Dunn School Green Group
dunngogreen.bsky.social
Dunn School Green Group
@dunngogreen.bsky.social
Environmental committee at the Sir William Dunn School of Patholoy. Working towards environmentally friendly science!

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We were delighted to welcome Pippa from PCR Biosystems on Monday 6th October as part of our Energy Efficiency Day! 💚

They’re supporting our green initiatives by promoting sustainable approaches to research and reducing the environmental impact of l.
October 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
🌍 Marked World Cleanup Day at the Dunn School with the WastelessBio Exhibition

Big thanks to Matej Metkovic from @WastelessBio for showing us how labs can cut waste, save costs & reuse high-quality reagents and instruments 🔬♻️

Supported our LEAF & Green Impact celebrations in December @dunnschool
September 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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How can we handle lab waste more sustainably? Saroj Saurya (@dunngogreen.bsky.social) and colleagues just published this interesting new piece! Have a read! 🌿

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Toward more sustainable research: reducing the environmental impact when working with Drosophila
Abstract. The ever-increasing amounts of plastic waste and greenhouse gas emissions worldwide threaten our environment. Biomedical laboratories across the
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July 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
We welcomed Marcelo Salierno for a packed day of meetings, lunch, and dinner with students, PIs, postdocs, facility and lab managers all buzzing with ideas.

His stimulating talk, chaired by Saroj Saurya, sparked rich discussion & fresh thinking for the environment sustainability in science 🌱
June 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
🌱💚 A massive THANK YOU to Hong & Theresa, our food and goods rescue volunteers who cooked, baked, and brought delicious contributions to the Dunn School Cook & Bake Sale during our Green Festival for #GreatBigGreenWeek!

Your generosity helped us raise funds for Oxford Mutual Aid!!
June 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Congrats to DPhil student Sofia for winning this month’s Green Group Award at Dunn Drinks! 🏆🌱 She led the organisation of an induction seminar to introduce new members to our environmental sustainability initiatives. #DunnSchoolGreenGroup #Sustainability #GreenChampions
June 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
A big thank you to Wayne and Martin for raising the Green Group flag above the Dunn School to kick off Great Big Green Week 🌿🏳️ Proud to fly the flag for sustainability! #GreatBigGreenWeek #DunnSchoolGreenGroup #ClimateAction
June 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
🚲 Huge thanks to everyone who came out for the Bike Doctor at the Dunn School yesterday as part of #BigGreenWeek! All slots were fully booked, and the mechanic was kept busy all day—so much so that we even had to turn a few people away!

#SustainableTravel #Cycling #Oxford #GreenImpact #DunnSchool
June 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
🍰 Huge thanks to the Dunn School Café for donating delicious home-made cakes for our Green Week cake sales! 💚 All proceeds go to Oxford Mutual Aid as part of the Dunn School Festival during the Great Big Green Week 🌍 #GreatBigGreenWeek #SustainableScience #Oxford #MutualAid
June 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Check this out! Clem, Freeman Lab is taking great care of the B&Q plants for our plant swap during the Dunn School Green Festival. A big thank you for her hard work throughout the year fpr Dunn School Green Group!
Don’t forget to swap plant or take one & donate to support Oxford Mutual Aid!
June 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
🌿 Dunn School Green Festival 🌿
7–15 June @ South Parks Rd, Oxford
🧁 Swaps, bake sale, Bike Doctor (12 June), Green lab tours
🎤 Talk by Dr Marcelo Salierno, KCL , 13 June, 2PM
🪴 Plants kindly supported by B&Q
🤝 Donations for Oxford Mutual Aid
#GreatBigGreenWeek #GreenLabs
June 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We’re thrilled to announce that Green Group member Clémence has received the Lab Sustainability Star award for her outstanding efforts in reducing environmental impact- suppliers exhibition, Green Tours, the Food Rescue initiative, and much more. Aakash & Anthony presented the award at Dunn Drinks!!
May 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Huge congratulations to Louise! She’s won a green award for her brilliant community work—taking schoolchildren on nature walks and promoting nature-positive solutions. We’re proud to have her as an active member of the Dunn School Green Group. dunnschoolgreengroup.wixsite.com/insights/ini...
May 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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#biologists100
Please come to my poster on Wed at the Liverpool conference and see how the @jrafflab.bsky.social with @dunngogreen.bsky.social @dunnschool.bsky.social is conducting our world class science in an environment friendly way at @ox.ac.uk ! Saving money & planet! There is no planet B!
March 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
At the Dunn School Postdoc Symposium, the Dunn School Green Group Chair @Saroj Saurya presented Green Group's efforts to cut plastic waste in research:

♻️ Reducing single-use plastics-alternatives
♻️ Washing & reusing lab plastics
♻️ Recycling lab plastics with Recycle Lab
Let’s keep labs greener! 🌱💡
March 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Congrats to this month’s Supplier’s Sustainability Award winner: RecycleLab!

Pictured behind CEO Danielle Stephens is the pile of the School’s lab plastic waste which will all be recycled through RecycleLab.

Discover RecycleLab’s easy-to-use and cost-effective services here: recycle-labs.com
March 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Wrapping up #OxfordGreenActionWeek with our Bike Doctor, Plant Swap, and Bake Sale. Thanks everyone for participating in our Green Festival! 🚲 🌱 🍩
February 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Day 2 of Green Festival in the Combination Room! With a special sustainable supplier’s exhibition from Greiner Bio-one and more delicious cake 🌱 🍰
February 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Thank you to Danielle Stephens of Recycle Lab and @sarojsaurya.bsky.social for giving such inspiring and engaging talks about their sustainability efforts! ♻️ #OxfordGreenActionWeek
February 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
First day of our Green Festival was a delicious success 😋 🍰 These cakes were generously donated by the Dunn School Cafe and all gone by the end of the day! See you all tomorrow for our Sustainability Talks, lunch, and Green Initiative tours 🌱 #OxfordGreenActionWeek
February 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
We’re all ready for our Green Festival happening all throughout this week! We hope you’ll join us in one of our many sustainability-focused initiatives 🌱♻️🌍
February 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Join us for Dunn School’s Green Festival running from 10-14 Feb! We’ve got week-long events in the Combination Room as well as Sustainability Talks on 11 Feb from Danielle Stephens of Recycle Lab and our very own @sarojsaurya.bsky.social 🌱♻️🌍

Sign up for talks here: forms.office.com/e/ZQVcw7xsC2
February 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Environmental sustainability is at the heart of the Dunn School.

We are committed to driving change through various green initiatives, with a focus on reducing energy, plastic, and food waste.

Learn more about our efforts and how you can get involved:
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February 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Congratulations to Katerina Toropova and Anthony Roberts, recipients of the Garden Guru award for their eco-friendly, plant-filled offices 🪴

The Garden Guru award is part of our Green Excellence Awards. Learn more about our gardening initiatives: dunnschoolgreengroup.wixsite.com/insights/ini...
January 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Read about Mehadi Hasan's personal journey in sustainable lab practices, comparing resource management in Bangladesh with the structured sustainability approaches at Oxford in @jrafflab.bsky.social @dunnschool.bsky.social @ineosoxford.bsky.social

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Embracing Environmental Sustainability: A Journey from Bangladesh to an English Lab
Moving from Bangladesh to England to further my education and career in science has been a transformative journey. As an MSc graduate from the University of Dhaka and a dedicated lab scientist, my exp...
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November 23, 2024 at 5:24 PM