Tag: green careers

Explore green careers

Green Festival is the University of Reading’s annual sustainability celebration that is designed to shine light on environmental topics and promote and educate sustainable actions within the university and its students. During this week, your Careers team will be hosting an exciting event on campus: Explore Green Careers. What are green careers and skills? “Green …

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My summer internship at Practical Action

Person working in field - from Practical Action Website

AVAILABLE AS PODCAST   Practical Action is an NGO focusing on international development. It aims to help the world to be more sustainable in four ways: Farming that works energy that transforms cities fit for people resilience that protects Their goal is to use practical methods to help people in poverty and enable change in those places. …

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A true friend of the earth

Field with turbines in the background

Update January 2021: Craig Bennett has since become CEO of The WildLife Trusts Not long ago, the University found out more about what motivates Craig Bennett, Chief Executive Officer of Friends of the Earth, how he made his way into his green career and how his time at the University of Reading inspired him. What …

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Green Festival – how will you make a difference?

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How do I work out how to focus my career on environmental issues? The following resources are a great starting point to test your thinking about where your talents might be best placed.                   Start by reading up on the environment sector and its current issues. Which …

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10 ways to a greener career

10 Ways to a greener career

How to build your career and save the environment at the same time Not everyone with a passion for the environment will be in a position to lay down in front of the bulldozers to prevent an ancient woodland being destroyed! So to manage your environmental impact during your career what can you do? Before …

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