Now in their 12th year, the Green Gown Awards recognise the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges across the UK and Ireland. With sustainability moving up the agenda, the Awards have become established as the most prestigious recognition of best practice within the tertiary education sector.
We're delighted to announce the 21 Winners and 26 Highly Commended entries from 115 finalists representing 1.5 million students and 240,000 staff. Here they share their inspirational examples of sustainability best practice, together with some words of advice and encouragement on lessons learnt along the way when implementing their projects. We hope many will be inspired and motivated by these sustainability projects.
Green move out Durham University’s Green Move Out Scheme collects students’ unwanted belongings at the end of the academic year and donates the items to local...
‘Engage, Empower, Embed’ – E3 University of the West of Scotland (UWS) and Students’ Association of the University of the West of Scotland (SAUWS)...
Bristol Parkhive Bristol Parkhive is an innovative, collaborative and unique project developed by University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE) in partnership with Bristol...
Castle Irwell Flood Basin Project – keeping Salford dry Floods from the River Irwell periodically devastate the lives of the families and businesses in the Lower...
North West Cambridge Development - Creating a long-lasting, sustainable new district for the University and City of Cambridge The North West Cambridge Development is a new...
Low Carbon Oxford week – Pop up green events across our city Now in its third year, Low Carbon Oxford Week (LCOW) is bigger and better than ever. The concept was...
Diamond Wood – A new woodland for biodiversity and the community The University of Nottingham's Diamond Wood, close to the University's Sutton Bonington...
Changing Views: Re-naturalising the Hogsmill with a little help from our friends The project aim: change how communities perceive the undervalued Hogsmill River. Kingston...
#LoveYourClothesBangor Bangor University, in partnership with WRAP’s Love Your Clothes campaign, Age Cymru, British Heart Foundation and Antur Waunfawr, challenged...
Get Kilmarnock Active The “Get Kilmarnock Active” initiative was a ground breaking innovation designed by Ayrshire College staff and students to promote health,...
Taking carbon to task at Stirling: The University of Stirling’s combined heat and power plant and residences development project This ground breaking project...
Saving space – The new carbon frontier The University of Lincoln achieved a 63% reduction energy consumption and a 58% reduction in carbon emissions for its College of...
Lower mileage; lower carbon; lower costs The University of Cumbria has reduced its reliance on travel and vehicles through an extensive change programme. This has involved...
Major energy and carbon reduction works at Grade II Listed 1934 -2010 Built Environment – Cambridge University Library This project has successfully demonstrated how...
The University of Oxford Carbon Reduction Programme The University set an ambitious target (considering its estates!) to reduce scope one and two carbon emissions by 33% by...
4C – Co-generation Carbon Climate Care The University has built an energy centre with a combined heat and power (CHP) plant and introduced a range of energy saving...
Queen’s University Belfast Energy Team The Queen’s University Belfast Energy Team consists of four people that are a part of the wider Estates Directorate....
Lighting up London Met Lighting Up London Met consists of 3 main areas – installing 3,170 LED lights, 221 PV panels and 914 windows. The project brightened up the...
Embracing the carbon reduction challenge Keele University has reduced its carbon emissions significantly thanks to a dedicated programme of carbon reduction projects...
Soft landings: Keeping it REAL At the University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol, Soft Landings is all about keeping it REAL: Realistic – Embedded – Active...