Manchester Metropolitan University has been named the greenest university in the UK according to the green league published exclusively by the Guardian today.
The People & Planet Green League 2013 has assessed the environmental and ethical performance of 143 universities, scoring them on their actions and attitudes towards a green living to create the rankings. Plymouth University have remained in second place again but the University of Gloucestershire has moved up one position since last year to take third place. Anna Bawden writes today:
A door off the glass corridor inside the main science building at Manchester Metropolitan University leads visitors into a courtyard that has become an unlikely symbol of the university's efforts to become more sustainable. This previously empty space and eyesore was transformed last summer into an interactive garden for staff and students by members of the university's Urban Gardening Society. Now, benches are dotted around and a path winds past raised wooden beds. Three beds are wheelchair-accessible and all the plants are labelled.
Last year's winner, Greenwich fell five places making it sixth on the rankings. A First Class degree was awarded to the top ranking institutions (awards are given after scores have been collated) for their efforts.
So who are the top climbers? Sheffield University has jumped an impressive 63 places from 119th to 56th. Glasgow University has climbed 47 places to reach 77th place this year.
So who is bottom of the class? Alice Wooley writes today:
London South Bank, which last year achieved a 2:1, this year did not even sit the exam, meaning it was one of nine institutions that did not provide the information needed.
Oxford and Cambridge both perform worse this year than in 2012. Cambridge gets a third and drops 17 places, now ranking 113th out of 143. Oxford, which scraped a third in 2012, is one of this year's failures.
A full explanation of the methodology behind the league can be found on the People & Planet web site.
King's College London has dropped 46 places from 45th in 2012 to 91st. The Royal College of Art and the University of the West of Scotland have also slipped down the rankings with a drop of 43 and 39 respectively. Both Leeds Metropolitan and the University of Manchester are down 37 places since last year.
Those institutions that failed to complete the questionnaire at all or provide any information under the FOI request used to collect the data were given a 'fail' and ranked as 'did not sit exam'.
The full league table can be downloaded below.
• 12 June 2013: The downloadable spreadsheet in this article has been amended today due to errors with the tables showing the incorrect 2012 rank and subsequently an incorrect figure for the change in position. The table below the article was not affected.
Data summary
2013 Rank
|
2012 Rank
|
University
|
Change in position since 2012
|
Award Class
|
Total Score
|
Policy (40)
|
Performance(30)
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1 | 10 | Manchester Metropolitan University | 9 | 1st | 59.5 | 35.5 | 24 |
2 | 2 | University of Plymouth | 0 | 1st | 59 | 38 | 21 |
3 | 4 | University of Gloucestershire | 1 | 1st | 58 | 39 | 19 |
4 | 11 | University of Worcester | 7 | 1st | 57.5 | 37.5 | 20 |
5 | 3 | University of Brighton | -2 | 1st | 57 | 37 | 20 |
