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Beckettsphere is our scheme which enables groups of colleagues and students from across our university, to create and implement projects which have positive sustainable impacts within our community and further afield. The scheme provides structure and support to ensure that teams can have a meaningful impact whilst completing a project they are passionate about. These have included running a citizens jury, growing cardboard eating mushrooms in the secret garden or bringing awareness to careers in sustainability.

Projects are linked to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, audited annually and are given awards based on the impact and reach they have achieved.

what Have our teams have Been working on...
Recycling in residences

The Residences Life team trialled food waste recycling in some flats and improved the information on recycling throughout the university accommodation.
SDG's
Good Health and Wellbeing
Life on Land
Climate Action
Bee Green

Julie Noble from the Placements team and Deveral Capps from the Leeds Law School helped to get beehives installed on our Woodhouse building which has increased biodiversity in the city centre.
SDG's
Life on Land
Good Health and Wellbeing
Careers in sustainability

The business engagement team held an event to increase student awareness of careers in sustainability.
SDG's
Quality Education
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Partnerships to achieve the Goals
On-campus waste management

Our Campus services team, introduced new segregated bins to increase recycling on-campus.
SDG's
Zero Hunger
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Responsible Consumption and Production
Decolonising the curriculum

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences held workshops and reading groups about Decolonising the Curriculum to widen the debate and increase awareness.

SDG's
Quality Education

Gender Equality

Reduced Inequality
Sustainability whilst working from home

The distance learning team created a module on MyBeckett, which houses ideas on sustainable home working.
SDG's
Quality Education
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Stationery recycling to raise money for charity

The Estates team worked to recycle stationery and generate income for The Yorkshire Brain Tumour Charity.
SDG's
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Responsible Consumption and Production
Good Health and Wellbeing
Geography and Planning Ball for charity

The Geography and planning team held a ball to raise money for charity.
SDGs
Good Health and Wellbeing
Gender Equality
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Developing green filmmaking skills

The green filmmakers developed a new two-week long module to teach students sustainable set practices.
SDG's
Quality Education
Climate Action
Responsible Consumption and Production
Cardboard eating mushrooms!

The IT services team grew edible mushrooms in the Secret Garden and got growing in the allotment.
SDG's
Zero Hunger
Good Health and Wellbeing
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Save money whilst saving the planet

A Student Money event in February helped encourage students to save money whilst reducing the impact which they have on the environment.
SDG's
Affordable and Clean Energy
Responsible Consumption and Production
Climate Action
Generating ideas

The sociology team held a Citizens’ Jury which encouraged idea generation around sustainability issues.
SDG's
Partnerships to Achieve the Goals
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Nutritional growing whilst increasing biodiversity

The nutrition team worked to adapt their teaching to bring in more teaching about sustainability to their classes. They also set up a garden to grow herbs to use in their kitchen
SDG's
Quality Education
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Life on Land
Gardening for wellbeing

The Sport and active lifestyle’s team developed a well-being garden within the Sports Centre grounds.
SDG's
Good Health and Wellbeing
Life on Land