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Ollie Swan, Head of Sustainability

As Head of team, Ollie’s role is to lead, coordinate and support others in the university's overall approach to managing our sustainability challenges. He is the lead for the development and delivery of the university’s sustainability strategy and environmental policies. Through partnerships he also leads on cultural behavioural change working to raise awareness and to embed our sustainability values and commitments.

Contact Ollie if you’d like to discuss:

• our sustainability programme, policies and strategies 
• our response to net zero and the climate and ecological emergency
• work to support climate literacy and student education for sustainable development.

Email O.Swan@brighton.ac.uk

Lucy Lisle, Sustainability and Travel Manager 

Lucy is responsible for management and implementation of the university’s travel plans, and supporting the development of the university’s sustainability strategy. Lucy also leads on our bespoke sustainability communication and engagement programme, c-change, working with students and staff to reduce their environmental impact and carbon footprint.

Contact Lucy if you’d like to discuss:

• sustainable travel initiatives and facilities
• c-change, student and staff engagement.

Email L.Lisle@brighton.ac.uk

Janey Bray, Environmental and EMS Officer

Janey is responsible for waste minimisation and recycling across the university’s operations and halls of residence. She oversees the delivery of our waste contract and the implementation of our waste management policy. Janey is also responsible for the development and continual improvement of our Environmental Management System (EMS).

Contact Janey if you’d like to discuss:

• waste and recycling initiatives and facilities
• Environmental Management System.

Email J.B.Bray@brighton.ac.uk

Jude Harkins, Sustainability and Energy Analyst

Jude is responsible for maintaining accurate records of environmental data including information on carbon, energy, waste, and travel. He is responsible for monitoring and analysis of data to identify and investigate trends, reduce our environmental impact and monitor progress against our targets.

Contact Jude if you’d like to discuss:

• sustainability data and information
• environmental targets.

Email J.Harkins@brighton.ac.uk

Mark Burkill, Logistics and Transport Officer (Interim)

Mark leads a small team managing university transport, fleet vehicles and parking across all our campuses. 

Contact Mark and the team if you’d like to discuss:

• University fleet vehicles
• Coach and vehicle Bookings
• University Parking Policy 

Email M.J.Burkill@brighton.ac.uk

Energy and Carbon Manager - vacant. 

The Energy and Carbon Manager is responsible for managing our approach to net zero carbon emissions on our campuses. This includes management of the Carbon Management Plan and indentifying, delivering and monitoring energy and carbon reduction projects.

This role is currently in recruitment.

Professor Mark Devenney, Professor of Critical Theory

Mark is the institutional lead for Global Challenges, embedding education for sustainable development (ESD) across our research and teaching. Mark is a professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and teaches Environmental Politics.

Global Challenges is the University of Brighton's response to the ESD agenda, ensuring that the UN sustainable development goals underpin our teaching and learning, research, public and community engagement, campus operations and organisational culture.

Contact Mark if you'd like to discuss:

• Education for Sustainable Development
• Global Challenges

Email M.Devenney@brighton.ac.uk