Dr Bike
Bring your bike along to our Dr Bike session where you can get a health-check for your bike for free. The event is on a drop-in basis so you can come along anytime between 8am and 11am and wait while a mechanic performs essential checks and minor repairs to ensure your bike is safe and roadworthy.
If there is a queue, you’ll be able to leave your bike and lock, and pick it up later after it’s been checked.
Location: Outside James Parsons Building, Byrom Street
Date and time: Monday 2 February, 8.00am to 11.00am
Sign up: No need to sign up, this is an open event so just drop in
Workshop: Exploring Sustainability Issues with Computer Mapping Software
This session will introduce you to the world of mapping spatial data. Assuming no previous knowledge, we’ll explore a current sustainability issue using QGIS, gaining an understanding on how this would be used to better understand environmental changes.
This is a key skill that employers seek in the Environmental Industry! The session is open to anyone from any course and is in a PC-Lab so you just need to turn up.
Location: G.25 (GIS Suite), Byrom Street. (Access via James Parsons Tower)
Date and time: Monday 2 February, 10.00am to 11.00am
Sign up: Workshop Sign Up Form
Sustainable Cooking Class
Join us for a hands-on cooking class focused on healthy, affordable and sustainable eating.
This session will explore practical ways to reduce food waste by making the most of ingredients, including using commonly discarded parts of vegetables and adapting recipes to use up leftovers. All ingredients and equipment will be provided.
Location: Limelight Student Accommodation, 48 Islington, Liverpool, L3 8LH
Date and time: Monday 2 February, 4.30pm to 6.00pm
Sign up: Sustainability Cooking Class Sign Up Form
Nature Walk
Join LJMU and your JMSU Officers as we head out to Sefton Park for a nature walk. Spending time in green space is great for your mental and physical health so come along, get some fresh air, and enjoy being in nature at one of our favourite green spots in Liverpool!
We’ll also be paying for bus journeys and a refreshment whilst out.
Location: Meet at JMSU Reception, Student Life Building. We’ll get the 75 to Sefton Park together.
Date and time: Tuesday 3 February, 2.00pm
Sign up: Nature Walk - Sustainability Week
Sustainable Laboratory Research with Martin Farley - UKRI Associate Director of Environmental Sustainability
UKRI’s approach to environmentally sustainable research moving forward
UKRI has recently refreshed their strategy on environmental sustainability. In this talk, Martin will introduce this refresh, and outline UKRI’s new ambitions in this area. He’ll then connect this with the new sustainable practice and research knowledge hub (SPARKHub) they are building, and how it will support the Concordat’s aims and all sustainable research activities.
Please note this talk will be recorded for internal use only.
Location: Online
Date and time: Wednesday 4 February, 10.00am to 10.30am
Sign up: UKRI Sustainable Laboratory Research Talk Sign Up Form
Showcasing Sustainable Consumables and Technologies
We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a Supplier Sustainability Exhibition at Byrom Street, where leading industry partners will showcase their latest innovations in sustainable laboratory consumables, equipment, and technologies.
Confirmed Exhibitors are:
- Agilent Technologies
- Haier Biomedical
- Calibre Scientific
- Asynt
- QIAGEN
- Avantor Scientific
- Wolf Labs
This is an opportunity for staff and students to explore lower-impact alternatives to current lab consumables and equipment, discuss sustainability of products, and learn about improvements being made to products to support global sustainability goals.
This supports the wider ongoing work towards sustainable teaching and research across LJMU laboratories.
Location: Reception, James Parsons Building, Byrom Street
Date: Wednesday 4 February, 11.30am to 2.30pm
Sign up: No need to sign up, this is an open space so just drop in at any time!
Laboratory Sustainability Workshop
Join the LEAF Team as we host a hands-on workshop introducing the principles of the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF).
This interactive session will:
- demonstrate practical ways to improve laboratory sustainability
- share examples of energy saving and waste reduction practices
- opportunities to try easy, impactful actions that support greener lab operations
This workshop will help you build practical skills and connect with others working toward more sustainable research environments.
The session is open to both staff and students. Tea and coffee will be available at the event.
Location: James Parsons Building, Byrom Street, room JP1.23
Date and time: Wednesday 4 February, 1.00pm to 2.30pm
Sign up: Laboratory Sustainability Workshop – Fill in form
Bulbs, Bedding Plants and Bird Feeders Activity
Join us as we plant up bulbs and bedding plants ready for spring to be used in our Tithebarn Gardens. This will be followed by a guided session on how to make DIY bird feeders from household items, to help local birds during the cold months.
All tools and guidance provided. No prior experience necessary.
