Sustainability jobs

Follow the Sustainability at Sydney Instagram and sign up to our mailing list to be the first to hear about casual student paid jobs on offer within the University's Sustainability team. Past student jobs covered a wide variety of focus areas; from social media, to sustainable labs and food.

Student societies

There are many sustainability focused student societies to get involved with! If membership isn’t right for you now, make sure you keep an eye out for events and meetings hosted by these groups around the year.

• USYD Gardeners - a community of people who are passionate about building a better future through growing life skills in the garden.
• Waste Fighters - making waste reduction (both on and off campus) achievable and fun by sharing ideas at informative and social events throughout the year.
• Fashion Revolution - bringing together people with a shared interest in making their wardrobes more sustainable who want to learn about the impacts of the fashion industry.
• Vegan & Vegetarian Society - encouraging inclusivity (omnivore, vegan, vegetarian, or whatever you classify yourself), diversity and focus on influencing our members to minimise animal product consumption, believing you don’t have to be vegan to still make an impactful difference on your health, animal welfare and the environment.

FoodHub

A joint partnership between the USU and SRC host a FoodHub pantry on level 3 of the Wentworth Building (G01). The FoodHub provides free food and other essential items to University of Sydney students who are struggling with finances or food insecurity. It’s open Monday to Friday, 11 am - 2 pm to all current students.

Sustainability and food insecurity are deeply interconnected, as creating resilient and sustainable food systems is essential to ensuring equitable access to nutritious food for all while protecting the environment. If you'd like to understand more, visit the United Nations Sustainable Development page to read about the 17 sustainable development goals.

Carbon literacy training

Get carbon literate and dive deep into climate change. You’ll earn an internationally recognised certification for your efforts. This one-day training, with some prep and post work, runs monthly. Sign up for a session that fits your schedule via the Sustainability at Sydney’s Get Involved page.

Green impact

This change and engagement program runs across semester 1 and 2, but you can work at your own pace doing as many or as little actions as suits. Get access to a toolkit of achievable sustainable actions to work through, meet people, win prizes and a letter of completion at the end of the program. Sign up to our mailing list for more information on the upcoming program.

Student life grants

Got a sustainable idea for campus? Apply to the Student Life General Grants stream and you could be supported and awarded with up to $2,500 to bring your idea to life! Sustainable grants awarded in the past have included: a sustainable careers fair, a mend it workshop, balcony gardening workshops, research on attitudes towards sustainability and native bee habitats. Two rounds are open each year for delivery across one semester. Visit the Student Life Grants page for all the information.

Get involved

Follow the Sustainability at Sydney Instagram and sign up to our mailing list to hear about programs and events running throughout the academic year.