Here are some examples of activities that Transition Universities have undertaken:
The community garden at the University of St Andrews is a space to learn about gardening and permaculture. Volunteers run the garden and in return get to harvest and eat its produce. It serves as an important social space where new friendships can be formed between students, staff, and local community members. It is also a popular space for potlucks (shared meals), music sessions, and art projects when the weather permits.
The food hive at the University of Stirling is a food cooperative run by students which orders organic food in bulk from a sustainable wholesaler. Apart from getting access to good, relatively cheap food, students involved gain valuable organisational and management skills.
Various bike projects at Heriot Watt University encourage students and staff to use and take good care of their bikes. Being a campus-based university outside the city, many people in the university community commute by bike and find the maintenance projects particularly helpful. There are also bikes on loan and good maps to borrow for a weekend adventure.
The SHRUB at Edinburgh University provides a space to swap, fix and buy, at a very low price, everything from clothes to electronics to kitchen pots and pans.
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