Ellen MacDonald

Ellen MacDonald is responsible for helping Hertford achieve its sustainability goals. She works across all college departments, engaging with fellows, staff and students to reduce Hertford’s impact on the environment. She also manages the college utilities and develops strategies to reduce carbon emissions and improve biodiversity, and is secretary to the college’s Sustainability Working Group.

She has a background in climate research with a PhD in Earth Sciences from the University of Glasgow, and previously worked as Environmental Sustainability Officer for St Antony’s College, Oxford.