Saving energy – it's everybody's businessCutting down our carbon emissions is everybody's business – and a new initiative is pitting building against building to see who can come out on top in the energy saving battle. The Energy League will be launched on Thursday 1 August as part of the University's Energy Strategy to monitor energy usage on a building by building basis for the following year. Monitoring the energy usage has been done for several years, but the difference this time is that we'll be running a competition to see which building's electricity consumption shows the most significant decrease over a 12-month period. So you can see what's happening in your building, we'll soon be launching an energy dashboard on the BeCause web pages where you can check what progress you and your colleagues are making. And at the end of the year, the winning building in each of three categories – large, medium and small – will receive funds to spend either on student scholarships or, in professional services departments, on team activities with an environmental twist. More University news in Overview, the staff newsletter. |
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Looking for funding for international research collaboration?
A new round of funding will open in September. The University Santander year book will show you more, and includes the other strands of the partnership – student scholarships, employability, enterprise and industry collaborations. Take a peek at this short film to hear from staff and students about the partnership. |
Celebrate with our 2013 graduates
Sheffield graduates often say that the best years of their lives were in Sheffield and a lot of that is down to the people who teach, mentor, guide and support them. Here's a short film to give you a taste of what being at Sheffield was like for the class of 2013. If you know anyone thinking about coming to Sheffield, don’t forget that Saturday 14 September is the final open day of the summer. They might also enjoy watching video blogger Laurbubble. |
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