6 | 1 | University of Greenwich | -5 | 1st | 56 | 33 | 23 |
7 | 5 | Nottingham Trent University | -2 | 1st | 55 | 34 | 21 |
7 | 15 | Oxford Brookes University | 8 | 1st | 55 | 35 | 20 |
9 | 8 | University of Bradford | -1 | 1st | 54 | 32 | 22 |
9 | 6 | University of Central Lancashire | -3 | 1st | 54 | 32 | 22 |
11 | 7 | Bournemouth University | -4 | 1st | 53 | 32 | 21 |
12 | 11 | Aston University | -1 | 1st | 51 | 31 | 20 |
13 | 24 | University of Exeter | 11 | 1st | 50.5 | 34.5 | 16 |
14 | 19 | Sheffield Hallam University | 5 | 1st | 49 | 26 | 23 |
15 | 26 | Newcastle University | 11 | 1st | 48.5 | 35.5 | 13 |
16 | 31 | Staffordshire University | 15 | 1st | 48 | 28 | 20 |
17 | 33 | Canterbury Christ Church University | 16 | 1st | 47.5 | 34.5 | 13 |
17 | 59 | University of Reading | 42 | 1st | 47.5 | 28.5 | 19 |
17 | 51 | University of Salford | 34 | 1st | 47.5 | 27.5 | 20 |
20 | 19 | Bangor University | -1 | 1st | 47 | 34 | 13 |
20 | 36 | University of Bedfordshire | 16 | 1st | 47 | 27 | 20 |
22 | 42 | London School of Economics And Political Science | 20 | 1st | 46.5 | 32.5 | 14 |
23 | 36 | University of Bristol | 13 | 1st | 46 | 36 | 10 |
23 | 21 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | -2 | 1st | 46 | 29 | 17 |
23 | 59 | City University London | 36 | 1st | 46 | 29 | 17 |
23 | 31 | University of Ulster | 8 | 1st | 46 | 23 | 23 |
27 | 26 | Birmingham City University | -1 | 1st | 45.5 | 26.5 | 19 |
28 | 47 | University of Chichester | 19 | 1st | 45 | 33 | 12 |
28 | 11 | University of East Anglia | -17 | 1st | 45 | 32 | 13 |
30 | 16 | De Montfort University | -14 | 1st | 44.5 | 23.5 | 21 |
31 | 38 | Harper Adams University College | 7 | 1st | 44 | 31 | 13 |
31 | 11 | University of The West of England, Bristol | -20 | 1st | 44 | 31 | 13 |
33 | 8 | Bath Spa University | -25 | 1st | 43.5 | 24.5 | 19 |
34 | 38 | University of Hertfordshire | 4 | 1st | 43 | 28 | 15 |
34 | 26 | Edinburgh Napier University | -8 | 1st | 43 | 26 | 17 |
34 | 33 | University of Wales, Newport | -1 | 1st | 43 | 27 | 16 |
34 | 38 | Queen Margaret University | 4 | 1st | 43 | 22 | 21 |
34 | 47 | University of Surrey | 13 | 1st | 43 | 31 | 12 |
39 | 21 | Liverpool John Moores University | -18 | 1st | 42.5 | 21.5 | 21 |
39 | 70 | Swansea University | 31 | 1st | 42.5 | 31.5 | 11 |
39 | 53 | University of Winchester | 14 | 1st | 42.5 | 27.5 | 15 |
39 | 53 | University of Wolverhampton | 14 | 1st | 42.5 | 20.5 | 22 |
43 | 26 | Coventry University | -17 | 1st | 42 | 23 | 19 |
43 | 25 | University of Derby | -18 | 1st | 42 | 23 | 19 |
43 | 16 | University of East London | -27 | 1st | 42 | 22 | 20 |
46 | 42 | University of Edinburgh | -4 | 2:1 | 41 | 29 | 12 |
46 | 59 | Glasgow Caledonian University | 13 | 2:1 | 41 | 21 | 20 |
46 | 21 | University of Huddersfield | -25 | 2:1 | 41 | 17 | 24 |
46 | 16 | University of Portsmouth | -30 | 2:1 | 41 | 30 | 11 |
46 | 80 | University of West London | 34 | 2:1 | 41 | 19 | 22 |
51 | 26 | Anglia Ruskin University | -25 | 2:1 | 40.5 | 27.5 | 13 |
52 | 70 | Middlesex University, London | 18 | 2:1 | 40 | 19 | 21 |
53 | 64 | University of Chester | 11 | 2:1 | 39 | 29 | 10 |
53 | 38 | Edge Hill University | -15 | 2:1 | 39 | 22 | 17 |
53 | 47 | Royal College of Music, London | -6 | 2:1 | 39 | 27 | 12 |
