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25 Jul 2018: Cycle to Work Day takes place on 15 August this year. Now in its sixth year, Cycle to Work Day is the UK’s largest cycling event with thousands of enthusiastic cyclists taking to street to celebrate everyday cycling.

15 Oct 2018: Dr Bike session award for highest departmental response rate for staff travel survey One Dr Bike session will be awarded to the department with the highest response rate to the staff travel survey. Following the closure of the survey the response

28 Jun 2018: On 9 June over 500 cyclists came to Eddington, the new community being delivered by the University of Cambridge, for the first ever Eddington Cycling Festival. The festival was a fun, family-friendly day for residents and the wider Cambridge

25 Jan 2018: Many of the University's Colleges are looking to improve their environmental performance, with fantastic achievements led by both staff and students. In this article we focus on St John's College. The College’s Environmental Policy includes

7 Sep 2018: The University of Cambridge’s Green Impact 2018 launch is taking place on 16 October at 12pm, and all interested staff and students are welcome to attend.

10 Oct 2018: Have your say on the transport issues at the University and in Cambridge and how we can improve your journeys Every year the University gathers data from staff about their journeys to work and at work via the Annual Staff Travel Survey.

25 Sep 2018: In the two years since the introduction of the University bus service, the Universal, passenger numbers have increased by a massive 49%! We hope to see those numbers increase even further as the service extends from 7 October.

25 Sep 2018: When we think of our University being a world leader in sustainability we often think about technological solutions. While these things are essential for us to make our way to a sustainable future, what is sometimes forgotten is the role of staff

13 Dec 2018: The University closes this week for a well-earned break, but before we all rush out the door staff are asked to take just five minutes to make sure everything that can be switched off, is. This may seem like common sense, but many would be amazed at

23 Nov 2018: WarpIt is an online marketplace to help redistribute 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

31 Oct 2018: This year has definitely been a year of action when it comes to waste. Last week there was the announcement of an EU ban on single-use plastics, with the UK consulting on similar legislation.

26 Apr 2018: The Environment and Energy team have been busy this month turning the spotlight on travel. With 14 events at seven University sites, staff learnt about the support available to travel using sustainable modes and how they can reduce the environmental

28 Nov 2018: 2018 was a big year for the fashion industry. Through documentaries like Fashion’s Dirty Secrets and the True Cost, we learned that the clothes that we wear have a huge impact on the environment and on the welfare of communities who make our

26 Sep 2018: Electricity is fundamental to our modern lives, and most of us could save on how much we are using during our work and study.

29 Aug 2018: Search site. Sustainability. Creating a GreenBRIDGE to excellent research. Submitted by Grainne Kennedy on Wed, 2018-08-29 09:26. ... In 2009 a group of graduate researchers came together to form GreenBRIDGE (Buildings, Research, Innovation, Development,

28 Jun 2018: Could you reduce the amount of single-use plastic you use and dispose of in just one month? Plastic Free July takes place next month, this initiative has the goal of helping people identify their plastic use and come up with strategies for reduction.

30 May 2018: A healthy biodiverse ecosystem provides a number of natural services for everyone, and as a world leader in conservation research the University has a wealth of knowledge that can be drawn

28 Jun 2018: I’ve also spent time working as a research assistant on various field projects in Borneo and Australia.

28 Nov 2018: When you meet someone for the first time, it is quite nice to discover that you have something in common. For Phd students, Lucia Corsini and Francesca O’Hanlon one of the things they had in common when they met was a dislike of single-use plastic

28 Feb 2018: My research for my Masters focused largely on sustainable transport and, in particular, cycle-logistics (deliveries by bike) which is really where my interest in sustainable transport began.

25 Jan 2018: Sustainable Research - boosting lab performance. Thursday 15 February 2018, 12:30 - 1:30pm, Sainsbury Laboratory. ... So how do we reduce our environmental impact while still carrying out important research?

25 Sep 2018: As staff and students across the University gear up for a busy time as the new academic term gets underway, it is also an ideal time for planning environmental activities for the year ahead.

31 Oct 2018: What’s Student Switch Off? Student Switch Off (SSO) is a university campaign all about climate action, and many of the Colleges here at Cambridge are part of it. SSO rewards pro-environmental behaviours throughout the year.

29 Aug 2018: Dr Caroline Edmonds and Dr Tamsin Sayer, Assistant Director of the Research Operations Office, are pictured above participating in a meeting with the General Board Office in the Old Schools.The

28 Nov 2018: Greg Nolan has joined the Environment and Energy section as the new Energy Manager. As is tradition, Greg has answered our questionnaire so that you can get to know what he does. 1. Name: Greg Nolan 2. Position: Energy Manager 3. What does this

31 Oct 2018: Come along to the Downing Site on 28 November between 12 and 2pm to try some tasty vegan food! The University Catering Service (UCS) have an award-winning Sustainable Food Policy which works to improve the sustainability of catering across the

28 Feb 2018: Submitted by Grainne Kennedy on Wed, 2018-02-28 17:48. Throughout February’s Spotlight on Sustainable Research month, we have focussed on the environmental impact of University research. ... While much of this results from the energy and

23 Mar 2018: For the month of April, the Environment and Energy section will be shining their spotlight on sustainable travel at the University. This page gives you an idea of what’s happening, and how you can get involved in using and promoting sustainable

5 Apr 2018: With over 11,000 staff and 19,000 students, it’s true to say that the University’s sizeable population has an impact on traffic in the city of Cambridge. To counteract this impact, the University has set a target of having no more than 25% of

29 Aug 2018: The Living Laboratory for Sustainability provides opportunities for students to develop their skills and tackle environmental sustainability issues on the University’s operational estate. Internships is one of the ways we do this.

28 Feb 2018: Have you ever wondered what you can do as a member of staff to improve sustainability where you work? Or are you interested to learn how the University is working to reduce its environmental impact? A new short online programme is now available for

30 May 2018: The Institute of Metabolic  Sciences – Medical Research Laboratories (IMS – MRL) have participated in the Green Impact scheme since its inception in 2012, and over the years they have won silver and

25 Jan 2018: Interested in gaining real world experience, adding to your CV, and making an impact in the field of environmental sustainability? Well, this year’s paid internships could be for you – and they are now open for applications! There are three

29 Aug 2018: Each day 7 million hot drinks are consumed in disposable cups in the UK, and until recently many of us believed that these cups were easily recycled. Unfortunately this is not the case.

28 Jun 2018: The Centre for Mathematical Sciences was the host for this year’s Green Impact Awards on 21 June. Green Impact is the University’s flagship sustainability programme, teams who participate in the scheme work hard all year to make their department

31 Oct 2018: This scheme takes old equipment, refurbishes it and sells it to other research organisations.

25 Jul 2018: This year alone it is estimated that £16,228 has been saved by departments who chose to source from other departments rather than buy new, and the good news is there

31 Oct 2018: It also lists 60 Small Research Facilities that can facilitate both internal and external usage. ... At the same time, it allows the University greater transparency in terms of how it spends research and equipment funding.

28 Nov 2018: The ‘bin busting’ study, as it has come to be known, was initiated by the University’s Living Laboratory for Sustainability, which aims to provide research to inform the University’s ... It’s clear that this is a tricky area to tackle, as

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.

2 Mar 2018: Opportunity alert!

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.

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