Get Involved in Go Green Week 2012!
What is Go Green Week? Go Green Week is People & Planet’s annual national week of action on climate change in schools, colleges and universities in partnership with the NUS. From 6-12 February...
View ArticleWinchester Climate Quiz
Have a go at our climate change quiz below. On Monday 20th February we’ll select someone at random who has completed the quiz to win a solar-powered mobile-phone charger (worth £60). Join the Facebook...
View ArticleGet involved in Go Green week
This week, over 100 schools, colleges and universities will take part in People & Planet’s annual national week of action on climate change, Go Green Week. Students across Britain have outdone...
View ArticleGo Green Week 2012
Last week was Go Green Week – People & Planet’s national week of student action on climate change. The Student Switch Off team have been out supporting some of the brilliant student events going on...
View ArticleOver 900 Votes in the Pic of the Month Competition!
Over 900 of you voted in the Pic of the Month competition where students competed to win Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Amazon vouchers. The best energy-saving photos from January and February were...
View ArticleYour chance to win a trip to Paris or Amsterdam in our latest photo competition!
Student Switch Off runs photos competitions every few weeks throughout term where you can win prizes like Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Lush gifts. All you have to do is enter a photo of you saving...
View ArticleRecruiting Two Project Officers
We are currently recruiting for two Project Officers to help deliver the award-winning Student Switch Off campaign. As part of a close-knit team, you will deliver Student Switch Off to a high standard,...
View ArticleNew academic year, new energy saving students!
We’ve had a fantastic start to SSO 2012/3 with the grand tour of Freshers’ Fairs up and down and down the UK! Over 14,000 students have pledged to save energy and encourage their friends to do the same...
View ArticleWhat have we been up to?
We recently launched our online climate change quiz at each of our 54 universities and have had a fantastic uptake with over 7,500 students having had a go! We’ve got an amazing prize lined up for the...
View ArticleHaving trouble getting your photo to display on our Facebook page?
Facebook can be quite tricky at times, even for a seasoned eco-power ranger. Maybe you’ve posted an absolutely awesome photo and we just don’t seem to be replying? Chances are, it’s cos we can’t see...
View ArticleStudent Switch Off Campaign Continues to Cut Carbon
Student Switch Off Campaign Continues to Cut Carbon Student Switch Off has begun another successful year running its energy saving campaign in halls of residence, and is now reaching a massive...
View ArticleSpring Term Climate Quiz Launches!
The spring term Student Switch Off climate quiz is live! Every student in Student Switch Off halls of residence has been invited to take part in the climate quiz, with the chance to win Beardhead hats...
View ArticleSnap It Off give away Amazon vouchers each day in the lead up to Earth Hour
In the week leading up to WWF’s Earth Hour on Saturday 23rd March, NUS’s Snap It Off campaign will be giving away a £50 Amazon vouchers for the best photo example of energy-wastage submitted each day....
View ArticleHappy Easter from Student Switch Off
Student Switch Off has had a great (yet slightly chilly) term and team SSO has been busy touring the UK visiting halls, running Green Week events and giving out prizes across the 54 participating...
View ArticleRecord Breaking Year for Student Switch Off
2013 was a big year for Daft Punk, selfies and Student Switch Off. Over the Freshers Period we toured the UK looking for a new generation of students to join our campaign and eat our Ben and Jerry’s....
View ArticleEnergy rights in private-rented accommodation
For those of you moving into private-rented accommodation after your time in halls, it’s really important you know your rights in terms of energy. Ofgem (the people who regulate the energy industry)...
View ArticleStudent Switch Off goes continental
NUS are delighted to announce that we recently received funding from the EU to expand the Student Switch Off campaign to four other EU countries – Cyprus, Greence, Lithiania and Sweden. The project...
View ArticleWhat have we been up to?
To celebrate Go Green Week 2013, we launched the second part of our nationwide Climate Change Quiz, putting the energy saving knowledge of thousands of students across the UK to the test. We were...
View ArticleI prefer 30 competition
Get your camera ready, we’ve just launched an exciting energy-saving themed photo competition with our biggest prizes to date! Join us in supporting the ‘I Prefer 30’ campaign, and you could win a...
View ArticleStudent Switch Off wins GoAbroad Innovation Award
We’re thrilled to announce that Student Switch Off has been awarded the prestigious GoAbroad award for Innovation in Sustainability. The annual GoAbroad innovation awards celebrate the best innovation...
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