Meliora: a podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute

Addressing Knowledge-Behaviour Gaps in Student Consumer Sustainability Awareness

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast Student Takeover Season we address student consumer awareness gaps across the sustainability topics of food, sport, music and travel. Analysing the results sent to 34 fellow University of Southampton students, alongside the Knowledge-Attitude-Behaviour Model we explore knowledge-behaviour gaps and possible reasons affecting our choices across these topics. By the end, we hope this allows you to reflect on your own personal sustainability challenges and increase your awareness on some of the sustainability impacts addressed, so that we can all aim to make more sustainable choices.   Episode host: Alice  Episode guests: Jayne, Ryan, Aurora  Episode editor: Charlie  Episode researchers and scriptwriters: Nicola, Alice, Jayne, Ryan, Aurora, Charlie This episode is part of the Student Takeover Season on the Meliora Podcast and is a group project from the University of Southampton UOSM2043 Global Sustainability Challenges module.

Not So Sweet: The Hidden Cost of Chocolate

In this episode of the Meliora podcast Student Takeover Season we discuss the complex sustainability challenges hidden within the multi-billion dollar chocolate industry. From widespread deforestation and climate impacts to the stark pay inequalities and human rights issues facing West African farmers, we explore the true cost of chocolate production and who is responsible for driving change towards a sustainable industry. Does the power lie in you, the consumer, or must systemic change be enforced by large corporations and governments? • Kathy Gladman – Researcher (Environment) & Writer (Deforestation) • Lucy Doble – Researcher (Culture), Writer (Overconsumption), & Speaker • Poppy Cannon – Researcher (Society), Writer (Inequality), & Speaker • Samuel Dexter – Researcher (Economics), Writer (Debate), & Host • Thomas Barnes – Researcher (Policy), Writer (Intro/Outro), & Editor This episode is part of the Student Takeover Season on the Meliora Podcast and is a group project from the University of Southampton UOSM2043 Global Sustainability Challenges module.

Jamie Agombar - the inspirational visionary leader who has transformed sustainability across the HE sector

We are absolutely thrilled to be joined by the most impactful Sustainability Leader in the Higher Education sector, the hugely inspirational Jamie Agombar, CEO of Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS) UK! Jamie chats about his career transforming sustainability across the HE sector, his work leading sustainability at NUS and forming SOS-UK, his journey as a neurodivergent person, how working with young people continues to inspire him, and how being sold a dream and also being sold a lie changed his life and the sustainability sector forever! Guest: Jamie Agombar Host: Prof Simon Kemp Editor: Mya Harvey

🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️ The Zombie Apocalypse and the Sustainable Development Goals - part 2 🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️

Welcome to Part 2 of our double episode asking ‘if there’s a Zombie Apocalypse, how on Earth will we achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?’. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, we suggest you listen to that first.  The brilliant Jack Dinham (UG, Meliora producer & editor) and I continue to discuss our nerdy love for zombie books, movies, and tv shows, exploring the sustainability metaphors surrounding zombie culture, and using our scoring system to determine whether a zombie apocalypse would be net positive or negative for the SDGs. Jack’s research and clarity of explanation for this double episode is amazing! We hope you enjoy this second part of our light-hearted, popular-culture focused, off-beat and alternative entry point for addressing the SDGs. All for the greater good! 🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️ Episode zombies: Jack Dinham and Simon Kemp Producer & Editor: Jack Dinham These episodes are for Lily Killner and Sophie Green

🧟‍♂️ The Zombie Apocalypse and the Sustainable Development Goals - part 1 🧟‍♀️

We know you often ask ‘if there’s a Zombie Apocalypse, how on Earth will we achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?’. So, we have recorded a special double 🧟‍♂️ episode addressing this very question!  The brilliant Jack Dinham (UG, Meliora producer & editor) and I discuss our nerdy love for dystopian Sci-fi and fantasy, explore the sustainability metaphors surrounding zombie culture, and determine whether a zombie apocalypse would be net positive or negative for the SDGs, or perhaps the World’s End 🌍. We even have a scoring system with the results in episode 2. Jack’s research for this episode is amazing! We hope you enjoy this light-hearted, popular-culture focused, off-beat and alternative entry point for addressing the SDGs, which is all for The Greater Good 🦢 Just in case you don’t, Jack and I are off to The Winchester, to have a nice cold pint, and wait for all of this to blow over……. 🧟‍♀️🍺🧟‍♂️ Episode zombies: Jack Dinham and Simon Kemp Producer & Editor: Jack Dinham This episode is for Lily Killner and Sophie Green