CESG: Chemical Engineering Sustainability Group

Who are we?

CESG is a student-led sustainability group, dedicated to raising awareness and making sustainable change across campus. We are a subsidiary of the Chemical Engineering Student Association (CESA).

What do we do?

We work closely with the Chemical Engineering department and CESA to raise awareness and actively encourage sustainability on campus. Some projects and events we have worked on last year include:

• A social media competition to encourage sustainable lifestyle choices.
• Advertising opportunities for students to attend informative talks given by academic staff and guest speakers regarding the climate emergency.
• Working with CESA to make socials more sustainable.

Some things we are working on for the 2026/27 academic year include:

• Working with CESA on the Frank Morton sports day andfinding sustainable travel and merchandise options.
• Working closely with the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) to promote volunteering opportunities to students.
• Collaborating with other departments in the faculty of Engineering and Design to increase student outreach and discuss sustainable initiatives.
• Organising talks with industry leaders to encourage students looking for careers in sustainable sectors such as renewable energy.
• Raising awareness across the faculty and the university about sustainable schemes like the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF).
• Organising competitions, quizzes and fun socials. 

Why join us?

• To boost your CV, and to affect real change on campus and within the community to help tackle the climate emergency.
• To meet like-minded people who share a passion of saving the environment.
• To learn about sustainable opportunities, careers, projects and schemes that you may want to be involved in.
• To get advice and ideas about changes you can make in your life to be more sustainable.
• To attend talks and socials with other engineers.