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18 Dec 2018: Single-use’ was Collin’s Dictionary’s word of the year, with many campaigns and news articles focusing on this topic in 2018.

28 Feb 2018: Spotlight on Sustainable Research month. ... Emma Garnett, who is carrying out PhD research on sustainable food ‘nudges’, spoke to the attendees about how we can change these systems and how, by making the green option easy

25 Sep 2018: Students, would you like to develop your leadership skills while helping your department or College to become more sustainable? Becoming a Green Impact Project Assistant (GIPA) could allow you to do just that! GIPAs work with a department or College

28 Feb 2018: Search site. Sustainability. Green sky research? Reporting back on our sustainable labs event. ... This is just the start of an ongoing conversation on improving the efficiency and sustainability of our research at Cambridge.

16 Nov 2018: Following a trial period, which showed that carbon emissions reduced significantly without impacting the bottom line of catering operations, the University was encouraged to research the issue further. ... Research is now being carried out on how

25 Jul 2018: It is for this reason that the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK) decided to tackle the problem of polystyrene.

26 Apr 2018: We have been in contact with our Green Impact teams throughout the year, and here are just some examples of the good news stories and initiatives that our Green Impact Auditors ... Cutting plastic waste through simple changes. Single use plastics are an

13 Dec 2018: On the 28 November a unique event took place on the University of Cambridge’s Downing Site. Just before lunchtime, staff from the University Catering Service, Darwin College and Murray Edwards College appeared with three tasty dishes to be handed

25 Jan 2018: Search site. Sustainability. Sustainable labs: World-changing research done in a world-saving way. ... Out with the old, in with the new. A lot of scientific research requires cold storage of samples in ultra-low temperature freezers.

31 Oct 2018: Are you looking for a simple and effective way to have a positive environmental impact? Each year, roughly 10 billion plastic bottles are used in the UK; 3 billion of these are not recycled and many end up littering our waterways.

31 Oct 2018: This November is Spotlight on Waste month, the month where we raise awareness of all things waste. We, as a University, have not only committed to increasing our recycling rate to 95% but we are also working towards reducing the volume of waste

13 Dec 2018: The year started with a focus on innovation in the research that we do and consideration of sustainability in how we do our research. ... Figure 1: Dr Cameron Brick speaking at a Spotlight on Sustainable Research behaviour change event.

31 Oct 2018: Each year a number of Green Impact teams go for an ‘Excellence’ award. This special award is only available to Green Impact teams who have previously won a ‘Gold’ award or higher, and encourages teams to solve a particular sustainability

25 Jan 2018: Recent research carried out at the University of Edinburgh has backed this up, highlighting the impact of simple behaviour changes through a study measuring the energy savings in a before/after

25 Jul 2018: Many of us take the skill of cycling for granted. But what does it take to master cycling as an adult if you were never taught as a child or your experiences riding a bike were limited? Learning to cycle is indeed a daunting task, but worry not - we

28 Nov 2018: November was Spotlight on Waste month. The month where we highlight what we need to do as a University to meet our waste targets (95% recycling target and a continuous year-on-year reduction in wastes arising).

28 Nov 2018: WarpIt is an online marketplace that redistributes resources legally and conveniently within the University for free. It is designed to make it easy for staff to find others with spare items - reducing procurement spend. It also helps staff who are

16 Aug 2018: Congratulations to all those students who are #GoingtoCambridge. You have probably done all your research, but did you know that the University of Cambridge is not only a prestigious place of ... You will find that sustainability is everywhere in

26 Apr 2018: Did you know that the University has an internal re-use portal which can be used to distribute unwanted items for free between departments? This month the portal helped to get bums on seats – literally!