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Sustainability

UCMK along with its partner, Milton Keynes College is proactively committed to sustainable development through the learning opportunities it delivers, its management of resources and its engagement with communities. In testament to this, Milton Keynes College has recently gained an ‘Excellent’ grade for sustainable building for their new Learning and Resources Centre at the Chaffron Way Campus.

 

Over the past few months, the College has implemented recycling processes and a waste management programme, whilst sustainability has figured highly in citizenship programmes, enrichment activities and printed promotional material. All paper used at the College is now purchased from forestry-managed sources (FSC) and we have also implemented a ‘park n ride’ initiative in conjunction with the MK Dons. We will soon be initiating a ‘save energy’ campaign across all campuses.

 

The aim of the SAVE campaign is to change the culture of the College to develop an ethos of social and environmental responsibility, so that all staff and students will be aware of sustainable development, and expect it to be part of everyday practice. 

 

Steve West, the College’s Sustainable Development Manager has been working on all these initiatives as well as many others, but one of his remaining actions is to recruit staff and student volunteers to become SD champions. The volunteers will form action groups and these groups will form the backbone of this initiative and will put forward plans of action and promote the cause.

 

College Principal, Rob Badcock has led from the front on the initial steps to make UCMK and the College a sustainable development beacon for Milton Keynes. The campaign is an important part of UCMK's and the College’s strategic plan, and is fully supported by the Governors and Senior Management Team.

 

Click here to download our Sustainaibility Newsletter (PDF file)

About UCMK

Welcome

Welcome

Welcome to the University Centre Milton Keynes, or UCMK as we are affectionately known by our students. We are delighted that you are exploring the exciting Higher Education (HE) opportunities on offer at UCMK.

Higher Education refers to those courses offered at Degree level or equivalent (level 4 or higher on the national qualifications framework). Such courses offer a wonderful opportunity to be challenged intellectually and personally, to develop new ways of understanding the world, and to acquire valuable new skills which can be directly applied to the workplace.

UCMK is an exciting new venture for Milton Keynes. Based in a stunning, purpose-designed building with state-of-the-art facilities in the heart of the city centre, it is just five minutes walk from the rail andbus stations, and close to all the amenities that this vibrant new city has to offer.

At UCMK, we enjoy close and effective partnerships with the four universities that validate our courses. Our graduates will be awarded Degrees from one of our partner universities. In addition, we offer many highly-regarded courses validated by major professional bodies.

We opened our doors to students for the first time in September 2008. Although we may be new to the HE arena, we are committed, with our partners, to delivering excellence to our students - excellence in terms of academic standards; excellence in terms of the quality of our teaching; excellence in terms of the support we offer to our students. In short, excellence in a new setting.