Higher Education Minister, David Lammy has congratulated the University of Gloucestershire on its sector-leading approach to sustainability in the Times Higher (26 February 2009)
Encouraging other universities to take up the green challenge, he says: “Gloucestershire not only runs allotments for its students, it also co-ordinates the Regional Centre for Expertise in Education for Sustainable Development, which helps other institutions to share and develop sustainable practices.
“It is also home to the International Research Institute in Sustainability, offers diplomas in environmentalism, world-class research, bike-loan schemes and waste-management programmes. In short, it seeks to support sustainability at the individual, professional, community and organisational level.
“So perhaps it is no surprise that Gloucestershire was ranked first in the Green League of Universities 2008, sponsored by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Is it just a coincidence that by providing inspiration and guidance to its students, it was also ranked eighth out of 160 universities in terms of graduate employability? Increasingly in the future, passion and knowledge for sustainability will set you apart.”
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26th February 2009