Five ways to reduce your waste during your time at Surrey
Cemsu Senyurt shares her top tips for reducing your waste and living a more sustainable life during your time at university.
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Memories and the Political Paintbrush
Sustainability Editor, Matt Cockfield-Hall, takes a trip down memory lane as he traces how politics have painted the landscape of his village.
EARS ScraphEEp Challenge 2024
EARS Publicity Officer, Douglas Potter, takes us through the annual ScraphEEp robot building competition, which took place earlier this month.
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Ivy Ivanova, our Head of Marketing, investigates the new world of generative AI: the concerns, risks, and questions of how it may be used in the future.
Climate Doomerism – How to stay positive during the Climate Crisis
Sustainability Editor, Matt Cockfield-Hall, shares some hopeful tips for how to not feel paralysed by the Climate Crisis.
Poetry makes nothing happen…?
Laurel Moore introduces us to her handmade poetry anthology about nature and environmental concerns that was recently launched at an event on campus. All of the profits go to Greenpeace.
Music of the Spheres
Rosie Willoughby interviews Brandon Kartick about Coldplay’s recent world tour and the band’s commitment to sustainability
Meek: Surrey Business School’s Hand in the New Platform for Start-ups
Students of Surrey Business School report on their contribution to the development of upcoming startup platform, Meek.
AS I SEE IT – Is TALA’s Collaboration with ASOS Undermining their Sustainability Efforts?
Following the announcement of TALA’s collaboration with ASOS, Yasmin Norvill examines whether this partnership has undermined TALA’s sustainability efforts.
Sustainable Space Travel: Is it Possible?
Neelam Bhohi investigates whether our attempts to explore space are negatively impacting the environment and questions the future possibilities of sustainable space travel.
This Is Just The Veganning: I did Veganuary this Year and Here’s What I Found
Gigi Bushell reflects on her experience eating a vegan diet throughout the month of January and debunks the mistruths about being vegan on a student budget.
COVID-19: the Virus Undermining Attenborough’s Sustainability Efforts
After watching Sir David Attenborough’s latest documentary “A Life on Our Planet”, Alice Brooks reflects on how the COVID-19 pandemic is reversing global sustainability efforts
AS I SEE IT – The Impact of COVID-19 on Women in STEM
Neelam Bhohi reveals the factors that have disproportionately effected women during the pandemic and argues for there to be an investment of support.
CBD Oil: Does it Deserve the Hype?
Lydia Halsey uncovers the mystery surrounding CBD oil, exploring its positive impacts on anxiety; while dismantling the misconceptions that have surrounded CBD
How to Eat Sustainably at University: 5 Simple Steps
Hannah Gravett looks at the best ways to eat sustainably, especially for new students arriving at Uni for the first time!
The Dangers of Dating Apps for the LGBTQ+ Community
Patrick Hope explores the danger of online dating for the LGBTQ+ community, with multiple surrey student interviews highlighting the widespread issue.
A Hoarder’s Quest in Sustainability: The Inconvenient Truth of Eco-Shame
Hannah Gravett describes her experience of eco-shame and her internal conflict of wanting to save the turtles and also online shop.
The Contact Tracing App and Your Privacy
Adam Dowse looks at the government’s track and trace app, questioning its privacy and exploring the reasons why it hasn’t been widely adopted already.
How Your Favourite Fast Fashion Brands are Exploiting the Pandemic, their Workers and You
Editor in Chief Yasmin Norvill examines the exploitative measures fast fashion companies have asserted throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Hoarder’s Quest In Sustainability: Should we combat our love of indulgence for the safety of our planet?
Hannah Gravett talks explains her recent realisation of her consumerist habits. Breaking down her lifestyle and understanding the harm it can cause.