The AG’s first “Monthly Meeting” of 2021 took place virtually on January 14. Although more than a month has passed since the last meeting and Christmas holidays were naturally used by the members to relax a little, all groups presented some updates for their projects.
The green roof group formed an official association (“Dachgrünung Regio Basel”) and submitted an application to the Swisslos-Fonds to secure funding for future green-roofing of university and private buildings. The group is in close contact with the facility management of the university to find suitable roofs to green in April. They also plan to apply to the Christoph-Merian-Foundation and U-Change in order to be able to secure the financing of the project in the future. In order to make their valuable work more visible, the group is planning excursions to the already green roofs – a great opportunity to gain insight into the valuable efforts of the AG Nachhaltigkeit’s members.
The team in charge of “Uni Basel on Ecosia” is currently awaiting feedback from the university’s data protection officer, who has to make sure that Ecosia meets the required data protection standards in order for it to be introduced as a standard search engine on the university’s computers. The pilot project is due to start soon at the Faculty of Psychology to find out how well the search engine fits with the university’s equipment. The projected aim for the group is to finish the project by the end of March in time for the Sustainability Week.
The Sustainability Map, which already recorded over 4,500 clicks, is rapidly shooting up in popularity. Once the members’ exam period has finished, they will tackle the expansion of the map to the cantons of Basel-Land and the Aargau. In case you’ve already spotted a missing store or restaurant on the map, be sure to let us know – input is always welcome!
The temporary projects similarly made progress: The group in charge of the “Guide to Sustainable Studying” has already collected a number of tips and tricks. The guide should be available on the website in PDF-format soon and will be promoted through the skuba goodie bags and the UniGuide at the beginning of next semester. The project group around the «Info-Hub», on the other hand, has come up with over 30 contributions for six important topics in the field of sustainability, which are to be posted on the social media of the working group beginning in March. Finally, the members of the “sustainable recipe book” project group presented the photos of their cooked dishes – and, we must say, we can hardly wait to try them out ourselves after the book is finished!
As expected, the AG Nachhaltigkeit enters into the new year with just as much vigor and motivation as before. We can hardly wait to collect more ideas for a more sustainable university and everyday life in another brainstorming session after the temporary projects have been completed. If you, too, are interested in sustainable topics or already have an idea for a project yourself, contact us using the contact form or simply join us at the next meeting on February 25!