Biological Sciences

School of Biological Sciences Green Impact Team Queens University

[Biological Sciences @BioGreenTeamQUB]

Clover in the lawn. Urban.
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[Biological Sciences @BioGreenTeamQUB]

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Urban. Clover flowering in the lawn

[Dr Tanisha Waring 🌏 @waring_tanisha]

Submissions open to PhD researchers at QUB from all disciplines

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The @BioGreenTeamQUB are very excited for this upcoming and very relevant talk hosted by the @Centre_SECA 🌍🌟🌳

[Centre for Sustainability,Equality& Climate Action @Centre_SECA]

Forthcoming talk:
Dr Stelios Grafakos, @gggi_hq

'The Promise of Green Growth: A Pathway to Prosperity while Achieving National and Global Ambitions'

Thursday 25th March 10.30am

More information and registration details here: https://t.co/wmZZdI4ZFR

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Now we're not telling you you can't have your turkey this Christmas...but we could all maybe add more veggies to our festive feasts to reduce meat consumption 🥦🥕🍗

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It's the last day of our Sustainable Christmas tips round up! We're taking a look at arguably the part of Christmas everyone looks forward to most...the food!

Shopping locally and seasonally will reduce your carbon footprint, and once again help local suppliers

[Biological Sciences @BioGreenTeamQUB]

Cut out the disposable plates, cutlery and cups and opt for reusable dishes instead to reduce consumption of single-use plastics.

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Christmas is all about sparkle ✨ but don't forget most glitters are made of plastic which is hugely damaging for marine life. Shop around for sustainable glitters or ditch it all together

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Today we're talking Christmas decorations! 🎄

If you prefer a real tree during the festive season, consider donating it once its served its purpose through a 'treecycling' scheme or another local initiative

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Switching to LED lights can save up to 80% more energy than conventional lights 💡

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To wrap up today's Sustainable Christmas tips, here's tip #8: gift an experience. This again reduces the amount of gifts being bought and can be a really special present to make memories with loved ones!

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It's day 2 of our #Sustainable Christmas Week! Yesterday we shared the team's top tips for gift wrapping. But what about the gifts themselves? 🎁🎅🎄

@greenatqueens

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If you have a larger group of people to buy for, Secret Santa can be a fun way to exchange gifts with your family or friend group.

Less gifts to buy = less consumption + less waste!

[John Barry @ProfJohnBarry]

'A critical analysis of the UN SDGs' - workshop hosted by @Centre_SECA on Tuesday 15th December 2-4pm

Open to all - more details and how to register here: https://t.co/2tCW0GtFhH

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Christmas cards can make great decorations to add to gifts. Just cut out and keep the design on the front to use as a decoration for future gifts.

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'Tis the season of overconsumption and the BioGreenTeam elves are dreaming of a green Christmas! 🎄🎅

This week we'll be sharing some of the team's creative ways to make the festive season more #sustainable...

@greenatqueens

[Biological Sciences @BioGreenTeamQUB]

Remember to remove your non-recyclable sticky tape before recycling wrapping paper. Or go one step further and ditch the sticky tape altogether. Twine is just one of a number of great alternatives.