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September University of Galway hosts SDG Week showcasing commitment to global sustainability
University of Galway hosts SDG Week showcasing commitment to global sustainability
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
The Quadrangle, University of Galway
University of Galway students and staff will host SDG Week from September 16th-21st - dedicated to increasing awareness, engagement and action to help achieve the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
SDG Week includes a mix of student and staff-led events, such as guided walks along the University’s biodiversity and SDG trails, seminars, roundtables, poster presentations, second-hand/pre-loved clothes sale and a quiz night.
Among the highlights is a panel discussion - Engineering a sustainable transport system for Galway and the West Region – focusing on traffic congestion, with engineering experts addressing the Galway City Transport Strategy, Very Light Rail, Galway to Oughterard Greenway and sustainable mobility teaching and research. The event takes place on Tuesday evening, September 17th, in the Alice Perry Engineering Building.
Deputy President & Registrar at University of Galway, Professor Becky Whay, said: “As the number one university in Ireland for sustainability, University of Galway is proud to host our second annual SDG Week. In 2023, the Government of Ireland designated University of Galway as a national SDG Champion and building on this success the University is now a national SDG Ambassador. Through SDG Week, we are advocating global sustainability and offering a platform for sustainability research and learning, with a focus on the education opportunities for our students.”
Another highlight of the week will be a talk by Professor Leon Tikly, University of Bristol, on tackling the decolonisation of higher education – the fundamental reconsideration of what is taught; how it is taught; who is teaching; and what traditional and inherent biases are in play.
University of Galway Director of Sustainability, Dr Richard Manton, said: “University of Galway is using SDG Week to show some of the practical ways that people can adopt sustainable practices in their everyday lives: whether it’s a second-hand clothes sale, adding a pond to Terryland Forest Park or working with biomaterials at the Burren College of Art. We invite the public to experience our beautiful campus by joining a guided tour of our SDG Trail and Biodiversity Trail. Check out our website for a full list of events.”
SDG Week will also see the launch of the University’s Annual Sustainability Report for 2023/24, which highlights and celebrates outstanding contributions from across our University community to progress the SDGs.
A full SDG Week event listing is available at https://www.universityofgalway.ie/sdgweek/
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Author: Marketing and Communications Office , NUI Galway
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