Sustainability [for students & staff]

The Eco-Hub is a social space that promotes sustainability on the UofG campus. We act as a meeting point for staff, students and the wider community to come together to discuss and build a sustainable world. We provide services to help address the cost of living and the climate crisis. 

The hub is on Level 2 of the Boyd Orr building, in Room 206. We are open Monday to Friday, from 10am-6pm. There is an accessible entrance from University Gardens and the James McCune Smith building. 

Everyone, including students, staff members and the wider public, are welcome to the Eco-Hub, whether you want to access its services, or come to specific events. We aim to be an explicitly anti-oppressive space, particularly welcoming groups who have faced marginalisation from traditional environmentalism.

The Eco-Hub has coffee and tea facilities, as well as a community fridge with free food available for everyone. We have a permanent clothes and homeware swap-shop and a collection of educational resources on the environment. The Eco-Hub hosts bike repair sessions and practical workshops such as clothing repair and sustainable crafting. We host GUEST’s Student2Student Essentials where all incoming students are encouraged to take home pre-loved kitchenware and homeware for FREE! Items include cutlery, pans, plates, food containers, stationary, and bedding. 

Keep an eye on this page, or the GUEST social media accounts, for details on the events we’ll be running each month. 

We hope that these services can help staff and students reduce their everyday environmental impacts, reduce the need to spend money on campus and help to address food insecurity.

• We offer services that benefit both people and the planet, that will benefit your bank balance as much as the environment. 
• We are a practical outlet to contribute towards the university’s sustainability goals as well as your own personal goals; it can be time-consuming or inconvenient to make sustainable changes in your personal life, but our hub makes it easy, sociable and cost-saving. 
• Taking small practical sustainable actions can be a great way to combat your climate anxiety.
• If you are interested in the environment and climate justice the Eco-Hub is a great way to meet like minded folks and learn more in a comfortable environment.
• Connect with sustainability-oriented groups in Glasgow and find out how they are facilitating climate action and empowering communities.