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| The Green league 2013: which universities are top of the class? | The Green league 2013: which universities are top of the class? |
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| Manchester Metropolitan University has been named the greenest university in the UK according to the green league published exclusively by the Guardian today. | 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: | 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. | 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. | 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 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. | 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. | 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. | 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'. | 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. | 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. | |
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