This January our sustainability theme was “Stay Warm for Less”. We promoted various ways in which you can keep warm without having a huge environmental impact. You can see some of our tips in the slideshow below: We also promoted the University’s Thermal Comfort Policy which can be found here. Student Life created a fantastic […]
December Sustainability Round Up
In December, the Environment team promoted the Switch Off Campaign, to encourage our University staff and students to switch off all unnecessary appliances, PCs and monitors over the Christmas break. Staff and students had the ability to download checklists from either our website or from email signatures. As well as this, the campaign was circulated […]
University achieves Silver Award for Environmental Management
The University has successfully achieved the EcoCampus Silver Award; a national accreditation for Environmental Management. External auditors spent a full day on site to conduct a document review and site visit of our Environmental Management System (EMS). This included the review of procedures, objectives and some interviews with key stakeholders to hear about how Environmental Management and Sustainability are embedded throughout […]
November Sustainability Round Up
This November, our sustainability campaign has been all about saving energy. If you follow @GreenLincolnUni on social media, you might have come across these graphics: We also attended the Lincoln Food Partnership Annual Event to talk about sustainable food in Lincoln. The event was a fantastic opportunity to network with other parties interested in the […]
New Apprentices welcomed to help maintain the University Estate
At the start of this academic year, Imtech, our partners in maintaining the Estate, welcomed two new apprentices into their team for the first time at the University of Lincoln.