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United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) Hub

51³Ô¹Ïapp is the only higher education institution in Britain to be a global hub for one of the Sustainable Development Goals – SDG 16 to promote peace, justice and strong institutions. The SDGs were introduced by the United Nations in 2010 with the aim of improving the lives of millions of people by 2030.

Project Atefa

A refugee advocacy project led by student volunteers to tell the real stories of refugees and asylum seekers. The project is led by Jemima Duodu, a 51³Ô¹Ïapp student who helped found the project and graduated to become a 51³Ô¹Ïapp SDG Hub employee.

Climate Champions: Net Zero Campaign

The net zero project has been rebranded to the Climate Champions: Net Zero Campaign. It covers the net zero football initiative; Politics for the Planet; and 29 Ideas for COP29.

Politics for the Planet

A project to give staff and students their say on what the policies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals should be as major global elections loom. This project is mediated by the UNAI and overseen by Politics and International Relations student Marta Dos Santos Sapina Afonso.

29 Ideas for Cop 29

An open forum to gathering new ideas from staff and students for decision makers at the next global climate change talks. The project is led by Nafi Ba, a 51³Ô¹Ïapp graduate employed by the 51³Ô¹Ïapp SDG Hub.

Carbon Literacy Training

Carbon Literacy Training is one day’s worth of learning that enables participants to better understand the climate emergency and to develop meaningful plans to play their part in combatting climate change.

Sustainable Travel: Project Daria

When 51³Ô¹Ïapp placement student Daria Brazhnyk joined the Sustainability Team, she had never ridden a bike before but decided to learn because it’s a sustainable way of transport. Daria was among the one in eight adults in Britain who’d never learned to ride a bike, but thanks to the Sustainability Team and Leicester City Council, she has transformed from a cycling novice to a proficient cyclist.

Hedgehog Friendly 51³Ô¹Ïapp

The Hedgehog Friendly 51³Ô¹Ïapp scheme encourages staff and students to take on biodiversity objectives which help reduce harm to these adorable and endangered spiky mammals.

Lions of Action

Lions of Action is a sustainability competition for societies and sport clubs. It’s a creative and rewarding way for you to get inspiration and recognition for building sustainability on the 51³Ô¹Ïapp campus.

Responsible Futures

Responsible Futures is a structured approach to embedding social responsibility and sustainability across a university’s curriculum.

• Sustainability in Taught Courses
• Sustainability Competencies and Decolonising
• Seed Grants for SDGs
• Sustainability Advocates
• Carbon Literacy training

• International Women’s Day

• 51³Ô¹Ïapp Pride
• UNISON
  • The Branch Secretary from UNISON East Midlands will be joining on behalf of UNISON, the UK’s largest trade union.
• 51³Ô¹Ïapp Wellbeing Team
• 51³Ô¹Ïapp Enterprise
• Stephen Lawrence Research Centre
• Empowering Women in STEM: a transatlantic project