56 | 47 | University of Lincoln | -9 | 2:1 | 38.5 | 15.5 | 23 |
56 | 119 | University of Sheffield | 63 | 2:1 | 38.5 | 24.5 | 14 |
58 | 101 | University of Leeds | 43 | 2:1 | 38 | 29 | 9 |
59 | 64 | Keele University | 5 | 2:1 | 37.5 | 24.5 | 13 |
59 | 52 | Loughborough University | -7 | 2:1 | 37.5 | 27.5 | 10 |
61 | 75 | Birkbeck, University of London | 14 | 2:1 | 37 | 18 | 19 |
61 | 42 | Kingston University | -19 | 2:1 | 37 | 26 | 11 |
61 | 84 | Southampton Solent University | 23 | 2:1 | 37 | 20 | 17 |
61 | 89 | University College London | 28 | 2:1 | 37 | 32 | 5 |
65 | 53 | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | -12 | 2:1 | 36.5 | 25.5 | 11 |
65 | 59 | Institute of Education | -6 | 2:1 | 36.5 | 26.5 | 10 |
65 | 96 | University of Sunderland | 31 | 2:1 | 36.5 | 20.5 | 16 |
65 | 45 | University of Sussex | -20 | 2:1 | 36.5 | 25.5 | 11 |
69 | 80 | Arts University College at Bournemouth | 11 | 2:1 | 36 | 18 | 18 |
70 | 53 | Brunel University | -17 | 2:1 | 35 | 25 | 10 |
70 | 33 | Leeds Metropolitan University | -37 | 2:1 | 35 | 16 | 19 |
70 | 57 | University of Nottingham | -13 | 2:1 | 35 | 24 | 11 |
73 | 89 | Newman University College | 16 | 2:1 | 34.5 | 18.5 | 16 |
73 | 96 | School of Oriental And African Studies | 23 | 2:1 | 34.5 | 17.5 | 17 |
73 | 64 | Teesside University | -9 | 2:1 | 34.5 | 19.5 | 15 |
76 | 112 | York St John University | 36 | 2:1 | 34 | 22 | 12 |
77 | 124 | University of Glasgow | 47 | 2:2 | 33.5 | 24.5 | 9 |
77 | 84 | University of Northampton | 7 | 2:2 | 33.5 | 19.5 | 14 |
79 | 75 | University of Essex | -4 | 2:2 | 33 | 25 | 8 |
79 | 89 | Glyndwr University | 10 | 2:2 | 33 | 21 | 12 |
81 | 80 | University of Aberdeen | -1 | 2:2 | 32.5 | 24.5 | 8 |
81 | 57 | University of Bath | -24 | 2:2 | 32.5 | 23.5 | 9 |
81 | 126 | University of Cumbria | 45 | 2:2 | 32.5 | 17.5 | 15 |
81 | 75 | University of St Andrews | -6 | 2:2 | 32.5 | 24.5 | 8 |
85 | 75 | Cardiff University | -10 | 2:2 | 32 | 23 | 9 |
85 | 70 | University of Glamorgan | -15 | 2:2 | 32 | 17 | 15 |
85 | 107 | University of Kent | 22 | 2:2 | 32 | 22 | 10 |
85 | 84 | Lancaster University | -1 | 2:2 | 32 | 23 | 9 |
85 | 101 | Northumbria University | 16 | 2:2 | 32 | 13 | 19 |
85 | 84 | University of Southampton | -1 | 2:2 | 32 | 18 | 14 |
91 | 104 | Glasgow School of Art | 13 | 2:2 | 31.5 | 22.5 | 9 |
91 | 45 | King's College London | -46 | 2:2 | 31.5 | 19.5 | 12 |
93 | 68 | Queens University of Belfast | -25 | 2:2 | 31 | 19 | 12 |
94 | 75 | University of Hull | -19 | 2:2 | 30.5 | 19.5 | 11 |
94 | 89 | Swansea Metropolitan University | -5 | 2:2 | 30.5 | 14.5 | 16 |
96 | 89 | University of Leicester | -7 | 2:2 | 30 | 22 | 8 |
96 | 59 | University of Manchester | -37 | 2:2 | 30 | 26 | 4 |
96 | 107 | The Open University | 11 | 2:2 | 30 | 10 | 20 |
96 | 104 | Royal Holloway, University of London | 8 | 2:2 | 30 | 23 | 7 |
100 | 70 | Durham University | -30 | 2:2 | 29.5 | 23.5 | 6 |
100 | 126 | University College Falmouth | 26 | 2:2 | 29.5 | 17.5 | 12 |
100 | 110 | Goldsmiths, University of London | 10 | 2:2 | 29.5 | 23.5 | 6 |
100 | 112 | London Metropolitan University | 12 | 2:2 | 29.5 | 14.5 | 15 |
100 | 107 | University of Westminster | 7 | 2:2 | 29.5 | 20.5 | 9 |
105 | 89 | University of Birmingham | -16 | 2:2 | 29 | 17 | 12 |
105 | 116 | Cranfield University | 11 | 2:2 | 29 | 25 | 4 |
