Want to take action on environmental sustainability while you study? As an ANU student, there are plenty of ways to get involved, such as bringing sustainability into your degree, making lower-impact choices day-to-day and connecting with a community that cares about the same things.
This page covers ways to incorporate sustainability into your degree, reduce your carbon footprint through travel and events, participate in our circular economy, engage with the campus's natural beauty and join community initiatives.
Study sustainability at ANU
Nearly half of ANU degree programs now include environmental sustainability content, so there are plenty of ways to deepen your knowledge, including through coursework, hands-on experience through internships or real-world impact through research projects.
Be carbon smart on campus
Small choices add up.
Whether you're commuting to campus or travelling for university business, our Carbon Smart Travel Guide and Commute Smart Guide can help you cut emissions from getting around.
Organising an event? Our Carbon Smart Events Guide has tips for running low-impact gatherings.
Participate in our circular economy
Help keep valuable resources in use and out of landfill.
Sort your waste right with our Be Bin Smart Program, which shows you what goes in each bin.
Looking to buy, donate or repurpose something instead of throwing it away? Try the ANU Green Network's Second Life Furniture channel or the ANU Buy Nothing Facebook Group. Choosing second-hand helps reduce waste, save money and extend the life of useful materials.
Surround yourself with nature
Get outside and get involved.
Curious what's living on campus? Download a citizen science app like iNaturalist or NatureMapr, snap a photo of the plants and animals you spot, and log your observation. CSIRO, Australia's national science agency based next to the ANU Acton campus, also runs a range of citizen science projects you can get involved in. And if you come across wildlife on campus, our Wildlife at ANU page has what you need to know to stay safe and keep wildlife safe too.
Interested in growing your own food? Learn how with the ANU Kitchen Garden to grow fresh, seasonal produce and pick up hands-on gardening skills.
Community opportunities
Take action with the ANU community, track your impact and make sustainability social. Follow us in the ANU newsletter, On Campus, or on Instagram for updates and events, or connect through the ANU Green Network to share resources, ideas and stories and find out what's on.
Actions you can take
Find out more
ANU Environment Collective
Find out moreANU staff or student? Join the ANU Green Network.
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