TU Dublin Sustainability Welcome to Semester 2, 2024/2025
A new year and a new semester has begun, and with spring around the corner we look forward to brighter and longer days on campus with opportunities for social engagements, new health routines and activities to support our campus environment.
Students and staff are encouraged to get involved and participate in our Green-Campus, Smarter Travel for Campus, and Healthy Campus events taking place throughout semester 2. Find an event, campaign, or initiative on the TU Dublin sustainability wall planner 2024 - 2025 and get actively involved in sustainability and climate action.
Events on campus
Healthy Campus have a series of events planned including the Healthy Campus Healthy Food Made Easy programme which starts on 24 February and the Couch-to-5km, will will run from Monday 03 March for five weeks.
The Smarter Travel for Campus, programme will run the Marchathon Step Challenge from Monday 03 March over the whole month. Students and staff can join a team and compete both on the national and on the TU Dublin leaderboard.
These activities are great ways to get active, participate and improve your health, wellbeing and fitness.
As part of the Green-Campus programme, TU Dublin will celebrate Green Week between Monday 10 and Friday 14 March. Keep an eye out for the full schedule of activities taking place across all campuses. This week is a great opportunity to give back something and help make a difference to the environment around us.
Dates for your diary
January
- Friday 24 January – UN International Day of Education
- Sunday 26 January - UN International Day of Clean Energy
February
- Sunday 02 February – UN World Wetlands Day
- Monday 01 to Friday 14 February – SU Mental Health Week
- Thursday 20 February – UN World Day of Social Justice
- Monday 24 February – Healthy Campus Healthy Food Made Easy Starts
March
- Marchathon
- Quit Smoking Month
- Monday 03 March to Friday 11 April – Healthy Campus Couch to 5K – 5 Week Series
- Wednesday 05 March – Energy Efficiency Day
- Wednesday 05 March – Quit Smoking/Vaping
- Saturday 08 March – UN International Women’s Day
- Monday 10 to Friday 14 March – Green Week
- Monday 10 March – Healthy Campus Baby Food Made Easy Programme Starts
- Thursday 20 March – TU Dublin Societies Awards
- Friday 21 March – UN International Day of Forests
- Saturday 22 March – UN World Water Day
- Wednesday 26 March – Earth Hour
- Sunday 30 March – UN International Day of Zero Waste
April
- National Spring Clean Month
- Monday 07 April – UN World Health Day
- Tuesday 22 April – UN International Mother Earth Day
- Thursday 24 April – Fashion Revolution Day
- Feel Good Wellbeing Day - date DBA
May
- No Mow May
- Sunday 11 May - UN World Migratory Bird Day
- Monday 12 May – UN International Day of Plant Health
- Friday 11 to Sunday 25 May – Biodiversity Week
- Monday 19 May – UN Global Road Safety Week
- Tuesday 20 May – UN World Bee Day
- Thursday 22 May – UN International Day for Biological Diversity
