KEELE UNIVERSITY. Sustainability Report 2016

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1 KEELE UNIVERSITY Sustainability Rport 2016

2 CONTENTS AND CONTACTS Introduction Vision and ky achivmnts Studnt Engagmnt Sustainability in th Curriculum Rsarch Grounds and Biodivrsity Enrgy, Watr and Carbon missions Smart Enrgy ntwork Dmonstrator (SEND) Wast and Rcycling Transport and Travl Grn Impact Sustainabl Procurmnt Sustainabl Catring Outrach and th Sustainability Hub Communication String Group and Contacts For information on sustainability at Kl Univrsity plas s: or mail: sustainability@kl.ac.uk

3 INTRODUCTION BY THE DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR AND PROVOST Profssor Mark Ormrod, Dputy Vic Chancllor and Provost, Kl Univrsity This is th fourth Univrsity Sustainability Rport, and it dmonstrats th considrabl strids and continuous improvmnt that Kl has mad ovr th last two yars in th ara of sustainability, and th bradth of sustainability activitis across all th Univrsity s activitis, rflcting our vry strong institutional commitmnt to sustainability. W hav sn significant progrss across all aspcts of sustainability, ranging from mbdding sustainability within disciplin curricula, with a strong commitmnt to giv all our studnts an incrasd awarnss of sustainability, continud growth of rsarch and innovation in sustainability, highlightd by strong prformanc in th Rsarch Excllnc Framwork and a numbr of significant grant succsss, and continud succssful campus dvlopmnts and initiativs and carbon rduction. On ral highlight was th studnt-ld bid to host th prstigious annual World Studnt Environmntal Ntwork Global Summit at Kl (in partnrship with Sussx Univrsity) in July 2016, which will b a suprb confrnc and a fantastic xprinc for all th studnt dlgats coming to Kl from all aras of th world. Our studnts hav put togthr a rally outstanding and stimulating programm. Bing shortlistd for four Grn Gown Awards in 2016 is a grat achivmnt and highlights both th quality and bradth of our sustainability activitis. Looking forwards our proposd dvlopmnt of th first at scal Smart Enrgy Ntwork Dmonstrator in Europ is hugly xciting, and will provid a gnuinly world-class facility for smart nrgy rsarch and dvlopmnt, in partnrship with businss and industry. W hav also mad significant progrss in forming nw intrnational ntworks and partnrships dmonstrating our incrasing intrnational rputation for our holistic, whol-institution approach to sustainability. Although I am th Univrsity s stratgic lad for Sustainability, sustainability ladrship in ths issus coms from all lvls, from our Chancllor Jonathon Porritt CBE, through to individual modul ladrs mbdding sustainability into thir taching, through to th staff nsuring that thir practics ar mor sustainabl. My continud thanks gos to all our staff and studnts for thir continud prsonal and profssional commitmnt to hlping Kl bcom a mor sustainabl univrsity. I am confidnt that ovr th coming yar w will s furthr progrss and succsss and achivmnts across all aras of sustainability, and incrasd partnrship activitis, as w aim to b th most nvironmntally sustainabl campus univrsity in th UK. Profssor Mark Ormrod Jonathon Porritt, CBE Chancllor, Kl Univrsity Profssor Mark Ormrod Dputy Vic-Chancllor and Provost, Kl Univrsity 1

4 1. VISION AND KEY ACHIEVEMENTS 2015 saw th publication of th nw Univrsity Stratgic Plan, with Sustainability faturing vry prominntly in th nw stratgy, with a sparat aim dvotd to sustainability. Aim 5 of th nw Stratgic Plan is: To promot nvironmntal sustainability in all that w do This gos on to dtail particular aims for sustainability across all of th rlvant aras including campus dvlopmnts and carbon rduction; rsarch and innovation; ducation; and ladrship in our communitis. In addition, th Stratgic Plan outlins thr sustainability transformation projcts aimd at raising our sustainability activity to a nw lvl and nhancing our sctor lading rputation. Ths ar to: promot a portfolio of nvironmntal sustainability studnt projcts and ncourag postgraduat studntships through a nw Univrsity Rsarch Cntr in Environmntal Sustainability; dvlop a rang of altrnativ nrgy sourcs utilisd on sit to rduc our carbon footprint and undrpin rsarch and ducation programms associatd with nvironmntal sustainability; stablish a Smart Enrgy Ntwork Dmonstrator (SEND) as a national dmonstrator and focus for rsarch on th dynamic managmnt of nrgy rsourcs around a complx rsidntial and commrcial sit. W hav also mad a firm commitmnt to ducat all our studnts about sustainability as wll as providing opportunitis, in partnrship with th Studnts Union, for thm to gain xprinc in implmnting sustainability stratgis. With ovr 40 yars of working lif ahad of thm in many cass our studnts ar, along with our rsarch and xtrnal ngagmnt, arguably whr w as an institution will hav th gratst impact on sustainability, and so it is ssntial that our graduats ar wll-ducatd and prpard to mak sustainabl dcisions throughout thir prsonal and profssional livs. Sinc th last Sustainability Rport thr hav bn many succsss in our sustainability activitis. Som highlights includ: winnr of th Institutional Ladrship Award in th Grn Gown Awards, for Pat Baily, th thn Pro Vic-Chancllor for Environmnt & Sustainability, in Pat has sinc lft Kl, and his rsponsibilitis for lading sustainability at an institutional lvl hav bn takn on by Profssor Mark Ormrod, Dputy Vic-Chancllor and Provost and Profssor of Clan Tchnology; highly commndd in 2014 in th comptitiv Continuous Improvmnt: Institutional Chang catgory of th Grn Gown Awards. This application mphasisd th rol of cultural shift, partnrship and mpowrmnt within th Univrsity to driv chang to bcom a mor sustainabl univrsity in all that w do; succssfully bidding (jointly with Sussx Univrsity) to host th prstigious annual World Studnt Environmntal Ntwork Global Summit in July 2016; a nw studnt-ld vg box schm, st up by th studnt-ld Kl Food Co-Oprativ. This provids organic fruit and vgtabls and local vg to staff and studnts on campus at a fraction of th cost of major suprmarkts, and with no nd to travl off campus; an thical shopping guid for studnts stmming from thr succssful yars of th Sustainabl fashion show run by th Studnts Union; shortlisting of four projcts for th 2016 Grn Gown Awards, including Sustainability Champion - staff (Dav Emly); Sustainability Champion studnt (Ulrich Pohanka, for his ladrship of th Kl Food Co-oprativ and othr initiativs); Larning and Taching for our dropping of sustainability ducation into all that w do; and Carbon Rduction for our long running and xtnsiv sris of projcts lading to significant carbon rductions; publication of David Emly s Natural History of Kl Univrsity, dtailing 40 yars of Dav s natural history obsrvations on th Univrsity campus. This rport provids a summary of som of our ky sustainability achivmnts ovr th last two yars. Ths ar dscribd in dtail in ovr 12 sctions, dmonstrating how sustainability rachs into vry part of what w do. At a tim of rducd ladrship for sustainability, including from within th Highr Education sctor, this is a tim for ladrship to com from within Univrsitis, who at such tims hav vn gratr rsponsibility as moral and intllctual ladrs in socity. On of our biggst and most xciting projcts is th dvlopmnt of a campus-wid Smart Enrgy Ntwork Dmonstrator (SEND), which will b th first at scal dmonstrator in Europ. 5 million has bn scurd from th Dpartmnt of Businss, Innovation and Skills and th Dpartmnt of Enrgy and Climat Chang as part of th Stok-on-Trnt & Staffordshir City Dal. This Govrnmnt invstmnt, togthr with furthr significant funding bing sought from th Europan Rgional Dvlopmnt Fund and th privat sctor, will provid a gnuinly worldclass facility for smart nrgy rsarch and dvlopmnt, nabling collaboration with businss and industry, and th tsting and valuation of nw and volving smart nrgy ntwork tchnologis, bringing spcialisd jobs to th ara. 2 3

5 2. STUDENT ENGAGEMENT Th annual Sustainability Fashion Show in progrss Th Sustainability Fashion Show was a Finalist in th Grn Gowns Social Rsponsibility catgory in 2014 Th studnt-ld Kl Food Cooprativ slling thir organic fruit and vg bags Kl s Studnts Union provids studnts with many opportunitis to gt involvd with sustainability activitis. Som of th highlights ar faturd blow. Growth in Studnt ngagmnt and th first Blackout Studnt ngagmnt with sustainability at Kl continus to grow and grow, with vn mor vnts and initiativs taking plac ld by staff, th Studnts Union, and studnts thmslvs, raching vr mor studnts. This growth is in part du to a task-and-finish group st up in 2014 to focus on furthr ncouraging studnt ngagmnt. Th group comprisd of studnt and acadmic rprsntativs, and rprsntativs from th Sustainability Hub, Studnts Union Activitis tam, th Education for Sustainability tam, and th Estats Environmntal Managr. Togthr thy collaboratd on a numbr of projcts, most notably Kl Univrsity s first Blackout vnt to clbrat Earth Hour, drawing on th ida dvlopd at Southampton Univrsity. Th concpt is simpl: for tams of voluntrs to visit buildings around campus whn th majority of popl hav gon hom in ordr to rcord and turn off what appliancs hav bn lft on. In th first yar this was run, in two hours, thy found ovr 300 lights, 200 computrs and 41 appliancs lft on in mpty rooms! This has bn carrid on as an annual vnt attracting many studnt voluntrs. Th Sustainabl Fashion Show and Socity strips Th Studnts Union hav ld on a numbr of xciting sustainability initiativs ovr th past yar. Following th succss of thir Sustainabl Fashion Show in 2013, which aimd to mak studnts awar of currnt thical issus and how to mak mor sustainabl choics whn making purchass, thy ran anothr in 2014 and 2015, including thical stalls, modls and catwalk prformancs raising hundrds of pounds for th charitis thy wr supporting. On additional outcom of th fashion show was an thical shopping guid that th studnts dvlopd in collaboration with th Studnts Union Activitis tam. Ths vnts wr shortlistd for a prstigious national Grn Gown Award in th Social Rsponsibility catgory. Th National Union of Studnts (NUS) also showcasd th Studnts Union s Sustainability Strip initiativ on thir wbsit. This initiativ, along with th Inclusion, Community and Dvlopmnt Strips, ncourags any club or socity at Kl to apply for th strip accrditation if thy hav dmonstratd considration of ths important issus in rgards to thir rsourcs and activitis. Think: Grn and th nw vg box schm Th Think:Grn (also known as Kl in Transition) studnt-ld srvic has pavd th way for a truly xciting, ntirly studnt-ld organic Fruit and VgBox schm, with all vgtabls coming from th UK. All produc is organic. Th produc is purchasd in bulk and sold at low cost to staff and studnts. So far th schm has sold 1114 bags of vgtabl and 1150 bags of fruit, that s 6.4 tonns of organic fruit and vg sold, to 190 uniqu customrs! Thr ar hops to xpand th projct in th futur with th purchasing of drid goods, as wll as looking to th Studnt Eats gardning projct to provid produc for th schm. This schm builds on th growing intrst in food and food growing on campus, rflctd by th continuation of th Sustainabl Studnt Bungalow projct, whr four nw studnts vry yar commit to living in th bungalow as xmplars of sustainabl studnt living growing significant quantitis of food in thir raisd bds and polytunnl, and sharing this produc and knowldg with th widr studnt community. Raching intrnational and faith groups Thr ar many vnts and activitis that occur on th Univrsity campus throughout th yar that attract a wid rang of studnts. In ordr to continu to rach widr studnt (and staff) audincs w work with tams lading on diffrnt vnts in ordr to intgrat sustainability thms. Two highlights hav includd intgrating sustainability into th annual World Fstival and intgration with th univrsity s faith groups. As part of on World Fstival w intgratd th aim of raising awarnss of global nvironmntal and sustainability issus. Intrnational studnts wr invitd to shar, compar and larn from ach othr s xprincs in thir hom countris, and ngag in fun gams and a photo comptition on global nvironmntal issus. Sustainability issus wr raisd with Kl s faith groups, through a film scrning of God is Grn by Mark Dowd and Bruno Sorrntino, and food sharing at th Kl Chapl. This vnt was attndd by Anglican, Catholic and Sikh groups and gav th opportunity to njoy good food, and shar undrstandings of sustainability from within diffrnt rligious traditions. Grn Studnt Acadmic Rprsntativs (StARs) In 2013 as part of th Grn Impact programm th Law School dvlopd th ida of having grn Studnt Acadmic Rprsntativs, who would fd in sustainability-rlatd concrns and issus to th Staff Studnt Liaison Committ. This ida was takn up by th Studnts Union (who run th StARS) schm, who rcruitd approximatly 20 studnts from a wid rang of disciplins to act as Grn StARs. Ths studnts rcivd training on sustainability issus to considr from th amount of papr involvd in th production of taching matrials, th disposal of wast in practicals, to th covrag of sustainability issus in thir curriculum. World Studnt Environmntal Summit Sinc 2013 studnts at Kl hav bn invitd to attnd th World Studnt Environmntal Summit. Studnts hav com back brimming with idas to mak chang at Kl. As a rsult of ths xprincs, Kl was succssful in bidding jointly with th Univrsity of Sussx to hold th World Studnt Environmntal Summit in 2016! This is an ambitious undrtaking for a studnt tam, and dmonstrats imprssiv partnrship working btwn th two Univrsitis. Studnt Eats Food growing on campus continus apac. Kl is taking part in th National Union of Studnts Studnt Eats schm, which aims to support studnt food growing initiativs. Kl has a sris of raisd bds in th Walld Gardn, two of which ar maintaind by th Studnt Eats group who mt vry Fridays at And In addition to all ths nw achivmnts, thr continus to b ngagmnt on sustainability through an annual Grn Wk, th Studnts Union s voluntring schm, a nw group of studnts in th Sustainabl Studnt Bungalow vry yar, Kl s Young Grns Socity (with connctions to th Grn Political Party), th Vgan and Vgtarian Socity, and a ddicatd Grn ditor for th studnt nwspapr, Concours. Som of th organising committ dmonstrating th partnrship thm of th WSES confrnc Studnts with thir produc in th Studnt Eats allotmnt Consrvation voluntring as part of Kl Mak a diffrnc day 4 5

