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Our Initiatives

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾MS is proud to have pioneered a suite of sustainability projects and initiatives.

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Our PledgesÌý

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾MS staff voted for their top five pledges to improve sustainability at Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Medical School:

  1. Only order environmentally-friendly stationery and supplies
  2. Have a PC and lights shutdown every Friday
  3. Reduce single-use items in Clinical Skills Centres and let students know
  4. Reduce food waste by ordering less for events, donating or composting leftover catering
  5. No longer buy single-use water bottles and signpost students to water fountains

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Sustainability Education Award

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾MS is proud to have won the Sustainability Education Award is a joint award for staff and/or students who have integrated a comprehensive sustainability education plan into the formal or informal curriculum.

  • Adesh Sundaresan

Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Medical School

Adesh designed and ran a novel module for medical students dedicated to empowering, educating and inspiring students on the health impacts of climate change.

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Medical School’s MBBS Climate Change and Sustainability Working Group brought together aÌýteam of students and staff who worked through the MBBS curriculum map, looking for opportunities to signpost and integrate issues linking healthcare, climate change, and sustainability teaching into the MBBS curriculum. Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾MS established the first medical StudentÌýSelected Component (SSC) in climate change and health in the UK and contributed to the Declaration of the Climate Change Emergency, which was a national initiative amongst UK medical schools.

  • Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾Ìý Planetary Health Report Card Team

ÌýCatherine NapperÌýresearched and reviewed the Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Faculty of Medical Sciences’ commitment to climate change education and sustainability in the faculty’s curriculum, interdisciplinary research, community outreach, support for student-led initiatives, and campus sustainability, in addition to setting up a board to further improve the faculty’s engagement in the future as part of the Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC) Initiative

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