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Professor David Hannah

Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sustainability)

David M. Hannah is Professor of Hydrology, UNESCO Chair in Water Sciences, and inaugural Director of the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action (BISCA). In his role of Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sustainability), David is helping to steer the University towards more sustainable working practices.

In addition, he is leveraging Birmingham’s research expertise to apply ideas and skills into action on climate change and broader sustainability matters.

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Zoe Hurley

Head of Sustainability 

The Head of Sustainability is the professional services lead for Sustainability, whose remit is development and successful implementation of sustainabilty strategy. 

A passionate advocate for progressive environmental and social change, Zoe brings experience from a variety of sectors, including as Head of Sustainability at HM Courts & Tribunals Service. She also has full Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) membership, the gold standard for environment and sustainability professionals.

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Professor Julia Myatt

Academic Director of Sustainability Education

As part of the Senior Education Team, Julia coordinates and promotes the central place of subject-specific and interdisciplinary education in sustainability and climate awareness across the University’s teaching and learning strategy.  Julia is also part of the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action. A key part of Julia’s role is to develop Birmingham’s portfolio of activities, to enable students, staff and external stakeholders to develop the skills necessary to tackle the complex global challenges we face today. 

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Cai Lansdown

Apprentice Sustanability and Environmental Officer

Cai Is a Sustainability and Environmental officer within Estates. He is undertaking a degree level apprenticeship and has a lead role on reporting of building data in a range of carbon and water reduction activities and reviewing environmental impact of proposed developments. They also have a lead role in development of behavioural change programs to promote environmental responsibility within the university including Green Impact. 

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Jade Willetts

Environmental Sustainability & Engagement Manager

Jade's remit covers the day-to-day management of waste, recycling and other soft facilities contracts, KPI monitoring of recycling performance and associated carbon emissions, and leading on the Green Impact Challenge to drive behavioural change. Jade coordinates Campus Services Sustainability Projects and supports the Campus Services sustainable priorities, alongside promoting end of term re-use schemes, such as Junkbusters, and managing the University’s internal reuse platform, Warp-It.

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Edward Shelley

Sustainable Travel Officer

Edward is responsible for enabling and encouraging our staff and students to make sustainable travel choices for their daily commutes and university trips. The bread and butter of the commuting work is surveying our 黑料吃瓜网 and delivering the tailored sustainable travel plan, with diverse measures in the field of facilities, staff benefits, communications and engagement, advice and guidance, learning and long-term partnerships. Analysis of booking behaviours lies at the heart of showing how operational leaders can make carbon reductions.

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Jim Sharman

Carbon and Sustainability Manager

Jim supports the drive towards decarbonisation by taking a lead role in carbon and water reduction activities. This includes identifying cost saving opportunities and ensuring a robust approach is taken to sustainability and the carbon footprint of projects. He has 15+ years of experience carrying out a range of energy management and sustainability-based roles, and is a fellow of the Energy Managers association with qualifications in BREEAM and ESOS assessment.

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Professor Ian Jefferson

Sustainability Lead, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

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Professor Peter Kraftl

Sustainability Lead, College of Life and Environmental Sciences

Peter is Sustainabitlity Lead for the College of Life and Environmetal Sciences, where he is also Deputy Head of College. He convenes the sustainablity leads for each of the College's  four schools. 

A social scientist specialising in research with children and young people about their environments, he has led many research projects with a sustainability focus, including recent research about inclusive urban design, plastics and trees. This work also drives Peter’s emphasis on ensuring that our sustainability work is inclusive of and responsive to our diverse communities.

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Professor Chris McCabe

Director of Sustainability, College of Medical and Dental Sciences

Professor Chris McCabe has been the Director of Sustainability for the College of Medical and Dental Sciences (MDS) since 2010. During this time the MDS Sustainability Committee has pioneered numerous initiatives including laboratory plasticware recycling, re-wilding and tree planting, as well as targeting reductions in energy consumption related to ultra low temperature freezers and cell culture hoods.

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Dr Laura Day Ashley

Sustainability Lead, College of Social Sciences

Laura leads the university's sustainability agenda in the College of Social Sciences and chairs the College's Sustainability Committee. She is passionate about understanding how we can apply the concepts of social learning to the development of regenerative education which she describes as "coming together within and across our institutions and communities to develop the capabilities to learn to make differences that will enable us all - people and planet - to flourish". 

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Professor Aleksandra Čavoški

Sustainability Lead, College of Arts and Law

Aleksandra is the College of Arts and Law Sustainability Lead. In that capacity she coordinates activities related to sustainability in the College of Arts and Law and chairs the CAL Sustainability Group. Aleksandra works on several research projects, including PrecisionTox (research on improving chemical safety assessment), PARC (uptake of Next-Generation Risk Assessment) and Met4Tech (creating circular economy for technology metals).

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Alison Lundy

Project Support Officer – Sustainability 

Alison provides project and diary support to the Head of Sustainability, including acting as secretary for sustainability committees such as Sustainabilty Steering Group.

The role also involves supporting with sustainablity events, and working on ongoing sustainability projects. 

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Charlie Crofts

Procurement Sustainablity Lead

Charlie is responsible for driving reductions in our Scope 3 supply chain emissions arising from the purchase of goods and service, leading internal engagement to embed sustainable behaviour change within procurement processes across our operations, education and research.

Charlie sits on the University's Sustainabiliy Steering Group as early career Representative.

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