Queen Mary University of London has made a public commitment to incorporate sustainability principles and practices throughout its core activities of teaching, research and operational activities. QMUL's Sustainability Committee aims to provide leadership, coordination and guidance in the development and management of its sustainability risks, responsibilities, opportunities and to deliver continual performance improvement across all areas of the College.
The Sustainability Committee's role is to:
The Chair of the Sustainability Committee is the Vice Principal (Policy and Strategic Partnerships) and the Director of Estates, Facilities and Capital Development is the Vice Chair of the governance group.
The Committee will have senior representation from the following areas of the University
Relevant academics and areas impacted by sustainability related projects are also invited to attend.
Meeting Schedule & Reporting
The Sustainability Committee will meet at least four times every academic year and more frequently where necessary. Whenever necessary, these meetings will be rotated across the main Campuses of QMUL.
The Sustainability Committee will report, via the Chair, to the Estates Strategy Board (ESB) and Senior Executive Team (SET) as appropriate.
The full terms of reference for the Sustainability Committee and papers from previous meeting are available below:
Joe Briscoe - Ferroelectric Nanocomposites for Enhanced Solar Energy Efficiency 13 May 2022 [PDF 3,840KB]
Huasheng Wang - Research, Education and Green Campus 13 May 2022 [PDF 27,287KB]
Henrik Brogger - The Benefits of E-Waste Recycling 13 May 2022. [PDF 373KB]
04 August 2021
Gregory Chass-Activities and International Partnering in carbon Usage and Infrastructure-4-August-2021 [PDF 2,960KB]Kate-Heppell & StephenTaylor Education for Sustainable Development Geography-4-August-2021 [PDF 27,590KB]
Valdas Noreika-Ecological Awareness among Religious Communities-4-August-2021 [PDF 965KB]
Please address any queries related to the work of the Sustainability Committee to sustainability@qmul.ac.uk