Location: 1.05 First Floor Seminar Room, City Campus Library
Date and time: Wednesday 4 February, 12.30pm to 2.00pm
Student sign up: Bulbs, Bedding Plants and Bird Feeders @ Liverpool John Moores University Students' Union
Staff sign up: Book your spot on Bulbs, Bedding Plants and Bird Feeders
Green Impact Lunch and Learn: Biodiversity
Join us for our in-person lunch and learn session, where you can join our Biodiversity Masterclass. In this session, we will cover:
- What exactly do we mean by biodiversity?
- Some scary stats
- How biodiversity relates to social justice
- Restoring biodiversity
- Actions you can take at home and in the workplace
This session is open to staff and students, please feel free to bring your lunch!
Location: JMSU Activities Space, Student Life Building
Date and time: Thursday 5 February, 12.30pm to 1pm
Sign up: No need to sign up, this is an open session so just drop in.
Green Impact: Student Auditor Intro
We’re looking for student auditors! Interested? Join our workshop to find out:
- What Green Impact is and why LJMU is taking part
- What a sustainable University looks like
- What an environmental auditor is, and why they're so important
- How you'd complete sustainable actions, and what kind of evidence you'd like to see
Green Impact student auditing is a great practical, career boosting experience. Auditors will get a certificate that they can use on their LinkedIn and CV, as well as 50% student access to Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals which hosts huge amounts of great resources and webinars about environmental topics and graduate careers. Come along to hear directly from Green Impact!
Location: JMSU Activities Space, Student Life Building
Date and time: Thursday 5 February, 1.00pm to 1.30pm
Sign up: No need to sign up, this is an open session so just drop in.
Sustainability Games
Come along and play our sustainability games with our Environmental Sustainability and Energy Team!
We’ll have prizes for everyone taking part and everyone playing will be entered into a draw with a chance to win a £50 Love2Shop voucher!
Location: Upper Ground Floor, Student Life Building.
Location: Thursday 5 February, 2.00pm to 3.30pm
Sign up: No need to sign up, this is an open space so just drop in at any time!
Sustainability Café
We are holding a ‘Sustainability Café’ which will provide an opportunity to come together in an informal way to talk about sustainability.
The purpose is to:
- connect people who work in or are interested in sustainability across the university in an informal, relaxed environment
- connect students with others who are interested in sustainability
- provide an informal platform for students to explore green careers with those that work in sustainability
- provide students and staff with the opportunity to speak to those who are leading on sustainability workstreams and progress at LJMU
Tea, coffee, and cake will be provided!
Location: JMSU Activities Space, Student Life Building
Date and time: Thursday 5 February, 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Sign up: No need to sign up, this is an open space so just drop in at any time during the hour!
LJMU Climate and Sustainability Talk
We’ve been hard at work over the past few years and are now 15th place in the People and Planet’s UK universities sustainability ranking. This is a huge jump of 28 places, which now places LJMU as a first class university!
Come along to hear about everything we’ve been doing at LJMU to reduce emissions and improve sustainability, and what else we’ve got planned. This will be led by our Environmental Sustainability and Energy Team and there will be time to ask them any questions you might have.
Location: JMSU Activities Space, Student Life Building
Date and time: Thursday 5 February, 4.30pm to 5.00pm
Sign up: No need to sign up, this is an open space so just come along.
JMSU Sustainability Forum
JMSU Sustainability Forum is a space where you can voice your opinions on sustainability at LJMU and JMSU. We want to hear your thoughts on what we should do, with representatives from the University and students union taking it in!
We’ll also be able to give you updates on any changes that have been made or any plans we have upcoming.
Snacks and refreshments will be provided, so come along and make your voice heard!
Location: JMSU Activities Space, Student Life Building
Date and time: Thursday 5 February, 5.00pm to 6.00pm
Sign up: Sustainability Forum
Repair Café
Join LJMU, JMSU and Zero Fashion CIC for a clothing repair café. Zero Fashion will be running the session, teaching sewing skills and helping you to mend your loved but damaged items.
Bring along your items and learn how to do simple repairs, re-purpose garments and customise your clothes to give them a new lease of life.
Location: JMSU Activities Space, Student Life Building
Date and time: Friday 6 February, 10.30pm to 2.30pm
Sign up: No need to sign up, this is an open space so just drop in at any time during the session.
Swap Shop
Swap don’t shop with Zero Fashion!
A swap shop is a great way to find new clothes, extend the life of your current items and reduce waste, thereby reducing your impact on the environment. Bring along up to 5 items of clothing you no longer wear and swap them for new ones.
If there’s nothing you want to take, we’d love for you to view this as a donation. All leftover items will be used by Zero Fashion CIC when holding swap shops in the local community.
Location: JMSU Reception, UG Floor, Student Life Building
Date and time: Friday 6 February, 10.30am to 2.30pm
Sign up: No need to sign up, this is an open space so just drop in at any time during the session.
