Green Gown Awards 2017 - University of Edinburgh - Finalist

This project highlighted how veterinary medical education is actively engaging with the sustainable development goals, educating new veterinary professionals, current practitioners and the public on ways to conserve and protect the local and global ecosystem.

This was achieved through a mixture of research, teaching and wellbeing-focused activities to demonstrate how integral a sustainable approach is to all aspects of life. These included fun activities such as a “make your own wormery from waste” workshop, as well as more explicit emphasis on sustainable development themes in the curriculum.

The project that brought together staff and students from across the veterinary campus, working together to celebrate current work and inspire new projects for the future. Together, our goal is to protect today's planet for tomorrow's vets.

Top 3 learnings:

1 We celebrated work already underway; this motivated everyone and inspired new ideas.

2 Multidisciplinary teams are great – we got creative and had fun.

3 A good project is the seed for many others, it keeps on growing!

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