The Student Green Office is made up of a group of paid, part-time roles, where students can lead on and create environmental and social sustainability engagement opportunities for other students through education, activities, blogs and events.

Humble beginnings

First piloted in 2013 as a series of three month projects initiated by students and funded by the sustainability team, the Student Green Office (SGO) swiftly developed into a permanent installation within the Academy for Sustainable Futures and 2025 marked our 13 year anniversary of peer to peer engagement at CCCU.

Students are employed year-round in paid, part-time roles designing and running their own events and engagement initiatives, and communicating regularly through a dedicated online blog.

Passion projects

The Student Green Office acts as an umbrella for our various student engagement projects, providing physical space and resources for project work and engagement, and peer-to-peer support for one another and the students they engage with on their sustainability journeys.

Each student employed in the SGO is encouraged to pursue a passion project in their role. Their work is steered and supported with the lightest of touches by members of the Academy to allow them to work with a great degree of self-direction and independence.

Get involved

If you'd like to work with our Student Green Office, there are a number of opportunities available. New SGO staff roles are advertised over the summer before the start of each academic year. We always have voluntary openings for students to write blog pieces and articles about aspects of sustainability that interest them for our blog and socials.

The SGO can also support students in running projects, campaigns, and one-off events on a topic they’re passionate about with a sustainability focus. You can email Bethany to get involved, or be notified when the roles open for application, or pop us a message on Facebook, Instagram or Bluesky.

What's in it for you?

“[My] year at the SGO has empowered me to recognise that even the smallest of steps can change your portion of the world while giving the opportunity to holistically grow… I can whole-heartedly say that having the opportunity to be in SGO has given me so much more confidence, provided me with the chance to organise events and provided me with a forward-thinking outlook. It transformed my third-year experience and I am so grateful that I had this opportunity, because not only am I leaving with a multitude of new skills, I am leaving having made great new friends and planning exciting summer adventures.”

Amber, SGO Projects Officer, 2022-23

Want to know more about what you can get out of joining the SGO? Read about Holly, Jack and Harry’s experiences.

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