The Green league 2011: which universities are top of the class?

 Nottingham Trent has been named the greenest University in the UK by the People & Planet Green League 2011.

Nottingham Trent has been named the greenest university in the UK according to the green league published exclusively by the Guardian today.

The People & Planet Green League 2011 assessed the environmental and ethical performance of 142 universities, scoring them on their actions and attitudes towards a green living.

Gloucestershire, Worcester and Plymouth followed closely behind, all earning a First Class degree (awards are given after scores have been collated) for their efforts. Bournemouth University and the University of Greenwich tied at fifth place after considerable improvements in score from last year - Bournemouth came in at 20th place and Greenwich at 61 in the previous league.

Bottom of the class are Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln and Ravensbourne with scores of 11 and 8.5 respectively. Nottingham Trent, ranked highest with a score of 53.5. A guide on how to read the league table can be found here.

A full explanation of the methodology behind the league can be found on the People & Planet web site.

Those institutions that failed to complete the questionnaire at all or provide any information under the FOI request used to collect the data were given a 'fail' and ranked as 'did not sit exam'.

The full league table can be found below and can be downloaded. What can you do with this data?

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University of Central Lancashire Manchester Metropolitan University University Of Wales Institute, Cardiff London School of Economics And Political Science Canterbury Christ Church University Liverpool John Moores University University of The West of England, Bristol University of The West of Scotland Royal College of Music, London University of Wales, Trinity St. David Goldsmiths, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London Guildhall School of Music and Drama Arts University College at Bournemouth Swansea Metropolitan University University of The Arts, London Birkbeck, University of London Buckinghamshire New University School of Oriental And African Studies London Metropolitan University Leeds Trinity University College University College Plymouth Marjon St George's, University of London London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Queen Mary, University of London Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln The Central School of Speech And Drama St Mary's University College, Twickenham

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