6 3. SUSTAINABILITY IN THE CURRICULUM AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE Our approach to mbdding sustainability in th curriculum Kl is committd to mbdding sustainability into th whol xprinc of our studnts, from mbdding sustainability into all of our ducational programms, to offring co-curricular sustainability opportunitis for all studnts, to dvloping a cultur of sustainability through th campus nvironmnt in which studnts study and liv. As a ky part of th stratgy for mbdding sustainability ducation into th curriculum and cultur of th Univrsity dvisd during Kl s participation in th HEA s Grn Acadmy Chang programm in 2010/11, sustainability was namd as on of thr cor thms (alongsid mployability and intrnationalisation) in th Distinctiv Kl Curriculum. As a rsult of this, and th prsnc of a sustainability thm in th Kl graduat attributs, all programms ar rquird to addrss sustainability through thir curriculum, whilst additional opportunitis for studnts to ngag in ths aras ar also sought in various co-curricula offrings. As w mov on in 2016 from th Distinctiv Kl Curriculum, to dfining our distinctiv ducational approach, sustainability rmains a ky thm of our approach to th ovrall studnt ducational xprinc. By 2020 Kl aims for all studnts to b abl to articulat ngagmnt with sustainability during thir tim at univrsity whn thy graduat, showing an ovrall improvmnt in studnt sustainability awarnss against a 2015 baslin. Putting sustainability at th hart of th curriculum and studnt xprinc at Kl follows a multi-strandd approach covring th following aras: Intgration into th undrgraduat curriculum, including bing mbddd in all undrgraduat programms, and providing sustainability lctiv offrings and sustainability-focusd dgr programms. Intgration into th postgraduat taught curriculum and postgraduat rsarch studnt training programms. Co-curriculum opportunitis working in partnrship with th Studnts Union, providing support for studnt sustainability socitis and studnt-ld projcts, intgration into xisting socity and activitis structurs, and grn thms in othr univrsity wid vnts Staff dvlopmnt, through on-to-on consultation and support, Education for Sustainabl Dvlopmnt (ESD) workshops tailord for diffrnt disciplins and for nw lcturrs, and onlin training in ESD. In addition, th Education for Sustainabl Dvlopmnt stratgy highlights th nds for intgration with th rst of th Univrsity. For xampl, strong links xist btwn th Estats and Education for Sustainability tam, with studnts carrying out courswork projcts which fd into th managmnt of th stat, whil providing th studnts with xprinc of daling with ral data and problms. Th ovrall aim is to mbd sustainability into many diffrnt aras of activity in th Univrsity so it truly bcoms part of vry staff and studnt s xprinc at Kl and part of th vry cultur of th institution. Cas studis of Education for Sustainability Education for Sustainability confrncs Kl has hostd two mor xtrnal HEA fundd confrncs on Education for Sustainability, following th Studnt Action for Sustainability confrnc at Kl in On ntitld Nw to ESD: Intgrating Education for Sustainabl Dvlopmnt in taching and th studnt xprinc was aimd at staff wanting to find out mor about th ara, and involvd a numbr of xtrnal spakrs talking about how thy hav mbddd sustainability into thir subjct aras, ranging from English, to Businss and Advrtising. Th scond workshop showcasd Kl s achivmnts and approach to mbdding sustainability in all our activitis, and involvd a tour of th Univrsity grounds for a numbr of xtrnal visitors. Ths xtrnallyfundd workshops complmntd th suit of ongoing staff dvlopmnt workshops dlivrd for Kl staff by th Education for Sustainability tam. Environmntal and Sustainability dgr programms Thr ar currntly thr nvironmntal and sustainability-focussd undrgraduat Confrnc gusts larning about how w us our campus in taching programms: a social scinc-focussd dual honours Environmntal Studis run by th School of Politics, Intrnational Rlations and Environmnt; a scinc-focussd dual honours and singl honours Environmntal Scinc ; and a singl honours intrdisciplinary BSc programm in Environmnt and Sustainability run by th School of Physical and Gographical Scincs. Both th Environmntal Scinc and Environmnt and Sustainability programms hav bn accrditd by th Institution of Environmntal Scincs, and includ th option of four yar programms with a work placmnt yar btwn th scond and final yar. At postgraduat lvl thr is a MSc in Environmntal Sustainability and Grn Tchnology, strongly linkd to th work with businss at th Sustainability Hub, and thr is an MA programm in Environmntal Politics and Climat Chang, run from th School of Politics, Intrnational Rlations and Environmnt. Exampls of disciplin-spcific sustainability moduls A numbr of disciplins which may not traditionally b associatd with sustainability hav startd to intgrat sustainability into thir taching programms in a big way. In 2011/12 th School of Pharmacy startd a modul calld Sustainabl Pharmacy, ld by Dr Tony Curtis, as a third yar option modul as part of th MPharm dgr and hav sinc furthr mbddd sustainability into cor taching for a widr numbr of pharmacy studnts. Th singl honours chmistry rout has also introducd a cor modul calld Sustainabl Chmistry, ld by Dr Kathrin Haxton, which looks at th associatd nvironmntal implications of chmistry in vryday lif and th sustainability of chmical procsss. Sustainabl halthcar During th School of Mdicin introducd Sustainabl Halthcar to Yar 3 of th MBChB programm. Ld by Dr Stuart McBain and dvlopd in conjunction with both th Sustainabl Halth Education (SHE) ntwork and th Univrsity Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust, it provids an opportunity for studnts to dvlop thir undrstanding of th cor principls of sustainabl practic and considr thir rol as futur ladrs in th dvlopmnt and dlivry of sustainabl halthcar. Th sssions ar dlivrd in collaboration with Dr Cliff Shlton from Lancastr Univrsity and th Sustainabl Dvlopmnt String Group basd at UHNM. Th programm has bn wll rcivd by studnts and will form th basis of a nw strand within th undrgraduat mdical curriculum. A cohort of BSc Environmnt & Sustainability studnts on a fild cours to th Cntr for Altrnativ Tchnology 6 7

