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April 2022
Hi,
With the Easter break around the corner, remember to turn off all non-essential equipment in your office, department or lab before you leave. If you're a student leaving Nottingham for the holidays, take the opportunity to donate your unwanted stuff to the BHF Pack for Good campaign.
In other news, read about the cafes on campus tackling food waste and submit an entry for a Green Gown Award.
So let’s get going!
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The latest IPCC report is out and the message is clear...
The time for action is now.
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Easter Switch Off
Before you leave for Easter, help us save energy and use our checklists to shut down your office, department or lab over the break.
go! Switch Off
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Pack for Good Spring Clean
Divert waste from landfill and help save lives with the British Heart Foundation Spring Clean. Donate unwanted stuff at the BHF donation points on campus and in the community.
Find out more
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Recycle your used pens on campus
There are now pen recycling points in Hallward, George Green and Greenfield Medical libraries. They'll be given to a local primary school who can raise funds for the school through pen recycling.
Read more
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Could you help organise a bespoke recycling scheme on campus?
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Nottingham scientist joins mission to measure effects of climate change in Antarctica
Lisa Chakrabarti, Professor of Mitochondrial Biology in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Sciences at the University, will join 50 scientists from across Europe, tasked with measuring specific aspects of the environment, including seawater, sea-ice, ocean currents, weather and biological processes.
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Increase to Cycle to Work scheme
The Cycle to Work scheme enables staff to buy a new bike through salary sacrifice. Based on feedback, the university has increased the maximum value of bikes to £4,000.
Full story
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Solar: The energy of freedom, or a driver of modern slavery?
The solar industry must act urgently to address concerns about modern slavery in its supply chain, a new report by the Rights Lab argues.
Read more
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New IPCC Report
The IPCC has just released its latest climate report on the mitigation of climate change.
The evidence is clear: the time for action is now. We can halve emissions by 2030.
Read more
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Call for Green Gown Awards Entries
The Green Gown Awards are an opportunity to be recognised for excellent efforts in undertaking innovative and inspiring sustainability work to create a brighter future for students.
Learn more
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We encourage you to apply and get recognised for your efforts with the great sustainability work you've done.
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Campus cafes tackling food waste with Too Good To Go
Some catering outlets on University Park are now selling discounted food that would otherwise go to waste on the free app Too Good To Go.
Read the full story
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262.5kg
CO2 equivalent saved
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April
Dr Bike is on campus
Free bike service sessions will continue to run throughout the Easter Holidays but are subject to cancellation in case of low uptake.
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Throughout 2022
Friends of University Park Events 2022
This year's Friends of University Park events include an Easter egg hunt, Picnic in the Park and a guided bird spotting walk.
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10 May
Sense and Sustainability
How can we make science more sustainable? Academics from the University of Nottingham explore this question at this Pint of Science Festival event.
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Sustainability Action Week Blogs
The Sustainability Action Week events may be over but you can you can still read the great blogs from the week.
- Andy Nolan, Director of Development and Sustainability; and Professor Sarah Speight, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Student Experience took on The Sustainability Challenge and chronicled their experience.
- Ryan Neal, Student Communications Manager, gave some tips about how to travel more sustainably as a tourist.
- Sam Hurst, UoN student founder of clothes swapping app Dopplle, wrote about the 7 Rs of sustainable fashion.
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Nottingham Climate Action Panel 2022
On 24 March, a virtual panel discussion brought together staff and students from the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham City Council (NCC), and members of the wider Nottingham community. The session discussed how we achieve carbon targets in our city and region and engage our communities to undertake climate action.
The event was organised as an extension to the joint Sustainability Action Week as part of the Universities for Nottingham initiative. It was fantastic to see the universities and NCC working together to advance sustainability and reduce carbon emissions.
Following presentations from the panellists, a range of questions were posed. Green Rewards, the online platform adopted by all three institutions, was used as an example to evaluate community contributions.
If you would like a recording of the event, please contact: Sust.dev@ntu.ac.uk.
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