University College Birmingham is a small, specialised institution with 7,500 students.
They are fully-inclusive, with a diverse student population and 56% of students from within 30 miles of Birmingham. The university is committed to widening access to university, regardless of background.
On their membership with SWM, they say:
“Winning University of the Year at the 2022 Whatuni Student Choice Awards, as voted for by students, the university knows just how important sustainability is to its students and staff and is working closely with Sustainability West Midlands to play its part in supporting the Roadmap to 2030 vision.
Some ways the university is supporting sustainability:
The university has invested over £150 million into its facilities over the past decade, including two new campus buildings that have won Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA awards for their sustainable features. It is also building a Sustainable Construction and Engineering Centre ready for the 2023 academic year, teaching students innovative new methods including modular building and robotics, while the printworks where the centre will be located is itself being sustainably retrofitted.
By partnering with a local company, all campus waste is either recycled or processed into energy to assist in providing electricity to around 30,000 local homes within the county, ensuring that all campus waste is completely carbon neutral.
The university in the heart of Birmingham city centre has ambitious targets for the coming year, which will be shared on its sustainability section at ucb.ac.uk soon (set to be launched by the end of July 2022).“
Our primary contact is José Lopes, Executive Director for External Engagement.