Staff
Staff to contact
Lynn Richards
- Phone: 01332 591093
- Email: l.richards@derby.ac.uk
- Date joined: April 2009
- Current role: Environmental Manager
Responsibilities
- Overseeing environmental issues which includes waste and recycling, energy, water, biodiversity, pollution prevention.
- Implementation of the Universiy's environmental management system (EMS).
- Corporate reporting.
- Legal compliance.
- Providing support and advice to all sites and faculties.
Previous employment
- Environment Officer: Amber Valley Borough Council
- Paralegal: Nabarro Nathanson
- Environmental Consultant: Delta Simons Environmental Consultants
- Regional Environmental Manager: Amey.
Outside interests
- Walking and cycling
- Travelling and reading
- Ballroom, latin and ceroc dancing
- Volunteer work with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust at local nature reserve
Anne Downes
- Phone: 01332 592265
- Email: a.downes@derby.ac.uk
- Date joined: February 2007
- Current role: Energy Officer
Responsibilities
- Monitoring of energy consumption for all tutorial sites and invoice validation.
- Checking for anomalies in energy and water consumption, identifying and rectifying problems.
- Ensuring legal compliance regarding energy legislation.
- Research into new technologies and co-ordinating of projects.
- Leading the Carbon Management Programme. Reporting on carbon emissions.
Previous employment
- Energy Efficiency Officer, Derbyshire County Council
- Environmental Assistant, Erewash Borough Council
- Senior Technical Officer, Town Planning Department, Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Outside interests
My dogs, walking, diving, holidays, reading