7 I didn t bliv as an individual I could mak a diffrnc but now I know that I can Quot from studnt taking Grning Businss. Exampls of sustainability lctivs In addition to mbdding sustainability in cor programms, thr ar also a numbr of sustainability-rlatd lctivs which can b takn by any studnt. Ths includ: Grning Businss: mployability and sustainability which aims to giv studnts th skills and motivation to driv positiv sustainability chang in organisations whil dvloping rcommndations to improv th sustainability of th univrsity campus; Global Warming or a Nw Ic Ag, which ncourags studnts to look critically at how th mdia portrays climat chang mssags and th scinc bhind climat chang and som of th commonly prcivd myths; Environmntal Ethics which ngags studnts with th ky dbats and qustions in th thics of th nvironmnt; and Th third sctor: making a diffrnc in which studnts gain undrstanding and xprinc of th importanc that th third sctor contributs to communitis, locally, nationally and intrnationally. Sustainability-disciplin linkags in subjct Away Days and programm support Th Univrsity s Studnt Larning tam hav work with individual programms to dsign bspok half-day workshops in yars on and two aimd at addrssing ky skills, such as oral prsntations, tim managmnt, and not taking. Th Education for Sustainability tam hav workd with th curriculum dvlopmnt and programm tams to mbd sustainabilitydisciplin linkags into som of ths workshops. Som xampls includ: Mdia, Communication and Cultur studnts dvloping blogging skills through looking at mdia rprsntations of climat chang; Chmistry and Mdicinal Chmistry studnts larning about th principls of Grn Chmistry at first yar whil dvloping ngotiation skills, and at scond yar considring sustainability issus with Eco-lablling of products whil dvloping prsntation skills targtd at a particular audinc; and Physiothrapy studnts practicing thir not-taking skills at a mock NHS Sustainabl Dvlopmnt Unit confrnc. Othr subjcts which hav mbddd sustainability in this way includ Physics and Astrophysics, and Politics. In addition to ths workshops th ESD tam hav workd with svral othr programms to mbd sustainability through diffrnt mans. This has includd dlivring sustainability-rlatd sssions as part of a profssional practic cours to Midwifry studnts, and contributing to th programm for nursing studnts. Computr Scinc studnts hav bn givn th opportunity to carry out thir dissrtation projcts on a rang of sustainability topics, working with a computr scinc and sustainability suprvisor. Onlin training in Education for Sustainability An onlin training tool has bn dvlopd by th Education for Sustainability tam in ordr to hlp staff larn about Education for Sustainability in thir own tim and at thir own rat as an altrnativ to attnding a staff dvlopmnt workshop. This onlin tool covrs th historical background and drivrs to th ESD agnda, as wll as suggstions on how sustainability can b mbddd in taching. This cours calld mbdding sustainability through your taching: an introduction to highr ducation for sustainabl dvlopmnt is availabl to staff through th Kl Larning Pool. Rsponsibl Futurs kitmark In 2015 Kl was on of th institutions in th pilot cohort to achiv th National Union of Studnts Rsponsibl Futurs kitmark accrditation. This schm rquirs institutions to complt a numbr of critria rlating to Education for Sustainability in ordr to achiv accrditation to this kitmark. Kl achivd ovr doubl th thrshold numbr of points ncssary to qualify for th kitmark! For furthr information of sustainability curriculum dvlopmnts and projcts at Kl contact Dr Zo Robinson, Dirctor of Education for Sustainability z.p.robinson@kl.ac.uk 4. RESEARCH Sustainability is a ky thmatic priority ara for rsarch at Kl Univrsity. Sustainability rsarch spans across th thr Facultis at Kl, with a rang of disciplinary focussd and intrdisciplinary sustainability rsarch. On of Kl s ral strngths is that its sustainability rsarch involvs acadmic staff from many Schools and disciplins, including nvironmntal scinc, arth scinc, physical and human gography, lif scincs, chmistry, mathmatics, computr scinc, psychology, politics and intrnational rlations, law, sociology and social policy, ducation, film and mdia, conomics, and businss and managmnt amongst othrs! Thr is no distinct Unit of Assssmnt for sustainability within th Rsarch Excllnc Framwork, with units of assssmnt bing largly on singl disciplin lins. Thus staff undrtaking rsarch in diffrnt aras of sustainability formd part of th submissions to thr diffrnt units of assssmnt in 2014 (Earth Systms and Environmntal Scinc, Gnral Enginring, and Politics and Intrnational Studis). Kl s submission to th 2014 REF saw a submission undr an xplicitly nvironmntal unit of assssmnt for th first tim. In ordr to driv forward a nw phas of focussd-sustainability rsarch, in lin with th dvlopmnt of th Smart Enrgy Ntwork Dmonstrator at Kl, two nw Profssor appointmnts hav rcntly bn advrtisd to lad th dvlopmnt of th Smart Enrgy Ntwork Dmonstrator and to had a nw collaborativ rsarch and dvlopmnt cntr with businss and industry. Som sustainability rsarch highlights ar givn blow: Kl Univrsity Sustainability Rsarch Ntwork Kl Univrsity s Sustainability Rsarch Ntwork (KUSRN) was st up to rais th profil of sustainability rsarch across th institution, to bring togthr rsarchrs from diffrnt disciplins who ar rsarching sustainability issus, and to provid support to th sustainability-rlatd PhD studnts who ar basd in many diffrnt Schools across th Univrsity. A ky aspct of th rsarch ntwork has bn th KUSRN sminar sris, which is th univrsity s first cross-faculty intrdisciplinary sustainability sminar sris. Th first two sris of talks hav sn 22 divrs and stimulating rsarch sminars, covring many aspcts of sustainability-rlatd rsarch bing undrtakn at Kl, ranging from sustainabl nrgy, nvironmntal policy and cology, to nvironmntal history, copsychology, nvironmntal ducation and sustainabl computing. Th talks hav attractd ovr 350 attnds in total, with som vry intrsting and livly dbats taking plac! Th Cntr for Undrstanding Sustainabl Prosprity (CUSP) CUSP is a 6m ESRC-fundd rsarch consortium xploring th conomic, cological, social and govrnanc dimnsions of sustainabl prosprity. It xplors altrnativ visions of a sustainabl futur whr individuals and communitis hav th capabilitis ndd to flourish whil living within th cological and rsourc constraints of a finit plant. Th fiv-yar programm is dirctd by Profssor Tim Jackson (Surry Univrsity) with th univrsitis of Kl, Lds, Middlsx, Goldsmiths and Anglia Ruskin. At Kl, rsarchrs within th School of Politics, Philosophy, Intrnational Rlations and Environmnt (SPIRE) ar lading two projcts: GRASSROOTS TRANSITIONS PREFIGURING SUSTAINABILITY This rsarch will xplor th dynamics of associational activity dirctd at sustainability and xamin th complx rlationship btwn formal govrnmntal systms and social movmnt initiativs. It will do this through xploring traditions of small-scal sustainability initiativs and th contstd manings to local community mmbrs and nvironmntal activists. THE POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SUSTAINABLE PROSPERITY This projct xplors th implications of rdfining prosprity on forms of govrnanc in gnral, and dmocracy in particular. This rsarch will contribut to th dbat about th grn stat and assss how political institutions, cultur and practics both challng sustainabl prosprity and crat spac for altrnativs. Sustainabl prosprity raiss particular qustions for th natur of dmocracy in th contxt of th nd for urgnt action rlatd to avrting nvironmntal disastr, and th nd for intllctual frdoms 8 9

8 4. RESEARCH (CONTINUED) that challng dominant intrsts and prsnt social and political altrnativs. It will do this at a rang of scals from th vry local, to national and intrnational institutions. Kl Rsarchrs: Dr Phil Catny; Profssor Brian Dohrty; Dr Marit Hammond For furthr information: p.j.j.catny@kl.ac.uk and Global Chang and Rsilinc of Biogochmical Functions in Ecosystms Currnt rsarch ld by Dr Sami Ullah placs a significant imptus on th mchanistic undrstanding of cological functions to idntify thrsholds of prturbations causd by climat and land us changs byond which th sustainability of ky biogochmical functions ar compromisd. A rcnt NERC fundd multidisciplinary projct idntifid risks of chronic pollution of patbog and forst soils in rspons to atmosphric dposition of ractiv nitrogn and idntifid managmnt and policy actions at catchmnt scal that could hlp mitigat such risks. A projct fundd by th Estonian Rsarch Council is valuating th implications of drainag and agricultural intnsification for scalating grnhous gas missions from patbogs globally. An on-going Royal Socity, NERC and British Byrological Socity fundd projct is invstigating th influnc of global chang issus on bactrial nitrogn fixation in patbogs to stablish th brak and mak thrsholds of this function to hlp forcast th futur functioning of patbogs undr climat chang scnarios. Th ovrall fundamntal rsarch undr this thm is contributing to th ncssary scintific framwork for raching informd policy dcisions of cological sustainability and rsilinc of trrstrial and aquatic cosystms. Sustainability and Film Studis Dr Nil Archr (Lcturr in Film Studis) is currntly working on two projcts, looking at th asthtics and politics of th nvironmnt in contmporary popular cinma. Th first projct xpands on a sction of his rcnt book Th Road Movi: In Sarch of Maning (Wallflowr, 2016), which considrs th intrsction of scinc fiction and th road gnr to crat nw stranging paradigms of mobility and vision within th contxts of nvironmntalism and cocritical thory. Th scond articl looks at th ways apocalyptic scinc fiction rflcts and xplors th contxts of nvironmntal politics, in trms of how th gnr manags consnsus and disavowal, or altrnatly, highlights th failurs of collaborativ global action. Mdia Environmnts Mdia Environmnts workshop Staff from th dpartmnts of Mdia Communication & Cultur and Film Studis (Dr Eva Giraud, Dr Pawas Bisht & Dr Nil Archr) organisd a workshop in May 2016, which xplord th rlationship btwn nvironmntalism and mdia. Th vnt gnratd vibrant dialogu btwn participants from th filds of acadmia, mdia practic and activism. Topics rangd from nvironmntal politics and thics in documntary film and photography, to tar gas activism. Spakrs includd Profssor Clair Molloy, Dr Anna Fignbaum and Dr Conohar Scott. Th day also includd a scrning of Nuclar Hallucinations by Fathima Nizaruddin, and a pamphlt dsign workshop ld by Dominic Latham (Minutworks graphic dsign). Th day was supportd by th Humanitis and Social Scincs Faculty Rsarch Offic at Kl. Fordhall Farm Community Land Initiativ Rsarch Dr John Hgarty (Snior Lcturr in Psychology) and PhD Candidat Grant Bosworth ar working in partnrship with Fordhall Farm (Shropshir) to assss th impact of a community land initiativ. Th study considrs th opinions of mor than 400 popl who, togthr as a community, raisd narly 800,000 to purchas th land rquird to kp Fordhall farm running. Th rsarch highlights th positiv impact Fordhall has had on thir willingnss to ngag with othr similar projcts in thir community (.g. involvmnt with local vgtabl schms, charitabl organisations) and thir own prsonal viws rlating to th nvironmnt (.g. apprciation for natur). Fordhall farm Flood Dfnc Planning, Myths of th Scottish Highlands, and UK allotmnts. Dr Andy Zilnic (Lcturr in Sociology) is dvloping a rang of sustainability projcts. Th first focuss on flood dfnc planning in th rivrsid Whitsands ara of Dumfris. It looks at th historical lgacis of rivr managmnt, th procsss of dsigning, planning and implmnting a Flood Managmnt/Prvntion Schm as an intgral lmnt of an ovrarching urban rgnration mastr-plan, th complxitis and conflicts arising from th compting aims and prioritis of a varity of stakholdrs, all within th contxt of conomic austrity, budgt constraints and concrns with th impacts of climat chang. Th scond projct looks at th compting ralitis of Scottish rurality using statistical data, photographs, litrary and cultural sourcs combind with a sociological analysis basd on sit visits and intrviws, to rflct th rality of rural povrty and (undr) mploymnt, xpnsiv or inadquat srvics and infrastructur, isolation, dpopulation, absnt landlords and corporat ownd stats, tc. vrsus th mythic idalism of th Scottish countrysid. Th third projct invstigats th manings, valus and bnfits that allotmnt usrs and providrs xprss for thir participation in urban gardning schms. What ar th manings, valus and bnfits of allotmnts and urban gardning schms? 10 11

