Sustainability Fortnight

Sustainability Fair | 11:00-14:00 | Sherfield Concourse Foyer, South Kensington campus

If you’re interested to learn more about living sustainably then you’ll want to visit our Sustainability Fair! This event will be your chance to meet the groups who are championing sustainability at Imperial and learn from them and others, how you can make small changes in your everyday life to be more sustainable. No need to book – just come along and take part in the interactive games! Open to all Imperial students and staff.  

Green Impact Showcase | 15:00-16:00 | SALC 7, South Kensington campus

Want to learn more about Green Impact? Want to see what other Green Impact teams have been up to this year? Pop along to our Green Impact Showcase where you can connect with current members and exchange ideas and initiatives ahead of the re-launch in mid-March. Open to all Imperial staff and PhD students. The Research Office Green Impact team will also be running a book swap so make sure to bring any books you'd like to pass on!

Register your interest here.

Pottery Painting | 19:00-21:00 | Metric, Beit Quad, South Kensington campus

Join Imperial College Union this Sustainability Fortnight and paint your own plan pot! It’s a great chance for you to unwind, let your creativity come to life whilst creating a lovely home for your plants. 

Learn more and get tickets here.

Silwood Park Visit | 11:00-13:30 | Silwood Park campus

Join us this Sustainability Fortnight for a visit to our beautiful Silwood Park campus. Come along on a guided tour to explore the biodiversity of the campus, learn about the research being conducted and see the Silwood chickens! Open to all Imperial students and staff. Limited spaces available. 

Sign up here by Sunday 23 February.

Climate Fresk | 12:30-15:30 | RSM GO1, South Kensington campus

Led by the global NGO Climate Fresk, this engaging 3-hour workshop brings climate science to life through collaborative learning based on IPCC reports. Using an innovative card game, participants work together to visualize climate systems while developing leadership, teamwork, and consensus-building skills. Join our global community of Climate Freskers during Sustainability Fortnight. Spots are limited, so secure your place now! Open to all Imperial students and staff! Learn more and register here.

Pottery Painting | 19:00-21:00 | Metric, Beit Quad, South Kensington campus

Join Imperial College Union this Sustainability Fortnight and paint your own plan pot! It’s a great chance for you to unwind, let your creativity come to life whilst creating a lovely home for your plants. 

Learn more and get tickets here.

London Student Sustainability Conference | 10:00-18:00 | University of Westminster and online 

This year’s London Student Sustainability Conference (LSSC25) will be hosted at University of Westminster. LSSC25 welcomes students, staff, professionals, and members of the public to the seventh year of the conference. LSSC25 has always been student-led, with research and projects being exhibited through presentations, posters, and workshops. LSSC25 offers attendees the opportunity to find out more about the incredible climate and sustainability work and research being undertaken by students across the city of London. 

Sign up for the LSSC25.  

Gardening Session | 12:00-14:00 | Secret Garden, South Kensington campus 

Join the Property Division (Head Gardener Lucy & Move Imperial) to support the gardening and greening projects on campus.  Activities in the secret garden will include cutting back self-seeding ash and holly bushes, clearing pathways around the perimeter of the garden and digging to prepare for rose beds to renovate for spring and summer.   
All equipment will be provided at the session and don't worry if you are new to gardening, guidance will be given. 
Please wear clothing that you don't mind getting muddy - we suggest bringing a change of clothes. 
The sessions are drop-in so if you can only come for half an hour your support would still be greatly appreciated!  

These sessions are open to all Imperial students and staff.  

Sign-up to a Sustainability Fortnight gardening session.   

Recycled Glass Painting | 14:00-15:00 | CPB (Georgina Mace, First Floor), Silwood Park campus 

Join your Silwood Sustainability Champions for a recycled glass painting session. Bring in your used glass pots and jars to decorate and then take home to repurpose as pen pots, storage or perhaps for a tea light! Refreshments will be provided. Open to all Imperial students and staff. No need to sign up, just pop along!

Making research more sustainable – funding, best practice & next steps | 14:00-15:00 | Online

Join us for an online session exploring how we can embed sustainability into research within the Faculty of Medicine. In the session we will, provide practical guidance on making research more sustainable, discuss the link between funding and sustainability initiatives and highlight best practices and success stories from our FoM community. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, collaborate, and drive meaningful change in how we conduct research. 

Learn more and register here. 

