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In 2012 some of the fluorescent lights in the Electrical Engineering Division (formerly the CAPE) Building began to fail. Mark Barrett, the site electrician, took this as an opportunity to do a thorough assessment of what the lighting requirements were in the building and to identify the technology that would meet their...

The Cambridge Carbon Challenge is a competition that launched in October, inviting staff and students to submit their ideas for reducing building energy use and associated carbon emissions (Scope 1 and 2 emissions) across the University estate. Six teams applied, five of whom are now working up their proposals as we speak...

The University has published a Sustainable Food Policy which applies to all catering outlets operated by the University Catering Service (UCS). The policy recognises the University’s responsibility to provide healthy and sustainable food to staff, students and visitors and sets out an implementation plan to achieve this...

What big environmental changes and improvements would University of Cambridge staff and students like to see happen in their buildings, departments and Colleges? This was the big discussion point on 18 October, at an event run by the Environment and Energy section to kick off two sustainability initiatives running this...