9 4. RESEARCH (CONTINUED) 5. GROUNDS AND BIODIVERSITY Studnt Rcycling Bhaviour PhD studnt Grant Bosworth s PhD rsarch invstigats how to incras rcycling rats at institutions such as univrsitis. His work involvs tailoring mssags snt to studnts using apps and othr smart tchnologis. Th aim of his rsarch is to s whthr prsonalising th contnt of a mssag to b mor congrunt with th valus of an individual, can incras thir ngagmnt with pro-nvironmntal bhaviour. So far his rsarch has valuatd th attituds and bhaviour of ovr 400 studnts at Kl and at a partnr univrsity in Brazil. Plastisphr Dr Dirdr McKay has continud to dvlop hr work on rcycld plastic crafts. Sh has xplord how th faturs of plastic matrials xprss concptions of th slf and visions of sustainabl futurs in th Philippins, publishing in a ky intrdisciplinary volum, Th Social Lif of Matrials (ds. Drazin, A. & Kuchr, S., Bloomsbury, 2015) and giving an invitd talk in th Nthrlands. Sustainabl govrnanc in Africa Dr Michal Musgrav s rsarch looks at govrnanc conflicts ovr natural rsourcs and attmpts to dvlop mor comprhnsiv thory around govrnanc that allows for mor divrs and innovativ govrnanc arrangmnts. Michal s rsarch uss cas studis of both bad and good xampls of traditional govrnanc to highlight th potntial for traditional govrnanc to chang and work alongsid local govrnmnt to manag natural rsourcs sustainably. Education for Sustainabl Dvlopmnt and Nw Public Managmnt in Univrsitis Sophi Bssant, PhD studnt and Educational Dvlopr in th Larning and Profssional Dvlopmnt Cntr, is rsarching th rlationship btwn th Sustainability and Education for Sustainabl Dvlopmnt (ESD) agndas of univrsitis in England and incrasing marktisation and managrialism in th sctor undr Nolibral and Nw Public Managmnt political-conomic influnc. Sophi s rsarch xplors th contradictions and th synrgis btwn ths idologis and practics on th ground within univrsitis and how this rlationship has influncd th pursuit, practis and dvlopmnt of sustainability and ESD agndas ovr th last tn yars. Sophi s rsarch is basd on 56 smi-structurd intrviws with rlvant profssionals across ight English univrsitis and a rang of HE organizations and bodis. This rprsnts just a snapshot of th sustainability rsarch bing carrid out at Kl Th Univrsity campus is situatd in 617 acrs of land including laks, acrs of woodland and a wid varity of sports facilitis. Th campus is also hom to th National Collction of Chrris, with currntly around 230 spcis growing hr saw th arrival of a nw Had of Grounds, Jan Barkr committd to th dvlopmnts of Kl s xtnsiv grounds and kn to nsur th vibrancy of th campus, and th considration of both biodivrsity and ducational purposs in its managmnt. In ordr to consrv and nhanc th biodivrsity of this uniqu stat th Natural Estats Advisory Group has bn dvlopd. It includs rprsntativs from th Grounds and Estats tam and Univrsity Acadmic xprts and its rol is to activly harnss and focus th nrgy of popl who us th campus to dvlop and ncourag ral, tangibl improvmnts to th campus nvironmnt and its biodivrsity. Kl s grounds mak it th prfct living laboratory for studnts to study biodivrsity and larn about th valu of th natural world and how to protct and nhanc it, without th nd to travl off campus. Th Grounds tam hav also workd xtnsivly with th studnts at th Sustainabl Studnt Bungalow and with studnts on th allotmnt aras in th Walld Gardn. Th Grounds tam and Natural Environmnt Advisory Group hav rviwd practical issus such as th grass cutting programms to incras aras for consrvation and natural flora dvlopmnts whr possibl. Som aras of th campus had thir rgims changd to match th nds of th grass throughout a vry hot, dry summr, lading to a litrally grnr campus! Working alongsid our Arboriculturalist consultant th Grounds tam hav bn dvloping a Woodland Managmnt Plan which will allow us to driv forward ky works to improv th halth and quality of th many fin trs Kl campus is hom to. Aftr a numbr of yars trying to control th Phytophthora ramorum infction, with th support of th Forstry Commission and FERA (Food and Environmnt Rsarch Agncy) th important dcision was mad to rmov all th Phythophthora ramorum host plants from th woodlands. This has ld to th rmoval of approximatly 1600 Larch trs and thousands of Rhododndron ponticum plants. Th work was compltd in Octobr 2015 and provids th xciting potntial to monitor th rgnration of this ara as wll as an opportunity to rplant spcis to nhanc th arbortum and th biodivrsity of th stat. Proposals ar in plac to continu to rviw th Grounds Programm and to dvlop plans to work with voluntrs from th local community, studnts and rsidnts to hlp control th invasiv wds prsnt at Kl including Japans Knotwd and Himalayan Balsam. Thr ar also plans to incras th quantity of fruit bushs and trs throughout th Halls aras of th campus to nabl studnts and rsidnts to hav accss to thir produc in th futur. A Mmorial Gardn is also bing dvlopd. A plac ddicatd to trs plantd in rmmbranc of formr usrs of th campus, a plac of contmplation, and also a plac for nw tr planting to b usd by th ducational staff on th campus as a taching rsourc for tr idntification. Dr Sarah Taylor, Lcturr in th School of Lif Scincs, has bn using th Kl arbortum to xprimnt with th us of mobil dvics and tr idntification apps, to nhanc th spcis idntification skills of studnts, a ky cological skill sought for by mployrs saw th launch of a book by Dav Emly, School of Physical and Gographical Scincs, ntitld Th Natural History of Kl Univrsity, summarising Dav s 40 yars of obsrvations of th flora and fauna of th Kl stat. Studnts at work on th allotmnts in th Walld gardn At work in th polytunnl at th Sustainabl Studnt Bungalow A walk for staff and studnts showing off th National Collction of Chrry Trs 12 13

10 6. ENERGY, WATER AND CARBON EMISSIONS Dav Emly has bn shortlistd for th Staff Sustainability Champion Grn Gown Award, vry wll dsrvd for his dcads of voluntary work to improv th biodivrsity of th Univrsity Estat and th communication of this to th Univrsity s staff, studnts and visitors also saw th official opning of th National Chrry Tr Collction on Kl Official opning of th National Chrry tr collction campus. Kl currntly has ovr 240 varitis of chrry tr, a collction which has grown form th first ornamntal plantings in th 1940s. It is an xciting tim to b part of th Grounds tam at Kl and thr ar many initiativs still to b dvlopd in th coming yars. On of th ky challngs Kl facs is mting our nvironmntal sustainability ambitions whilst also growing th numbr of studnts on campus and th srvics on offr. Th Univrsity has st a stratgic goal to incras studnt numbrs by 30% by To hlp achiv this w ar invsting in nw stat-of-th-art laboratoris, studnt accommodation, commrcial facilitis and upgrads to xisting building spacs to provid th facilitis on campus which will attract futur studnts and contribut to th all-important studnt xprinc. This growth and dvlopmnt of th campus will mak mting absolut carbon rduction targts challnging howvr w will continu to striv for all dvlopmnts to b dlivrd to a high standard of nrgy and nvironmntal fficincy. On larg-scal initiativ that will hlp us achiv this is through our proposals for a Smart Enrgy Ntwork Dmonstrator that you can rad mor about on pag 19. This sction on Estats dvlopmnts looks at nrgy and watr consumption and carbon missions and som of th rcnt major dvlopmnts. Utilitis Consumption In 2010, th Highr Education Funding Council for England, Univrsitis UK and Guild HE publishd a carbon rduction targt and stratgy for highr ducation in England, which st a collctiv and ambitious 34% carbon rduction targt by 2020, against a 1990 baslin for th Univrsity sctor. This targt is alignd with th UK Govrnmnt s 2008 Climat Chang Act and confirms th contribution that th sctor will mak to th UK s carbon rduction fforts. In th sam yar, Kl Univrsity publishd its first Carbon Managmnt Plan which put in plac a targt to rduc its own missions by 34% by 2020 and 80% by 2050 against its 1990 baslin. Importantly, it also st out a rout map to achiving this along with an action plan which is updatd annually. Kl Univrsity is committd to this rduction in absolut carbon dioxid quivalnt missions, but th last two yars hav bn challnging as th Univrsity is incrasing th srvics and facilitis on offr to studnts. Th Carbon targts ar basd ntirly on th 1990 data, irrspctiv of growth in studnt numbrs (now about doubl th 1990 numbrs), longr opning hours of som buildings (.g. 24/7 opning for th library during trm-tim), and a gratr numbr of buildings bing includd in th Univrsity s stat (for xampl th inclusion of th Innovation Cntrs sinc August 2012). Th following data shows th outturn of th utility us for th yars 2013/14 and 2014/15 compard to th yar 2012/13. Th Innovation Cntrs ar includd in th figurs both for 2012/13 and 2013/14. It should b notd that th yar 2012/13 was comparativly coldr against prvious yars hnc had a highr gas consumption prdominantly during th wintr priods. To summaris th data, in 2013/14 gas consumption dcrasd against th prvious yar by 14% or 4,595 MWh, primarily as a rsult of a mildr wintr. At th sam tim lctricity us cam down by 2.4% or 281 MWh, largly as a rsult of installing svral solar PV arrays and othr fficincy initiativs. Watr consumption also dcrasd ovr this tim priod by 2.2% or 4,661m 3. In 2014/15, gas consumption was static in comparison to th prvious yar dspit analysis showing that th wintr of this yar was considrably coldr than th prvious yar. This dmonstrats not only that th fficincy of th Univrsity is improving but that ability to control th hating systms is gtting bttr. Elctricity us was down 5.4% du possibly to th implmntation of th CHP unit which rducd th amount of lctricity rquird from th national grid. Watr consumption rducd by a furthr 3.6% on th 2013/14 yar with this bing at last partly th rsult of som watr fficincy masurs implmntd in this yar

