Our Technician Development team are proud winners of the Environmental Sustainability award in the 'Community Impact' category.
John Nicolson accepted the award from Pro Vice-Chancellor Bhaskar Vira and John Dix, Bursar of Darwin College. This was awarded for John's exceptional work in setting up and growing a Repair Café Network. Repair cafés support a more circular economy locally and highlight technical skills across the University.
John has organised repair cafés across the University, bringing together technical staff and local communities to fix household items. Memorable highlights have included fixing a gentleman's war medals and mending a 40 year old scarf made by a cherished wife.
We would like to roll repair cafés out more widely across the University. To do this, we need your help. If you are interested in running a repair café in your area, come along to our workshop: How to Start a Repair Cafe Workshop.