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Silver award for the NDCN Green Impact team

Congratulations to the NDCN Green Impact team who have earned a silver award for their work to improve sustainability within the department.

NDCN Green Impact Silver Award next to pots of herbs © NDCN Oxford

Green Impact is an award-winning programme that breaks down the often complex world of sustainability into practical steps that staff and students can take to improve sustainable practice within their building, department or college. Teams work towards actions in an online toolkit that align with the University’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy, earning points towards a final award level.

40 teams achieved awards for their efforts to improve sustainability in 15 key areas including; biodiversity, waste management, carbon, resource use and energy. 

Actions which helped earn the silver award this year were a mixture of sustainable practices already in place alongside actions supporting the University's environmental campaigns and new initiatives. These included:

  • Arranging visits from the Bike Doctor to the JR site to promote cycling and bike safety
  • Connecting sustainability and wellbeing through regular plant and book swap events at termly coffee mornings and a series of talks on planet-friendly eating from Tiziana, our resident nutritionist.
  • Working with the Facilities team to explore sustainable purchasing of lab equipment through Warp-It and eBay.
  • Introducing new recycling stations at JR sites: Level 6 kitchen, OxCIN (FMRiB building), CPSD (Wolfson Building)
  • Volunteering for a pilot scheme to replacement lights on Level 6 with more energy efficient LEDs.
  • Embedding our commitment to sustainability on all NDCN job descriptions 

 

 

The NDCN Green Impact team has expanded over the last year to widen the reach of activity beyond Level 6 of the JR to include OxSTAR, OxCIN, and BNDU. 

Members of the NDCN green impact team with their award 2025.png

The NDCN Green Impact team are: 

  • Alexandra Almeida, Strategic Initiatives Manager
  • Niki Andrew, Events Officer
  • Henry Fowler, Finance Manager (Oxford Brain Bank)
  • Sam Guest, Simulation Technician (OxSTAR)
  • Joshua Hanna, Simulation Technician (OxSTAR)
  • Camille Loiseau, Postdoctoral Neuroscientist (BNDU)
  • Tiziana Luciano, Laboratory and Facilities Technician
  • Clarissa Marley, Senior Facilities and Lab Technician
  • Nancy Rawlings, OxCIN Business Manager
  • Joanna Whiting, Communications Manager

The team are already planning for the next year when they'll be setting their sights on a Gold Award! They'll be looking at bigger projects and working with other Green Impact teams

They would love more people to join the team, especially staff and students at other sites. You can meet the team and find out more via the NDCN Environmental Champions Teams channel or contact sustainability@ndcn.ox.ac.uk

 

 

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