Blog written by the PHRC student team. The Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC) provides students the opportunity to assess how well our health professional school integrates planetary health and sustainability into its curriculum, research, and policies. Now in its...
Each month, the Environmental Sustainability team will be sharing the latest events, engagement opportunities and campaigns to get involved with in the faculty and beyond. For March, we’re focussing on the theme of ‘Think Big, Innovate Green’. Here’s a look at what’s...
Blog by Athena Lam, final-year undergraduate student in Biology If you look closely at a satellite image of the Fallowfield Campus, you may spot a small rectangular plot, sandwiched between Richmond Park and Uttley House. This is the Firs Botanical Grounds, home to...
The Faculty has committed to ensuring that all wet laboratories in our Faculty buildings achieve a minimum of Bronze LEAF accreditation by July 2025.The Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) is an innovative scheme designed to drive improvements in...
Blog written by Freddy Crisp, undergraduate student in the School of Biological Sciences My name is Freddy, and I am the vice-chair of the Tree Musketeers, the University’s conservation society. Our society’s mission is to help restore green spaces across Greater...
Hidden in the heart of the Michael Smith Building, the Quad Garden is an urban oasis of biodiversity on campus. Home to various plant and animal species, the Quad is also a hub for community engagement and education. In this blog, Quad Manager Bred Beckett offers a...
In December 2024, the Michael Smith Quad hosted their first Eco-Crafts Event in collaboration with the FBMH Social Responsibility team. With a focus on sustainable materials and foraged supplies, attendees created beautiful ornaments and crafts, just in time for the...
Effective sustainability initiatives require collective effort, but it often takes a committed individual to lead the way. Dr Isobel Taylor-Hearn has helped bring environmental sustainability to the forefront of lab work in FBMH through LEAF. LEAF (Laboratory...
Blog by Dr Maggy Fostier, FBMH Associate Dean for Environmental Sustainability. Welcome to the 5th edition of the FBMH Environmental Sustainability (ES) Good Newsletter. The University is progressing well with its ES agenda, and we are coordinating efforts across...
Air travel contributes approximately 4% to the rise in global temperatures and is projected to cause a 0.1 °C increase in global warming by 2050. With the consequences of the climate crisis intensifying across the world, it is crucial that institutions like...
