Get Involved

Join SWell here and get rewarded for your positive sustainability and wellbeing actions!

How would you like to win prizes for looking after your wellbeing, making sustainable choices and helping to tackle the climate emergency?

As a university, we’re committed to reducing our impact on the environment and we want to reward staff and students that help us achieve our goals. That’s why we’ve re-launched our current SWell programme to both staff and students to make an even bigger impact and to achieve commitments made in our Sustainability & Climate Emergency Strategy.

What is SWell?

SWell is a website and app where you can earn ‘Green Points’ by reporting what positive actions you’re taking; whether that’s supporting wildlife, choosing a low carbon transport type or looking after your mental wellbeing. Make sure you sign up to support your Faculty or PSU in competing with other University departments, and work as a team to top the leader board. The more Green Points you earn, the more likely you are to win a prize! Watch a short video that explains more about how SWell works here.

How can I get rewarded?

Each month we’ll give away 20 x £10 vouchers to the top SWell performers, with voucher options including; Just ONE TREE, National Book Tokens, M&S, Sports Centre, Odeon Cinema, the SU and Root.

We’ll also reward the top points earning staff and student teams with a £500 charity donation at the end of the academic year, which can be chosen from; Platfform, The Wildlife Trust, Goleudy, Discovery and Fareshare.

How do i sign up?

Sign up here with your university email to start making a positive impact or by downloading the SWell app on iOS and Android.

Our stand-out student engagement programme is the Sustainability Award.

Students of any subject, in any year of their degree, can work towards this award throughout their time with us at Swansea University. Completing the award contributes to your HEAR academic record and teaches you a wide range of skills. Find out more on Canvas, and send us an email to ask to be added to our email list to hear about upcoming events.

Student societies can also apply to the Sustainability Team for Green Grant Funds of up to £100 for sustainability related projects. This scheme is run alongside our colleagues in the Students' Union.

Join the Sustainability Team on an event.

We organise various events and activities throughout the year for students and staff to get involved with. These range from beach cleans, led bike rides, workshops, nature walks and campus growing projects, to name but a few!

Students and staff can find out what's going on by visiting our Eventbrite page for more information and to book onto events.

Tyfu Tawe, our student and staff growing community food project has developed during the 2021-22 academic year thanks to more face-to-face engagement opportunities. In addition to our established Tyfu Tawe Singleton raised beds, new raised beds have been created at the Bay Campus. Fruit trees have been planted across both campuses, and seed swaps held at both campuses.

Our weekly accessible lunch time sessions are held throughout the year on both campuses and open to both staff and students. To get involved meet us between 1-2pm on alternate Tuesdays at either location: 

• the raised beds between Penmaen, Singelton or  

• the raised beds opposite the core, Bay campus  

 ….. and remember, if you see something ready to be harvested, help yourselves and enjoy!  

We are recruiting for our new 2022-23 environmental co-ordinator cohort!  

Environmental co-ordinators are key to the success of the implementing not only our Environmental Management System, but also raising awareness of sustainability and environmental initiatives, passing on information to your faculty or colleagues and most importantly, holding the University to account for its sustainability and environmental actions.  

If you would like to represent your faculty or professional service team then get in touch with the sustainability team sustainability@swansea.ac.uk to find out more.  

If you are a student looking for a graduate job? Want a work placement? Or need a part-time job? 

Visit My Uni's pages here where there are opportunities to view green jobs and to pursue a fulfilling career in the green industry sector.