Keele University is to open up historic areas of its campus to the public as part of the national Heritage Open Day scheme.
Visitors will be able to tour the 19th century Grade II listed Keele Hall, former home of the Sneyd family, view the recently restored lakes and follow newly laid woodland paths.
There will be [...]
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Keele University opens up campus for Heritage Open Day
Posted in Chapel, Estates, Events, tagged Arboretum, Campus, Ceramics, Heritage, Heritage Open Days, History, Trees on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Keele leaps up national Green League
Posted in Estates, Governance, tagged Environment, Sustainability on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Keele University has jumped 41 places in the Green League 2009.
The table provides UK universities with a comprehensive guide on sustainability and looks to recognise excellence in environmental performance.
It is based on information submitted by universities to People & Planet, the largest student network in Britain campaigning to end world poverty, defend human rights and [...]
Gas extraction plan gets go-ahead
Posted in Environment Physical Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Estates, Faculty of Natural Sciences, tagged Energy, Sustainability on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Keele’s plans to develop sustainable energy resources on campus took a massive step forward when Staffordshire County Council’s planning committee last week approved the University’s application for two exploratory boreholes to be drilled on site to test the viability of extracting methane gas from unmined coalbeds.
The University is exploring a range of exciting options for [...]
Amphitheatre plan for Keele University
Posted in Estates, Students' Union, tagged Development, Union Square on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Report from The Sentinel newspaper:
A 250-SEAT amphitheatre will be the centrepiece of a multi-million pound development at Keele University.
Up to £3 million is to be spent on giving Union Square a facelift to make it a more attractive and accessible space for students.
The square, described as the “heart of the university”, is a popular meeting place [...]
Phil and Fern engage Keele University staff
Posted in Conferences and Occasions, Estates, Events, tagged Business, Human Resources, Media, Personnel, Television on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This Morning presenters Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton surprised facilities management staff with a recorded message at a half-day company event.
The recording was part of an unusual engagement tactic in which Keele University’s Commercial and Facilities Management Directorate used a TV show format to present its annual business strategy and HR objectives.
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