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Green Impact Award April 24th 2013
The NUS Green Impact programme has been in progress at UCL for the second year running. The programme encourages teams to undertake a number of actions to reduce their environmental impacts - thereby contributing to UCL's overall environmental sustainability programme. In 2011/12, 19 UCL teams signed up and completed actions as part of Green Impact. In 2012/13, 29 teams have got involved in the programme and undertaken actions ranging from the purchase of sustainable food to the use of UCL's waste reuse scheme, WarpIt. As a result of the programme, UCL was able to achieve the following More...
Published: May 2, 2013 11:55:53 AM
Green Champions Forum and Training Sessions
The next Green Champions Forum will take place on Wednesday April 10th 1-2pm in G01 Central House. Lunch will be provided. If you would like to attend please email greenucl@ucl.ac.uk with the number of people and any dietary requirements. More...
Published: Mar 11, 2013 10:39:22 AM
Programmes
We are running many different programmes and initiatives around Environmental Sustainability this year - take a look and get involved!
Green Impact UCL
The Green Impact programme enables
UCL
departments to assess and improve their negative environmental impacts,
in line
with UCL’s Sustainability Policy.
More information about Green Impact UCL...
Green Innovation UCL
This academic year UCL is running an innovation programme to draw on the knowledge of academics across the university to solve environmental problems.
More information about Green Innovation UCL...
Green Champions UCL
There is a network of Green Champions (GCs) across UCL's departments and divisions. If you are interested in becoming a staff or student GC please contact greenucl@ucl.ac.uk.
More information about Green Champions UCL...
Green Planting UCL
Would you like to grow food in raised beds on the UCL campus? These are available to UCL staff and students with ideas for food growing. At the moment there is a campus orchard in the Medawar Courtyard, do you have ideas about what we can grow with the apple trees?
More information about Green Planting UCL...
Working with Mapping for Change
Green UCL has been working with Mapping for Change to produce a map with input from UCL staff and students. We are adding data at events such as Welcome Fair and Green Week UCL.
More information about our work with Mapping for Change...
Bentham's Farm
Bentham's Farm is a food-growing cooperative run by UCL students at Max Rayne and Ifor Evans Halls in Camden.
More information about Bentham's Farm...
TfL/UCL Cycle Safety Ambassadors
UCL is part of a pilot scheme run by Transport for London (TfL) to train cycle safety ambassadors.
More information about the TfL Cycle Safety Ambassadors...
Student Switch Off
Student switch off is an energy-saving scheme run in five UCL halls this year.
More information about Student Switch Off...