11 1 Bank of England inflation rats usd to normalis turnovr figurs to 2015 lvls Carbon Emissions Du largly to a rduction in utility consumption in th past two yars our Carbon Dioxid quivalnt (CO 2 ) missions for Scops 1 & 2 (nrgy-rlatd missions) dcrasd yar on yar by 3.4% (436 tco 2 ) in 2013/14 and 5.9% (740 tco 2 ) in 2014/15 as shown in th figur blow. Univrsity Carbon Emmissions (tco 2 ) This rprsnts a dcras in absolut missions of 7.7% from th 1990 baslin of 12,921 tco 2. Clarly this shows that w ar som way from our 34% rduction by To allow a bttr undrstanding of th impact of th carbon rduction fforts to dat, th Univrsity masurs CO 2 missions against turnovr ach yar, as this is a good indicator of changs to activity lvls on campus. This mtric shows that th fficincy of th organisation has incrasd markdly sinc 1990 from 235tCO 2 / 1m to 88tCO 2 / 1m in 2014/15 and continus to incras yar on yar (shown in th figur blow) 1. Salix Fund Th Univrsity has participatd in th SALIX fund which is usd to implmnt nrgy saving projcts that will pay back within fiv yars. Th savings ar put back into th fund as thy accru to b usd again on furthr nrgy and carbon rduction initiativs. Rcntly w hav usd th funds to upgrad th Horwood Enrgy Cntr which incorporatd a complt rfurbishmnt of th hating and hot watr gnration quipmnt. This includd a CHP (Combind Hat & Powr gnrator - picturd abov right) which is an ngin usd to crat lctricity but which also utiliss th hat which would othrwis hav bn wast to provid hating and hot watr. This unit dlivrs not only financial bnfits but also rsults in lowr carbon missions as much lss nrgy is lost in th procss of crating lctricity in comparison to larg convntional powr stations. HEFCE Rvolving Grn Fund 3 Th Univrsity has also participatd in th HEFCE Rvolving Grn Fund. As on xampl, in 2013 w rcivd 340k to rfurbish th library (with its 24h opning policy as rqustd by studnts) with low nrgy lighting. This is vry similar to th Salix schm in trms of how it is run and th ruls which ar applid for payback and tchnologis. Th Library lighting rfurbishmnt was compltd in Sptmbr 2014 and includd prsnc dtction controls rathr than manual switching. This, along with mor fficint luminairs giving bttr light output, gratly improvd th lighting within th building whilst also rducing th lctricity consumption considrably. Carbon Rduction Commitmnt (CRC) Th Univrsity is rquird to participat in th Carbon Rduction Commitmnt (CRC), a national schm which rquirs larg organisations in th UK to masur and monitor thir carbon missions. This schm was initially dsignd as a carbon trading procss that ncouragd nrgy fficincy and rduction, with rpaymnts associatd with lagu tabl prformanc. Th Univrsity achivd its arly targts: Automatd Mtr Rading (AMR) on all primary mtrs and a rcognisd nrgy fficincy accrditation, for Kl th Carbon Trust Standard (rquiring yaron-yar rduction in carbon missions). Rnwal of th Carbon Trust Standard was achivd in 2011, with th Univrsity achiving good assssmnt marks (90% in all catgoris). Howvr, th govrnmnt thn withdrw th rpaymnt lmnt of th CRC schm. Th CRC schm now functions as a tax on th amount of carbon that organisations mit, with paymnts basd on a pric agrd by th govrnmnt annually. Th schm is now in its scond phas whrby organisations can purchas allowancs in advanc at a discount to incntivis forcasting and trading btwn participants whr appropriat. CRC rsults Rportabl Carbon Emissions 2012/ / /15 12,690 tco 2 12,919 tco 2 13,411 tco 2 Crdit Cost 152, , ,212 Th ruls for idntifying and rporting missions in th CRC ar diffrnt from thos usd for th Univrsity carbon footprint thrfor thr ar disparitis btwn ths figurs and thos within th carbon footprint. Gnrally rportabl missions hav bn incrasing du to incrasd commrcial activitis and th rporting of domstic missions. Th total carbon crdit costs hav incrasd significantly as th National Govrnmnt incrasd th cost of ach crdit from 12 in phas 1 (yars 2011/12 to 2013/14) to a minimum of in th first yar of phas 2 (2014/15). Th cost of crdits is now rising ach yar to furthr incntivis organisations to bcom mor fficint. Ky Dvlopmnts Display Enrgy Crtificats (DEC) Th Univrsity is rquird to comply with th Display of Enrgy Crtificats (DECs) and Enrgy Prformanc Crtificats (EPCs) rquirmnts undr th Europan Enrgy Prformanc of Buildings Dirctiv (EBPD). Th main critrion that affcts Kl Univrsity to dat is th rquirmnt to display DECs in buildings ovr 500 m 2 to which th public hav accss. For accommodation buildings, four ar B ratd and four ar C ratd; for acadmic and cntral srvics buildings, only on of ths (th nwst Claus Mosr building) is A ratd (th highst rating), with most bing C or D. This mans that thr ar obviously opportunitis for improving th nrgy fficincy of most of our buildings although rtro-fitting of nrgy-saving faturs can b vry costly. In 2015 a furthr dirctiv was introducd that rducs th minimum ara to 250m 2 for which rports ar rquird, so a significant numbr of our othr buildings will rquir a DEC. Automatd Mtring of Elctricity Th Univrsity is abl to monitor, through its own installd automatd mtring systm, th lctricity, gas and watr consumption within virtually all buildings on campus. This allows for th dtaild monitoring of th buildings us, which is usd to crat monthly and annual consumption graphs to targt improvmnts. Solar PV In 2013 th univrsity compltd a full fasibility study across campus for th installation of solar photovoltaic arrays. Th Univrsity committd 300k to this projct, and installd thr 50KWp systms in March and April of Ths arrays ar working wll providing circa 120,000 kwh of fr lctricity pr yar, saving around 67 tonns of CO 2 pr yar and providing a cost saving of circa 15k from th gnration of our own lctricity in addition to 15k from Fd-in- Tariff paymnts pr yar. In 2014/15 ths arrays producd 124,552kWh of lctricity providing just ovr 1% of th total campus sit lctricity annually. ISO and Enrgy Managmnt Kl Univrsity dcidd in 2012 to obtain an accrditation for Enrgy Managmnt by mbarking on th implmntation of an Enrgy Managmnt Systm (EMS) and subsquntly applid to b crtifid to th intrnationallyrcognisd standard, ISO 50001:2011. In Sptmbr 2013 aftr having th Enrgy Managmnt Systm auditd by an accrditd assssor Kl was crtifid to mt th rquirmnts of th standard. Th crtification lasts for thr yars during which tim th assssor rvisits priodically to nsur complianc of th standard is maintaind and to highlight any aras for improvmnt. Th EMS currntly covrs a combination of acadmic buildings, classrooms, lctur thatrs, rstaurants/cafs, taching labs, kitchns and th stats activitis for th acadmic buildings and ncompasss th work nvironmnts of approximatly 2,000 staff and 10,000 studnts. Kl was on of th first univrsitis in th UK to hav its Enrgy Managmnt Systm crtifid to this prstigious quality standard and having implmntd th systm it will assist in achiving continual improvmnt in th managmnt of nrgy usd across campus. Estats and Dvlopmnt has bn committd to a rnwabl/sustainabl nrgy stratgy ovr many yars. Th Univrsity was first awardd accrditation of th Enrgy Efficincy Accrditation Schm in 1999, with rnwals in 2003, 2006 and 2008, and was on of th first UK univrsitis to achiv th Carbon Trust Standard in 2008, with rnwal achivd in Additionally rsults from last yar s figurs for th national Estat Managmnt Statistics indicatd Kl is fifth of all UK univrsitis for valu for mony nrgy procurmnt

12 Bhaviour Chang Campaigns W hav circa 3,000 studnts living on campus within th Halls of Rsidnc which has a significant impact on nrgy and watr us. In partnrship with th NUS, w launchd th Studnt Switch-off schm at Kl which aims to ncourag studnts to think about nrgy consumption in thir Halls of Rsidnc. Studnt ambassadors hav bn rcruitd to champion this schm and to ncourag thir fllow studnts to sign up to th projct. Hall Points ar awardd for th Hall that signs up th gratst numbr of studnts to th schm. Throughout th yar thr ar also rgular comptitions and vnts that hav a spcific Grn thm and which nabl furthr Hall Points. A campaign is also run to ncourag staff to adopt working practics which minimis nrgy consumption. Th Grn Impact schm is administrd by th National Union of Studnts and is dtaild furthr in sction 10. Futur Dvlopmnts Th Estats & Dvlopmnt Dirctorat rgularly undrtak nrgy and watr audits of all buildings on campus to idntify aras of infficincy and opportunitis to rduc consumption. Th rsults of ths audits inform a mastr projct list which contains all potntial initiativs, allowing thos that rprsnt th bst conomic and carbon valu to b brought forward as funding bcoms availabl. From that list, ovr th last acadmic yar w hav implmntd svral projcts as shown in th tabl at th bottom of th pag. Going forward, mor than 80 nrgy and watr saving projcts hav bn idntifid to b considrd as and whn funding bcoms availabl. Amongst ths initiativs th following hav bn idntifid which dmonstrat both a significant financial and carbon bnfit and ar currntly at th fasibility stag: 1. PV Panls on Innovation Cntrs 1-4 dlivring a financial payback in 7 to 9 yars and saving 70 tonns of CO 2 2. CHP at Lindsay Halls of Rsidnc dlivring financial payback in 4 yars and saving 360 tonns of CO 2 3. ICT powr managmnt softwar which would allow th dynamic control of most computrs and ntwork quipmnt on campus Titl Dscription Annual Enrgy Saving Annual Carbon Saving Lisur Cntr xtrnal lighting Upgrad of th xisting high intnsity lighting with LED altrnativs 65MWh Elctricity 22 tco 2 David Wathrall Building air handling unit David Wathrall car park lighting Sports Cntr lighting rplacmnt Barns accommodation block pipwork lagging Lnard Jons xtrnal lighting Lnard Jons vacuum plant rplacmnt Installation of variabl spd drivs that will allow th motors to run slowr at tims of lss dmand Rplacmnt of infficint lighting column hads in th car park with high fficincy LED Rmoving infficint lighting from within two sports halls in th sports cntr and rplacing with LED and appropriat motion controls Installation of insulation to valvs, flangs and cylindrs in svn plant rooms to rduc hat loss Rplacmnt of high intnsity floodlighting with LED Installation of lctric pump systm to rplac watr units 12MWh Elctricity 6MWh Elctricity 80MWh Elctricity 257MWh Gas 7MWh Elctricity 7 tco 2 3 tco 2 43 tco 2 48 tco 2 4 tco 2 23,000 m 3 Watr 24 tco 2 7. SMART ENERGY NETWORK DEMONSTRATOR (SEND) As vidncd in th contnts of this rport, sustainability is a priority at Kl Univrsity. By taking action now, th Univrsity aims to bcom mor nrgy slf-sufficint with incrasd carbon saving, whilst also bcoming a national rsarch and dvlopmnt facility that is undrtaking world-lading rsarch in nvironmntal sustainability. In ordr to achiv this, th Univrsity plans to work with graduats, acadmics and businsss to crat a smart nrgy ntwork dmonstrator - a living laboratory whr nw nrgy-fficint tchnologis can b rsarchd, dvlopd and tstd in a ral world nvironmnt. Enabld by commitmnt from th Dpartmnt of Businss, Innovation and Skills and th Dpartmnt of Enrgy and Climat Chang as part of th Stok-on-Trnt & Staffordshir City Dal signd by Govrnmnt at Kl Univrsity in 2014, Kl is dsigning th first at scal smart nrgy ntwork dmonstrator in Europ. This Govrnmnt invstmnt, alongsid targtd co-invstmnt from th Europan Rgional Dvlopmnt Fund, th Univrsity and th privat sctor, will dlivr a worldclass dmonstrator facility for smart nrgy ntwork rsarch and dvlopmnt, nabling collaboration with businss and industry, and th tsting and valuation of nw and volving smart nrgy ntwork tchnologis and srvics. This rprsnts a significant invstmnt ovr th nxt fiv yars. Th dmonstrator will build on th Univrsity s privatly-ownd and managd smart nrgy ntwork infrastructur, optimis nrgy distribution and improv th managmnt of a rang of building-basd and campus-wid onsit rnwabl or lowr carbon nrgy sourcs, such as wind, solar and gothrmal. Th dmonstrator will us a wid rang of rnwabl and lowr carbon nrgy sourcs in ordr to mt th ntwork s nrgy nds and allow th nrgy to b transfrrd across th ntwork accordingly. Th Kl Univrsity campus is a uniqu modl bcaus of th divrs rang of activitis within it 3,100 studnts in halls of rsidnc, 1,000 commrcial usrs on th Scinc and Innovation Park, 200 standard domstic housholds, and acadmic activitis srving around 10,000 studnts. Th dmonstrator will b dividd into fiv zons that can b monitord and controlld sparatly this will b a Europan first and will allow othr comparabl communitis to assss how to install mor fficint, sustainabl and scur nrgy using a local nrgy ntwork. Th Univrsity is sking to appoint two nw profssorial rols to both lad th dvlopmnt of th dmonstrator and to had a nw collaborativ rsarch and dvlopmnt cntr with businss and industry, capitalising on this significant invstmnt. This will includ stablishing a collaborativ doctoral training cntr with businss and othr univrsitis lading to th dvlopmnt of nw smart nrgy products and srvics, highr valu job growth in partnr businsss and a significant contribution to national grnhous gas rduction commitmnts. Implmntation of th smart nrgy ntwork dmonstrator is st to commnc in 2017 and it is xpctd that, onc stablishd, th ntwork will hav th potntial to sav btwn 2,900 and 9,200 tonns of Carbon Dioxid ach yar, crat up to 440 jobs and support th UK rnwabls sctor. Kl s uniqu campus with commrcial, domstic, acadmic uss and halls of rsidnc maks it an idal sit for th first at scal smart nrgy ntwork dmonstrator in Europ 18 19

