Our achievements: Sustainability in our courses

• Flicking the Switch: Reducing Campus Carbon Footprint during Lockdown
  We have been working to ensure that the University’s energy consumption, carbon footprint and utility costs are kept to the absolute minimum during lockdown.
• Bright Ideas
  Smart lighting installed in the Biomedical Sciences Building’s virology suite offers improved adaptability while reducing energy consumption, maintenance and consumables costs.
• Making exams more sustainable
  This summer, the University of Bristol Exams Office has made some significant changes to their policy to improve the sustainability of the exams process, including measures to reduce paper and plastic waste, and to reduce the carbon footprint of travel to exams.
• Lighting the way
  Lighting has been refurbished across the University to cut carbon and costs, and improve the internal environment for students and staff.
• Growing plants with LEDs
  The Life Sciences Building used low energy, low heat LED lighting to grow plants in the rooftop GroDome.
• Smart heating for student halls
  New technology has offered a smarter way to heat University rooms.
• Gold standard energy saving for Goldney Hall
  The student halls used to have a reputation for poor temperature management and energy wastage.
• Hydrologists go green
  A group of hydrologists took their interest in the local environment to the next level with a quiet and growing green space.
• Making the move to local manufacturing
  Cabot Institute professor Chris McMahon has been mobilising the University to shift to local manufacturing.
• An eye on the environment
  The University's Print Services leads sustainable best practice.
• Change-makers of the future
  From sponsored knitting missions and upcyling old clothes to helping vulnerable women regain their confidence through entrepreneurial initiatives, Bristol students have devised imaginative projects to demonstrate the benefits of sustainable living.
• Building a responsible future
  The University of Bristol and the Bristol Students’ Union were recognised for their groundbreaking work to integrate sustainability into the lives of its staff and students.
• Sustainability from the SOFA
  The University is linked to many social enterprises, charities and reuse businesses across Bristol that donate surplus or unwanted furniture and equipment for the benefit of society.
• The change generation
  Students ran a model COP21 conference to include young voices in the climate debate.
• Get Green engaged over 8,000 students
  The Students' Union's Get Green Project inspired thousands of students to change their habits for good.
• Celebrating student change makers
  Students have been recognised for their work in sustainability.
• MSc student’s project helps inform Greater Bedminster Community Partnership
  Julia Kole, MSc Environmental Policy and Management (2014), worked with the Greater Bedminster Community Partnership to produce a real-life research report as part of our community-based learning scheme.
• Student-led conferences engage thousands each year
  Events focused on sustainability, social enterprise and development inspire thousands of students.
• Sharing our sustainability engagement initiatives at the National Sustainable Schools Conference
  Hosting 2015's National Sustainable Schools Conference allowed us to showcase the ways in which we encourage students to engage in sustainability-related issues, through both formal learning and wider initiatives.