On July 16, a record number of parks and green spaces collected a Green Flag Award. University of Salford has been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as one of the very best green spaces in the world. The University is among a record-breaking 1,970 UK parks and green spaces and 131 in thirteen […]
The Environmental Sustainability Team have been working with the Business School on the Business Ethics and Sustainability module, which reaches around 350 students every academic year. Bec Bennett and Romas Malevicius delivered a workshop about the successful collaboration at the recent EAUC conference and the team received a Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Award for the module. We […]
On Monday 12th June we gathered at The Old Fire Station to celebrate the achievements of teams who have taken part in the 2016-17 cycle of Green Impact at the University of Salford. We have had 12 enthusiastic staff teams from across the University actively participating in Green Impact this cycle and they have completed […]
Building on practices embedded in the 2014-15 Green Impact, colleagues in Joule House are taking further steps to create a big impact. Once home to the Salfordian physicist James Joule Prescott, the Joule House team is committed to preserving its heritage in reducing energy inefficiency. Working within the confinements of the restrictions imposed on the […]
We are very proud to annouce that the University of Salford has won two Green Gown Awards last week for community and student research projects at a prestigious ceremony in the cultural quarter of Leicester. Established in 2004, the Green Gown Awards recognise the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities, colleges and the learning and skills […]
University’s first Green Impact awards take place (The following appeared as a news story in the US staff magazine on 17 June 2014) Colleagues involved in Green Impact initiatives plant a commemorative olive tree. The efforts of colleagues who are concerned about environmental issues such as global warming have been recognised at the University’s inaugural […]
A big congratulations to Clare and Bec for winning the Highly Recommended award for Student Initiatives at this year’s Green Gown Awards. The black tie award ceremony was held at Birmingham University’s Great Hall and it was great to see so many people from different Universities and Colleges from around the UK. The event was […]