107 | 101 | Queen Mary, University of London | -6 | 2:2 | 28.5 | 24.5 | 4 |
107 | 64 | Royal College of Art | -43 | 2:2 | 28.5 | 18.5 | 10 |
109 | 80 | University of Dundee | -29 | 3rd | 28 | 21 | 7 |
109 | 117 | Roehampton University | 8 | 3rd | 28 | 20 | 8 |
109 | 95 | University Campus Suffolk | -14 | 3rd | 28 | 13 | 15 |
109 | 126 | University of York | 17 | 3rd | 28 | 19 | 9 |
113 | 96 | University of Cambridge | -17 | 3rd | 27.5 | 19.5 | 8 |
113 | 96 | Imperial College London | -17 | 3rd | 27.5 | 21.5 | 6 |
113 | 84 | University of Strathclyde | -29 | 3rd | 27.5 | 15.5 | 12 |
113 | 74 | University of The West of Scotland | -39 | 3rd | 27.5 | 16.5 | 11 |
113 | 119 | University of Wales, Trinity St. David | 6 | 3rd | 27.5 | 21.5 | 6 |
113 | 104 | University of Warwick | -9 | 3rd | 27.5 | 18.5 | 9 |
119 | 112 | University of Liverpool | -7 | 3rd | 27 | 17 | 10 |
119 | 119 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | 0 | 3rd | 27 | 23 | 4 |
119 | 142 | Royal Agricultural College | 23 | 3rd | 27 | 17 | 10 |
119 | 136 | St George's, University of London | 17 | 3rd | 27 | 21 | 6 |
123 | 110 | Heriot-Watt University | -13 | 3rd | 26.5 | 21.5 | 5 |
123 | 96 | The Robert Gordon University | -27 | 3rd | 26.5 | 13.5 | 13 |
125 | 141 | University College Plymouth Marjon | 16 | 3rd | 25.5 | 15.5 | 10 |
126 | 140 | The Central School of Speech And Drama | 14 | 3rd | 25 | 14 | 11 |
127 | 136 | Liverpool Hope University | 9 | 3rd | 24.5 | 11.5 | 13 |
127 | 132 | Royal Veterinary College | 5 | 3rd | 24.5 | 20.5 | 4 |
127 | 129 | University of Stirling | 2 | 3rd | 24.5 | 17.5 | 7 |
127 | 112 | University of The Arts, London | -15 | 3rd | 24.5 | 13.5 | 11 |
131 | 131 | Royal Academy of Music | 0 | 3rd | 23.5 | 15.5 | 8 |
132 | 119 | University of Oxford | -13 | Fail | 22 | 17 | 5 |
132 | 119 | Ravensbourne | -13 | Fail | 22 | 12 | 10 |
132 | 133 | Royal Northern College of Music | 1 | Fail | 22 | 14 | 8 |
135 | 133 | Aberystwyth University | -2 | Fail | 21.5 | 13.5 | 8 |
135 | 133 | University for the Creative Arts | -2 | Fail | 21.5 | 11.5 | 10 |
137 | 124 | Buckinghamshire New University | -13 | Fail | 21 | 5 | 16 |
138 | 138 | Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln | 0 | Fail | 20.5 | 2.5 | 18 |
139 | N/A | Leeds Trinity University | N/A | Fail | 17.5 | 6.5 | 11 |
140 | 129 | University of Bolton | -11 | Fail | 17 | 7 | 10 |
141 | 117 | University of Abertay Dundee | -24 | Fail | 14.5 | 6.5 | 8 |
142 | 142 | London Business School | 0 | Fail | 10.5 | 6.5 | 4 |
143 | 144 | Heythrop College | 1 | Fail | 8.5 | 2.5 | 6 |
N/A | N/A | Courtauld Institute of Art | N/A | Did not sit exam | |||
N/A | N/A | Norwich University of the Arts | N/A | Did not sit exam | |||
N/A | 68 | London South Bank University | N/A | Did not sit exam | |||
N/A | N/A | St Mary's University College, Twickenham | N/A | Did not sit exam | |||
N/A | N/A | St Mary's University College, Belfast | N/A | Did not sit exam | |||
N/A | N/A | Stranmillis University College | N/A | Did not sit exam | |||
N/A | 145 | Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance | N/A | Did not sit exam | |||
N/A | N/A | University College Birmingham | N/A | Did not sit exam | |||
N/A | N/A | Writtle College | N/A | Did not sit exam |
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