Mevo: a new smart and sustainable transport option
The University has recently become the first university in New Zealand to enter into an agreement with Mevo, an on-demand, car sharing alternative.
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Read about some of the ways staff and students at Victoria University of Wellington are working towards a sustainable future and a clean, green environment.
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Staff invited to learn about the Green Impact programme
The international Green Impact programme is running in New Zealand for the first time this year and the University is one of the first two New Zealand universities to join.
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Victoria University of Wellington Coastal Ecology Lab Open Day
Wellington locals can take an up-close look at the exciting marine biology discoveries happening right on their doorstep at the annual Victoria University of Wellington Coastal Ecology Lab (VUCEL) Open Day on Saturday 9 March.
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Bring back your boomerangs
A scheme to reduce use of takeaway cups on campus has hit a snag - people are forgetting to return the cups.
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Researchers take steps towards new sustainable battery alternative
A team of researchers led by Professor Thomas Nann from Victoria University of Wellington has created a new electrolyte that could be the key to making safer and more environmentally friendly batteries.
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How to motivate a pro-environmental populace
Dr Wokje Abrahamse from Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences explores ways to influence people towards more environmentally sustainable behaviour.
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Students contribute to community clean-up
A team of volunteers including Victoria University of Wellington students recently collected an estimated 1.5 tonnes of rubbish during a local clean-up.
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Scheme to reduce use of takeaway cups on campus
The University’s Sustainability Office has worked with the student club Plastic Diet to introduce a new cup recycling scheme to the University.
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Sustainability projects win two Green Gown awards for Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington has won two prestigious Australasian awards for its demonstration of sustainability leadership.
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Taking local action on global climate change
With climate change experts recently warning governments around the world that they must make rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society by 2030—if we are to avoid disastrous levels of global warming—Wellington’s recent Climathon event has never been more important.