Towards a Sustainable Ningbo
June 25, 2014
I made my first visit to Ningbo, and to China, in early June with a view to understanding the challenges and opportunities to achieve a sustainable campus. Of course, there are different challenges in China – but exciting ones. For a start, the climate in Ningbo is one of extremes. It’s not unusual for temperatures …
New guidance for Education in Sustainable Development
June 4, 2014
New guidance from the QAA and HEA on Sustainability in Higher Education In June 2014, the Quality Assurance Agency and the Higher Education Academy publishes Education for sustainable development: Guidance for UK higher education providers. This is a breakthrough document signalling the increasing imperative for universities to proactively support the learning of their students (and …
Southwell Hall are the Go Greener Halls Competition Winners!
May 28, 2014
The 2013/2014 Go Greener Hall Competition has now ended ( well, it actually finished at the end of March, but with the Easter break being late and students not coming back till the start of May etc), and the Environment Team can now announce that the winning hall is Southwell! Southwell Hall, on Jubilee Campus, …
Carbon emissions – they don’t all come from buildings you know …
May 2, 2014
The University’s Director of Sustainability, Andy Nolan, writes “One of my responsibilities is to ensure we are able to monitor our carbon emissions and to be able to communicate this effectively. As you might expect, we have been able to establish the emissions we generate from consuming electricity and gas in our buildings quite easily …
Sustainability Research Network: One Year On
April 29, 2014
Sarah Glozer reflects on the Sustainability Research Network’s first year… Time has flown by and it seems like only yesterday that the Sustainability Research Network (SRN) was launched at the University of Nottingham. The network now extends to include over 200 researchers, who all share a common interest in sustainability. As we approach our first …
Sustainability – 2020 Vision
April 15, 2014
The University is currently developing its strategic plan, looking ahead to the period 2015 – 2020, so it’s right that we refresh the University’s environment strategy and consider the wider sustainability issues we face in 2014. The University published its current Environment Strategy in 2010 and has been acknowledged as broad, ambitious and setting out an …
Earth Hour @ UNMC
April 14, 2014
Students Mable Lim (year 1 environmental science) and Chen Siang Hui (year 2 chemical engineering) share the highlights of Earth Hour on The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. The 4th UNMC Earth Hour was held on 29th March 2014 at the central plaza of UNMC. It was the largest turnout for an Earth Hour event at UNMC …
NET benefit
April 2, 2014
If you live, work or study in Nottingham, you can’t help but notice that the tram network is being extended. Nottingham Express Transport (NET) is building Phase Two, with line two running from the city centre to Clifton via the Meadows, and line three running through Beeston to Toton. At the moment it feels very …
Contribute to HEFCE consultation on sustainable development
January 13, 2014
HEFCE has launched a consultation aiming to encourage dialogue within the higher education sector on what more can be done to promote sustainable development. They’re inviting comments from staff at all levels within institutions and welcome students’ views too. The document sets out some of the ways that universities and colleges can contribute to sustainable development, …
Getting print-ready
December 12, 2013
Chris Carter, from IT Services, explains the University’s managed print service. In 2012 The University of Nottingham signed a contract with Xerox UK to provide a centralised managed print service, we called it the “Sustainable Print Service”. The project to transition to the new service is reaching completion and already the University is starting to realise the …
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