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8 Jul 2020: The University recognises the role of offsetting in a comprehensive approach to carbon reduction and has committed to only using it as a last resort to offset unavoidable carbon emissions. That’s why our Carbon Reduction Target for scope 1 and 2

25 Nov 2020: Speaking about the new Sustainability Policy, Paul Kelly, Dairy Farm Manager says:. ... Actions which are already underway to lower the carbon footprint of the Farm include improving herd health by introducing new protocols for newborn calves and

16 Sep 2020: The Annual Environmental Sustainability Report provides details of the University's successes in sustainability, the lessons learned and the plans for the forthcoming year. Our most recent report can be found on our annual report page. On this page

15 Jul 2020: The Ecological Advisory Panel (EAP) is a sub-committee of the Environmental Sustainability Strategy Committee (ESSC) providing strategic oversight of the University’s commitment to biodiversity and ecosystems.

27 Apr 2020: Green Impact Award, a new Green Society, and plenty of sustainability initiatives, this may just be Wolfson's greenest year ever! ... Head Chef Sam Frost and his team have introduced a whole host of new vegetarian and vegan options into the daily menus

15 Jul 2020: recommend for approval strategies, policies, procedures, guidance notes and action. plans in connection with sustainable transport, including for the implementation of a new car parking policy make recommendations to the Planning

27 Oct 2020: We hope this has been a useful intro if you are new to the University or just needed a refresher.

15 Jul 2020: The Carbon Offsetting Working Group is a fixed-term sub-committee of the Environmental Sustainability Strategy Committee tasked with developing an internal carbon offsetting scheme. Organisation The organisational arrangements are as follows: The

28 Jan 2020: Search site. Sustainability. Walking for Health: start your New Year as you mean to go on!

25 Feb 2020: Search site. Sustainability. Another new face in the Travel and Transport team! ... It’s interesting to see the new developments on the city fringes taking shape, but I have rather mourned the loss of a few pubs over the years!

29 Jan 2020: We now have a network of over 100 EECs and run termly events for volunteers to share ideas, meet others and gain new skills.

3 Sep 2020: Search site. Sustainability. Reducing, reusing and recycling just got easier with our new waste guidance! ... The guidance forms part of the University of Cambridge’s new Waste Strategy, approved in 2019, which aims to improve performance on waste

7 Apr 2020: Stress is what happens when we perceive that a situation requires more of us than we are able to give. Whatever your situation at the moment, it is likely to be making greater demands of you than you are accustomed to.

27 Mar 2020: 13% are classified as threatened with extinction from Great Britain. Fed up of bad news stories? ... The good news is that with April around the corner, now is the perfect time to sow your wildflower seeds!

27 Apr 2020: It will also be fantastic to see a new Communication and Engagement Strategy developed for the E&E section and pilot a scheme across the University to deliver environmental action at ... My new bike and rucksack paniers. I was born in the old Mill Road

26 Mar 2020: This scheme allows you to spend up to £2,000 on a new bike and/or cycling equipment through the Cyclescheme.

28 Jan 2020: These sessions aim to establish the issues with the way car parking permit allocation happens across the University at the moment so we can take them into account when the new

17 Dec 2020: Step 3: Click submit! We’d like responses as soon as possible in the new year, but will keep the survey open until 12 February.

24 Jun 2020: 13 tonnes of waste prevented. A new item has been added more than once a day on average! ... 548 new members of staff have also signed up in the last year.

29 Apr 2020: Search site. Sustainability. Be among the first students trained in the brand new Cambridge Carbon Literacy project. ... Apply to be among the first set of 12 Student Trainers on the brand new Carbon Literacy project launching Michaelmas 2020!

28 Jan 2020: The app also looks at creating a community of like-minded people to support each other in these everyday lifestyle changes as well as new ways they could collaborate.

28 Oct 2020: The University’s Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP), sets out our 10-year vision for the future of biodiversity across the University. As part of our ‘wetland and water’ actions within the BAP, we planned to establish an enhancement project at our

24 Jun 2020: We are reintroducing free Dr Bike sessions to support staff who are travelling back into work. The first session is at the Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre on 2 July. Please note social distancing measures will be in place at all times.

