Blog by Dr Maggy Fostier, Associate Dean for Environmental Sustainability The University of Manchester is committed to improving the sustainability of food and drink on campus via several initiatives listed on our website. These cover ethical and responsible sourcing,...
Blog by Sarah Hewett - Sustainability Officer - Email: Sarah.Hewett@mft.nhs.uk Twitter (X): @MFTgreen Greener NHS Context In October 2020, the NHS became the world’s first health service to commit to reaching carbon net zero, in response to the profound and...
Blog by Megan O’Dowd, Apprentice Horticultural Technician at the Firs Botanical Grounds You might not have heard of The Firs - a hidden gem nestled within the Fallowfield Campus. Historically Joseph Whitworth’s back garden, it now serves many purposes,...
There are plenty of great opportunities to get involved with sustainability initiatives across Manchester. In this blog, we hear from two student organisations currently working with the Firs Botanical Gardens, a hidden gem in the heart of Fallowfield Campus. The...
Blog written by Georgia Taylor MSc Science Communication student.In this blog, we interview Professor Stephanie Snow, Academic Lead for Community Engagement and Involvement, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health. Could you tell us about your experience of being...
Blog written by Georgia Taylor MSc Science Communication student. In this blog we interviewed Moira Lyons, public contributor at the University about her experience of being involved and engaged within the Faculty. Tell me about your current PPIE (Patient and Public...
Blog by Stuart Pepper and Maggy FostierIn the lab, the top two energy consumers are fume cupboards and ultra-low temperature freezers (ULTs). Based on a typical 4 bedroom house consuming 11.2 kWh/day in the UK, on average, fume cupboards use the equivalent of 2.5...
Blog by Maggy Fostier, Associate Dean for Environmental Sustainability in FBMHA year ago, I attended the Royal Society conference on Sustainability in the research and innovation endeavour (report on their website). I had a wonderful day learning about progress to...
Blog by Jenny Herbert, Lecturer and Social Responsibility lead in the Division of Medical Education.Within the division of medical education (DoME) we decided this year for our divisional gathering to do something that had an environmental twist. Gathering and...
Blog by Harriet Bickley, Research Associate and Sally Freeman, Reader in Medicinal Chemistry. The School of Health Sciences Environmental Sustainability group and friends ran a series of fun part-wildlife, part-science stalls about trees at three events in June: the...