Need to get some more steps in for Imperial's Big Step Challenge? Join us for a litter-pick with a twist this Sustainability Fortnight! Choose to jog or walk whilst helping to keep South Kensington wildlife friendly. Come along and pick at your pace! All equipment provided. Open to all Imperial staff and students. 

Sustainable South Kensington Walking Tour | 14:00-15:00 | Main Entrance, Exhibition Road, South Kensington campus 

Join South Ken Zen+ for a walking tour this Sustainability Fortnight! Take part in a unique opportunity to learn about how climate change is impacting our neighbourhood and what the organisations and institutions here are doing about it. Participants will explore a couple of hidden refuges for nature in the neighbourhood and also hear about how London's plants and animals are being affected by climate change. It's an open discussion to share ideas on how to make the neighbourhood more nature positive and fit for the future. Open to all Imperial students and staff.  

Sign up here. 

The Regenescape Workshop | 18:00-20:00 | RSM G05, South Kensington campus 

'Humanity, Technology & Meaningful Progress' opens a critical dialogue about our relationship with technology, our understanding of progress, and our ability to imagine alternative futures. We face what many are calling the Metacrisis - a convergence of economic, social, and environmental challenges, accelerated by our current technological trajectory. In this interactive session, we'll explore how reimagining technology's design and humanity's relationship with it could offer a path toward reshaping our collective future. Open to all Imperial students. 

Sign up here. 

568 Thursday Quiz | 19:30-21:00 | FiveSixEight, Beit Quad, South Kensington campus

Want to test your sustainability knowledge? Join us for Imperial's very own on campus pub quiz with a special Sustainability round this Sustainability Fortnight! Winning teams get free drinks and prizes, plus there's a bonus golden question every week with a jackpot prize! Don't miss it. £1.50 entry.

Learn more here. 

Climate Literacy Taster Session | 13:00-14:00 | Online

Do you know the difference between climate change and global warming? Want to increase your knowledge on the concepts of climate change science? Join the Sustainability Team's online, interactive Climate Literacy Taster Session to learn the basics, gain confidence and start your journey to climate literacy!

Sign up here.

Kew Gardens Trip | 10:00-18:00 | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond

Whether it's your first Spring in London or you want to see more of the city, why not celebrate with a trip to the amazing Kew Gardens, the most biodiverse place on the planet? Explore stunning gardens, snap some Insta-worthy pics, and discover the cool science behind 40,000+ plants from around the world. This fun day out is organised by Imperial College’s International Student Support team. It’s the perfect chance to hang out, meet old and new friends, and soak up some nature! Tickets selling fast!

Learn more and register here.

Climate Art Prize Workshop | 12:00-13:30 | SALC 7, South Kensington campus 

Learn how to design a piece of art, drawing attention to the climate crisis, with a professional artist and climate scientist. Run by the Grantham Institute’s Grantham Climate Art Prize team, this workshop will give insights into how to create eye catching designs and motivational messages as well as provide the chance to learn more about the climate emergency and ways to live more sustainably. Participants can work individually or in groups and there will be a range of materials on offer. They can create a poster highlighting one of the Grantham Institute’s 9 things you can do about climate change or design an entry for the Grantham Climate Art Prize with the theme Design the Future. Open to all Imperial students. 

Sign up here. 

What can you do to be more sustainable? | 13:30-14:30 | Grantham Institute Boardroom, South Kensington campus

Not sure where to start on your sustainability journey? Want to find out how you can embed more sustainable practices in your everyday life? Join colleagues from the Sustainability Hub and the Property team to discover initiatives to help you make sustainable choices at work and at home – around food, waste and energy! Free wine and games! Open to all Imperial staff. 

Sign up here. 

Sustainable Lab Tours (Chemistry) | 10:00-10:30, 11:00-11:30, 11:30-12.00 | MSRH Reception, 82 Wood Lane, W12 0BZWC

Want to begin your sustainable lab journey but not sure where to start or need some advice? Join your fellow lab teams for a tour of their sustainability initiatives and hear their experiences and tips on how you can get Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF)  accredited. Open to all Imperial staff.  

Sign up here. 

Imperial Transition Pathways Explorer demo | 11:30-12:30 | SALC 10, South Kensington campus or online

Want to learn about Imperial's latest sustainability tool? Join Harriet Wallace, Director of Sustainability, Prof. Jem Woods and Dr. Qiao Yan Soh for a demo of the new Imperial Transition Pathways Explorer. Discover how the Explorer will help Imperial to reduce its carbon footprint by investigating the impacts of different technological and behavioural options for decarbonisation. The tool is public so why not have a go at creating your own decarbonisation pathways for Imperial and see what does and doesn't make a big difference! Open to all Imperial students and staff.

