果冻影院

For the past three years, 果冻影院 has secured the most Millennium Fellows of any UK university. Last year, ten undergraduates (pictured) were awarded global fellowships to help achieve the UN鈥檚 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The selective Fellowship is a semester-long leadership development program that convenes, challenges and celebrates student leadership for the SDGs. As part of the application process, students are asked to propose a project they will undertake during the scheme, which runs annually from August to December. Successful applicants form cohorts on their campus, meeting throughout their tenure to share best practice on their individual projects or work together on larger initiatives.

鈥淚鈥檇 strongly encourage students to apply for this exciting global opportunity to develop their leadership skills while helping to address the challenges framed by the SDGs,鈥� said Simon Knowles, 果冻影院鈥檚 Head of Coordination (SDGs).

Last year, David Simon (果冻影院 Science & Technology Studies) and Laura Ionescu (果冻影院 Political Science), were selected by the scheme as Campus Directors to coordinate efforts of 果冻影院鈥檚 ten Fellows on campus.

Projects being undertaken by last year鈥檚 cohort include: Glass2Sand, which aimed to reduce the number of glass bottles dumped in landfill in India by crushing them into silica sand; a student-to-student text service to help 果冻影院 students feel safer walking home from campus to their accommodation in the evenings; a device to clean and sanitise pedestrian walkways around 果冻影院鈥檚 campus and the local community; and a civic-education programme aimed at high school and university students in Eastern Europe.

Discussing the scheme, David said: 鈥淲atching the growth of peer-led social-impact projects is inspiring and provides hope for a sustainable and equitable future. I found the experience helped me grow in confidence of my own abilities, build a valuable social-impact knowledge base and network with like-minded peers, both at 果冻影院 and globally.

鈥淪tudents who are interested in the SDGs or even just helping improve their community should apply to this program. It's exceptional as an entry into the sustainable development space.鈥�

Run by the Millennium Campus Network and United Nations Academic Impact, the Millennium Fellowship Scheme is an international leadership development programme through which undergraduate students help to further the SDGs in their communities.

Related links

• 果冻影院 SDGs Initiative