Sustainability

ION Deputy Director for Sustainability

"The world's climate is changing now. Global heating and its consequences will greatly affect our lives and work in the years ahead. For people with neurological diseases, and for research into those diseases, climate change is likely to pose significant challenges, which is in our remit and power to address. I very much look forward to working with all across the Institute to do what we can to meet these challenges, to reduce our contributions to climate change, and to promote sustainability." Professor Sanjay Sisodiya

• Professor Sisodiya's presentation at the ION Green Day Symposium January 2021;
• UCLH news item;
• Meet the expert;
• Glasgow Herald;
• EnvironMental Issue;
• Brain Stories Episode 6.
• How can tackling climate change improve your health?

"Climate change is with us. How will it affect people with epilepsy? How do we contribute to climate change in our professional lives? What can we do about it? EpilepsyClimateChange is hosting its first virtual conference to begin to address these important issues. Please join us so we can begin to plan and take action for a challenging future".  Sanjay Sisodiya for EpilepsyClimateChange.

• Epilepsy in Change: First Virtual conference November 2021
• Simona Balestrini introduces the Epilepsy Climate Change Consortium
• Global epilepsy consortium wins PR award for COP26 campaign

Heather Sampson, our Student Sustainability Ambassador

As the new Student Sustainability Ambassador for the IoN, Heather (MSc Clinical Neuroscience) will be working with the IoN Green Champions to improve student engagement and participation as well as help shape and build new sustainability projects. Heather Sampson can be contacted on heather.sampson.21@ucl.ac.uk

'We all have a responsibility to address the climate emergency, one of the biggest challenges of our time. The actions we take today to decrease our negative impact on the environment will directly influence the future of our planet. Together we can make change happen, so join us in creating a more sustainable IoN and UCL! I am very excited to work with the IoN Green Champions and encourage greater sustainability in the department'.

UCL Easter Switch Off 2022 Results

Thank you to everyone who participated in 2022’s Easter Switch Off. All of your pledges resulted in a combined saving of 69 tonnes of carbon – that’s equivalent to planting 1,143 trees.* This saved UCL an impressive £39,710 over the Easter closure – more than a sizable nest egg. We are delighted to announce that ION is a joint winner of the pledging competition: alongside Stapleton House. We will each receive £100 towards sustainable projects. 

Read more about the Switch Off results.

Faculty Sustainability Committee have launched their own blog. Be sure to check in regularly to see what they get up to in their mission to bring the issue of sustainability to the forefront of our agenda. ION features in this blog post