People & Behaviours

A man and a woman sitting on a bench

Addressing the climate crisis requires collective action. 

What's covered?

Welcome to our allotment, brought to you by 'Green Living' a student society

We're developing a culture of sustainability that will enable our community to drive measurable change on and off campus.

Falmouth University can make an enormously beneficial impact on the climate through its carbon reduction methods, protection of biodiversity and changes to its operational habits.

However, a collective shift in our society’s culture is what will ultimately determine our success when it comes to tackling the climate and ecological emergency.

Instilling a culture of sustainability in everything we do underpins our entire sustainability effort.

What we want to achieve 

Goal 1

We want to ensure that staff and students at Falmouth University have a greater awareness of sustainability, and the impact we individually and collectively have on the environment. As an important part of the Cornish community, we also want to encourage sustainable activity outside of the University. 

Goal 2

We want to drive change in the behaviours of staff and students at Falmouth University, in all aspects of their lives.

Take sustainable action by joining one of our many student-led environmentally focused societies.

What we've done so far

Partnerships

The impact of our partnerships with Carbon Savvy and Force of Nature are already filtering through to our community.

Carbon Savvy

Carbon Savvy is an organisation that calculates individual carbon footprints; they outline the key steps required to effectively reduce individual impact. Starting in Welcome Week 2021, we’ve been working with them to bring their specialist carbon footprint calculators to our students and staff.

The calculators break down an individual’s carbon output into several different categories, like transport, goods and services, home energy and food. This enables users to identify parts of their lives that are particularly carbon heavy, and make reductions as necessary.

This work will enable the creation of a new, bespoke Falmouth University carbon footprint portal, which will allow us to monitor and track the average carbon footprints of our students and staff.

Force of Nature

Our second partner, Force of Nature, is a youth non-profit organisation that empowers young people to turn their eco-anxiety into agency. 

The organisation found that 70% of the young people they surveyed felt hopeless in the face of the climate crisis. In response to this, Force of Nature run events and workshops to help young people understand how they can meaningfully contribute to solving the climate crisis.

From September 2021, we’ve been working with them to run collaborative events that will help our campus community feel supported, informed, and capable of tackling the climate crisis through mobilising mindsets.

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Sust week

Sustainability Week


This is our flagship sustainability awareness campaign. Through workshops, events and activities, our campus community is given the opportunity to realise its collective impact, adopt sustainable changes, and empower people with the knowledge and skills needed to do so. 

Discover Sustainability Week

Explore our sustainability-focused clubs & societies

Eco Society Logo
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Eco Soc

Join one of the largest societies on campus to experience Cornwall's natural environment, gain skills in ecology and conservation and support local projects.

Eco Soc
The Beach Clean Project Logo
The Beach Clean Project Logo

The Beach Clean project

Help keep Cornwall's waterways and shorelines clean while gaining experience in data collection and enjoying some exciting guest speakers and socials.

The Beach Clean project
Green Living logo
Green Living logo

Green Living

Calling all nature lovers, green activists, foraging fanatics and all kinds of gardeners. Want to learn how to live a greener life? This is the society for you. 

Green Living
MarineWatch Logo
MarineWatch Logo

MarineWatch

MarineWatch aims to celebrate and protect our local and amazing marine wildlife. Join us for boat trips and monitoring marine mammal and bird populations.

MarineWatch
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Gen Wild Logo

Generation Wild

Generation Wild forms links with local schools and Scout/Guides groups. Help to get children engaged and inspired about nature and the environment through providing environmental education sessions.

Generation Wild
Renewable Energy Society logo
Renewable Energy Society logo

Renewable Energy Society

The Renewable Energy Society (RES) aims to bring together individuals with interests in renewable energies and sustainability.

Renewable Energy Society
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Su Bee Soc

Bee Soc

Working closely with local beekeepers, Bee Soc maintains its own hives to produce honey, make candles and screen documentaries to help raise awareness of issues around bee conservation.

Bee Soc
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Life Magazine Soc iamge

Life Magazine Soc

Life is the nature magazine written, illustrated and produced by students from Falmouth University and the University of Exeter.

Life Magazine Soc
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Penryn Produce Soc

Penryn Produce

Penryn Produce is a student led veg-box scheme which works with local growers to provide local, seasonal and minimally packaged produce every week during term-time.

Penryn Produce
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Sostena image

Sostena Theatre Society

Sostena Theatre Company is a student led company which creates work about the climate crisis.

Sostena Theatre Society
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Vegan Soc image

Vegan Soc

The SU Vegan Society run a range of activities and events throughout the year, from film screenings to discussions and guest speaker events that promote a plant-based lifestyle.

Vegan Soc
Wild Doc Soc logo
Wild Doc Soc image

Wild Doc Soc

From talks by leading guest speakers in the industry to film nights and photography workshops, develop knowledge and skills in wildlife media.

Wild Doc Soc

News & stories

The Falmouth community is full of inspiring people making a positive impact on the environment. Scroll through our reel of stories to discover who's been hitting the headlines.

KELP! 2023
KELP! 2023

‘KELP!’ wins Best UK Short Documentary at Big Syn International Film Festival 2023

20 November 2023

KELP!, a film directed by Marine & Natural Photography BA(Hons) graduate Caylon La Mantia and senior...

