Entries by Sam Hewitt

Innovation in waste management helps University’s Net Zero goals 

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Last updated on 18 August 2023

Last updated on 18 August 2023 The University of Leeds is working with a new waste management provider to inform its approach to waste.  Driving down carbon emissions New contractors Mitie will work with Cleaning Services and other teams in the Facilities Directorate (FD) to explore further waste reduction techniques, seeking to eliminate waste before it’s […]

Ten minutes with Alex Lilley

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Last updated on 30 August 2023

Last updated on 30 August 2023 Meet Alex Lilley, Interior Designer in the Facilities Directorate at the University of Leeds. Alex is currently working on projects in the E C Stoner building and The Edge, as well as other multifunctional spaces across the University of Leeds campus. Tell us about a current project I’m working […]

Ten minutes with Adam Ives

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Last updated on 20 September 2023

Last updated on 20 September 2023 Meet Adam Ives, Senior Project Manager in the Capital Development Team at the University of Leeds. He works on managing all phases of building projects across campus, from appointments through to delivery. Describe your job in a few sentences My background is as a Chartered Building Surveyor but more […]

Estates team help to find new home for endangered crayfish 

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Last updated on 3 July 2023

Last updated on 3 July 2023 The Estates team working with the Environment Agency and colleagues in the Faculty of Biological Sciences have rescued endangered white clawed crayfish and moved them to a pond at Bodington Fields.   Last month, Environment Agency biodiversity specialists saved the population from Meanwood Beck in Leeds, where crayfish plague was detected during […]

Cemetery Road disruption

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Last updated on 6 July 2023

Last updated on 6 July 2023 On Tuesday 4 July, staff are advised that there will be periods of disruption throughout the day to access in and out of Cemetery Road. This is due to contractors moving their site accommodation cabins from site, meaning vehicles will be moving in and out of position at the junction […]

SCAPE bike shed temporarily closed

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Last updated on 6 July 2023

Last updated on 6 July 2023 On Wednesday 28 June, staff are warned that access to the bike shed to the rear of SCAPE will not be available for the majority of the day. This is due to unforeseen complications with the installation of new gas main to SCAPE and Civil Engineering. Services to be […]