Michele Morley
Environmental Sustainability Manager
Michele takes a leading role in meeting the university's aims and objectives regarding our environmental sustainability performance. This includes overseeing the delivery of our environmental policies, strategies and engagement programs delivered through the Environmental Sustainability Team. She also manages the development and implementation of the university’s ISO 14001 accredited Environmental Management System.
mmorley@brookes.ac.uk +44 (0) 1865 482749
Gavin Hodgson
Energy and Carbon Reduction Manager
Gavin is responsible for reducing the university’s energy consumption, and identifying and managing carbon reduction opportunities across university operations. He leads on the analysis and reporting of energy and carbon data.
ghodgson@brookes.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1865 484643
Ashley Hayden
Sustainable Travel Manager
Ashley is responsible for organising, promoting and delivering incentives to encouraging greater usage of sustainable transport at Oxford Brookes University. This is a broad profile and encompasses managing all of the general transport operations at the University (e.g. BROOKESbus, Bike Dr and Car-operations) to enhance student and staff experience.
ahayden@brookes.ac.uk
For general transport-related matters: transport@brookes.ac.uk
Procurement Team
Sonia Soni
Senior Category Analyst
Sonia leads the University's Sustainable and Ethical Procurement Strategy, ensuring that the University's procurement decisions have positive environmental, social and economic impacts over the whole life cycle of a contract.
s.soni@brookes.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1865 483986
Communications Team
Andrea Siret
Head of Community Engagement and Social Responsibility
Andrea oversees the Community Engagement & Social Responsibility Team, developing and implementing an institutional strategy to advance the profile and reputation of Oxford Brookes University. She executes institutional-wide community and social responsibility initiatives and campaigns designed to meet the needs of the University, the local community and relevant organisations.
asiret@brookes.ac.uk
Wendy Vrij
Social Responsibility Officer
As a part of the Community Engagement & Social Responsibility Team, Wendy provides expertise in community and stakeholder engagement, project and event management. She works to establish, develop and maintain positive relationships with local residents, community groups and agencies and to help raise the profile of the University.
wj.vrij@brookes.ac.uk
+44 (0)1865 485431
Brookes Union
Brookes Union has a dedicated Environmental Officer who leads the Union’s student-led environmental team. The Union currently holds a Silver NUS Green Impact Award. In 2016/17 the format of the award changed to focus more on the delivery of campaigns. The award levels changed from Gold, Silver and Bronze to Good, Very Good, and Excellent. Brookes Union has aspirations to achieve an Excellent accreditation by 2020. Visit their website for the latest information and updates.
Centre for Ecology, Environment and Conservation
The centre provides a central focus for the expertise we have in ecology, environment and conservation, as well as molecular and developmental biology.
The Centre undertakes first class research, provides high quality courses and a consultancy service with a focus on conservation and biodiversity.
Environmental Information Exchange (EiE)
Michael Esvelt
Operations Director
mesvelt@brookes.ac.uk
The EiE is a not-for-profit organisation which provides UK organisations with support to reduce their energy, water and waste. The EiE webpages include practical information, actions, and support to help organisations understand and implement efficiency actions.
Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD)
Founded in 2004, OISD is one of the UK's largest research institutes dedicated to sustainable development research in the built and natural environments. The institute consists of eight distinct research groups. Using a multi- and inter-disciplinary approach, it addresses the many dimensions of sustainable development and the synergies and processes that link them. OISD contributes to major Research Council programmes through various research grants. These include Living with Environmental Change, Energy research, Sustainable Urban Environments and Lifelong Health and Wellbeing.