In order to reduce the University’s climate impact, in 2019 the Vice-Chancellor set aside SEK 2 million in a special climate fund for projects and initiatives that can contribute in concrete ways to reducing the University’s carbon footprint. In the first round, seven projects received funding. Five other projects have now been funded after employees, students and organisational units were permitted to submit applications.
The five projects funded are:
Climate-neutral lecture hall
Project manager: Tord Berglund-Fred, Division for central service and administration, Campus Gotland
The travel-free academic meeting
Project manager: Ben Raffield, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History
Almost like being there
Project managers: Andreas Röckert and Kersti Hermansson, Department of Chemistry – Ångström
Concept development of #DeepTrainWork
Project leader: Isak Svensson, Department of Peace and Conflict Research
Electric boat and bikes for the Erken Laboratory
Project manager: Silke Langenheder, Department of Ecology and Genetics