Sustainability Working Group (SWG)

Who are we?

The SWG is a student-led group created after the 1st MRC Centre for Environment and Health’s Sustainability Workshop. Its members are students and staff from the Researchers’ Society with an amazing drive for change and a profound passion for sustainability. We want to be a friendly and energetic space for discussion around green opportunities for the MRC Centre, the NIHR CRTH and EEH HPRUs and the college.

Members: Helena Rapp-Wright (Chair, Research Associate), Stav Friedman (PTO), Justie Mak (PhD), Holly Walder (PhD), Derryn Grant (PhD).

Past Members: Aina Roca Barcelo (PhD), Annalisa Sheehan (PhD), Kerry Moss (RA), Rosemary Chamberlains (PhD), Allison Gaines (PhD), Esther Lie (Engagement Coordinator).

News

Sustainability Interview with Yassir
As part of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Sustainable Laboratories Grant awarded to Dr Helena Rapp Wright and Amber Vaughan (L23-8109900824), T-level student Yassir El-Hadri collaborated with the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London to investigate innovative ways to enhance laboratory sustainability. To learn more about his experience, check out Yassir’s interview featured in the January 2025 edition of the RSC Environmental Chemistry Group bulletin.
Communicating sustainability: Enhancing research impact
On November 6th, 2024, a workshop promoting sustainable solutions was held for doctoral students and early-career researchers in collaboration with the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Management and Environmental Chemistry Groups. If you are curious to learn more about the workshop and its outcomes, check out the meeting report published in the January 2025 edition of the RSC Environmental Chemistry Group bulletin.

News

Communicating sustainability: Enhancing research impact
On November 6th, 2024, a workshop promoting sustainable solutions was held for doctoral students and early-career researchers in collaboration with the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Management and Environmental Chemistry Groups. If you are curious to learn more about the workshop and its outcomes, check out the meeting report published in the January 2025 edition of the RSC Environmental Chemistry Group bulletin.