Woohoo! We're celebrating our 14th consecutive Green Flag award for Whiteknights - we love our green spaces, with its beautiful #biodiversity, woods, lake and meadows. Thank you to everyone who works incredibly hard to protect this special place 💚. @uniofreading @readingunisu

Calling all citizen scientists! Take part in the Big Butterfly Count and become part of the world's biggest survey of #butterflies. Find out more at: ow.ly/1ZKo50SH0lM @uniofreading @readingunisu #biodiversity #readinguniversity #universityofreading

Keep your caps on! Anyone else wondered why plastic bottles now have attached caps? It's because of a EU law aiming to reduce the amount of litter generated and to increase the amout that is recycled. No cap will get left behind. @uniofreading @readingunisu

Big news! @uniofreading has a new 5 year Travel Plan! This outlines our commitments to manage travel and to changing travel behaviour by our University community. We want to encourage more sustainable options wherever possible. Read more here: ow.ly/b5g450SJ8g5

Help our #wildlife - please leave out a shallow dish of water on hot sunny days. It can really help our birds, hedgehogs, mice, bugs, foxes and lots of other amazing creatures. Here's some shots from the @uniofreading hedgehog society camera trap :). #biodiversity

It's #cycletowork day! @uniofreading we love #cycling - Dr Bike will be back on 18 September, offering free bike repairs and so will our free cycle training! There's never been a better time to get on your #bike! @uniofreading @readingunisu #sustainability #readinguniversity

Check this out - we're hiring! Join our award winning sustainability team as Head of Decarbonisation and play a key role in helping us reach Net Zero carbon by 2030. jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?… @uniofreading #sustainability #decarbonisation #netzero #readinguniversity

We know air pollution is bad for our health and now @uniofreading scientists have found it harms our pollinators much more than pests that cause crop damage. Find out more here: reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Rese… #sustainability #airpollution #readinguniversity

It's National Allotment Week!! Here @uniofreading we're really lucky to have our own facility on campus where staff and students can get stuck in and grow your own food for free! readingsu.co.uk/student-opport… @readingunisu #sustainability #biodiversity #universityofreading

We're really pleased to introduce the new committee for the @uniofreading #Hedgehog Society! The group has grown in strength and has been really busy over the past 2 years so it's great to see the fantastic work will continue. readingsu.co.uk/student-opport… @readingunisu

We have two @co_wheels car club vehicles on Whiteknights campus, which can be hired from just £5.50 per hour - a fantastic offer saving you money and the hassle of car ownership. Find out more at: ow.ly/9WpH50T17j7 @uniofreading @readingunisu #sustainability

It's grey, windy and rainy out there today - thanks to climate change days with average conditions now feel cold as we experience increasing numbers of intense heatwaves. ow.ly/3Srn50T3RLO @uniofreading @readingunisu #climatechange #sustainability

We're delighted to announce that from 2 September the Claret 21 University service from Reading Buses will have an increased frequency of 33%, running up to every 15 minutes Mondays to Saturdays. Watch this space for more exciting bus news... @uniofreading #buses

Exciting news - construction of the brand new crossing on Upper Redlands road is underway! We're delighted that this is happening - helping to improve walking routes to Whiteknights campus. @uniofreading @readingunisu #walking #universityofreading #sustainability

We promised more exciting bus news - we're thrilled that from 21 Sep a new express bus service will launch connecting Whiteknights campus directly with Reading town centre. Keep your eyes peeled for the brand new White Knight 20 buses from Reading Buses! @uniofreading

Celebrate all things #cycling on Sunday 8th September from 11am-4pm in Christchurch Meadows. Lots of fun - join KidicalMassReading at 12 for a bike ride, try an e-bike, learn BMX tricks, see amazing stunts, free bike checks and lots more! rdg.ac/3Z8ffwb @readingunisu

Listen to Professor Iain Stewart at 13:00 today talking about the climate emergencies facing universities and how we can overcome these challenges. Find out more: rdg.ac/3TlXPYZ @uniofreading #sustainability #climateemergency

We're thrilled to be a finalist in the edie Net Zero awards! We have been recognised in the Behaviour Change Campaign of the Year category, for our innovative approach to achieving huge energy savings and embedding sustainability champions across the University. @uniofreading

Calling all @uniofreading staff!! Grab a FREE cup of Fairtrade Foundation tea or coffee TODAY - just bring your reusable cup to the Library cafe or Dolche Vita during opening hours and support farmers around the world. #sustainability #universityofreading #readinguniversity

We’re proud to be named Sustainable University of the Year in @TheTImes #GoodUniGuide 🏆 Having leapt into the UK Top 25 overall, we received praise for the ‘impressive’ headway made towards becoming one of the greenest universities in the world. rdg.ac/4daSxXr