Sustainability

2011 Sustainability Award winners

Staff and students from across the University were recognised for their efforts in promoting Social Responsibility and Sustainability during 2011/12.

Awards winners

26 awards were presented to staff and students during the awards ceremony at the Teviot Debating Hall on 10th May 2012. The full list of award winners include:

Gold

  • Hugh Robson Building, School of Biomedical Sciences
  • Chancellor's Building, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
  • Printing Services

Silver

  • Accommodation Services
  • Anatomy/BMTO, School of Biomedical Sciences
  • Centre for Cognitive and Neural Systems
  • Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre
  • Edinburgh Research and Innovation
  • Estates Operations, Estates and Buildings
  • John McIntyre Conference Centre
  • Old College Office, Estates and Buildings

Bronze

  • Crew Building, School of Geosciences
  • The University Chaplaincy
  • Drummond Library Annexe, School of Geosciences
  • Faraday Building, School of Engineering
  • Landscape Section, Estates and Buildings
  • School of Social and Political Sciences

Working towards accreditation

  • Joseph Black Building, School of Chemistry

Labs

  • Centre for Synthetic and Systems Biology
  • Hugh Robson Building, School of Biomedical Sciences
  • Joseph Black Building, School of Chemistry

Special Awards

Best idea for cutting carbon footprints

  • The Freeshop

Best energy saving idea

  • Green Gauge - Swingometer, Edinburgh Research and Innovation

Office Depot Innovation

  • John McIntyre Conference Centre

Outstanding personal contribution

  • Francesco Benvenuti
  • Roy Dawkes, Chancellor's Building

2011/12 Report

Read more about the second year of the Awards in the 2011/12 report.