‘KELP!’ wins Best UK Short Documentary at Big Syn International Film Festival 2023

'Swap Shop' supports our campus community and promotes sustainability

07 September 2023

Rehome donated items through our campus Swap Shop initiative.

'Swap Shop' supports our campus community and promotes sustainability
Green Gown Awards
Green Gown Awards

Falmouth University shortlisted at prestigious sustainability awards

03 August 2023

Falmouth University has been announced as a finalist at the 2023 Green Gown Awards UK and Ireland un...

Falmouth University shortlisted at prestigious sustainability awards
Close up of volunteers planting tree in the ground during Falmouth University's community tree planting event
Tree Planting Day - 8

Falmouth University community plants 500 trees in partnership with PlantOne

21 June 2023

Through its partnerhsip with PlantOne, Falmouth University has planted 500 trees at the Trefusis Est...

Falmouth University community plants 500 trees in partnership with PlantOne
Stall at Falmouth University's Fairtrade Fortnight event
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Fairtrade Fortnight 2023 at Falmouth University

25 May 2023

Here's how Falmouth engaged with Fairtrade Fortnight 2023. 

Fairtrade Fortnight 2023 at Falmouth University
Green Gown Awards
Green Gown Awards 2

Win for Falmouth University at sustainability awards

10 November 2022

Falmouth University is delighted to have won the Green Gown Award for ‘Reporting with Influence’...

Win for Falmouth University at sustainability awards
Researcher Tom Hull walking through a gate in a field, photo taken from behind
Tom Hull - landscape

Wild Voices: The "sound of extinction" by Tom Hull

12 August 2022

This piece was written by Tom Hull, a researcher at Falmouth University. He is a specialist in wild ...

Wild Voices: The "sound of extinction" by Tom Hull
An owl perches on a solar panel
Solar panels

Falmouth increases solar panel presence on campus

10 August 2022

Falmouth University are significantly increasing the amount of solar panels on roofs at Penryn Campu...

Falmouth increases solar panel presence on campus
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Plant plug

Plant partnership launched with Cornish company

10 August 2022

Falmouth University has partnered with Rocket Gardens, a Gweek-based mail order company supplying pl...

Plant partnership launched with Cornish company
A bag of food waste
Food waste edit

Falmouth conducts food waste separation trial

10 August 2022

Falmouth University have launched a pilot project to reduce more waste on our campuses by separating...

Falmouth conducts food waste separation trial
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AP Holm

Student takes home sustainability award at Interior Educators 2022

02 August 2022

BA(Hons) Interior Design student Ashley Powell has seen his shortlisted project 'holm' rise to ...

Student takes home sustainability award at Interior Educators 2022
Students walking away from the Stannary
Penryn Campus Sus Background
The Sustainability Café is located on the first floor of the Stannary extension

Falmouth University shortlisted for two Green Gown sustainability awards

22 July 2022

Falmouth University has been shortlisted for two prestigious sustainability awards. In associatio...

Falmouth University shortlisted for two Green Gown sustainability awards
The Sdgs Grid
The Sdgs Grid

Falmouth ranked as Top 10 Institution by 2022 SDG Teach In

06 May 2022

For the second year in a row, Falmouth University's engagement with the Sustainable Development...

Falmouth ranked as Top 10 Institution by 2022 SDG Teach In
Spices and garlic hang from a market stall, with jars of dried goods surrounding the stall
Market stall

Top 5 eco-friendly shops in Falmouth & Penryn

22 April 2022

This Earth Day is all about empowering people to invest in our world. It might be difficult to s...

Top 5 eco-friendly shops in Falmouth & Penryn
An illustration of the globe, leaves and a lightbulb
Recycling image

Falmouth rolls out community furniture donations

12 April 2022

Community organisations have benefitted from furniture donations from Falmouth's campuses as part of...

Falmouth rolls out community furniture donations
An image of a tree made up of sustainable themes, such as travel and consumption
Sust week image

Falmouth gears up for Sustainability Week 2022

17 March 2022

Sustainability Week returns on 21 March with a packed line-up of eco-orientated events to help stude...

Falmouth gears up for Sustainability Week 2022
A placard reads 'No Nature, No Future' at a climate protest
No Nature No Future

Bringing underrepresented voices to the front line of the climate crisis

10 March 2022

Pauline Blanchett, recipient of Falmouth University’s Reporting Earth bursary, is commissioning fe...

Bringing underrepresented voices to the front line of the climate crisis
People gather to protest the fashion industry. A placard reads 'no fashion on a dead planet'
Ecocide

Falmouth joins the Fashion Declares movement

04 February 2022

Falmouth’s Fashion & Textiles Institute has joined forces with key leaders across the fashion ...

Falmouth joins the Fashion Declares movement
Students chat in the sustainability cafe
Sus Cafe Group

The Sustainability Café announces revamped veggie menu

28 January 2022

As a result of student feedback, we are pleased to announce that the Sustainability Café menu will ...

The Sustainability Café announces revamped veggie menu
Still of Student Ambassador Chloe from her video 'How to be more sustainable this festive season'
Student Ambassador Chloe

How to be more sustainable this festive season

20 December 2021

Hi, I'm Chloë, and I'm a student at Falmouth University.  As a student, we all have budgets...

How to be more sustainable this festive season