Author: Andrew Youngson

Jess Money: Scouting for sustainability

“I truly believe that to achieve a more sustainable future we must all work together.”

Jess at the Eden Project

Jess Money is the Sustainability Engagement and Administrative Coordinator in Imperial’s central Sustainability Hub. She joined Imperial in 2024.  

Jess and her team are currently running Imperial’s Big Sustainability Conversation – a consultation for all Imperial staff and students that will shape the Sustainable Imperial Strategy for the next five years and beyond. Take the survey and join one of the workshops (survey ends 30 September 2025). 

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Semra Bakkaloglu: A sustainable future for all

Celebrating Sustainability Fortnight

“My work here isn’t just a career—it’s a calling to make the world a better, more sustainable place.”

Dr Semra Bakkaloglu is a research associate in the Department of Chemical Engineering. She will share insights into her work at the intersection of innovation, science, and impact at a Women in Sustainability Talk on Thursday 6 March – part of Sustainability Fortnight. Sign up for the event. 

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Emilio Garcia Padron: Championing sustainability and growth

Celebrating Sustainability Fortnight

“At the garden I aim to create a ground for growth in which people from all backgrounds can share challenges and solutions.”

Emilio Garcia Padron is an MSc Applied Mathematics part-time student at Imperial and the founder and coordinator of RE:GEN @ Imperial – an Imperial College Union campaign aiming to protect, restore and expand green spaces around campus. 

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Sonia Stocker: Transformation and collaboration

“We want to lay out a clear roadmap that connects the stand-alone property projects of today to the ambitions of tomorrow.”

Sonia Stocker is Portfolio Director of Great Environment – Imperial’s programme for delivering a world-leading campus experience. Her primary areas of focus are the Professional Services Workspaces programme – specifically the creation of a brand new White City Hub – and the Wider South Kensington Redevelopment Programme of works.

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