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Rankings and awards

Our achievements are recognised through consistent strong performance in sustainability rankings, alongside internal and external awards.

Sustainability rankings

External benchmarking via rankings provides independent assurance of our progress whilst also raising the profile of our work. The University participates in all 3 major sustainability rankings and has consistently performed within the top 100 globally (QS and THE) and top 50 in the UK (People & Planet) over the past 4 years. 

Our latest ranking positions can be found below:

64th
out of 2,001 global institutions
QS Sustainability Rankings 2026
88th
out of 2,318 global institutions
Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2025
32nd
out of 147 UK institutions
People & Planet University League 2025

Results of the 2025 NSS survey also provide useful benchmarking data relating to our Environmental Sustainability performance, as viewed by current students. These scores are not as high as we would like them to be, but we will place strong emphasis on improving them in 2026 through more targeted student engagement and promotion of the new requirements embedded in the Liverpool Learning Framework.

  • My institution encourages good environmental practice: Score 72.5
  • My course has encouraged me to think about environmental sustainability:
    Score 59.5
  • I have had opportunities to take part in activities supporting environmental 
    sustainability: Score 51.8.

Awards

Internal contributions toward achieving our sustainability goals is recognised through our annual staff awards.

In 2025:

  • Waste and Recycling Officer, Sam Hay (Property and Campus Services) received the Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability individual award
  • Residential Services Sustainability Group (Property and Campus Services) received the team award
  • Commendations were received by:
    • Dr Sandra Pereira Cachinho (Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology)
    • Professor Paula Williamson (Department of Health Data Science)
    • Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer Project team (Liverpool Shared Research Facilities)
    • Centre for Sustainable Business (Management School).

External recognition was also received with University of Liverpool staff being shortlisted for the following awards:

  • Outstanding Technician of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards – Jenna Lowe, Laboratory Sustainability Officer (Sustainability Team)
  • Excellence in Sustainability award at the Papin Prizes– Jenna Lowe, Laboratory Sustainability Officer, (Sustainability Team)
  • Green Gown Award in the ‘Campus Health, Food and Drink’ category – Campus Food and Drink Team, (Property and Campus Services)