Live Smart
We want to help you live in smarter ways that have a positive impact on your wellbeing, save you money, improve your local community, and benefit the wider planet.
We want to help you live in smarter ways that have a positive impact on your wellbeing, save you money, improve your local community, and benefit the wider planet.
1 April 2020
Health is the hot topic of 2020! From covid-19 itself, to re-thinking mental wellbeing in a world of social distancing. We’re even reflecting on how we’re impacting the health of the natural world with the news regularly reporting…
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31 March 2020
Law student Charlotte Homer explains how the large-scale destruction of nature will soon be legally as serious as genocide and war crimes. What is Ecocide? Ecocide, by definition, is the large-scale systematic destruction of the natural living world…
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24 March 2020
2014 was the warmest year around the globe ever recorded and 2019 was the warmest year in Europe. 2020 has seen Australia fighting one of its worst bushfire seasons known to exist in the country, fuelled by record-breaking…
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6 March 2020
International Women’s Day is all about celebrating women’s achievements, raising awareness against bias and taking action for equality. Today and throughout history there are and have been many women achieving great things for sustainability; climate activist Greta Thunberg,…
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21 February 2020
There’s nothing quite like the satisfaction after a dash to the vending machine in the short break of a lecture. I’m still not convinced by the new M&M version of the treasured Cadbury’s Mini Eggs (?!), but I’m…
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19 February 2020
My name is Nikki and I’m a 1st year student at UoG, studying Geography full time. I’m also the part-time Communications Officer for the Sustainability Team. Not surprisingly, my choice of degree and employment stemmed from my desire…
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7 February 2020
Fun Fact – this is the 19th year that National Student Volunteering week has taken place. NSVW is running from 10th – 16th Feb in 2020 and its all about getting involved with the community – helping you…
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30 January 2020
It’s National Student Money Week (3rd-7th Feb) and this year’s theme is ‘Spend Healthy, Live Healthy: Sustainable Money.’ But what does that actually mean? How we spend our money can impact our health, our communities and the environment,…
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24 January 2020
They say money makes the world go round, but what other impact is it having on our planet? The way we spend, store and invest our money can have significant impacts on pressing issues such as climate change,…
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1 January 2020
It’s a new year and a new decade! So, if there’s ever a time to create some positive change in your life, now is surely it! We all know New Year’s resolutions can be difficult to stick by…
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