Sign up here. 

Upcycling and Mending Workshop | 12:00-14:00 | Enterprise Lab, South Kensington campus 

Is your favourite shirt missing a button? Have you fallen out of love with an old pair of jeans? Join our upcycling and mending workshop where the Imperial Stitchers can assist you with making basic clothing repairs and modifications. Save money and help the planet by learning to mend rather than buying new. Bring along an item of clothing that you'd like to repair/revamp and the Stitchers will help you give it a go! Open to all Imperial students and staff.   

Register your interest here. 

Imperial Climate Action Welcome | 16:30-17:30 | Skempton 201, South Kensington campus

Imperial Climate Action are hosting an event - with free food and drinks - to discuss what climate action might look like for staff, students, and alumni in 2025. We're inviting members from a range of student societies and departments to talk about how climate affects them, whether that is the inequitable effects on women, rising sea levels affecting island nations, or heat and infectious diseases damaging public health, climate affects groups in many different ways. Talks are followed by a networking and social session.

Sign up here.

'X Trillion' Film Screening and Q&A | 18:15-20:30 | SAF G34, South Kensington campus

The Researchers’ Society is delighted to invite you to a free film screening of ‘X Trillion’ followed by a Q&A with one of the expedition scientist, Rowan Henthorn, for the Imperial Sustainability Fortnight. This feature documentary follows the pioneering all-women ‘eXXpedition North Pacific’ to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The feature debut by Eleanor Church follows the gruelling journey of eXXpedition’s all-women crew led by Emily Penn, as they sail 3,000 miles across the North Pacific Ocean through the densest accumulation of ocean plastic on the planet - in order to make the unseen, seen.  Snacks provided. Open to all Imperial students and staff!

Sign up here. 

Sustainability Fair | 11:00-14:00 | Sherfield Concourse Foyer, South Kensington campus 

If you’re interested to learn more about living sustainably then you’ll want to visit our Sustainability Fair! This event will be your chance to meet the groups who are championing sustainability at Imperial and learn from them and others, how you can make small changes in your everyday life to be more sustainable. No need to book – just come along and take part in the interactive games! Open to all Imperial students and staff.  

Clothes Swap | 12:00-17:00 | Metric, Beit Quad, South Kensington campus 

The perfect opportunity to stock up on clothes and other items without cost to your wallet or the environment. There will be an opportunity to drop off items (in decent condition please) before the event (date/time tbc) in exchange for credit to use at the swap. You also don't need to have donated to come along - you can buy items on the day for as little as £1. No need to sign up, just pop along! Open to all Imperial students.

Sustainable South Kensington Walking Tour | 11:00-12:00 | Main Entrance, Exhibition Road, South Kensington campus 

Join South Ken Zen+ for a walking tour this Sustainability Fortnight! Take part in a unique opportunity to learn about how climate change is impacting our neighbourhood and what the organisations and institutions here are doing about it. Participants will explore a couple of hidden refuges for nature in the neighbourhood and also hear about how London's plants and animals are being affected by climate change. It's an open discussion to share ideas on how to make the neighbourhood more nature positive and fit for the future. Open to all Imperial students and staff.  

Sign up here. 

Gardening Session | 13:00-15:00 | Secret Garden, South Kensington campus 

Join the Property Division (Head Gardener Lucy & Move Imperial) to support the gardening and greening projects on campus.  Activities in the secret garden will include cutting back self-seeding ash and holly bushes, clearing pathways around the perimeter of the garden and digging to prepare for rose beds to renovate for spring and summer.   
All equipment will be provided at the session and don't worry if you are new to gardening, guidance will be given. 
Please wear clothing that you don't mind getting muddy - we suggest bringing a change of clothes. 
The sessions are drop-in so if you can only come for half an hour your support would still be greatly appreciated!  

These sessions are open to all students and staff.  

Sign-up to a Sustainability Fortnight gardening session.  

Imperial Introduces: School of Sustainability | 13:00-17:30 | Lecture Theatre 200 and Lecture Theatre 300, City and Guilds Building, South Kensington campus

Be part of Imperial Introduces the School of Sustainability, a dynamic event for our internal community aimed at fostering collaboration and exploring innovative approaches to multi-disciplinary research within the new School of Sustainability. This afternoon of insightful talks, networking opportunities, and interactive sessions will bring together the Imperial community across all four faculties to shape the future of sustainability research through convergence science. Open to all Imperial Academics, Staff and Postgraduate Students.

