Meliora: a podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute

Student Takeover Season: Glastonbury Festival and Sustainability

June 06, 2024 University of Southampton Season 3 Episode 7
Student Takeover Season: Glastonbury Festival and Sustainability
Meliora: a podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute
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Meliora: a podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute
Student Takeover Season: Glastonbury Festival and Sustainability
Jun 06, 2024 Season 3 Episode 7
University of Southampton
In this student takeover episode  of the Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton we investigate the Glastonbury Festival. 

The Glastonbury festival is famous due to its great scale and popularity, with thousands of attendees, an impactful social media presence, and an extensive venue. However, there are many sustainability factors surrounding the event that are worth drawing attention to and this episode sheds light on travel, social, food and waste aspects of the festival and what actions are being implemented to improve it.

Episode host: Alana Smallcombe
Episode guests: Alisha Ram, William Ryan, Charlie O'Dea, Theo Melis
Episode editor: Frances Spicer 

This episode is part of the Student Takeover Season on the Meliora Podcast, and is a group project from the University of Southampton 'Global Sustainability Challenges' module.


Show Notes
In this student takeover episode  of the Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton we investigate the Glastonbury Festival. 

The Glastonbury festival is famous due to its great scale and popularity, with thousands of attendees, an impactful social media presence, and an extensive venue. However, there are many sustainability factors surrounding the event that are worth drawing attention to and this episode sheds light on travel, social, food and waste aspects of the festival and what actions are being implemented to improve it.

Episode host: Alana Smallcombe
Episode guests: Alisha Ram, William Ryan, Charlie O'Dea, Theo Melis
Episode editor: Frances Spicer 

This episode is part of the Student Takeover Season on the Meliora Podcast, and is a group project from the University of Southampton 'Global Sustainability Challenges' module.