28 Jan 2020: Cambridge South Station. Network Rail are looking for your feedback on the proposals for a new station to the south of Cambridge City Centre near the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC). ... Greater Cambridge Local Plan - Your ideas. Our future. The new

26 May 2020: All of us have had to adapt to significant upheaval over the past couple of months. Most of our lab users are currently distant from the labs and can’t expect a return to how things were. Martin and the Green Labs initiative will also be unable to

28 Feb 2020: Assistant Energy Manager (Fixed Term) This is an exciting opportunity to join the University's Environment and Energy Section as it coordinates a programme of work to deliver the University's commitment to become zero carbon by 2048.

26 Mar 2020: opportunity to try out some new meals.

17 Dec 2020: The Rivers Trust is on the lookout for community litter-pick groups to clean up litter from the area and record their findings using an online system.

24 Jun 2020: The Northern Option for Cambridge South Station. Earlier this week Network Rail announced the northern location (option 1) as their preferred location for a new station which would provide direct rail

25 Nov 2020: We had an amazing response to the staff and student annual travel surveys this year. The response rate for both was well in excess of last year's and any University travel survey on record! 3,410 staff (27%) and 1,231 students responded within the

27 Apr 2020: Clare Goes Green, has launched a new campaign to help inform people about how their daily decisions contribute to their carbon footprint. ... like going on nights out, buying new phones or using the internet).

25 Feb 2020: If you know your bike needs a specific new part, you can order it through Bikeworks, book a slot and a mechanic will fit it for free during the Dr Bike ... To stay up to date with more general travel news across the University then sign up to the Travel

27 Apr 2020: Apps like these are also a great way of finding new places to walk near you. ... Ordnance Survey Greenspace: OS have mapped green spaces across the UK and it’s a great way of identifying new places near you that might make a pleasant walk.

25 Feb 2020: “I’ve had a fantastic summer working in Environment and Energy and would thoroughly recommend it to any students look for experience in the field of environmental sustainability!” Robyn Topper, transport intern.

28 Jan 2020: years, and supported several new academic projects on catering.

25 Nov 2020: Taking the first steps towards autonomous vehicle trials Smart Cambridge, a workstream within the Greater Cambridge Partnership, are working with their partners (RDM Group), on a project funded by InnovateUK to trial the use of autonomous vehicles.

29 Jan 2020: Are you a problem solver who thrives on a challenge? Do you want to take action on climate change? The Cambridge Carbon Challenge is a unique initiative for student and staff teams to develop and present their ideas for cutting carbon emissions and

21 May 2020: place to ask questions, give answers and delve into biodiversity in a new way. ... This isn’t just an intricate image but a generous start of something new as seeds from this photo have been posted across Cambridge to members of the Biodiversity Yammer

28 Oct 2020: Back in February 2019, Cambridge City Council declared a climate emergency in response to the rapidly changing global climate.

29 Jul 2020: Since moving to the new Student Services Centre in March 2019, Vanessa helped establish a collaborative Green Impact team to represent the entire building and they achieved their first Green Impact ... The litter picks have resulted in a new Charity and

25 Feb 2020: As a member of staff at the University of Cambridge, you can sign up to access a plethora of sustainability resources for free or at member rates.

17 Apr 2020: People and nature. Spring. Post your photo in the University’s new Biodiversity group on Yammer.

29 Jul 2020: E&E will continue to analyse the estate’s energy consumption as it emerges from lockdown and begins to progress towards a new normal.

29 Jul 2020: 1) Finding your bus To make your journey more efficient, you can use the Smart Cambridge bus map and live timetable information to see where your bus is in real time. The system uses transponders on the buses to track them as they move past bus

26 May 2020: Cambridge has long been a world-leading centre for conservation science – perhaps epitomised by the David Attenborough Building next to the Museum of Zoology – and in recent years the University of Cambridge has turned its attention to the

4 Jun 2020: The new action plan is expected to be published later this year but a summary of the current state of ecology on our estate can be viewed online now..

28 Jan 2020: From there I moved into consultancy as a Transport Engineer where I worked on a wide range of projects from tiny housing developments to new tower blocks in central London and ... I found out as I was listening to the radio while getting ready for work

25 Nov 2020: B009. With staff and students starting to return to the workplace and creating new habits, now is a great opportunity to display fresh awareness stickers and posters to encourage staff and ... G051. The annual staff and student travel surveys took place

17 Dec 2020: Information about the project will be available on our website in the new year so keep your eyes peeled!

29 Jul 2020: During August a number of changes to key routes and communities will be made to reduce the amount of traffic and create more space for people. Led by the Greater Cambridge Partnership, these changes are the result of feedback from multiple