Sustainability Hub awarded £140K grant

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Posted on 04 January 2012

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The Keele University Sustainability Hub has been awarded a £140k grant by the Wolfson Foundation, in order to support its outreach activities through the lecture theatre and related facilities.

The Wolfson bid was put together by a team of colleagues, and led by Professor Pat Bailey, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Environment and Sustainability, who said: "This funding will allow the Hub to extend its exciting range of events, with more activities planned for schools, talks on environmental issues, and projects to encourage an improved awareness of sustainability issues."

The Hub opened in September, following a complete renovation of the derelict Home Farm buildings. The Hub is not only an exemplar of a sustainable building with low carbon impact, but it provides resources that support education and research on sustainable technologies, as well as an exciting range of activities to help schools, the community and businesses operate in more sustainable ways.

Recent events have included 'Really Rubbish Week', in which local schools and Keele students used discarded rubbish to make a range of displays to highlight the amount of waste we create (pictured above); 'Grey Matters', in which older members of the community share their knowledge and life experience of sustainable living with younger people, and a 'Christmas Fayre', with stalls from small local businesses and environmental organisations.

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