We’re celebrating being ranked in the top 30 in the People and Planet Green League rankings 2021.
That’s a jump of 66 places in the league table which ranks sustainability at UK universities, meaning we are the most improved university.
Changes at the University
We have a dedicated Energy and Sustainability Team, which coordinates environmental initiatives across the University with the help of environmental champions and student representatives.
The team created Greenspace in 2010 to bring together all our environmental plans, policies, and procedures. This programme saw the introduction of The Greenspace Movement and our first Greenspace Festival last summer.
On top of this, the team worked incredibly hard to swiftly achieve a platinum award in EcoCampus, which is an environmental management scheme for higher and further education.
We’re always developing new ways of thinking to shape a better future for people and our planet.
Next steps
Despite rising through the league table, we will not be complacent and understand there is more we can do.
Sustainability plays a part in new buildings and our new Mathematical Sciences and Computer Science building, Teaching and Learning Centre, and the Graham Sports Centre were built to one of the highest BREME specifications for sustainability.
Work continues with the Carbon Trust to identify ‘hot spots’ for us to focus on, and last summer we appointed three student interns to analyse energy consumption in our highest consuming buildings.