Tag: Southampton

Southampton Students Vote To Move Towards Plant-Based Menus In Response To Climate Crisis

Stuart Mitchell

On Thursday 19th February, the Student Council at the University of Southampton’s Students’ Union voted by an overwhelming majority of 12-3 for Students’ Union catering facilities to adopt plant-based by default and for the Students’ Union to lobby for university-wide adoption of plant-based by default. This follows a Students’ Union petition for plant-based by default launched on 3rd February which obtained over 950 signatures from students in just 7 days and support from over 40 Southampton academics, including the Director of the Sustainability and Resilience Institute, Prof. Craig Hutton, and…

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Southampton’s first ‘Bee Bus Shelter’ takes root

Stuart Mitchell

Southampton’s first Living Roof bus shelter, designed to support pollinating insects and enhance local biodiversity, has been unveiled to the public. The brand-new shelter, installed by council partner Clear Channel, is located a short walk from Southampton Central Station and is the first of eight locations selected by the council to receive a brand-new structure for bus users and Living Roof. In the coming weeks, the upgrades will also be taking place on London Road and Ichen Bridge, along with the remaining shelters on Wyndham Place.  Each shelter is planted…

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