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EAUC is proud to announce an inspiring 115 Finalists in the 2016 Green Gown Awards. That’s a combined population of 1.5 million students and 240,000 staff benefiting from pioneering teaching, leadership, research and student sustainability excellence.
We are delighted to be able to share with you a snap shot of the all the Green Gown Awards 2016 Finalists’ projects which have been put together in the Finalists’ Brochure. It is truly an inspirational read and as well as providing an overview of each project, it also includes words of advice from each institution on their top project learnings. The Awards’ ethos is to share and promote sustainability within the tertiary education sector. Apart from being of great interest, we hope it inspires you to implement similar projects at your own institutions. We wish to thank all the Finalists’ for providing this information and we wish them all the best of luck on 10 November at the Athena, Leicester where the winners will be announced.
Case studies and short videos are being collected from all the Finalists and we will let you know when these will be available on the Sustainability Exchange.
The Green Gown Awards Finalists’ Brochure and Guest Directory (also available to download from the foot of the page).
Established in 2004, the Green Gown Awards recognise the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities, colleges and the learning and skills sectors across the UK and Ireland as the education sector leads a path to efficiency, employability and better quality of life for us all.
The education sector is a critical player in ensuring the next generation is equipped with the skills and experience required to provide a sustainable future. The Green Gown Awards celebrate pioneers that are taking the bold steps that are necessary to develop resilience and adaptability and to showcase the education sector’s contribution to society.
“The Green Gown Awards provide our learning institutions and their staff and students a real opportunity to break down the barriers and achieve engagement and change. The Awards bring together leaders, academics, managers, students and wider communities to recognise the pioneering achievements being made across education, both in the UK and globally, for a better quality of life and a more sustainable future.” says Iain Patton, Chief Executive of the EAUC.
“We recognise the fantastic contribution the Green Gown Awards make in celebrating and encouraging the excellent work on improving sustainability across higher education. This is such an important area for institutions in terms of reducing environmental impact, improving student experience and making financial savings.” says Nolan Smith, Director of Finance, Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and support partner for the dissemination of the Awards and the case studies.
The judging panel consists of over 80 representatives from the diversity of the education sector and experts in the various fields, including Universities UK, Department of Energy and Climate Change, PwC, WWF and the United Nations Environment Programme.
The winners will be announced at the prestigious Green Gown Awards Ceremony held at The Athena situated in the Cultural Quarter, Leicester on 10 November, in partnership with De Montfort University (DMU) and University of Leicester. Book your place here.
The list of the 2016 finalists can be found below with the Finalists' Flyer and Press Release.
Best NewcomerAbertay University - Innovating locally, transforming globally: Curriculum development and education for sustainable development at Abertay University Bangor University - The sustainability lab@Bangor University Field Studies Council - Carbon vision 2020 Royal Agricultural University - Green RAU – Caring for the fields and the beasts University of Limerick - University of Limerick smarter travel Waterford Institute of Technology - Finding WEAG! |
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Built EnvironmentNottingham Trent University - ‘The Pavilion’ South Lanarkshire College - Mainstreaming sustainability Swansea University - The Energy Safety Research Institute – The first BREEAM OUTSTANDING Educational Building in Wales University of Aberdeen - Actively reducing energy use by going “passive” University of Brighton & Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects - Sustainable refurbishment of the Cockcroft Building, University of Brighton University of East Anglia & Adapt Low Carbon Group - The Enterprise Centre: Celebrating localism and low carbon futures at UEA University of the West of England - Soft landings: Keeping it REAL |
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Carbon Reduction
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Community#Ayrshire College - Get Kilmarnock active Bangor University - #LoveYourClothesBangor Kingston University - Changing Views: Re-naturalising the Hogsmill with a little help from our friends The University of Nottingham - Diamond Wood - A new woodland for biodiversity and the community The University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes University & Oxford City Council - Low Carbon Oxford Week – Pop up green events across our city University of Cambridge - North West Cambridge Development - Creating a long-lasting, sustainable new district for the University and City of Cambridge University of Salford - Castle Irwell Flood Basin Project – keeping Salford dry University of the West of England - Bristol Parkhive University of the West of Scotland & Students’ Association of the University of the West of Scotland - ‘Engage, Empower, Embed’ – E3 |
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Continuous Improvement: Institutional Change#Durham University - Green move out The London Institute of Banking & Finance - Financial futures Newcastle University - Enough, for all, forever - Collaborative sustainability at Newcastle University Sheffield Hallam University - Systems in harmony The University of Nottingham - A decade of Driving Sustainable transport University of Brighton - ‘c-change’ is in the air! University of the West of England - Positive Footprint: Phase 2 University of Wales Trinity Saint David - INSPIRE@UWTSD – Leading continual, cross sector, organisational sustainable development |
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Enterprise and EmployabilityAston University - Carbon week – embedding sustainability into all second year students Royal Agricultural University - Think it, try it, launch it, grow it at the Royal Agricultural University University of Gloucestershire - Taking a SIP: students learn the real-world taste of sustainability University of Leicester - Applied Learning in Sustainability (APPLES) |
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Facilities and ServicesBangor University - #Love your halls King’s College London - Green labs in King’s College London Kingston University - KU re-use revolution Nottingham Trent University - ‘Greening the City’ Swansea University - The incredible journey University of Birmingham - Brum brum: Driving greener fuels at Birmingham University of Edinburgh - Responsible investment: Making money matter University of Reading - Extracting carbon savings from our science labs University of Salford - Choose to reUSe University of York - Helping bees and other pollinators |
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Food and Drink
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Learning and SkillsBlackpool & The Flyde College - E- Learning for E-veryone Canterbury Christ Church University - The Futures Initiative: Building capacity for long term curriculum change Keele University - The Trojan mouse of sustainability: ‘Dropping’ sustainability into education Sheffield Hallam University - A sustainable education for future business leaders The London School of Economics & Political Science - Sustainabilit-e-training The University of Liverpool - Students share and shape their campus showcasing sustainability University of Edinburgh - Our changing world – Addressing global challenges through academic research University of Gloucestershire - Regeneration for the Future: collaborative academic innovation for the next generation of design change-makers University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion - The beauty’s inside University of the West of England - Our green City: Global challenges, Bristol solutions |
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Research and Development
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Student Engagement#
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Sustainability Reporting*Category Supporter: PwC UKManchester Metropolitan University Queen Mary University of London The London School of Economics & Political Science |
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INDIVIDUAL AWARDSLeadership AwardJulia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, DBE FREng - Aston University Dr Einir Young - Bangor University Professor Tim Burt - Durham University Professor Jim Longhurst - University of the West of England |
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Sustainability Champion AwardStudentKaren Elliott - University of Chester Tianqi Li - Newcastle University Ulrich Pohanka - Keele University Brittany Pummell - Coventry University Andy Stride FRSA - The University of Nottingham StaffRichard Brett - Goldsmiths, University of London Kevin Casey - The University of Manchester David Dougan - Ayrshire College David Emley - Keele University Gail Houghton - Walsall College Students’ Union Nan Taplin, Senior Secretary - University of Cambridge |
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Sustainability Professional Award
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