Awards and achievements
Retained our First in the Green League 2012
Lynn Richards, Environmental Manager at the University of Derby, said: "We are delighted to have retained our 'First' status in the prestigious People & Planet Green League rankings.
Awarded a First in the Green League 2011
2012's achievements
The University of Derby retained its First Class result in the People and Planet Green League finishing 25 out of 145 institutions. Although we dropped three places overall, we achieved 44.5 points this year compared to 40 points last year, so we have made progress which is encouraging.
Our achievement was recognised this year at a special awards ceremony in Westminster on 21 June 2012 when we joined representatives from the other 45 institutions who also attained a first class award. Pictured below receiving the award from Caroline Lucas, Leader of the Green Party are Lynn Richards (right) and Anne Downes (left).
2011's achievements
People and Planet
This year the University of Derby achieved a First Class result in the People and Planet Green League and finished equal 22 out of 142 institutions. This is a great result and is evidence of our ongoing work to improve our environmental performance.
Universities That Count (now LiFE)
After extensive consultation with the sector, the EAUC is proud to launch Learning in Future Environments (LiFE); the fully redeveloped, rebranded and relaunched Universities that Count programme. LiFE is a unique comprehensive performance management and benchmarking tool developed specifically to help colleges and universities manage, measure, improve and promote their social responsibility and sustainability performance.
For further information about LiFE please visit the following website: www.thelifeindex.org.uk/
2010's achievements
People and Planet
The People and Planet Green League results (3.95 mb pdf) were publised in the Times Higher Education on 17 June 2010. We finished equal 48th out of 137 institutions and were awarded a 2:1.
Green Gown Awards
At a prestigious awards dinner held at the Globe Theatre in London, the University of Derby was announced as the winner of the Sustainable Construction and Refurbishment Category. The award acknowledges the recent work undertaken to refenestrate the towers.
Universities that Count
The University of Derby achieved Bronze in the Universities that Count project finishing 29th out of 54 institutions with a score of 71.4% which was above the sector average of 67%. To see how we compare take a look at our feedback report (1.73 mb PDF).
