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Leicester has increased its position in a league table of UK universities’ environmental and ethical performance, for the first time achieving a ‘First Class’ rating.

The , published in , has ranked Leicester 30^th in its 2016 league table, a rise of 64 places from 94^th in 2015 and placing it in the League’s ‘First Class’ universities.

It is the only comprehensive and independent league table of UK universities ranked by environmental and ethical performance. It is compiled annually by the UK’s largest student campaigning network, People & Planet.

The most notable areas of improvement were in:

Engagement – the University has recently won a Highly Commended for its

Education – a new includes online and face to face inter- and extra-curricular opportunities and there are plans to embed sustainability skills into the curriculum

Energy sources - the and other initiatives such as solar PV are now paying off

- energy saving schemes across the University are saving valuable resources and reducing negative environmental impacts