Search

22 Nov 2021: At a virtual Awards Ceremony on 18 November, the University of Cambridge had a double success in the Green Gown Awards UK & Ireland! As well as being Highly Commended in the '2030 Climate Action' category, the University came away as Winner of the

25 Nov 2021: The University’s WarpIt portal has been the hub for re-use of items within the University since 2014, helping save £340,000 in that time!

6 Sep 2021: Apply here or download the application pack for more details How do we turn talk into action? Engage for Change is a twelve-week programme for students at the University of Cambridge who want to learn to make change happen.

24 Sep 2021: Procurement Services is delighted to announce the appointment of Cyndi Mudaly in the newly created role of Head of Sustainable Procurement. Cyndi was born in South Africa and has lived in the UK for 21 years.

26 May 2021: After working from home for the past year or more, you might be unsure about what your travel options are as the University starts to think about opening up its doors again to staff.

30 Mar 2021: The University is delighted to announce the launch of the Finance Transformation Programme’s Strategic Procurement and Purchasing (SPP) project.

29 Apr 2021: The result is RE.USE, a social enterprise created from Luisa’s Engage for Change project, in which she is Co-founder along with her friend and Cambridge Alumni, Andre Gordilho.

28 Jul 2021: On a recent hot Thursday afternoon, a truck left the University’s West Cambridge site laden with two large but unremarkable pallet bags. Unremarkable they may have seemed, but they carried thousands upon thousands of purple gloves and marked the

10 Aug 2021: Please note this consultation is now closed, and further details on the Sustainable Business Travel Policy will be released soon. National and international business travel can play a key part in academic, research and education objectives at the

26 May 2021: We’re excited to be launching a ‘Borrow a Bike’ scheme which will allow University staff to test a bike for up to 3 months for the commute to work.

29 Apr 2021: Let’s Talk Transport Our Let’s Talk Transport campaign has got off to a fantastic start with over 100 of you signing up to be involved in the campaign so far. For those of you who haven’t yet signed up, don’t worry you haven’t missed the

28 Jun 2021: The University has just completed the refurbishment of the Gleeson Building on Tennis Court Road. The building dates from 1988 and has now been brought fully up to date, providing modern laboratory space and state-of-the-art instrumentation for the

26 May 2021: Here at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, like many other research departments, the vast majority of staff and students (predicted at 80-90% of total members in April 2021) are still working from home.

25 Feb 2021: Earlier this year, we reported that an estimated 97% of the University’s waste comes from single-use items. This means a mountain of waste - roughly 1800 tonnes - is generated every year by staff, students, and visitors to our buildings from items

26 Jan 2021: In recent days, e-bikes have sprung up across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, offering a carbon neutral option for residents, staff and students. The scheme, run by Voi, offers free e-bike rides to NHS and Emergency Service workers but there are

29 Jun 2021: In October last year the University launched its 10-year vision for biodiversity and accompanying Biodiversity Action Plan. Since then, our grounds teams have been hard at work making sure our targets are turning into action across the estate.

22 Mar 2021: Gain valuable experience and a certificate in Environmental Auditing by taking part in free online training delivered by SOS-UK and approved by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).

22 Jan 2021: The University adopted a science based carbon reduction target (SBCRT) for scope 1 and 2 (energy-related) carbon emissions from its operational estate back in 2019. Since then, work has been underway to develop SBCRTs for the wider University, using

17 Mar 2021: The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has announced the start of works on its new visionary headquarters.

25 Mar 2021: The University’s new Civil Engineering Building provides over 4,000 sqm to house the National Research Facility for Infrastructure Sensing, part of the UK Collaboratorium for Research in Infrastructure & Cities, alongside the Department of Civil