13 8. WASTE AND RECYCLING Wast managmnt within th Univrsity has a ky rol to play in mting th Univrsity s sustainability objctivs, through minimising wast gnratd, maximising th potntial of matrials through rus, rcycling and nrgy rcovry, and rducing grnhous gas missions by divrting wast from landfill. Th Univrsity s wast managmnt stratgy follows th wast hirarchy. Biffa Wast Srvics Ltd wr r-appointd as our wast contractor during 2014 following a comptitiv tndring xrcis. Thy ar rsponsibl for th rgular collction of th majority of wast gnratd on a day-to-day basis. Biffa hav mad a commitmnt to work in partnrship with Kl Univrsity to mt our ambitious wast and rcycling targts. On ky nvironmntal improvmnt mad in 2014 has bn that non of th Univrsity wast is snt dirct to landfill but is ithr rusd, rcycld or rcovrd by th wast contractor as th first option. This in practic mans that lss than 1% of th Univrsity s wast gos to landfill. Our main wast strams and disposal routs includ: Dry mixd rcycling (papr, cardboard, plastics and cans) - rcycld Glass - rcycld Wast managmnt prformanc 2014/15 Acadmic Yar Total Wast Mass Rcycld = Tonns Total wast Mass Composting = Tonns Total Wast Mass Anarobic Digstion = Tonns Total Wast Mass usd to crat Enrgy = Tonns Total Wast Mass = Tonns Annual Rcycling Rat = 57% In 2014 w concntratd our rcycling fforts within th acadmic and cntral srvics buildings, ngaging with staff through th Grn Impact schm. This has includd improving rcycling signag, introducing on rcycling bin whr prviously th rcycling was split into two rcycling strams. With th support of Claning Srvics w hav also introducd singl occupid offic rcycling bins to mak rcycling mor convnint, whr prviously only communal rcycling bins wr availabl. Unfortunatly th focus had droppd from th Halls of Rsidnc and rcycling lvls in Halls had rducd to as low as 15% during 2014 du to lack of ngagmnt from studnts and high contamination lvls. Sinc this disappointing rsult w hav nsurd th rcycling mssag is clarr for studnts living in Halls of Rsidnc and also introducd glass rcycling. Th rcycling figurs at th start of th 2015/16 acadmic yar ar ncouraging at ovr 30% rcycling. Our aim is to rach 50% rcycling. To support raising rcycling lvls within th Halls of Rsidnc rcycling is includd within th Halls Lif program. Each month th Halls will b allocatd Hall Points (5 = 1st plac to 1 = 5th plac) as pr th gratst volum of rcycling collctd ach month. Offic Furnitur Rus W hav dvlopd th procss for nsuring rdundant offic furnitur and quipmnt is offrd to b rusd within th Univrsity or donatd to local charitis that rnovat and rdistribut th furnitur, and w hav raisd awarnss of this schm. Not only dos this rduc our nvironmntal impact but it also provids much ndd support to local charitis and thos in nd. Howvr, charitis oftn don t want som itms and will not accpt upholstrd furnitur without a valid fir labl so w do still occasionally s furnitur and othr itms in our gnral wast. W will nd to sarch for othr routs to dispos of ths itms mor sustainably. Grn Mov out Kl s Grn Mov Out was an initiativ run for th first tim in 2014, aiming to rduc th amount of itms thrown out at th nd of th yar from Halls of Rsidnc through collcting unwantd itms from studnts and putting thm to good us. During th summr mov out priod, studnt voluntrs hlpd to collct unwantd itms from studnts laving Halls of Rsidnc. Th following itms wr collctd and rdistributd in th first yar: Ovr 100 books to b rusd 25 larg boxs of kitchn itms (crockry, cutlry, saucpans, baking trays, utnsils) to b rusd by short trm intrnational studnts visiting Kl Univrsity Ovr 50 bd shts, blankts and towls that wr donatd to th City Dogs Hom in Stok on Trnt Ovr 200 kg of food which was takn to a local food bank Thr hav bn som issus coordinating th collctions of donatd itms on tim as th Halls of Rsidnc hav to b vacatd within 48 hours for rfurbishmnts and prparation for summr vacation gusts. W will b rviwing diffrnt options for th 2017 schm which may includ providing tmporary storag for th donatd itms. British Hart Foundation Collctions Kl Univrsity has tamd up with British Hart Foundation Shops (BHF) to ncourag studnts to donat unwantd cloths and othr itms and hlp gnrat vital stock for th BHF shops. All procds go towards th fight against hart disas and fund th BHF s lif-saving rsarch. Kl Univrsity and th BHF ar urging both studnts and staff to raid thir wardrobs and donat any itms that ar no longr wantd. BHF Shops ar always in nd of clothing, shos, accssoris, CDs, DVDs, books, and kitchnwar. In 2014 Kl Univrsity studnts donatd ovr 2 tonns of thir unwantd itms to BHF, raising ovr 7,000 for th charity. Th schm has bn promotd furthr and grown which has rsultd in a hug improvmnt in th 2015 donations trbling to 8 Tonns and raising around 13,000 for th British Hart Foundation (BHF). This is a fantastic ffort by th studnts, local voluntrs and th accommodation tam at Kl. Food wast - grn nrgy gnratd from Anarobic Digstion (off-sit) Wast cooking oil - rusd as biodisl offsit Grn wast - compostd offsit Gnral Wast - Rfus Drivd Ful (RDF) / Enrgy from wast 20 21

14 9. TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL Kl s smi-rural location and position on top of a hill mak sustainabl transport a challng. Th Univrsity is always looking for ways to mak th travl of staff, studnts, and visitors to and from Kl mor sustainabl. As wll as bing an intgral part of th Univrsity s aims for nvironmntal sustainability and halth and wllbing, thr is a practical nd to rduc th numbr of vhicls travlling to and from campus bcaus car parking capacity will not b abl to incras with th aspirations for campus growth. Grn Travl Plan JMP Consultants Limitd wr commissiond by Kl Univrsity to rviw currnt transport and movmnt infrastructur issus at th Univrsity and advis on futur travl and transport planning, and movmnt infrastructur rquirmnts in ordr to addrss currnt issus as wll as providing for th plannd xpansion of th Univrsity as part of its Stratgic Plan for th priod A studnt and staff travl survy was undrtakn to gain a bttr undrstanding of thir currnt travl pattrns and th rasons for thir currnt travl bhaviour as wll as possibl changs in thir travl pattrns. As a rsult of this survy th Univrsity ar considring a numbr of nw initiativs that will form th basis of a nw travl plan. Th rcommndations ar focusd around 4 ky aras: Car parking Public Transport Campus Improvmnts Cycling improvmnts Many of th initiativs within th Grn travl plan will b to improv th currnt schms that ar alrady in plac. Som of th succssful initiativs introducd ovr th past two yars includ: Kl Ky Bus Tickt Nw for 2016 has bn th introduction of th Kl Ky Bus Tickt, making it mor convnint and bttr valu for mony for Kl staff and studnts to travl by bus. Th Kl ky bus tickt is ONE tickt that can b usd on any First Pottris or D&G bus in Nwcastl-undr-Lym and Stok-on-Trnt. Giving unlimitd travl on both oprators buss thr s no nd to buy multipl tickts. Car Sharing In 2014 th univrsity launchd th Kl Univrsity Car Shar Schm, as a simpl, cost ffctiv and nvironmntally frindly way to travl to and from work. Th schm is dsignd to suit both rgular and occasional car sharrs and thr is a simpl and scur way for staff to find potntial car sharrs living in thir local ara. Th car shar schm allows rgular car sharrs to split th cost of a parking prmit and to park in a convnintly locatd markd car parking spac of thir choic. Occasional car sharing prmits ar also availabl for thos who choos to car shar now and again but would still lik th option of bing abl to utiliz th convnint car shar parking spacs. Mor information about th car shar schm is availabl on th Grn:Kl wbpags: transportandtravl Cycling Initiativs Kl is proactiv in supporting cycling as a vital aspct of sustainabl transport, and cycling facilitis hav bn incrasd and upgradd in rcnt yars to mak it mor convnint and mor rwarding for staff and studnts to cycl to and from Kl and around th Kl campus. Th Univrsity provids facilitis for staff and studnts to stor biks scurly, to borrow biks, to stor cycl kit in lockrs and to showr both body and bik on campus. Travl Smart is an initiativ which provids many fr cycling-rlatd activitis at Kl, including: rgular bik rpair and srvicing, lisur rids ld by CTC qualifid trail ladrs, cycl and commutr confidnc training, try-bik road shows whr you can try out th latst rang of biks and accssoris, and various cycl challngs. Kl also has a bicycl usrs group (Kl Cyclists) which aims to allow cyclists to giv collctiv fdback to th Univrsity on how cycling can b supportd and ncouragd and allows cyclists to mt and support on anothr. For mor information about any of th abov and to connct with othr cyclists at Kl, visit th Kl Cyclists wbpags: With furthr funding from th Local Sustainabl Transport Fund (LSTF), Staffordshir basd cycling training providr Vlo-M loand 21 biks to Kl studnts last trm. Th loan bik schm has bn vry succssful and continud into 2014/15 with mor studnts taking advantag of th schm. Thr ar also a numbr of furthr activitis plannd to promot and support cycling. Fr bik maintnanc srvic on campus 22 23

