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MCBI Green Team
The MCBI Green Team was founded in 2021. Our mission is to conduct research at the department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology in a more sustainable manner. Furthermore, we aim to inspire other departments within Amsterdam UMC and VU University, and other research institutes, to do the same. To achieve this, we are actively collaborating with local and (inter)national green teams and sustainability initiatives.
The MCBI Green Team consists of a diverse range of people representing PhD students, postdocs, technicians, core staff and principle investigators.
Contact: Aram de Haas – chair of MCBI Green Team – a.dehaas1@amsterdamumc.nl or greenteammcbi@amsterdamumc.nl
- Temperature of -80°C freezers set to -70°C – in this way for every three freezers we save the energy of one household per year! For our department that means we save three households per year worth’s of energy.
- One of our two cryostats is standard turned off after being used, more machines will follow
- Encourage people to turn off flow cabinets when not in use during the day, and turn off lights when taking a break
- Improved waste separation in general labs (contaminated vs non-contaminated) and offices (plastic and paper)
- Encourage people to use a reusable mug and water bottle
- Organize and join events around general or science-specific sustainability for/with colleagues (see “Events”)
- Initiate and spread green ideas for implementation in the whole Amsterdam UMC, such as joining the International freezer challenge (and our own Amsterdam UMC spin-off) or the implementation of LEAF
- More to come!
Events in 2022
1 Jan – 1 July Freezer Challenge
7 – 13 March National Week without Meat & Dairy
19 May Sustainable Research Symposium 2022
26 May My green lab summit 2022
19 June Climate March
Past events
October Veggie Challenge
6 November Climate March
Coming Soon!
2022 February: Amsterdam UMC employee magazine DNA
Links to websites and documents from green/sustainable science initiatives
- Websites
- Network of Dutch sustainability-minded scientists sharing resources and knowledge Green Labs – NL (@greenlabs_NL) / Twitter
- My Green Lab – My Green Lab
- The Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework LEAF | Sustainable UCL – UCL – University College London
- Local sources
- Sustainability within the Amsterdam UMC: duurzaamheid@amsterdamumc.nl