Recycling, Fairtrade Footballs and Climate Change: A Reflection
July 2, 2019
Our student intern Meg reflects on her year as Sustainability Communications and Engagement Assistant for the University of Nottingham. When I first saw the sustainability engagement assistant role advertised, I talked myself out of the role: I won’t have time, someone else will be better than me; a friend pointed out that 6 hours a …
From sustainable development to planetary health; rethinking the relationship between health and the environment
June 20, 2017
Dr Linda East reflects on the relationship between health and the environment As a lecturer in the School of Health Sciences, I have long been interested in health and sustainable development (SD). However, I had become increasingly uncomfortable with quoting the usual definition of SD in my lectures, that ‘Sustainable development is development that meets the …
The S-Lab Laboratory Design and Services Conference at The University of Nottingham
September 6, 2016
Director of Sustainability Andy Nolan talks about the upcoming S-Lab conference hosted in the new GSK Carbon Neutral Lab at Jubilee. We’re really pleased to be hosting the forthcoming S-Lab conference here in Nottingham on September 21st. The event is part of the launch of our new GSK Carbon-Neutral Sustainable Chemistry Laboratory, which we hope …