15 10. GREEN IMPACT Th Grn Impact schm, ld by th National Union of Studnts, has bn running for svral yars and usd by ovr 50 Highr Education and Furthr Education institutions. It puts a structur in plac for individuals to crat small changs that togthr hav a big impact on th institution s sustainability. Individuals crat tams within buildings and dirctorats, and us a simpl onlin workbook to driv changs in ordr to gain Bronz, Silvr or Gold accrditation. Th acadmic dpartmnt and dirctorat that gts th most points rciv th institution s top award. Th critria covr aras of sustainability from nrgy to procurmnt. Grn Impact, which launchd in 2013 at Kl, aims to provid a structur and support for staff as individuals and tams to fl mpowrd and abl to tak action on sustainability within thir own dpartmnt or building. Th first yar was sn as a ral succss both in trms of ngagmnt of staff and studnts, as wll as sustainability outcoms, and has bn r-launchd vry yar sinc. Kl rcruitd th largst numbr of tams in its first yar of opration of th Grn Impact schm of any univrsity taking part in th NUS Grn Impact initiativ. Th impact of th Grn Impact schm has bn mor than just nvironmntal. It has ld to much gratr staff and studnt ngagmnt with th sustainability agnda, and has providd staff dvlopmnt opportunitis to larn mor about sustainability and its maning to Kl and thir rols. As wll as making physical sustainability improvmnts to thir working nvironmnts Grn Impact has also ncouragd tams to considr issus around sustainability in th univrsity s cor activitis of ducation and rsarch. Th Grn Impact work book has bn modifid to incras th focus on ducation for sustainability in addition to considring mor sustainabl laboratory managmnt practics. Rsults from tams ngagd from diffrnt Schools and dirctorats, giving ~ 50% covrag of th campus Ths tams covrd an stimatd 990 staff, of which ovr 100 wr dirctly involvd in a Grn Impact committ or tam 826 critria wr compltd in Kl s Grn Impact workbook, with 502 critria compltd spcifically as a rsult of th Grn Impact initiativ 3 tams wr accrditd with th Working Towards standard; 9 tams gaind th Bronz award, 6 tams rachd th Silvr accrditation and 3 tams achivd a Gold standard 22 Studnt auditors and 14 Grn Impact Projct Assistants wr traind, and supportd staff tams to nact chang, giving th studnts invaluabl profssional dvlopmnt opportunitis. Rsults from For th yar 2014/15 ovr 100 committd staff signd up to tak part in Grn Impact, comprising ovr 18 tams. Ths tams wr supportd by ovr 20 studnts. Thr was a slight rduction in th numbr of tams taking part in this yar du to svral of th prvious yar s tams bing involvd in offic rlocations, maning thy flt thy wr unabl to tak part for this yar. Although thr wr thr fwr tams ovrall compard to th prvious yar it was grat to s two nw tams tak part from th Markting and Communications Dirctorat, and Kl Hall Catring and Confrncing. In 2014/15 two tams wr accrditd with th Working Towards standard; 10 tams gaind th Bronz award, two tams rachd th Silvr accrditation and four tams achivd a Gold standard Launch of th 2015/16 Grn Impact schm Aftr a succssful two yars w rviwd th Grn Impact schm to think how w could improv ngagmnt going forward. Som of th fdback w had was that stablishd tams would prfr to spnd mor tim on thir own innovativ projcts. Thrfor for 2015/16 w stramlind th workbook critria and introducd an xcllnc catgory so that tams can concntrat on a projct that thy hav cratd thmslvs. Aftrnoon ta at a Grn Impact awards crmony Cas Studis School of Psychology (RPSYclrs): A sssion working th land On critria includd in th bronz award is for staff to tak part in an advrtisd sssion about sustainability. Thr ar svral opportunitis for sssions around campus such as th rgular Kl Arbortum Walks ld by natural historian Dav Emly, having a Sustainability Hub Tour, a Kl Hritag Tour, or visiting th Walld Gardn for an introduction to th projct. Th RPSYclrs tam, involving staff and postgraduat studnts from th School of Psychology, spnt a lunchtim digging and planting potatos in th allotmnts in th walld gardn. Thy found this to b a grat tam building xrcis and larnt a bit about growing potatos at th sam tim! Th Law School (Jolly Grn Judgs): Studnt Rprsntation of Sustainability Issus Th School of Law bliv that bad nvironmntal practic is not du to apathy, Psychology Grn Impact tam working at th Kl allotmnts but du to a lack of awarnss and lack of convninc. As part of a larg acadmic dpartmnt thy flt thy ndd to communicat not only with staff, but also with studnts to ovrcom som of th problms thy found. Alongsid making changs to assignmnt submission rquirmnts so that studnts could print doubl-sidd, thy also issud guidanc to modul/cours ladrs to highlight to studnts that hand-outs nd not b printd for classs xcpt to support thos with accss rquirmnts. Thy also cratd a nw Grn Studnt Ambassador rol (to complimnt th work of Studnt Acadmic Rprsntativs StARs ) in th hop that th following yar thy would hav a studnt who could liais with th tam and facilitat a two-way dialogu btwn staff and studnts about furthr sustainabl innovation in th School. Th tam incrasd th impact of this work, by working with th Studnts Union, who run th StARs programm to dvlop and roll out th Grn Studnt Rprsntativ schm across th institution. Human Rsourcs and Dpartmnt of Occupational Halth and Safty (Grn Shoots): Utilising Studnt Projct Assistants Th Grn Shoots tam did a lot of work on building sustainability information into th induction of nw staff and incrasing th provision of information for xisting staff. On of th major projcts th tam dcidd to undrtak in this ara was to us th nvironmntal background of thir studnt projct assistants to hlp thm dsign and tst a nw -larning cours ntitld Introduction to Environmntal Sustainability. This was cratd for thir tam, and has subsquntly bn rolld out across th Univrsity as an onlin Larning Pool modul

16 11. SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT 12. SUSTAINABLE CATERING Sustainabl procurmnt is th mchanism by which th procurmnt tam ar dmonstrating improvmnts across th procurmnt cycl at th Univrsity. To focus activity th tam hav adoptd th Flxibl Framwork (FF) and hav st a targt to achiv Lvl 4 on th Framwork by th nd of Th North Wst Univrsitis Procurmnt Consortium (which accounts for 28% of spnd) hav rcntly achivd Lvl 4, as hav a small group of sctor ladrs. Th Flxibl Framwork is a tool dvlopd for procurmnt profssionals to support mbdding sustainability into procurmnt practic. Th Flxibl Framwork focusss on ky aras of procurmnt: policy and stratgy; popl dvlopmnt; th procurmnt procss; supplir ngagmnt; and masurmnt of impact. This provids an appropriat framwork for our activity. Progrss to dat Dvlopd and progrssd an action plan outlining th stps ndd to progrss to Lvl 4 Idntifid stratgic commitmnts to sustainability that strngthn our mandat and support our dvloping narrativ Built tam confidnc and comptnc Idntifid whr in th procurmnt cycl procsss and practics nd to b updatd Dvlopd a simpl communications plan Us of NETpositiv Sustainability Analysis to assss all commoditis whn availabl Othr ky achivmnts includ: Sustainability forms part of th Pr- Qualification Qustionnair procss and documntation Sustainability is part of all tndrs Consolidating dlivris for Dsktop and Laptop computrs to onc a wk, significantly rducing th CO 2 missions Launchd a sustainability supplir ngagmnt tool which has bn snt to all Kl Univrsity supplirs. Each supplir has to complt thir own bspok sustainability action plan to addrss ky sustainability issus within thir businss. Although thr is still work to do w ar confidnt w hav mad a good start and ar on targt with th actions that ar in our dirct control. Th Univrsity Catring has bn working with th Soil Association to implmnt th Food for Lif Catring Mark that awards catrrs who: Srv frsh food Sourc nvironmntally sustainabl and thical food Mak halthy ating asy, and Champion local food producrs Th Soil Association will undrtak a full assssmnt in autumn 2016 and hav bn vry positiv with th practics alrady in plac, som of which ar highlightd blow. Mnus Th catring tam hav rviwd th mnus and introducd mor vgtarian and vgan options to th daily mnu. Evry Wdnsday in th Rfctory has also bn ddicatd as Vgan Wdnsday aftr working with th Vgtarian and Vgan Socity to incorporat mor vgan dishs into th mnu. Work continus on providing a rang of halthir options, with hommad fruit and vgtabl juics having bn introducd into Chancllors Café, in addition to xtndd glutn fr choics, rducd fat and sugar dishs and gnrally gratr availability of fruit. Local sourcing Th catring tam constantly striv to purchas local produc, and procur chss from Staffordshir Organic Chss only four mils from Kl. Fruit and vgtabls ar dlivrd daily from Frshviw Foods who ar basd in Wolstanton just 4 mils away. Frshviw is abl to sourc locally grown fruit and vgtabls including strawbrris, hrbs, root vgtabls and potatos along with micro crss varitis, lttucs and tomatos. Milk and dairy produc coms from Wlls Farm Dairy who trad out of th villag of Bradly nar th county town of Stafford around 15 mils away from Kl. Thy slct milk from a collctiv of dairy farms from Staffordshir and Chshir. Sustainabl fish W currntly purchas cod, haddock, hak, salmon and hoki fish from sustainabl sourcs and all ar Marin Stwardship Crtifid (MSC). As mor MSC fish bcoms availabl w ar looking to introduc this into our mnus. Fairtrad In August 2014, th Univrsity was succssful in having its Fairtrad Status rnwd. Th Fairtrad Foundation said: W ar dlightd to rnw Kl Univrsity s Fairtrad Status and thank you for your continuing hard work and support. Kl Univrsity is clarly committd to Fairtrad, and this shows in your succss in upholding and surpassing th 5 goals. Wll don. Fairtrad win has also bn addd to our win mnu, offring all gusts th option to choos this as an altrnativ. Th Fairtrad String Group which compriss staff from a wid rang of Univrsity dpartmnts, mmbrs of Kl Studnts Union, and a numbr of studnts, organis vnts for Fairtrad Fortnight. Fr rang ggs Th catring dpartmnt has bn purchasing Fr Rang Eggs sinc 2007 from Hungrford Farm Eggs situatd just 10 minuts away in th villag of Madly. Th Univrsity was rcognisd with th Good Egg Award in Drinking watr Evry catring dpartmnt now has tap drinking watr frly availabl to its customrs

