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one that actively communicates across campuses vertically ie SU's to SU's but also SU on one campus with academics at others; knowing how to get and build knowledge

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one that actively communicates across campuses vertically ie SU's to SU's but also SU on one campus with academics at others; knowing how to get and build knowledge

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understands the principles of inter- multidisiplinary in that there is attention as much to process as there is to outcomes

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understands the principles of inter- multidisiplinary in that there is attention as much to process as there is to outcomes

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Need for External stakeholders to be involved

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Need for External stakeholders to be involved

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Need to bring in Civic partners (e.g. Bath - building on civic university agreements, Cornwall Council, Exeter Futures... etc).

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has good engagement across students, professional services, academics and partners; is recognised and supported by the university leaders (i.e built into teaching, research, civic mission and financial aims); and has a good relationship with the local community inc policy makers and policy users

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has good engagement across students, professional services, academics and partners; is recognised and supported by the university leaders (i.e built into teaching, research, civic mission and financial aims); and has a good relationship with the local community inc policy makers and policy users

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Plant Based Unis campaign joins students internationally asking Universities to adopt sustainable food 

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Plant Based Unis campaign joins students internationally asking Universities to adopt sustainable food 

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At Exeter we are working with researchers to push commercial services to change suppliers

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Are universities, our hallowed institutes of higher education and progressive thinking, failing students by ignoring scientific consensus on the impact of animal agriculture on the environment? Vaania Kapoor Achuthan, a student at University College London, discusses the aims of a bold new plant-based universities campaign.
Groups of students at over twenty UK universities are calling for a transition to 100 per cent plant-based on-campus catering in a campaign against University complicity in the climate crisis. This campaign is supported by the climate and animal justice movement Animal Rebellion which has previously taken direct action demanding a transition to a just and sustainable plant-based food system, most notably against McDonald's by shutting down all four of their UK distribution centres in 2021.

We already know that meat, fish, eggs, and dairy use around 83 per cent of global farmland, yet only provide 37 per cent of our protein and 18 per cent of our calories. Better use of this land could remove 8.1 billion metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere per year. Joseph Poore, a researcher at the University of Oxford states that "a vegan diet is probably the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth, not just greenhouse gasses, but global acidification, eutrophication, land use and water use. Avoiding consumption of animal products delivers far better environmental benefits than trying to purchase sustainable meat and dairy." It is facts like these, provided by the faculty of universities including those mentioned, that means switching to just and sustainable plant-based catering is a necessary step for universities to take.

In December 2021, The Guardian reported that the majority of universities are failing to even meet their short-term targets. Global Food Security, a group of the UK's leading public funders of food-related research, concluded that the transition towards plant-based products generally correlates with a lower environmental impact. This was a study conducted largely by faculty from universities across the UK. Science is staring universities in the face and imploring them to stop the sale of animal products.

The student population are statistically the most likely demographic to be supportive of such a claim with the highest proportion of vegans, vegetarians and flexitarians, and are the population group most concerned about the climate crisis. In October 2021, Berlin's universities implemented a policy stating that on-campus menus can only include 4 per cent of meat and fish, showing the potential to really achieve a radical demand through climate messaging. We have also recently seen the Academy Awards and Berkeley City Council adopt policies to have fully plant-based establishments in response to climate breakdown.

Universities have a large cultural capital in our society, and their shifting has a great influence over the broader society's ethical views and sustainable practices. This is particularly because they educate the leaders of our future society and because they are the very institutions where much of our understanding about the climate crisis has emerged from. Currently, universities act to legitimise the industries of animal agriculture and fishing, and this needs to change. If we can convince universities to adopt fully plant-based menus, it will speed up the tide of this urgently needed culture shift.

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Students demand 100% plant-based universities

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Are universities, our hallowed institutes of higher education and progressive thinking, failing students by ignoring scientific consensus on the impact of animal agriculture on the environment? Vaania Kapoor Achuthan, a student at University College London, discusses the aims of a bold new plant-bas

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How to measure their impact? How to monitor them?

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How to measure their impact? How to monitor them?

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- Successful engagement
- Diversity
- Clear description of value to s/h

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Living labs - collaborative, making connections, inter disciplinary, applied learning, problem solving

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Living labs - collaborative, making connections, inter disciplinary, applied learning, problem solving

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Has clear goals (in addition to the grand goal of Net Zero) and WIIFM for all participants. And funding, which operational staff don't usually have access to

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Cross sector collaboration and recognising a whole systems approach.

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example of workshop ran over the summer 

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Student organised workshops with help of academics & university funding 

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Student organised workshops with help of academics & university funding 

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Summer workshops organised by students for students and staff - paid for by Green Futures programme at Exeter https://greenfutures.exeter.ac.uk/event/climate-justice-conversations/

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How to share knowledge of best-practice across Unis?

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How to share knowledge of best-practice across Unis?

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- mapping exercise within Unis
- conference, workshops
- poster sessions
- tours of the living labs
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also has scientific impact - lessons for other places

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Action - led
Long - term
Vertical and horizontal aspects to maximise knowledge synergies across disciplines, levels of seniority

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University of Exeter - The Plant-Based Unis Campaign Launch back in March 2022

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integrating student campaigns with University research

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integrating student campaigns with University research

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We held a joint launch with some student societies and academics

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University of Exeter - The Plant-Based Unis Campaign Launch.

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Hearing from specialist academics on sustainable food systems & climate change, and plans for the student-led Plant Based Unis Campaign.

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Includes people from all parts of the community

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Living labs to build on existing sustainability projects across the Universities

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Living labs to build on existing sustainability projects across the Universities

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Pharmabees - Community - Cardiff University

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Cutting edge research exploring how the pollination of certain plants could lead to the development of drugs to treat serious medical conditions now resistant to traditional antibiotics - otherwise known as 'superbugs'.

Creating a bee friendly city

Numerous bee hives have been placed around Cardiff University. Specific plants have also been embedded throughout the campus grounds to encourage the production of super-honey and aid the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences' superbug research.
Watch our video about creating a bee friendly city
Engagement

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Cutting edge research exploring how the pollination of certain plants could lead to the development of drugs to treat serious medical conditions now resistant to traditional antibiotics - otherwise known as 'superbugs'. Numerous bee hives have been placed around Cardiff University.

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online conference coming up at Exeter uni 

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student and staff led & knowledge sharing 

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student and staff led & knowledge sharing 

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Learning from student activism and ongoing engagement with how effective student activism is

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Once you've heard from everyone, you can open up discussion and get creative!

We would love to SEE your perspective on the living labs project...

Tell us what a successful living lab looks like and how it addresses our sustainability challenges...

Use this board...

You can write a note..

You can add an image...

You can make us a video...

We look forward to seeing what YOU think!

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1. Everyone introduce their name, uni, role and interest in living labs (in a sentence!)

2. Ask each person question 1:

"What, in your view, does a successful living lab look like?

Everyone else, just listen each time - no notes yet!

3. Ask each person question 2:

"How is the living lab addressing our sustainability challenges?"

Again - just listen, no notes yet!