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25 Apr 2017: The walking charity Living Streets are encouraging the nation to take to their feet throughout May and pledge to walk for 20 minutes each day. A daily 20 minute walk can prevent a sedentary lifestyle, boost your mood and improve heart health and

21 Feb 2017: The Environment and Energy Section is recruiting for the post of Energy Coodinator (Maternity Cover). The successful candidate will undertake work to monitor the University's use of energy and water and identify areas of potential savings. The

28 Mar 2017: This is the question we will be asking during the Workplace Travel Challenge, a challenge taking place across the University between the 24 and 29 April. Teams of up to ten staff can register for the challenge and log the distances they make by

23 Jun 2017: The end of the academic year allowed time for reflection and celebration in what has been a busy year for the Living Laboratory for Sustainability.

20 Dec 2017: A New Year of new possibilities. Christmas is a great time to get out into nature and enjoy the frozen landscape, a time to reflect on the year that has been ... There are so many ways to contribute and make a difference in the world, perhaps your New

20 Feb 2017: Submitted by Grainne Kennedy on Mon, 2017-02-20 16:22. Times of change are often said to be the best times to develop new ‘green’ habits and changes don’t ... In January 2016 offices within the Unified Administration Service moved into their new

25 Jan 2017: “I don’t see what difference it can make” is a sentence sometimes heard when staff and students are asked to switch off everything; either at the end of the day or on Friday evenings.

25 May 2017: The word “commute” can conjure up images of traffic chaos or long frustrating periods getting to where you need be. This might be the case for many but not for all, as we recently learned when we met staff through our Spotlight on Travel events.

25 Jul 2017: There have been some changes in the Environment and Energy team recently and we’d like to take this opportunity to welcome one of our new team members, Colin Nye. ... I also love exploring new places, being originally from Devon, I’ve been spoilt

25 Apr 2017: This month the rewards keep coming for our Liftshare members, both new and existing members will be entered into a prize draw.

24 May 2017: On 3 May we held the hectic yet fun annual event – the Green Impact audits! This year 36 teams of staff and students from across the University took part in Green Impact, the University’s environmental awards scheme, and all teams needed to be

23 Jun 2017: Every year, the University of Cambridge's Green Impact programme sees many students getting involved and working hard to promote sustainability within their Colleges and departments.

25 Jul 2017: This month, the University of Cambridge has been recognised for its sustainability efforts under two separate awards schemes.

25 Jan 2017: They have also been adding switch off stickers to lights and putting up new green posters to encourage involvement and remind staff about simple good ‘green’ practices. ... month'! The brand new @pemgreen Instagram account that Lily has set up will

7 Mar 2017: The Environment and Energy section is seeking a candidate to provide maternity cover as Head of Environment and Energy. Closing date for applications is the 28th of March 2017. Further information can be found here.

25 May 2017: The recipe is below in case you want to try it and the recipe supports several aims in the University's new sustainable food policy (). Thank you Jo for this wonderful

29 Sep 2017: If you cannot repair goods they should be recycled. This week is national Recycle Week and throughout the week we have been looking at what new products can be made from

26 Oct 2017: When we talk about protecting the environment from the harmful effects of waste disposal, most people think that sending waste to landfill is the problem, and recycling our waste is the solution. However, in the waste hierarchy, recycling is

26 Oct 2017: The Environment & Energy section recently hosted the Laboratory Efficiency Action Network (LEAN).

20 Feb 2017: Set up in 2011, the Energy and Carbon Reduction Project (ECRP) provides funding and support for projects that reduce energy consumption in buildings across the University’s operational estate. To date 68 ECRP funded projects have been completed.