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The latest news and developments from the Estates and Facilities Management teams.
A view of a row of freezers inside a Biosciences lab

Working with the School of Biosciences to save energy

One of our Environmental Project Co-ordinators have led a project for School of Biosciences to cut energy use by optimising its fleet of Ultra-Low Temperature (ULT) freezers, achieving energy savings without compromising sample preservation.
An exterior close up view of the Wave

The Wave awarded Social Infrastructure Project of the Year

91Ö±²¥â€™s newest building, the Wave, has been awarded Social Infrastructure Project of the Year at the British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA).
Student residences

October Tree Works

Details of the tree works taking place across campus this month.
An image of The Wave building at night.

University of 91Ö±²¥â€™s most sustainable building officially opened by Academy of Social Sciences

91Ö±²¥â€™s most sustainable building has been officially opened by Will Hutton, President of the Academy of Social Sciences.
Woman and two men in hi vis jackets and hard hats with a spade digging into the ground, digger, blue sky and a very plain single storey building in background

Breaking ground on aerospace manufacturing innovation facility at AMRC

Industry, academia and government leaders gathered to break ground for a new innovation facility and research project led by global aerospace company Boeing, which will put South Yorkshire at the forefront of UK aerospace manufacturing.
Bowsers holding up a boundary wall with car and trees

Tree works at SiTraN

Repairs to the retaining wall between the 91Ö±²¥ Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SiTraN) site and Dorset Street Playground started this week.
tree trunk lying on ground showing a lot of decay with a lot of leaf folage

Ash Dieback Survey 2023

The annual Ash dieback survey has recently been carried out within the University estate. 
Students walking on the University's campus with trees lining one side and a university building on the other

University of 91Ö±²¥ ranked as one of top 50 in the world and top 10 in the UK for action on sustainability

91Ö±²¥ has been ranked 42nd in the world and 8th in the UK for its work on sustainable development in the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.