Learn more and register here. 

Sustainable Mending Workshop | 14:00-15:00 | CPB (Georgina Mace, First Floor), Silwood Park campus

Join us for a mending workshop: don’t get rid of warn clothes, instead learn the art of repairing garments with threads, patches, and creative techniques. In the workshop, you will: Discover various mending techniques such as darning and patching, learn how to make repairs both functional and decorative and bring new life to your favourite clothes whilst reducing waste. No prior sewing experience necessary, all materials provided but feel free to bring any items you would like to mend plus any sewing kits you already have. No need to book just come along!

Art Club Clothes Upcycling Workshop | 18:00-20:00 | Room TBC, South Kensington campus

This Sustainability Fortnight Art Club is running a clothes upcycling workshop where fabric printing, painting and sewing / patching will be available to help you transform your old clothes!

Sign up here. 

Climate Café | 11:00-12:00 | Summer Garden Room, Silwood Park campus

Climate cafés are spaces to host discussions about the climate crisis, our emotions and the actions we need to create change. By coming together as a community, we can find solace in shared experiences, learn from different perspectives, foster resilience and inspire action. No need to book just pop along. Refreshments will be provided. Open to all Imperial students and staff.  

Conscious Consumerism Workshop | 12:00-13:30 | SALC 10, South Kensington campus

Do the clothes we wear create carbon emissions? Are takeaway coffee cups actually recyclable? Want to learn more about how every day products have an impact on the environment - and what we can do about it? Join this interactive workshop for a fun, eye-opening session on the things we love to buy, use, wear and waste. Limited spaces available. Delicious plant-based lunch provided! Open to all Imperial students and staff. 

Sign up here. 

Upcycling and Mending Workshop | 12:00-14:00 | The Invention Rooms, White City campus

Is your favourite shirt missing a button? Have you fallen out of love with an old pair of jeans? Join our upcycling and mending workshop where the Imperial Stitchers can assist you with making basic clothing repairs and modifications. Save money and help the planet by learning to mend rather than buying new. Bring along an item of clothing that you'd like to repair/revamp and the Stitchers will help you give it a go! Open to all Imperial students and staff.   

Register your interest here.

Sustainable Lab Tours (Chemical Engineering) | 13:00-14:00, 14:00-15.00 | ACEX 102, South Kensington campus

Want to begin your sustainable lab journey but not sure where to start or need some advice? Join your fellow lab teams for a tour of their sustainability initiatives and hear their experiences and tips on how you can get Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF)  accredited. Open to all Imperial staff.  

Sign up here.

Women in Sustainability Talk | 14:00-15:15 | SALC 7, South Kensington campus and online

Get ready for Women at Imperial week! Join our Women in Sustainability Talk and meet Undaunted innovator, Alina Sartogo, co-founder of the Wonki Collective, as well as Dr Semra Bakkaloglu, Vale Gapsyte and Marta Koch from various departments across the university, who will be presenting their sustainability research and projects. Refreshments will be provided. Open to all Imperial students and staff. 

Sign up here. 

568 Thursday Quiz | 19:30-21:00 | FiveSixEight, Beit Quad, South Kensington campus

Want to test your sustainability knowledge? Join us for Imperial's very own on campus pub quiz with a special Sustainability round this Sustainability Fortnight! Winning teams get free drinks and prizes, plus there's a bonus golden question every week with a jackpot prize! Don't miss it. £1.50 entry.

Learn more here. 

Careers in Sustainability Panel | 16:00-18:00 | SAF G34, South Kensington campus 

Join the School of Sustainability for an insightful panel event on Careers in Sustainability, with alumni from Energy Futures Lab, the Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering and the Grantham Institute, sharing their experiences and advice. The paneel includes: Yujia Du - Career and Leadership coach and Founder of The Climate Circle, Isabelle Glotman - Investment Associate at Octopus Energy, Victor Riesgo Gonzalez - PDRA at the University of Oxford (Dept of Chemistry), Kieran Brophy – Research Lead, Sovereign Climate at London Stock Exchange Group, Neil Grant – Senior Expert at Climate Analytics. The discussion will be followed by networking drinks, providing you with an opportunity to build some connections with like-minded individuals. Open to all Imperial students.

Sign up here.