Short films from the Living Lab

Hear from students who collected, curated and cultivated a new community around food.

In Summer 2023, halfway through the current Living Lab focused on the campus food system, this short film shares our progress in the Lab's first year, and some of the challenges that await us in its second!

In a Living Lab, students peer into the very workings of the University's most fundamental systems, and bring their subject knowledge to suggest solutions and make recommendations. This short film shares the experience of some third year Business students investigating who supplies the campus with food and drink and whether their ethical standards are up to scratch.

Hear from fellow YSJ students about the incredible projects they have led and been a part of within the Living Lab. Including the student-led Garden Cafe, our first ever YSJ People's Assembly, and growing fresh veg on campus.

A short micro-horror film by Mhairi Fox. What happens when virtuous recyclables get mixed with evil non-recyclable items? Watch if you dare to find out.

A micro-horror film by Mhairi Fox, starring Josh Gardner. The volume of disposable coffee cups generated by one thoughtless day on campus is truly terrifying – in fact horror seemed like the only appropriate genre to express it.

A quick guide to saving food waste and bagging a bargain on campus. Filmed by Mhairi Fox, starring Megan Padgett.

A different way of navigating your way around campus. Our wonderful Grounds team go every extra mile to create habitats for wildlife and people. Filmmaker: Mhairi Fox.