The Green Awards at the Dunn School, University of Oxford, spotlight and reward sustainability champions within our community. Serving as a beacon of our shared dedication to eco-practices, these awards encourage consistent green efforts across our institution. With a broad spectrum of award categories, we ensure all facets of our sustainability journey receive due recognition.

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Dunn School's Green Distinctions

• Eco-Support Staff Award: Celebrating our backbone, the dedicated staff ensuring consistent sustainability at the Dunn School, University of Oxford.

• Green Event Planner: Recognizing superior eco-conscious event organization within the department.

• Garden Guru: Saluting the curator of the finest eco-conscious garden, plant, or allotment display in the department.

• Eco-Friendly Supplier Star: Spotlighting suppliers leading in sustainable practices.

• Community Green Catalyst: Recognizing outstanding individual contributions to community-wide sustainability efforts.

• Lab Sustainability Star: Applauding the research team or lab excelling in reducing their environmental impact.

• Student Sustainability Trailblazer: Celebrating a student exemplifying dedication to green practices.

• Best Planter of the Dunn School: Honoring the standout garden or planter arrangement that embodies sustainable planting efforts.

• Food Sharing Champion: Honouring a volunteer whose commitment to sharing surplus food and goods has made a positive impact on both the community and environmental sustainability.

• Sustainable Supermarket: Awarding those who practice waste reduction and mindful consumption in support of sustainability.

• Ultimate Sustainability Champion: Honoring a key player driving sustainable transformation in the community.

• Optimal Freezer Challenge: Saluting labs maximizing freezer efficiency, cutting their energy consumption.

• Team Green Leader: Commending group heads championing sustainable measures within their teams.

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Celebrating Dunn School's Eco-Champions

A resounding applause to our previous sustainability victors at Dunn School. We eagerly anticipate honoring more green trailblazers in upcoming years. Every sustainable action leaves an imprint, and your endeavors can light the way for many!

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Past Winners of Optimal Freezer Challenge awards

1. James & Lillian Martin Centre for Stem Cell Research (Nov 2022) 

2. Fodor Lab (Jan 2023)

3. Tang Lab (Feb 2023)

4. Raff Lab (March 2023)

5. Cook Lab (April 2023)

6. Smith Lab (2024)

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Past Winners of Eco-Support Staff Awards

1. Dunn School Workshop Team (May 2023)

2. Dunn School Washing Up and Stores Team (June 2023)

3. Dunn School cleaning team (July 2023)

4. Dunn School Admin, Finance, IT and Cafe (Sep 2023)

5. Jo Peel (2024)

 

Past Winners of Garden Guru awards

1. William James (2023)

2. Katerina Toropova and Anthony Roberts (2025)

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Past Winners of Eco-Friendly Supplier Star

1. Merck (2023)

2. RecycleLab Ltd (2025)

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Past Winners of Community Green Catalyst

1. Samantha Knight (2024)

2. Louise Pankhurst (2025)

3. Martin Smith (2026)

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Past Winners of Lab Sustainability Star

1. Fodor Lab (2024)

2. Clemence Levet (2025)

3. Karim Housseini B Issa & Nafissa Sallah Baka (2026)

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Past Winners of Student Sustainability Trailblazer

1. Nadira Naznin Rakhi and Mehadi Hasan (2024)

2. Sofia Bustamante Eguiguren (2025)

3. Emoke Gerocz (2026)

 

Past Winners of Water Conservation Wizard

1. Bruce Coppen (2024)

 

Past Winners of Best Planter of the Dunn School

1. Trusts Office and Finance Office (Rachel Faulkes, Raquel Perez Marina, Mervat Zen Aldin) (2025)

 

Past Winners of Green Event Planner

1. Tang and Greaves labs: Awarded for organising the greenest Christmas party (2024)

2. Walsh and Maiden labs: Awarded for organising the monthly green awards (2025)

 

Past Winners of Food Sharing Champion

1. Leticia Lemus  (2025)

 

Past Winners of Waste Minimization Maverick

1. Pete Stroud (2024)

2. Natalie Davis and Lucy Bryant (2026)

 

Past Winners of Ultimate Sustainability Champion

1. Saroj Saurya (2024)

2. Stephanie Barker (2025)

3. Anne Hedegaard (2026)

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Past Winners of Team Green Leader

1. Wayne Swan (2024)

2. Jordan Raff (2026)