CNS2025: Sustainability Statement

Cambridge Neuroscience is committed to doing our part to protect our environment and work towards carbon neutrality.

Here are somethings we are doing to make CNS2025 more sustainable.

Our venue:

We chose Queens’ College to host CNS2024. The Queens’ College Environmental Policy outlines their commitment to act decisively on the climate emergency, by mitigating our contribution to the climate emergency and crisis in biodiversity. In practical terms, this means reducing the College’s carbon footprint and waste output and improving biodiversity on the College site. You can read more about their environmental policy and plan here.

Reducing Waste:

  • CNS 2024 is committed to going single use Plastic-Free
  • We will not be using disposable crockery, cutlery or glassware
  • We are using plastic free badges and are reusing signage where possible
  • All food waste from Queens’ College is composted
  • Queens’ College aim to maximise the proportion of waste that is recycled and minimise the quantity of non-recyclable refuse
  • We are providing fewer printed brochures (printed on recycled paper).

Reducing Water Use:

There will be an opportunity to refill your water bottle on site.

Sustainability:

  • We are choosing greener food & beverages. Our lunch and snack menus comprise of >80% plant-based food options.
  • We are using Fair Trade products where possible (tea, and coffee) and seasonal flowers.
  • We are using local businesses for our suppliers where possible (photography, cloth poster recycling, flowers, taxi services, and printing)
  • Sustainability is the responsibility of all involved, each sector must make decisions at every step that support sustainable practices.

Here’s some things you can do to further our sustainable effort

  • Think before you print a poster. Perhaps you can reuse a previously printed poster or reuse this poster at a future conference.
  • Repurpose your cloth poster into a useful tote bag with Mouse & Bear (see below)
  • Bring your own reusable water bottles
  • Consider how you will travel to CNS 2025 – On Silver Street immediately outside Queens’ College is a bus stop for the University “Universal” bus route, offering a service to the University Biomedical campus and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, the Cambridge rail station, the University Library, the University Mathematics Faculty, the University West Cambridge site, and the Madingley Road Park & Ride. See the Universal bus timetable. Other local bus and national coach routes operate from the Drummer Street bus station, or Parkside, both about 0.75 miles on foot from Queens’. The local operators are Stagecoach and Whippet. The national operator is National Express. The railway station is about 1.5 miles on foot from College. The “Universal” bus route operates between Queens’ College and the rail station; otherwise a taxi might be needed.

Thank you for attending CNS2025: Expanding the Horizons of Brain Research’ research and we look forward to welcoming you to many more events in the future.

Don’t be useless. Use less.