University of Worcester Shortlisted in Student Accommodation Awards
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
The University of Worcester has been shortlisted in the Student Accommodation Awards 2025.
Worcester is a finalist for the Sustainability Initiative of the Year award, which celebrates initiatives that reduce environmental impact and promote greener student living. The University of Worcester has a long-established reputation for sustainability, with a strong focus on empowering students to become future sustainability leaders.
The University has co-created projects with its students to reduce the carbon footprint of student living spaces, enhanced biodiversity across its campuses, and supported student wellbeing through meaningful connections with nature.
Professor David Green CBE, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University, said: “We’re very pleased to be shortlisted in the Student Accommodation Awards for our work to create a sustainable living environment for our students. We have worked hard to ensure our halls of residence, as well as our many other buildings, are as energy efficient as possible, while also working with our students to take steps to improve things like recycling rates and increasing biodiversity on site. By embedding sustainable practices into life on campus, we’re helping to shape our graduates to become thoughtful, responsible leaders and changemakers of the future.”
Among the initiatives for which the University is shortlisted was the development of a Campus Conservation Crew, a volunteer group of students, staff, and members of the local community working together on practical conservation, along with the creation of wildflower meadows, hedgerows, and species-rich habitats near student halls.
The University also opened a Student Sustainability Hub, which is open seven days a week, offering indoor growing spaces, nature-focused events, and even weekly visits from the Pets as Therapy group.
The news comes after the University of Worcester was shortlisted for University of the Year in the Times Higher Education Awards 2025 in recognition of its outstanding record of graduate employment. Worcester graduates have the highest rate of sustained employment, further study or both, from any multidisciplinary university in the UK (Longitudinal Education Outcomes 2017-2025).
The winners of both the Times Higher Education Awards and the Student Accommodation Awards will be announced later this year.