Green Impact
Green Impact is a United Nations award-winning programme designed to support environmentally and socially sustainable practice in organisations led in the UK by the National Union of Students.
Both the University and the department are a part of this initiative and our department currently holds a Gold NUS Green Impact Award.
These pages are your first stop for information about what the department is doing to improve sustainability, and for simple tips and other content that can help you to lower your own and the department's environmental footprint.
Department Senior Champion
Green Impact Lead
Top useful links:
> Introducing the University of Oxford Carbon Target
Find out about the Universities ambitious new carbon target and the steps we can all take to meet it.
> University of Oxford Green Business Travel Toolkit
What the department does to stay Green
The department supports a number of Green initiatives. Find out more in this section.
Tips for eco-living at home and work
We'll be offering as many tips as we can to help you live more eco-friendly.
Got your own tip? Let us know!
Got a green tip, news or event to share? Or have a question for the green impact team?
Email us here: greenimpact@phc.ox.ac.uk
Click here to download (.pdf) the Spring Wildlife photo competition winners and entries!
View the University Environmental Sustainability Policy by clicking below
On the PHC Green blog
Divesting from fossil fuels and climate action
Earlier this year, many members of the Primary Care Department backed the successful resolution to divest the University Endowment from fossil fuel companies. This is an important step towards mitigating the climate crisis, which is key to protecting the public health we all hold dear.
University Sustainability Newsletters
Green tip of the month - Veganuary!
Why not try Veganuary this year>
Veganuary is an annual challenge run by a UK nonprofit organisation that promotes and educates about veganism by encouraging people to follow a vegan lifestyle for the month of January. Since the event began in 2014, participation has more than doubled each year.
Green events
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Topic |
Overview |
Session lead |
Register |
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29th July 2020 12:00-13:00 |
Helping hedgehogs |
Hedgehogs are the UK's favourite mammal, but they have declined by 50% in the last 20 years. This short Webinar explains why this is and how you can help hedgehogs, both on campus and at home. |
Jo Wilkinson – Hedgehog Friendly Campus |
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8th October 2020 12:30-13:15 |
Climate Emergency – the bigger picture |
What is the Climate Emergency and what can we and organisations do to tackle this? |
Katie Jepson – SOS-UK |
