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Green Chemistry Sustainability Success

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Posted on Thursday 2 July 2026

The Green Chemistry Sustainability team is celebrating a fantastic year of sustainability achievements, taking home four awards at last week’s joint University of York SOS-UK Green Impact and inaugural Environmental Sustainability at York (ESAY) Student Sustainability awards.

The awards were presented by Vice-Chancellor Professor Charlie Jeffery during the campus ceremony.

Our team’s hard work was recognised across several categories:

  • Diamond Award: For our comprehensive sustainability workbook and engagement with the research community.
  • Platinum Award (Project Category): For The Sustainable Lab Quest – Adventures of The Little Green Chemist. This dynamic awareness campaign promotes sustainable laboratory practices across higher education, industry, schools, and the general public. At the heart of the campaign is our mascot, "The Little Green Chemist," a playful yet effective tool for capturing attention and reinforcing key environmental messages.
  • Silver Award (Student Project Category): For Green Chemistry Garden: From Waste to Growth, an initiative that redirects spent coffee grounds from the Green Chemistry Centre to a compost bin in the Derwent garden.
  • Special Recognition for Megan Goss. We are delighted to share that Megan Goss was named a Highly Commended recipient in the Special Recognition Award (Individual) category. This well-deserved recognition highlights Megan's outstanding personal dedication and impactful contributions to driving sustainability initiatives across our community

A huge thank you to our team: This success would not have been possible without the dedication of this year's team: Alfonso Burro, Aniruddha Nag, Dan Inglis, Daniel Gilbert, Ewan Wilkie, Harry Maslen, Jack Tinker, Jake Graham, James Metcalf, James Sherwood, Jolyon Glynn, Lucas Al-Shok, Megan Goss, Oliver Stevens, Richard Gammons, Roisin Murphy, Salome Raymond, Sam Bury, Skarma Tsultim Palmo, Sophie Barber, and William Heamen.

We also want to extend our gratitude to everyone who supported our events, activities, and initiatives throughout the year. We look forward to continuing this vital work in the next academic year and welcoming new team members when the new semester begins.
- Richard Gammons and Megan Goss