Colleague Action
Join us in practising and promoting sustainability across our campus.
Colleague induction
If you're a new staff member, find out more about sustainability by attending a Staff Welcome Event. The welcome events provide an overview of the University's functions and objectives. They are presented by the Vice-Chancellor or a Pro Vice-Chancellor (in absence of the VC).
Sustainability progress is an integral feature of the presentation at these events. Members of the Sustainability Team attend every staff welcome event to give information to new starters. You can book your place at the Staff Induction Pages (University login required).
For ongoing sustainability news and opportunities, explore our blog and events page, sign up to our newsletter, and keep reading below!
Green Impact is a sustainability engagement and action programme run by SOS-UK that is open to colleagues across Newcastle University. The scheme is an award-winning UNESCO program which encourages the embedding of environmentally and socially sustainable practices within organisations.
As part of each programme, colleagues sign up to Green Impact and create teams local to their area of work (team, lab, office, etc.). Participants then complete a range of actions in the online toolkit that focus on embedding sustainability across a variety of areas in the work place such as travel, waste and biodiversity. Completing these actions earns the team points, and these points then contribute towards Green Impact award levels, offering colleagues the chance to win a Bronze, Silver, and Gold award!
We had an amazing level of engagement last year with a total of 27 teams taking part. 11 teams completed their final submission and won an award, including 3 Gold award winners!
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LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) is an engagement programme that is managed by UCL. Newcastle University offers this scheme to our colleagues who work in practical spaces.
The online LEAF framework has actions for lab users to complete relating to areas such as; waste, travel, energy, water and more. Rationale and guidance are available for all actions, a core aim of the criteria is to reduce laboratory carbon emissions. The framework’s actions are designed for ‘wet labs’, but there are also actions that can be completed by other types of laboratories or practical workspaces.
When you register to join LEAF, you will need to create a Lab Group or join an existing Lab Group (contact sustainable-campus@newcastle.ac.uk if you cannot find your work area when you join LEAF).
Lab groups can work toward achieving a Bronze, Silver or Gold accreditation. Progress will be assessed by the Sustainability Team or through a peer auditing process at regular intervals and certification awarded when levels have been completed.
You will also be added to the 'LEAF at Newcastle University' Microsoft Team. Please read through the detailed LEAF User Guide (Word: 2,458 KB)!
