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Bec Bennett

@becbenno

Mum. Wife. Assistant Director of Sustainability Salford Uni @UoS_Sustain Primary School Governor. Open water swimmer. Nervous cyclist. Allergy Mum. She/Her

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linkhttp://www.salford.ac.uk/environmental-sustainability calendar_today04-02-2009 09:05:48

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Greener Greater Manchester (@greenergtrmcr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📅On Saturday 25 November, young people aged 13 - 19 can share their thoughts on the transition to #netzero at the free North West Net Zero Youth Conference at University of Salford All ideas will be fed back to local authorities to accelerate change. Learn more ⬇️ greenergreatermanchester.com/posts/salford-…

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At the Net Zero North West Youth Conference today @salforduni with my helper who’s already pledged to help make his school Fred Longworth more sustainable! #NetZeroNW

At the Net Zero North West Youth Conference today @salforduni with my helper who’s already pledged to help make his school <a href="/FredLongworth/">Fred Longworth</a> more sustainable! #NetZeroNW
People & Planet (@peopleandplanet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🎉🎉VICTORY! FIVE more universities divest from fossil fuels! 🎉🎉 In an incredible win, University of Chichester, Liverpool John Moores University, Norwich University of the Arts, University of Salford AND University of West London have all commited to #FossilFree ! This means a whopping 108 UK universities are excluding fossil fuel companies from their

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As part of our Sustainability Strategy refresh, @salforduni has joined People & Planet's Fossil Free campaign! 🥳 The uni has updated its Treasury Management and Ethical Investment Policy to exclude investments in fossil fuels 🌍 Read more on our blog: bit.ly/FFSalford

As part of our Sustainability Strategy refresh, @salforduni has joined <a href="/peopleandplanet/">People & Planet</a>'s Fossil Free campaign! 🥳
The uni has updated its Treasury Management and Ethical Investment Policy to exclude investments in fossil fuels 🌍 
Read more on our blog: bit.ly/FFSalford
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Climate and eco distress in the arts & every day life is an online talk & Q&A by Kate Adams💡 It will explore the emotional and psychological responses to the climate and ecological crisis🌍 👇Sign up here bit.ly/ClimEcoTalk

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A sad day as it’s our lovely team member Marta’s last day UoS Sustainability Marta has been instrumental in sustainability engagement leaving a valuable legacy with our community garden & hedgehog friendly campus programme. Thank you Marta & good luck for the future, we will miss you!

A sad day as it’s our lovely team member Marta’s last day <a href="/UoS_Sustain/">UoS Sustainability</a> Marta has been instrumental in sustainability engagement leaving a valuable legacy with our community garden &amp; hedgehog friendly campus programme. Thank you Marta &amp; good luck for the future, we will miss you!
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Another inspiring and invigorating day at #TEDxManchester and this time we took the kids who were fully engaged and loved it!

Another inspiring and invigorating day at #TEDxManchester and this time we took the kids who were fully engaged and loved it!
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#GoGreenSalford2024 is starting today!😊 We have lots to get involved with this week💚 To find out more & see the full list of events go to our website👉bit.ly/GoGreenS24

#GoGreenSalford2024 is starting today!😊

We have lots to get involved with this week💚
To find out more &amp; see the full list of events go to our website👉bit.ly/GoGreenS24
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#GoGreenSalford2024 started yesterday!💚 🌿Alongside Salford Ranger Team a hedgerow was planted next to our Community Growing Space. 🌱This included Dog Rose, Field Maple, Blackthorn, Hawthorn & Rose Hip. It will help to provide a valuable new habitat for wildlife like hedgehogs!🦔

#GoGreenSalford2024 started yesterday!💚

🌿Alongside <a href="/SalfordRanger/">Salford Ranger Team</a> a hedgerow was planted next to our Community Growing Space.
🌱This included Dog Rose, Field Maple, Blackthorn, Hawthorn &amp; Rose Hip.
It will help to provide a valuable new habitat for wildlife like hedgehogs!🦔
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#gogreensalford2024 landed in Media City UK yesterday!🎉 🍌Thank you to everyone who came to our 'How Bad Are Bananas?' pop-up. Check out bit.ly/GoGreenS24 to find out when the next one is! Thank you to City of Trees and Salford Ranger Team for their activities!🌳🚮

#gogreensalford2024 landed in Media City UK yesterday!🎉

🍌Thank you to everyone who came to our 'How Bad Are Bananas?' pop-up. Check out bit.ly/GoGreenS24 to find out when the next one is!

