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25 Oct 2016: The University’s efforts to green its fleet will feature in the national publication, Fleet news magazine later this month and there will also be an article in a future edition

4 Jan 2016: The results are in! We asked commuters about their journeys to work from Saturday 10 October to Friday 16 October 2015. Over 2,500 University staff responded, providing information on over 13,000 journeys made to work each week.

26 Oct 2016: The University has published a Sustainable Food Policy which applies to all catering outlets operated by the University Catering Service (UCS). The policy recognises the University’s responsibility to provide healthy and sustainable food to staff,

13 Jan 2016: each new intake of students and reducing their costs. • ... Sustainable living – the One World Challenge encourages more sustainable everyday behaviour and actions, through forming teams competing against each other to instil new behaviours.

26 Jan 2016: Environment & Energy are launching a new programme which focuses specifically on scientific research facilities. ... A new Green Labs section of our website has been launched to provide a focal point for relevant information and resources, while

19 Dec 2016: Last month was Spotlight on Energy month and we challenged you to test your knowledge of all things energy at the University with our online quiz. Congratulations to Kayleigh Paske from the Department of Psychology who won our prize. Below we give

27 Jul 2016: This month we welcome some new faces to the E&E section with the arrival of our three interns; Laura, Cecily and Robert. ... Additionally, I will be involved with some exciting changes and events occurring at the moment, for example the start of the new

22 Aug 2016: Laura Farrell joined the Environment and Energy (E&E) team for five weeks this summer, all the way from Canberra, Australia. Laura’s internship was part of the International Alliance of Research Universities’ (IARU) Sustainability Fellowships

29 Mar 2016: This included four internships which gave students an opportunity to carry out focused research into new ways for the University to improve its environmental performance. ... One of the projects looked into reducing the energy use of plug-in equipment

29 Mar 2016: Posters, leaflets and guidance. As well as a range of travel posters covering cycle security, cycle safety, the Cyclescheme salary sacrifice scheme and carsharing, we’ve also produced six new 'pocket ... On top of all that we've also produced a brand

27 Jul 2016: The five teams in question had worked through the Green Impact ‘workbook’ and having reached the highest level (previously gold); they were looking for a new challenge. ... In 2015/16 a new ‘Excellence’ award level was introduced which encouraged

25 Nov 2016: When the Green Impact team from Modern and Medieval Languages (MML) considered how to improve biodiversity on their site they decided it would be beneficial to bring in ideas from outside the department.

22 Feb 2016: As part of spotlight on energy month, we ran a quiz all about energy at the University of Cambridge. Here we reveal the answers plus some further information about each one – how did you get on? 1. In 2014-15 how much did the University of

25 Oct 2016: Emily Dunning, from the Living Laboratory for Sustainability, announced a new scheme this year - the Cambridge Carbon Challenge. ... The potential for exciting projects and energy savings from the new scheme are immense.

26 Jan 2016: What's happening with the Living Laboratory for Sustainability this month? Read on to find out... Cambridge Climate and Sustainability Forum 2016: Global to Local The Living Lab is supporting this year’s Climate Forum. It is on Saturday 20

22 Aug 2016: Greenwich House was originally home to the Royal Greenwich Observatory (1990-1998). After an extensive refurbishment, completed in January 2016, it is now home to around 400 members of the University’s Unified Administrative Service (UAS).

19 Dec 2016: In the first few weeks of 2017, food will probably be the last thing on many people’s minds but that is exactly what we want to focus on or more precisely we want to focus attention on the environmental impact of food.

22 Aug 2016: A fantastic way to remind people about the importance of good waste management and sustainable practices in general is to host a film screening in your department.

27 Sep 2016: If you are travelling somewhere new, map your journey considering the likelihood of ice or slippery surfaces.

26 Apr 2016: During April, the spotlight has been on sustainable travel. What has this meant? The month kicked off with an event at the Department of Chemistry’s Cybercafe, where staff competed to win the ‘folding bike challenge’, while finding out about