Welcome to the
Cavendish Living Lab
Innovating for a Sustainable Future
What is Cavendish
Living Lab?
A collaborative initiative that transforms our campus into a real-world testbed for sustainable innovation and learning.
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration
- Real-world sustainability projects
- Student-led innovation
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Strands
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Members
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Student Volunteers
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Active Projects
Five Strands
Focusing on Building Sustainable Solutions
Urban Food Growing
Can we repurpose campus food waste to grow vegetables and herbs, supporting a circular food system on site?
Bioplastic Production
How might we convert food waste into sustainable bioplastics for use in new, eco-friendly campus products?
Water Management
Can we reduce campus water use or recycle wastewater through innovative and sustainable methods?
Fast Fashion Awareness
How can we raise awareness and create solutions to help students reduce fast fashion consumption?
Health and Wellbeing
Can promoting wellbeing help inspire more sustainable behaviours across the campus community?
Discover Our Impact
Climate & Food Sustainability
Cavendish Living Lab hosts series of academic workshops across schools on climate change and food sustainability.
Greener Futures Workshops
Cavendish Living Lab students inspire school pupils to choose higher education with sustainability workshops.
Sustainable Fashion
Cavendish Living Lab and Fashion Business students turn food waste into garments innovating in sustainable fashion