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A digital sustainability certification scheme designed to tackle the environmental impacts of research computing activities, one team at a time 🌱 www.software.ac.uk/GreenDiSC Software Sustainability Institute | University of Cambridge

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We'll be back for the first monthly drop-in session of the year next Wednesday (28 Jan)!

Got any questions about Green DiSC? Whether you're getting ready to start your application or are already in the middle of filling it out, you can drop in this Teams link from 10-11am GMT: bit.ly/3M1l0ak 🌱

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Thank you to those who dropped by today to ask your Green DiSC questions!

Just a reminder that there will be no drop-in session in December to give way to the holidays. Our next session will be on 28 January 2026, 10-11am GMT through the same Teams link: bit.ly/3M1l0ak

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The next monthly drop-in session is tomorrow! πŸ’» If you're working on Green DiSC or have questions about starting your application, feel free to join us on Teams at 3PM GMT: bit.ly/3M1l0ak

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5 days left to apply for the Green DiSC Bronze certification! πŸŽ–οΈ

Our last round of applications for the year is coming and if you are planning to make it, make sure to submit on or before the 19th of November 2025.

Visit our website to learn more: www.software.ac.uk/GreenDiSC

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β€œAfter more than two years developing and testing Green DiSC, it's inspiring to see the first round of certified teams show us the research community is stepping up and signalling that we cannot afford to ignore the environmental impacts of digital research.” - Green DiSC Lead @loiclnlg.bsky.social

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Teams awarded the first Bronze Green DiSC certificates. (left to right, top to bottom): Vasilios Andrikopoulos, Elisabeth Wilhelm, Robert Pollice, Brian Setz (University of Groningen), Jacob Househam and the Data Science Team (Institute of Cancer Research), Francesco Lescai and the Laboratory of Computational Genomics (University of Pavia)

Teams awarded the first Bronze Green DiSC certificates. (left to right, top to bottom): Vasilios Andrikopoulos, Elisabeth Wilhelm, Robert Pollice, Brian Setz (University of Groningen), Jacob Househam and the Data Science Team (Institute of Cancer Research), Francesco Lescai and the Laboratory of Computational Genomics (University of Pavia)

Sample of the Bronze certification from Green DiSC

Sample of the Bronze certification from Green DiSC

The first six teams across three institutions in the UK and Europe have completed the Bronze certification earlier this year, so we thought we’d celebrate these pioneers! πŸŽ‰

Check out the @softwaresaved.bsky.social’s coverage to learn about this first round of certification: lnkd.in/efPKdKpr

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Research Associate*/Research Assistant in Sustainability of AI (Fixed Term) An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented researcher to join our team as part of the Green Algorithms Initiative, one of the leading academic teams in the field of sustainable computing. The

⏰ Last couple of days to apply to join my group @Cambridge as a postdoc and work on the environmental (un)sustainability of AI!

⏳ Closing September 16th.

✏️ Apply here: tinyurl.com/2ukkp8yx

Or learn more about what we do at www.lannelongue-group.org

Initial examples of research projects below πŸ‘‡

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We’re excited to share announcements and updates on our new social media channels. Follow us to get the latest news on the certification scheme!

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Green DiSC is on Bluesky! We're the first open access certification scheme to support research teams and organisations to tackle the environmental impacts of their computing activities.

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