2012 Finalists

Here are the 2012 Finalists

Best Newcomer*

• Belfast Metropolitan College - EnviroMET - sustainability at the heart of Belfast Metropolitan College
• Bloomsbury Colleges - Shared Environmental Management System Implementation
• Derby College - Broomfield Hall Food Hub - Encouraging the public to buy local and grow their own
• London Metropolitan University - EnviroMet - Starting the Sustainability Journey at London Metropolitan University
• Redbridge Institute of Adult Education - A Greener Future
• South Thames College - Education for Sustainable Development - Community engagement and the curriculum

Carbon Reduction

sponsored by SPCE

• Edinburgh Napier University - Edinburgh Napier: Sustained Carbon Reduction
• University of Birmingham - Project: Bridging the gap - Continuous reduction in carbon footprint.
• University of Bradford - Using the Waste Hierarchy - a university toolkit
• University of Cambridge - Building on the success of the Electricity Incentivisation Scheme
• University of Cumbria - How to eliminate the need for a large pool car fleet

Colleges and Smaller Institutions

• Circus Space - Circus Space Energy Awareness Campaign (EAC)
• Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Adult Community Education Service (DACES) - Derbyshire Eco Centre
• Edinburgh College (formerly Jewel & Esk College) - E-Car Project
• Walsall Adult and Community College - A Sustainable Institution and an Excellent Institution are one and the same. We are trying to prove it!

Construction and Refurbishment

sponsored by CUBO

• Aston University - Historic Woodcock Sports Centre Refurbishment
• Barnsley College - Jefferson Sheard Architects - Think Low Carbon Centre
• University of Leeds - Charles Morris Hall
• University of Bradford - The Green: Large Scale Student Accommodation
• University of Exeter - Reduction through Refurbishment - Kay House Duryard
• University of Worcester - Smarter thinking: how an innovative and sustainable retrofit in Worcester has delivered a new teaching and recreational facility for half the cost of a new build

Continuous Improvement: Institutional Change#

• Coleg Gwent - The 5 year Plan - Integration of Sustainability, Waste Management and Social Responsibility
• Harper Adams University College - The four-times carbon-neutral campus
• Manchester Metropolitan University - Let’s make a sustainable planet - Manchester Metropolitan University’s campus-wide commitment to creating a sustainable future
• Pembrokeshire College - Taking Big Steps to leave a small footprint
• University of Gloucestershire - Assuring Quality Futures: Sustainability at the Heart of the Curriculum System

Courses

sponsored by HEA

• Dumfries and Galloway College - Embedding education for sustainable development (ESD) in the curriculum.
• Keele University - Environment and Sustainability: A transformational sustainability degree for undergraduates
• Nottingham Trent University - Student ‘Eco Videos’
• University of Gloucestershire - Everyone’s Business: An Integrated Approach For Future-Focused Business Education
• University of Leicester - Sustainable Futures Modules
• University of Manchester - Sustainable Consumption Institute Centre for Doctoral Training (SCI CDT)

Green ICT

sponsored by Future-Tech

• Aberystwyth University - PAWS (Powerdown And Wake System)
• Coventry University - Powerdown - Deep sleep for inactive computers
• De Montfort University - Greenview: seeing energy differently
• Nottingham Trent University - Sunny spells keeping servers cool
• University of Exeter Students’ Guild - Students’ Guild Green ICT initiative

Learning and Skills

• University of Nottingham - The Nottingham Advantage Award: Sustainability Grand Challenge
• Trade Union Studies Centre at Lewisham College - Eco-Skills to Influence Communities
• University of East London - Do the Greenthing: Upskilling students and staff
• University of Exeter - Big Dilemmas Project

Modernisation - Effectiveness and Efficiency in the Estate*

sponsored by AUDE

• Edinburgh Napier University - Estate Modernisation and Rationalisation
• Pembrokeshire College - A winning approach to deliver effectiveness and efficiency across the estate
• South Devon College - 14-16 Vocational Curriculum Study Programme based at Red Rock Skills Centre
• University of the West of Scotland - University of the West of Scotland & Scottish Agricultural College, Ayr Campus, Ayr, South Ayrshire
• University of Worcester - Joined-up thinking: how ‘the hive’ delivers a shared vision between a university and county council for the benefit of the wider community

Procurement

sponsored by SPCE

• Nottingham Trent University - Buying into sustainable procurement
• University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) - “The Hare and the Tortoise Race to Sustainable Procurement at UCLan”

Promoting Positive Behaviour

• Nottingham Trent University - Ucycle @ NTU
• Queen’s University Belfast - ‘Embracing a Low Carbon Future’ - Empowering staff at all levels to promote positive environmental behaviours
• University of Exeter - Savvy Cycling
• University of Leeds - ‘italladdsup’ energy reduction campaign
• University of Oxford - Swap Shop
• University of Salford - New life for old pants!

Research and Development

• Aston University - The European Bioenergy Research Institute Pyroformer - a new sustainable energy solution
• Cranfield University - The Risk Centre - a strategic partnership for improving environmental risk management in Defra
• Nottingham Trent University - Future Factory
• SRUC (formerly Scottish Agricultural College) - GreenCow
• The Open University - SusTEACH: Sustainability Tools for the Environmental Appraisal of the Carbon impacts of Higher Education (HE) Teaching Models using ICTs

Social Responsibility#

sponsored by Sodexo

• De Montfort University - Square Mile (Mile2)
• Hull College - East Hull Voids Project
• Nottingham Trent University - NTU Astronomy Placements: A Place in Time
• University of Gloucestershire - Sport Malawi – Change for Good!
• University of Manchester - ‘Living Worlds’ at the Manchester Museum

Student Initiatives and Campaigns#

sponsored by SFC

• London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE Sustainable Projects Fund
• University of Greenwich - People & Planet - People & Planet Green League
• University of Manchester - The University of Manchester - Your Halls Green Fund
• University of Leicester - Environment Team Student Volunteering Programme
• University of Southampton - Southampton Blackout: A night out with the lights out