Sustainability

Run for Hogs – Dr Hope Williard

Academic Subject Librarian Dr Hope Williard ran the 2019 Hedgehog Half Marathon at Normanby Hall in Scunthorpe.

Image of a hedgehog, a small prickly mammal, in leaves

EcoCampus Gold for Environmental Management

The University of Lincoln has been awarded Gold by EcoCampus for their work in driving more sustainable environmental management practices across their estate.

Changes to how waste is collected across campus

With the recent declaration of a Climate Emergency, one obvious win for the University to reduce its negative impact on the environment is to improve how we manage...

Building Management System Upgrade – The Janet Lane-Claypon building

Estates are investing £150,000 in a major BMS upgrade at the university. From Monday 1st July, contractors will be upgrading the Building Management System (BMS) in the Janet Lane-Claypon...

Image of a white and grey building with lots of windows and a rounded part at the front.

May Sustainability Round Up – University of Lincoln Declares Climate Emergency

University of Lincoln declares Climate Emergency On May 16th 2019, the University of Lincoln declared a climate emergency: “Climate change is the primary concern for young people across...

April Sustainability Round Up

  We’re more than halfway through our Sustainability Campaign Calendar! In April we focussed on biodiversity, linking out to some books on the subject at the University of...

March Sustainability Round Up

The theme for March on our Sustainability Campaign Calendar was “Community Collaboration”. We encouraged our followers on Twitter to get in touch if they had a sustainable project or...

Earth Hour at the University of Lincoln

The University received a passionate letter from Year 6 students at Westgate School imploring us to take part in Earth Hour on Saturday 30th March and help them to protect and...

February Sustainability Round Up

Our February campaign has been “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”, with a focus on the “reduce” aspect, whether that be by travelling sustainably, shopping second hand, or ditching plastic in...

The display at the Sustainable Transport event, February 2019