The University’s Blueprint programme has received international recognition though the annual International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) Excellence Awards. What is Blueprint? Led by the Sustainability Service, Blueprint is our flagship staff engagement programme. It supports the University’s Schools and Services to develop five-year plans to embed sustainable practices throughout their operations. Blueprint enables teams across...
The University of Leeds Conferences and Events team have officially joined the Blueprint programme to drive forward sustainability initiatives across their venues, events, and operations. The team coordinates conferences and events both internally at the University of Leeds and for external clients, with events taking place across the University campus as well as at a...
The University of Leeds are finalists in the 2023 UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards, after being shortlisted for four awards. The shortlisted projects are Gair Wood, Student Engagement through Residential Services and the Student Sustainability Research Conference, as well as PhD student Hazel Mooney being shortlisted for the student impact award. The Green Gown...
Last week we held a Sustainability Celebration event to bring together members of the University community to celebrate the diverse and innovative sustainability actions and initiatives being delivered across the University. Thank you to everyone who attended the event, we loved seeing so many familiar and new faces and it was great to talk to...
We’re pleased to announce that the Sustainability Service has recently welcomed nine new Blueprint teams to our engagement programme which supports Schools and Services to understand their sustainability impacts. Each new Blueprint team will work with us to develop their own unique, 5-year action plan and join our Blueprint community in collaborating on sustainable change at the University. ...
Blueprint teams at the School of Food Science and Nutrition and Residential Services have progressed to the next stage of their Blueprint journeys following the latest round of annual reviews. The School of Food Sciences & Nutrition began their plan in 2020 and have now achieved 'Change Maker' standard. Residential Services, who were early adopters...
The School of Computing's Blueprint team along with their Staff Sustainability Architect made a huge impact during their recent building move, saving over a tonne of books from going to waste. The school moved into the new Bragg building earlier this year and during the move collected a large quantity of books that were no longer needed. Rather than leave...
The past two years have been an exciting time for Sustainability at the University of Leeds, and the progress made has been highlighted in the latest Sustainability Report. In 2020, the University was recognised globally for its holistic approach to sustainability by achieving joint third in the UK and joint 11th globally in the Times...
Congratulations to the 2020 Sustainability Award winners. Each year Leeds celebrates the sustainable achievements of students, staff and external partners – and this year’s digital celebration received a record number of nominations. Congratulations to everyone who was nominated for the Sustainability Awards 2020. The record number of nominations is testament to the brilliant work taking place across the University and beyond to find sustainable solutions on...
