A university has opted to make plant-based menus the default option at its catering facilities, following a vote by students, reported BBC
The University of Southampton will make the changes at its student union from the start of the 2026/27 academic year.
It means plant-based meals will be the standard option and consumers will have to opt-in if they would like animal-based products.
Following the decision by the university’s student council on the 19 February, Matthew Rochford, a PhD student, said it “recognises the devastating impact of animal agriculture and the need to move towards a plant-based food system”.
Rochford said he was “delighted” with the vote adding that it was time for Southampton to “set an example for other universities to follow”.
The student union launched a petition on the changes at the start of February and it received more than 950 signatures from students in one week.
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