Nominations are open for Sustainability Awards

There are a total of eight awards available - four for students, and four for staff. These are:

Student Sustainability Awards: 

• Student Sustainability Hero – recognising a student whose actions have embraced sustainability in all forms, going above and beyond to make a sustainable impact over the last year.
• Sustainable Society of the year – recognising a society that has made significant strides in reducing its negative environmental impact over the last year.
• Sustainable Club of the year – recognising a club that has made significant strides in reducing its negative environmental impact over the last year.
• Best Sustainable Project – recognising a student-led project that has made a positive, sustainable impact over the last year. 

Staff Sustainability Awards: 

• Staff Sustainability Hero – recognising a staff member whose actions have embraced sustainability in all forms, going above and beyond to make a sustainable impact over the last year.
• Sustainable Department of the year – recognising a department that has made significant strides in reducing its negative environmental impact over the last year.
• Sustainable Laboratory of the year – recognising a laboratory that has made significant strides in reducing its negative environmental impact over the last year.
• Best Sustainable Project – recognising a staff-led project that has made a positive, sustainable impact over the last year. 

Nominations for all eight awards need to be submitted via staff and student online forms by Friday 23 January 2026. You can nominate multiple people for the awards. Submissions will be reviewed by a panel convened by the Head of Sustainability. All sustainable success will be celebrated at the awards ceremony on Wednesday 18 March 2026. 

Further support on how to write a nomination can be found in the Sustainability Award guidance document and FAQs.

Any follow up questions, please contact the Sustainability Team. 

The University is embedding the UN Sustainable Development Goals into everything it does. The Sustainability Awards celebrates staff and students taking climate action – SDG 13.