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Leadership for Sustainability
Environmental Vision
Integration of a range of
features at Keele
Energy plans
Research
Education
Campus and community
Why is ‘sustainability’ important for Keele University?
ethically
practically
USP (part of?)
1) Energy sources at Keele
Keele’s unique resources
a) coal
e) ground source
b) gas
f) geothermal
c) wind
g) water
d) solar
h) biofuels
Wind power
• Mix with other sources
to reduce local impact
Coal bed methane
• Local, so -20% CO2 +…
• Sequestering CO2
• Geothermal
Combining these
can meet our energy
needs and preserve
our ‘social’
environment
Ground source energy
• Constant T at -5m; heat in
winter/night, cool in summer
2) Environment & Sustainability
Research at Keele
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Fuel cell technology
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Environmental analysis
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Energy Security
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Green IT
Capture
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Environmental Monitoring of Wind Turbines
Environmental Geophysics
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Studies on Biofuels
Environmental Biology
Clean Coal and Carbon
World leading in political, social and
legal policy issues of sustainability
3) Education
1) Undergraduate degrees
BSc:
Applied Environmental Science
BSc:
Environment & Sustainability (inter-disc.; from '09)
2) Postgraduate degrees
MA/MRes:
Environmental Politics
MSc:
Env. Sustainability & Green Technology (from '09)
3) Employability/ continuing professional development
UG:
Greening Business module; eco-psychology projects
CPD: Project Green (ECIF) (£800k, 140 graduates)
4) Outreach
‘Clean and Green’: involving > 5,000 schoolchildren and
>8,000 members of the public in hands-on experiments
KESO (earth & space – ca £450k ‘space’ upgrade)
4) Campus environment
• Self-contained campus of >600 acres; lovely rural setting
• Strong community spirit, with 10,000 students
• 50 small businesses bring in 1000 people daily
• Residences for 3200 students and 500 staff + families
• Adjacent village, and nearby towns (NuL and SoT)
• Buildings: BREEAM excellent (new) or VG (refurb.)
• Woodland/ Lakes & Valleys – place for ‘well-being’
The Virtual Keele Hub
for Sustainability
Sustainable
community
Schools
Campus
lab
'Green'
energy
Int’l
experts
KEELE
CAMPUS
Fuel cells
and photovoltaics
Wind energy
Business and
science park
Holistic
approach
Showcase
THE KEELE HUB
for sustainability
Keele Research Expertise
Geothermal
energy
Eco-coal
Political,
social &
legal policy issues
Education
Local and
regional
community
Companies
Green IT
Environmental
biology
Timeline for the
‘environmental’ vision
09
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Council
‘Deep Green’
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SDF
£3.4m
‘Environmental
Vision’
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Home farm PVC
developments
New:
BSc – Env & Sus
MSc – ESGT
Education, estates and
research initiatives
ERDF!
‘Project
Green’
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JP as
Chancellor
Hub
opening
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KeeleSU
Green Wk;
Leaf; P.O.s
Zoe NTF;
Dir of Ed
for Sus
‘Whole
ESSG
Earth’
(KHERG)
Strategy Student
First E&S
House
BSc
project
graduates
The Hub as a Part
of our Sustainability Vision
April 2010
August 2011
The Hub … and its impact
Keele University
Sustainability Hub
A) Exhibition area
B) Resources suite
C) Earth Observatory
D) Teaching (UG and PG)
E) Applied research
Strategy (top level)
Keele University’s Strategic Aim 5: To develop
an environmentally aware and sustainable
outward-facing campus community
Strategic Objectives
•To demonstrate environmental sustainability through
innovation, good practice and ethical choices in all our
activities
•To unlock the potential of the University Estate so that it
underpins the attainment of our vision
•To share and provide the University’s expertise in
environment and sustainability to local, regional, national and
international communities and partners
Our strategy (making it happen)
Key themes:
• Carbon Management (Andy Parry)
• Buildings/Infrastructure (Andy Parry)
• Waste and recycling (Huw Evans)
• Procurement and catering (Huw Evans)
• Land use (Andy Dobson)
• Campus community (Sherilyn MacGregor)
• Transport (Huw Evans)
• Renewable and low-carbon energy (Peter Styles)
• Education and curriculum (Zoe Robinson)
• Research and enterprise (Mark Ormerod)
• Outreach (Zoe Robinson)
The Keele University Sustainability Hub (Sharon George) supports the
overall strategic plan by providing an exemplar, low-carbon building that
includes an exhibition area, resources suite, teaching facilities, research
opportunities, and outreach activities.
Our environmental strategy
People
• ‘Green’ energy
• Research
• Education
• Campus/
community
Hands on
Innovation
Outreach
Keele University
Sustainability Hub