Thank you to <a href="/CityofTreesMcr/">City of Trees</a> and <a href="/SalfordRanger/">Salford Ranger Team</a> for their activities!🌳🚮
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As part of #GoGreenSalford2024 join us & Salford Ranger Team for a series of wildlife-themed events, activities & surveys in & around Peel Park!🐾🌳 🗓️Friday 15/3 & Saturday 16/3! 🎟️Sign up at bit.ly/salfordbioblitz

As part of #GoGreenSalford2024 join us &amp; <a href="/SalfordRanger/">Salford Ranger Team</a> for a series of wildlife-themed events, activities &amp; surveys in &amp; around Peel Park!🐾🌳

🗓️Friday 15/3 &amp; Saturday 16/3!
🎟️Sign up at bit.ly/salfordbioblitz
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#GoGreenSalford2024 we are holding an online Decarbonisation Town Hall Event where you can learn more about our strategy, ask questions & share your views. All @salforduni staff and students are welcome to attend. 🗓️Tuesday, 12/03, 10-11:30 👉Sign up here:bit.ly/GGSdecarb

#GoGreenSalford2024 we are holding an online Decarbonisation Town Hall Event where you can learn more about our strategy, ask questions &amp; share your views. 
All @salforduni staff and students are welcome to attend.
🗓️Tuesday, 12/03, 10-11:30
👉Sign up here:bit.ly/GGSdecarb
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Week 1 of #GoGreenSalford2024 has been a success!🎉 🤝We hosted the North West EAUC meeting and did a tour of our campus, including our green roof and Energy House 2.0! 🌳In our gardening session we built a tree nursery from Dog Wood branches to protect new trees!

Week 1 of #GoGreenSalford2024 has been a success!🎉

🤝We hosted the North West EAUC meeting and did a tour of our campus, including our green roof and Energy House 2.0!

🌳In our gardening session we built a tree nursery from Dog Wood branches to protect new trees!
Hedgehog Friendly @SalfordUni (@uos_hfc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🦔Hedgehog Awareness Week 2024: Here are our highlights: 🌷Collecting 11 bags of rubbish from Peel Park 🏠Building 3 hedgehog houses in Make In Salford 🌎Running a stall and online workshop with Bethany from Hedgehog Friendly Campus 🧁Raising £150 for Hedgehog Society from our bake stall

🦔Hedgehog Awareness Week 2024:

Here are our highlights:

🌷Collecting 11 bags of rubbish from Peel Park
🏠Building 3 hedgehog houses in <a href="/makeinsalford/">Make In Salford</a> 
🌎Running a stall and online workshop with Bethany from <a href="/HogFriendly/">Hedgehog Friendly Campus</a> 
🧁Raising £150 for <a href="/hedgehogsociety/">Hedgehog Society</a> from our bake stall
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🚲As part of Bike Month and World Bicycle Day the Maker Space is hosting three bike maintenance sessions: • Monday 20th, 10:00:-11:30 • Wednesday 29th, 14:00-15:30 • Monday 3rd June, 10:00-11:30 💻To book onto a session or find out more use: bit.ly/MSBWorkshop

🚲As part of Bike Month and World Bicycle Day the Maker Space is hosting three bike maintenance sessions: 

• Monday 20th, 10:00:-11:30 
• Wednesday 29th, 14:00-15:30 
• Monday 3rd June, 10:00-11:30  

 💻To book onto a session or find out more use: bit.ly/MSBWorkshop
Hedgehog Friendly @SalfordUni (@uos_hfc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One of our most asked questions is do we have hedgehogs on campus or when was the last sighting?🦔   Well during Hedgehog Awareness Week, we had a sighting of one just alongside the David Lewis Playing Fields!🌲   We want to say thankyou to Andrew Clark who sent us this photo! 🤩

One of our most asked questions is do we have hedgehogs on campus or when was the last sighting?🦔
 
Well during Hedgehog Awareness Week, we had a sighting of one just alongside the David Lewis Playing Fields!🌲
 
We want to say thankyou to Andrew Clark who sent us this photo! 🤩
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A big thank you to everyone who’s been involved especially our team who have done some brilliant work to achieve this!