Thank you very much, to all the brilliant volunteers who helped out with Blackout on Friday night.

Now in its third year, the event was another great success. Blackout 2014 was it biggest it has ever been with Winchester joining the other campuses and taking part for the first time ever.  The Blackout campaign aims to raise awareness about how much energy we use and how we can reduce it;  by switching of all unnecessary electronic items for the night we can become more aware about how much energy we use and if it is really worth it. Results from … Read the rest

If you’re thinking this has to do with the Stags Head Beer Festival this week then you’d be wrong!!

Southampton Blackout is back!

Blackout is the main sustainability campaign run by the Students’ Union & The University. With a huge volunteer base trained in energy auditing, it is the biggest switch off and energy audit of its kind. Highfield, Avenue, Boldrewood and Winchester campuses will be switching off all non-essential electrical items on 14 November for the University of Southampton’s annual energy audit. Blackout plays a crucial role in reducing unnecessarily high energy bills by encouraging staff and students to … Read the rest

What is Blackout?

Blackout is a campaign that aims to raise awareness about how much unnecessary energy we waste! Not only does this lead to high energy bills but it also impacts the environment in several ways.

Blackout is organising an evening where students and staff will be recording and turning off every non-essential electrical item across Highfield, Avenue and Winchester campuses!

Not only is this campaign and event beneficial economically but it also aims to encourage a more sustainable behaviour at university which you can even take and apply at home!

Last year, with 250 volunteers, blackout saved over … Read the rest