DMU and our future DMU community🤝

Fantastic to have our own students holding us to account for our work on Education for Sustainable Development through Response Futures. De Montfort Students' Union De Montfort University Leicester (DMU)

Nine fantastic students from De Montfort University recently led the University’s fourth Responsible Futures audit on how far sustainability is embedded in learning and to provide recommendations.

Responsible Futures is a supported change programme and accreditation to embed sustainability in learning in partnership with students and through a whole-institution approach. Responsible Futures enables students to play a leadership role in ensuring sustainability is integrated at every level of their curriculum.

Taking place at DMU’s iconic SDG Hub on 18 and 19 March, students from different disciplines conducted interviews of DMU and DMU Students’ Union staff and audited how far DMU has embedded holistic sustainability in its curricula, extra-curricula activities, and campus operations.

See what some of the students had to say about the experience:

“It was refreshing to discover the vast number of initiatives that DMU has rolled out in terms of Education for Sustainable Development.”

“This experience has strengthened my attention to detail and interviewing skills, offering valuable intersectional insights into sustainability and social justice initiatives.”

“I believe this opportunity will be highly beneficial in pursuing a career in sustainability.”

Sustainable DMU
De Montfort University Leicester (DMU)
De Montfort Students' Union

How do you travel to DMU?🚶‍♀️🚴🏼‍♂️🚌🚙

Help us learn more about your commuting methods and provide us with any feedback you may have regarding transport to the university. Doing so will help us improve and support our journey to net zero 🌱

Fill in the quick survey here if you're a student: https://online1.snapsurveys.com/studenttravel2025 or here if you're staff: https://online1.snapsurveys.com/stafftravel2025 or scan the QR codes and be in with a chance to win £100 shopping voucher!!💰

Thank you!

Next week is Green Action Week!!🌿🦔Come find us around campus to learn more about what we do, connect with like-minded people and see what sustainable and ethical actions you can take whilst at university and beyond!
We look forward to seeing you at our events 🤩.

Fairtrade Stall - Information about Fairtrade, how the university is working towards being a Fairtrade University and how you can take part.

Hedgehog Friendly Campus litter pick - Help us clean up our campus and make it safer for the wildlife we have.

Going Green - Want a career in sustainability? Come talk to us in the Career's Hub to find out more and about what you can do to improve your CV.

International Women's Day - Listen to staff and students from DMU Leicester, DMU Dubai and our TNE partners about equality and sustainability in their careers.

Fairtrade and Climate Justice - An informal chat/information stand about climate justice and how Fairtrade helps towards achieving climate justice.

Sustainable Travel - Want to travel more sustainably but don't know where to start? Come and ask us any questions you might have.

If you have any questions or would like more information send us an email at [email protected] or drop us a DM!

The team made bird boxes this week in honour of National Nest Box Week!

The bird boxes will be treated and then placed around campus, let us know if you see them around!

What have DMU’s Sustainability Team been up to this week?👀🌟

-We held some stalls for Refreshers and Spring Welcome at the campus centre and spoke to lots of new and returning students about our sustainability initiatives! We played a fun game where we got students to test their knowledge on the SDG’s and match the logos to the SDGs 🇺🇳 We also gave out freebies including fairtrade chocolate and tote bags 🤩 Our hedgehog friendly campus mascot Megatron made a special feature 🦔🌿🌿 did you get a chance to say hello??

- Our Sustainability Coordintor Maab attended a Food and Land Use Summit where farmers, policymakers, businesses and many more came together for insightful discussions on food production, biodiversity, renewables and land management 🌳🚜

-Mollie our placement student as well as our frontrunners, Emily, Charlotte and Adam delivered a Carbon Literacy session teaching students about the science behind climate change and their carbon footprint 👣. A big well done to everyone and our frontrunners who delivered their first sessions and on their way to becoming facilitators! 👏

A busy but productive week for DMU’s Sustainability team! ✅ Shout out to you if we saw you at any of our events 😁.

If you want to get involved in carbon literacy please DM us or email : [email protected]