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Acquire

As part of the RED Sustainable Action Award, the 'Acquire' element will provide you with a chance to increase your awareness of sustainability issues, solutions and opportunities.

In the ‘Acquire ’ section you will find opportunities with a sustainable focus to grow your knowledge.   There are many possibilities to help you build hours in this area and we would recommend that you search around to find activity for the award. To get you started though, we have highlighted a few ideas below:

Careers workshops 

The ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø Careers service have an extensive central events programme which ranges from developmental workshops to career advice sessions and recruitment events, with a number of them having a link to sustainability, for example 'Explore environmental careers'. You will be able to find Careers workshops on (via the 'Events' tab).

 

Completing courses

 

There are many exciting learning opportunities online, and as part of being a student at the ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø you have access to many free courses via platforms such as and  (all ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø students get free access).  Build your hours with the award by completing any of the sustainability courses that take your interest:

 

 

Mentoring opportunities

 

Thrive is the ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø’s award-winning career mentoring scheme, exclusive for second year and finalist undergraduates and taught postgraduate students in select departments. Getting involved provides you with support, collaboration, and guidance with a successful professional, with a minimum of 1 hour per month commitment for typically 3 – 9 months. This will count for your activity hours if your mentor has a sustainable link which you utilise within your sessions. 

 

Other activities could include...

 

Other activities could include attending workshops, conferences or webinars, either hosted by the University, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø Students’ Union or beyond. This is not an exhaustive list and we encourage you to think of opportunities you are interested in.  If you would like to confirm your potential learning opportunity is eligible to complete this award please do contact the RED team.

 

 

Once you have completed your activity you will be able to keep track of what you have done by submitting an entry within your ‘Pathway’ on . At this point you will also be asked to map your ‘Acquire’ activity alongside the to reinforce your understanding and learning. For more information, take a look at Get Started.