About the Team

Contact the Team

Contact us with any queries, issues or ideas related to sustainability.
Find out more about environmental themes at the University.

The Team

The Sustainability Team are a part of Estates and Facilities at Newcastle University. We are responsible for the environmental management and operational sustainability of the University.

Staff list

William Brown
Sustainability Officer

Denise Connor
Waste Manager

Matthew Dunlop
Head of Sustainability

Email: matt.dunlop@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 3964

Hannah Owens
Sustainability Manager

Email: hannah.owens@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 7789

Katherine Smith
Sustainability Officer

Melissa Stephenson
Sustainability Officer

Luke Whittaker
Energy & Carbon Manager

Environment and Sustainability Committee

Environment and Sustainability Committee (ESC) is the governing body on environmental and sustainability performance at Newcastle University.

ESC is a sub-group of University Executive Board (UEB) and reports to UEB on a 6-monthly basis. ESC also acts as the Management Review for the University's:

Environmental Management System, certified to ISO 14001
Energy Management System, certified to ISO 50001

Chaired by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Professor Julie Sanders, ESC brings together a wide range of academics, including:

experts from Engineering, Life and Environmental Sciences, and Medical Sciences
heads of various services across the University, including Procurement
the democratically elected President of the Students' Union, and Ethics and Environment Officer, representing the views of students.

Take a closer look at the EMS and EnMS Management Structure (PDF: 74KB).

For more information on ESC and its responsibilities, you can view their Terms of Reference.