It was encouraging to see many people involved
Blog by Elaine, student ambassador (University of Bath, UK)
As an environmental psychology student working on reducing our carbon footprint, I think the Student Switch Off is a great campaign. Not only does it increase awareness of the students and their behaviours but it also provides them with really useful skills and knowledge for when they move off campus after their fresher year, as in many cases, energy saving behaviour is not likely something that students would have had to consider before moving home. Instilling energy saving habits in students will hopefully ensure that they will keep this up and be more aware of the importance of protecting the environment throughout their life and increase other pro-environmental behaviours (and of course it means they can save on bills too!).
Working as part of the Green Team at the University of Bath it was really encouraging to see so many people getting involved and making a great effort to save energy. I would encourage all students to get involved in this really fun competition, with plenty of opportunity to win great prizes, work together with their housemates and discover ways to be more energy efficient.