17 13. OUTREACH AND THE SUSTAINABILITY HUB Th Sustainability Hub is a cntr facilitating ducation, rsarch and dmonstration in sustainability and clan tchnology. Sinc its opning in Octobr 2011 it has continud to attract a growing audinc of visitors now approximatly 10,000 visitors a yar attnding workshops and public lcturs, outrach vnts, businss vnts and activitis. As th nrgy dmands of a growing population squz our plant s strtchd rsourcs, ngaging th public in discussion about sustainability and nrgy has nvr bn mor important. Environmntal awarnss and scinc ducation hav always bn cntral to th Hub s mission. Public lcturs ar wllattndd and hav covrd a wid rang of topics including contaminatd land rclamation, community nrgy, sustainabl construction and bkping. W r vry proud of our Courtyard Gardn which has won silvr in th local Nwcastl in Bloom Comptition Community Projcts catgory winning a priz in this comptition for two yars in a row. Th raisd bds hav rcntly bn rdsignd and ar arrangd in four thms, Mdicinal, Gology, Astropyhsics and Lif Scincs. This nw gardn has bn cratd to rprsnt our Faculty of Natural Scincs. Visitors ar oftn surprisd to s that som flowrs ar dibl and w continu to try to sourc hritag and unusual nativ plants. Our B Frindly gardn continus to attract many bumbl bs, buttrflis and othr pollinators in th summr. Kl Hub courtyard Th Hub also supports sustainability focussd carrs. W hav hostd thr 8-wk placmnts for th Pionrs into Practic Programm as part of th Climat-KIC, on of thr Knowldg and Innovation Communitis (KICs) cratd in 2010 by th Europan Institut of Innovation and Tchnology (EIT). Th Pionrs, Lucia Kolar, an ntrprnur from Slovnia, Todora Kristof from th Ministry of Rural Dvlopmnt, Dpartmnt of Environmntal Dvlopmnt Policy in Budapst and Piotr Szymanski from Wrocław Univrsity of Economics in Poland. Todora and Piotr workd with th Sustainability Hub tam dvloping outrach matrials, rsarching sustainabl food and clothing and th conomics of nvironmntal sustainability and climat chang, assisting in th dsign of an activity for Spooktacular and hlping with studnt taching on undrgraduat Entrprnurship moduls and th taught postgraduat Mastrs programm, Environmntal Sustainability and Grn Tchnology. Lucia s projct was about rducing th us of matrials and pharmacuticals usd in halthcar, mdicin and vtrinary car. Businss links to th Hub hav bn crucial to th succss of th public ngagmnt activitis and th ducation programms at th Hub. Th MSc in Environmntal Sustainability and Grn Tchnology had input from Schott Solar UK, Simns, McCamly UK Ltd, Dorothy Cliv Gardns, Sharnrgy, Wardll Armstrong, Clarflau and Marston s. Studnts on th MSc carrid out projcts in a varity of subjcts including anarobic digstion, hydrolctricity schms, rcycling and wast, sustainabl building and bhaviour and transport choics. Th Hub was chosn as a vnu to mt various VIPs including Grg Clark, thn Ministr for Scinc, Univrsitis and Citis; and his Royal Highnss th Duk of Gloucstr who mt som of th Hub tam as wll as rprsntativs of th intrgnrational community projct, Gry Mattrs, and childrn from th local Friarswood Primary School and Nwcastl-undr-Lym Sixth Form collg. H intractd with th Ogdn Trust sponsord Physicubs, viwd th nwly installd Plant Trail mting on of th plant sculptors, and talkd to MSc and PhD studnts about thir rsarch. Intrnational visitors includd rprsntativs from th Libyan mbassy as part of an ducational collaboration whr th Hub hostd a short tchnical rsidntial cours for 12 Libyan studnts. Th Sustainability Hub has bcom th vnu of choic, not just for taching and businss mtings, but for a widr rang of audincs who ar now using th Hub for activitis including mtings of th studnt Think Grn Socity, Goconsrvation UK and th local Parish Council, as wll as activitis such as danc, martial arts and choir practic sssions. Outrach at th Sustainability Hub Scinc markt for sixth formrs Kl Univrsity Sustainability Hub host numrous schools and collgs as part of its widr outrach activitis. Th Hub ran a succssful on-day Chmistry at Work vnt fundd by th Royal Socity of Chmistry attndd by around 150 pupils. Local mployrs from Johnson Matthy, Drmal Tchnologis Ltd and Erigal took part in th vnt. Th Hub was also th vnu for an innovativ TANGO Scinc Markt outrach vnt, which brought 60 sixth formrs from six schools and collgs in th ara for an intractiv scinc dmonstration day to larn about scinc carrs and try out som hands-on scinc activitis. This vnt was dlivrd by rsarchrs from a rang of countris on th Thrmoacoustic and Aroacoustic Nonlinaritis in Grn combustors with Orific structurs (TANGO) projct ld by Profssor Maria Hckl. Spctactular Spookinss Scinc by Stalth at th annual Spooktacular vnt at th Sustainability Hub Th now annual Hallown Spooktacular is vry popular, with ovr 150 childrn coming along for th day. Last yar visitors took part in a sssion to calculat how sustainabl vampirs and zombis would b and also participatd in a varity of laboratory sssions including making fak wounds, and slim, trying to idntify stinks and smlls and watching scinc xprimnts in pumpkins! Family Fun Days W lov our community vnts and our Family Fun Days ar always a hit! Happning ach Wdnsday in August - Familis discovr a world of scinc, kping all ags ntrtaind through hands-on ducational activitis and dmonstrations. Familis gt tickld by crpy crawlis and larn how bnficial our inscts ar, xplor th amazing world around thm from volcanos to our ocans, find out about what amazing machins our bodis ar and how w should look aftr thm bfor jumping into our Stardom to xprincing our wondrful plants and stars! B Mor Entrprnurial + B Mor Shrlock Th Hub has bn involvd in th B Mor wks, whr Kl puts on a rang of activitis, workshops and vnts that ar fun, quirky and will hlp studnts to dvlop thir graduat attributs. On grn vnt took th format of a Dragons Dn pitch, this involvd thr sssions, building up to studnts dvloping a businss plan for a grn product or ntrpris, and covring issus of sustainability in businss. A spcial B Mor Shrlock sustainabl murdr mystry vning was also hld. Gry Mattrs Projct Gry Mattrs is an outrach initiativ which is aimd primarily towards th aging (50+) local community. Th projct provids a mting facility and accss to ducation programms for this community, whr thy can ngag in various ducational activitis and b activly involvd in th Kl campus community. Th oldr gnration hav a lot to offr in trms of xprinc in sustainability and a ky fatur of th projct is intrgnrational xchang of xprinc and knowldg. Consisting of a programm of vnts and workshops, Gry Mattrs has so far covrd a rang of subjcts from rcycling to bkping, wildlif, astrophysics and th nvironmnt. Th Plant Trail Th Hub s solar plant trail has bn installd thanks to th hlp of two local artist; Charis Jons of Sculptd Stl, and Dnis O Sullivan of Dnis O Sullivan Cramics. At an opning crmony Dr Sharon Gorg ld gusts along th trail, which links th Spac Obsrvatory and th Sustainability Hub, and thr was also a visit to th Spac Obsrvatory, hostd by Dr Jacco Van Loon. Th vning ndd with an illustratd talk about th solar systm and Kl sarch for xoplants plants dlivrd by Profssor Rob Jffris in th Stardom. To Infinity & Byond! To Infinity & Byond is a Royal Institution inspird dmonstration lctur xploring how astronauts travl to spac, and thn, how thy surviv this hostil nvironmnt. Physics fundamntals such as Nwton s Laws of Motion, Gravity and Prssur ar tackld had on in an xciting format, ngaging th audinc at vry opportunity with a rang of y catching practical dmonstrations. Having fun at a Family Fun Day Th TANGO scinc markt Th Plant trail 28 29

18 Exampls of th physicubs Equipmnt at th rady to b an co-dtctiv! Th Solar Scraphap Challng Th Solar Scraphap Challng is a workshop dsignd to bring togthr lmnts of physics, nginring, lctronics and nvironmntal sustainability, originally dsignd by th Scinc for Sustainability nvironmntal ducation group run by Dr Zo Robinson and Profssor Mark Ormrod. Studnts ar prsntd with a rang of quipmnt, such as cabls, crocodil clips, solar clls and capacitors as wll as a st of basic instructions, in ordr to construct a solar powrd vhicl. Th thory bhind Solar PV clls is xplord along with th nvironmntal impact/bnfits of moving towards a carbon fr nrgy landscap. Th Physicubs Th Physicubs ar Prspx boxs containing th ncssary apparatus and instructions to prform a st of scintific xprimnts rlating to a numbr of physical phnomna. Th Physicubs can b usd ithr as a classroom aid to support a topic or as a standalon rsourc to crat or nrich a scinc fair or to nhanc an opn day. Th Physicubs add xcitmnt and intrigu to th topics of powr, nrgy, computr programing, photovoltaic clls, lctrical circuits and th lctromagntic spctrum. Exampls of som of th cubs ar givn blow: Stirling Work A simpl attractiv Stirling ngin dsign that dmonstrats how nrgy is convrtd from on form (hat) to anothr (movmnt). During us a vocal rcording xplains how th display works. What is Watt? What is Watt? hlps studnts gain insight into nrgy gnration and consumption. Using our Pdal-A-Watt bik, studnts attmpt to light as many halogn bulbs as possibl. Thir rsults ar displayd onto a scrn whr thy discovr whthr or not thy hav producd nough nrgy to powr othr houshold appliancs. Solar Thrmal Studnts taking part in this hands-on-activity larn about th principls and fficincy of solar collctors. Eco-dtctivs workshops Eco Dtctivs is a sris of punchy handson workshops dsignd to highlight th importanc of scintific rsarch within rlatabl nvironmntal contxts. Ths includ how to clan up an oil spill, th nvironmntal impact of sunscrns, rivr pollution and th consquncs of salting our road ntwork. Collctivly, ths workshops giv studnts th opportunity to utilis novl scintific quipmnt as wll as dsign, conduct and ultimatly valuat thir own scintific xprimnts. Exampls includ: An Oil Spill Can you contain it? Oil is transportd around th world on vry larg ocan going vssls, but what happns if th ship bgins to sink? Studnts crat thir own chocolat oil slick and ar rquird to dsign innovativ ways in which to clan up th spill. Suncrams and th Ocan W all know w should war suncram whn out in th sun. But what ffct dos it hav if you go for a dip in th sa? Studnts tst th nvironmntal impact of suncram on our ocans and sas using UVA & UVB snsors. Rivr Pollution Bottoms up! In th styl of a Bar Grylls survival xrcis, studnts ar prsntd with thr diffrnt rivr watr sampls, on of which thy must drink to stav off dhydration, but which on do you choos? Studnts analys th sampls for ph and oxygn lvls and considr th impact of pollution and oxygn on aquatic lif. Salty Vrg To grit or not to grit! During th wintr months th UK road ntwork is havily grittd to nsur th roads rmain passabl. But what happns to th salt onc it has bn sprad on th road? Studnts tst soil sampls from a local roadsid for salinity. Microbads - In focus Micro plastics hav found thir way into a larg numbr of bauty products ovr rcnt yars, but what is th nvironmntal cost of this? Studnts analys a bauty product containing micro plastics (usd to hlp xfoliat th skin) undr th microscop and compar and contrast this with grains of sand. What ffct dos this plastic hav on th nvironmnt and how might it affct us as human? Biomass Ash A chip too far? Kl Sustainability Hub utiliss a biomass boilr for som of its hot watr rquirmnts, but what is lft bhind whn you burn th wood chips? In an attmpt to b mor carbon nutral, ar w in fact crating a biggr (wast) problm? Studnts will invstigat th microscopic proprtis of this biomass ash, what causs this and how w can dispos of this wast as safly as possibl. For mor information about th Sustainability Hub contact: klhub@kl.ac.uk 14. COMMUNICATION Intrnal communication of sustainability dvlopmnts and th clbration of activity from around th campus is an ssntial part of crating a sustainability cultur for th Univrsity. With this in mind a rang of diffrnt communication mdia ar bing usd to ngag staff, studnts and local rsidnts with sustainability issus at th univrsity. Th Grn: Kl nwslttr has bn producd thr tims a yar and circulatd lctronically to all staff and studnts. Staff and studnts contribut articls on grn-rlatd vnts, activitis and programms. A sustainability forum is hld at last onc ach yar. Ths vnts ar for anyon within th Kl community, including staff, studnts and local rsidnts, who would lik th opportunity to discuss grn issus on campus. At th forum thr ar a rang of rlatd staff, including rprsntativs from th Education for Sustainability tam, Sustainability Hub, and Studnts Union, in addition to th nvironmntal managr, and th Univrsity s Stratgic lad for sustainability who ar availabl to discuss ky nvironmntal and sustainability issus within th univrsity, and to tak forward suggstions that aris. Nws and vnts ar also updatd through th Grn:KlTwittr and Facbook and postd on th grn noticboard locatd outsid th Studnts Union. Th Grn:Kl wbsit ( grnkl)is kpt up to dat with vnts and with rsourcs including Kl Univrsity s sustainability plans and policis, undrgraduat and postgraduat programms and moduls, and ongoing projcts, and links to th work of Estats and th Sustainability Hub. Th wbsit also includs an xtnsiv list of rsourcs on how to mbd sustainability in th curriculum for a wid rang of disciplins. Join us on Join us