EcoCampus Gold Award
Since 2018, the University has achieved a Gold Ecocampus Award. Ecocampus is a national scheme which recognises the progress universities make towards developing, implementing and maintaining a formal Environmental Management System (EMS) and addressing key issues of environmental sustainability.
For further information, visit the EcoCampus Online Resource Centre.
HR Excellence in Research
Our obtaining and retaining of the HR Excellence in Research Award (HR EiRA) is an international recognition of the University’s commitment to supporting researchers and their development.
Find out more about the HR Excellence in Research Award (HR EiRA).
StandAlone Pledge
We provide continuous guidance and support to estranged students, raising awareness of their needs and enabling them to make the most of their time in higher education, as well as helping other higher education providers identify how best to support them.
We became one of the ‘Champion’ Universities across the UK to commit to the Stand Alone pledge in 2016 and in StandAlone's 2018 Excellence and Innovation Awards, we won in the ‘graduation and beyond’ category for our innovative approach in increased support for estranged students.
Find out more on the Stand Alone website.
Social Enterprise Gold Mark
We're honoured to have been awarded the prestigious Social Enterprise Gold Mark. This accolade, awarded following a rigorous external assessment process, recognises the University as a beacon of social enterprise across a number of business areas central to social enterprise excellence. We're already building on this achievement by developing a range of ambitious social enterprise projects. Further detail can be found on our Social Enterprise page.
Times Higher Education (THE) SDG Impact Rankings
The Times Higher Education (THE) 's SDG Impact Rankings launched in 2018 as the first global attempt to measure how universities around the world perform against the 17 SDGs. The Impact Rankings use carefully calibrated indicators to provide comprehensive and balanced comparison across four broad areas: research, stewardship, outreach and teaching through evidence submitted by universities.
Since our first submission in 2019, the Impact Rankings have been an important indicator of our progress. For more information go to our Sustainable Development page.
TEF
The Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) is a national exercise, introduced by the government in England. It assesses excellence in teaching at universities and colleges, and how well they ensure excellent outcomes for their students in terms of graduate-level employment or further study.
We have a silver award, which means we deliver teaching, learning and outcomes for our students that meet rigorous national quality requirements for UK higher education. We received our award in 2023.
For more information, visit the Office for Students website.
The Westminster Digital Hub
The University is a partner in the Westminster Digital Hub which is a part of the Mayoral Academies Programme and was launched in January 2022. The role of the Westminster Digital Hub is to bring together relevant training providers to help provide programmes for digital upskilling that will help Londoners get into good, well-paid jobs in the digital sector.
Find out more about the Westminster Digital Hub.
Westminster Lion
The University is accredited as a Westminster Lion by the City of Westminster.
Westminster Lions accreditation recognises businesses that work hard to make a positive impact in their communities and commit to delivering opportunities for residents and improving their neighbourhoods and environment within the City.
Cllr Robert Davis, MBE DL, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Business, Culture and Heritage, Westminster City Council, said: “The Westminster Lion standard recognises those businesses that go above and beyond to help ensure that the prosperity of the city is felt throughout all of our neighbourhoods.”
Sustainable catering
In partnership with Aramark our catering contractor, the University of Westminster holds a range of awards and certifications which demonstrate our commitment to sustainability in our catering practices.
The Soil Association Bronze Award demonstrates that our catering meets the Food for Life Bronze Award standards.
We are working to re-certify our previous Gold certification for the Green Kitchen Standard.
UK Green Building Council Membership
The UKGBC mission is to radically improve the sustainability of the built environment, by transforming the way it is planned, designed, constructed, maintained and operated. As a member of the UKGBC, The University of Westminster is committed to actively contribute to this mission through the maintenance, operation and future planning of our premises as well as the way that sustainability values are transferred to our students across the board and specifically in the built environment related disciplines.
