Eco Society

Heriot Watt Eco Society is a safe space for like-minded people to chat about tips for sustainable living and discuss the big environmental matters. Keep up to date with our events here!

Jump Start

This society is part of the Jump Start Scheme.

Sometimes a society that has existed in previous years doesn't continue on into the new year for whatever reason, often because the people who run it graduate. This means that sometimes a society is ready to go, but missing a crucial part of what's needed to make it tick, that could be you! With our jump start a society programme, you can become a society leader and pick up where the society left off! If you're interested in adopting this society, please contact Christy for more information! Otherwise, if you'd be interested in joining the society, please sign up so we know which societies have the highest level of interest and where we can offer the most support!

Potential New Society Alert!

This is a brand new society - and we need members!.

This society is brand new, and in order to become an official society it needs a minimum of 10 members before it can start.

If you love the sound of this society and would absolutely join it if it was set up, then see the Join section below to show your interest!

Welcome to the Heriot Watt Eco Society!

Where anyone interested in sustainable and environmentally friendly living can meet and discuss ideas.

No matter how big or small your interest is and even if you can only do little things here and there, every contribution to help the planet counts!

Check out our handy Eco Guide to Edinburgh here 

Our aims as a society are:

  • To encourage the university to improve their environmental policies and create more ambitious targets
  • To increase more opportunities on-campus to be sustainable 
  • To combat climate anxiety and create a friendly and inclusive community that supports each other
  • To highlight the insectionality of environmentalism
  • To raise awareness of environmental issues and empower students with knowledge
  • To push for climate action and pursue climate justice
  • To raise money for environmental causes

We host a wide-range of events such as potlucks, litterpicks, eco talks from our very own lecturers, protest marches, eco shop crawls, cook-alongs, film nights, tree planting, beach cleans and much more!

To get involved sign up to our society on this page (it's free!), and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Discord using the buttons at the top of the page.

You can join our society Team via this link: Teams

For new updates and petitions, check our Linktree: Linktr.ee

You can also join our new Whatsapp here: Whattsapp!

Gardening

If you're interested in gardening, you can join the seperate teams group here Teams or contact Robbie (R.L.Fraser@hw.ac.uk), the head of landscaping to request a plot.

The allotments on the Heriot-Watt campus are open to all students. Whether you're an expect gardener or completely new to it, anyone can go along and plant whatever they want and the end result is some delicious fruit and veg for your dinner. Who doesn't love to eat food with ZERO food miles!

Committee Members

Committee Member

Environmental Advocate

Events Organiser

President

Secretary

Social Media Manager

Treasurer

Vice President

 

News

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Events

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Join

Please log in to join this organisation.

This society is just setting up, and in order to do that we need a minimum number of initial members before we can start as a society.

If you're interested in being able to join this society, click to add the "Interested In" membership to your basket and complete the (free) checkout process to let us know.

If we get the required 10 members, we can start the society and you will become a full member!

We Need You!

This society doesn't have any leaders to run it for this year.

If you're interested in being part of the committee leading this society, then we'd love to hear from you and explain the process.

Just email Christy on C.O'Toole@hw.ac.uk and we'll be in touch!

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