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28 Jun 2018: 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.

28 Jun 2018: Persuading people to change their behaviour, this might be by making these changes easier for people to make. ... 13. Who is your inspirational figure (real or fictional)? Too many to name but mostly people I’ve worked with before whose commitment and

26 Apr 2018: get people cycling. ... Carshare Corner is a local version of the Camshare website, the site which matches commuter journeys from across Cambridgeshire, helping people to save money and reduce carbon emissions.

28 Feb 2018: Key to this is engaging the people at the top who can make the sustainable choice easy for others. ... You can download the slides from the eventWhat makes people tick, Chris Rose.

25 Sep 2018: culture, there are many people across the University doing their bit to contribute to the University’s sustainability goals.

29 Aug 2018: I am looking forward to giving something back to the University by working on the University's Biodiversity Action Plan and meeting other people similarly interested in conservation and sustainability issues.

28 Nov 2018: 1. Ensure a clear line of communication. It's common for charities to be staffed by volunteers, in order to maximise their budget and help as many people as possible.

23 Nov 2018: It's very common for charities to be staffed by volunteers, in order to maximise their budget and help as many people as possible.

28 Nov 2018: Is it upcycled? Are the people who make the item paid a fair wage and treated well?

26 Apr 2018: The furniture items that could not be rehomed through WarpIt were donated to Emmaus, where the money raised from selling them will be used to help homeless people in Cambridge.

28 Feb 2018: 9. What is your environment related pet hate? Driving unnecessarily for really short journeys…or when people don’t recycle!

31 Oct 2018: projects and collaborations that may benefit from bringing together a range of people, technologies, and techniques that haven’t been combined before. ... There is also the need to minimise risk of damage or accidents with people using potentially

25 Jan 2018: Three short talks focus on key areas that we know people struggle with when they are trying to encourage sustainable behaviours in their own places of work and study.

25 Sep 2018: This year we would also like to make people aware of how they can stay safe, stay fit and continue to cycle all year, not just in the summer.

31 Oct 2018: You’ll be working alongside a passionate team, and it’s a great chance to meet new people and share ideas with like-minded individuals.

28 Nov 2018: 11. What do you think is the biggest environmental challenge? Convincing people to make different personal choices, which are more sustainable, but not necessarily the quickest, cheapest or easiest option.

5 Apr 2018: An event like this helps to overcome the nervousness people have about sharing their journey as they can meet for a coffee and decide if car-share is for them or

16 Nov 2018: The Solution Search People’s Choice Prize is determined by popular vote. ... In communities around the world, people are coming up with innovative and inspiring ideas to tackle huge environmental challenges like climate change.

29 Aug 2018: This, combined with contamination by the drink itself and people simply putting the cups in the wrong bin means that only 1% of the cups that we use are recycled!

18 Dec 2018: Veganuary is one established national campaign encouraging people to try a vegan diet in the month of January.

2 Mar 2018: Engage for Change is a six week programme for people who want to learn to make change happen, through effective conversations with those around and above them.

28 Feb 2018: Over twenty people from a wide array of departments (including Pathology, Medicine, MRC Epidemiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Sainsbury Laboratory, Clinical Neurosciences, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology) came together to share their top-tips

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.

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 Jan 2018: According to the Carbon Trust, encouraging staff to adopting greener behaviours can lead to savings of up to 10% on energy costs. For the University of Cambridge this would mean a saving of around £1.4million!

28 Nov 2018: November was Spotlight on Waste month. The month where we highlight what we need to do as a University to meet our waste targets (95% recycling target and a continuous year-on-year reduction in wastes arising).

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

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.

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

31 Oct 2018: Are you looking for a simple and effective way to have a positive environmental impact? Each year, roughly 10 billion plastic bottles are used in the UK; 3 billion of these are not recycled and many end up littering our waterways.

16 Aug 2018: Congratulations to all those students who are #GoingtoCambridge. You have probably done all your research, but did you know that the University of Cambridge is not only a prestigious place of learning but we, University staff and students, are also

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.

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

30 May 2018: With the trees blossoming, flowers blooming, birds singing and bees buzzing, Cambridge has become a sunnier, greener and all-round happier place for staff and students in recent months. There are many pleasant green spaces around Cambridge, and the

29 Aug 2018: In 2009 a group of graduate researchers came together to form GreenBRIDGE (Buildings, Research, Innovation, Development, Governance, Energy/Environment).

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

29 Aug 2018: Cambridge has an excellent record of sustainable travel, with 39% of staff cycling to work each day. In many cases, though, it seems unavoidable to have to drive or fly to a meeting or conference. Indeed, last year we spent over six million pounds

28 Feb 2018: Throughout February’s Spotlight on Sustainable Research month, we have focussed on the environmental impact of University research.

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

31 Oct 2018: We create waste every day, but how often do we really think about its impact and how we can do better? As a University, we create a vast amount of waste, but we are tackling this issue. In order to make real change on this issue, the involvement of

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

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

30 May 2018: The Green Impact Awards are just around the corner and we thought we would take this opportunity to illustrate just how big an impact the University’s staff sustainability programme can have on departmental operations.

28 Nov 2018: Out of sight, out of mind. That’s the mentality many of us have to waste. This may be even more the case at work, where unlike at home we don’t have the job of stamping down the bin bag in the kitchen dustbin, washing out the compost caddy, or

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

25 Jul 2018: The University’s free online reuse platform, WarpIT, has facilitated lots of exchanges in the last few months. Staff have taken the opportunity to source and give away diverse items on the platform, helping to reduce waste and cut the time and