Art & Design
  • Produce a visual way of explaining how much and what types of waste is produced per person at the University. Your work should be suitable for display in the Main Reception.
  • Produce a sculpture from waste to symbolise the University's Environment Team.
  • Produce designs for sculptures for the new University Campus taking into account both the history of the site and its aspirations for the future.
Business
  • Perform an investment appraisal on an energy saving technology.
  • Determine the annual costs of a car park space on the University's campuses.
  • Carry out a whole life costing for an item that represents a major University purchase.
Chemistry
  • Perform water quality tests on the University's drinking water.
  • Determine the levels of 'dangerous substances' (as defined by the Dangerous Substances Directive) in the University's foul and storm water.
  • Assess the levels of contaminants in the runoff from the University's car parks.
  • Assess the water qaulity of local rivers, streams and lakes.
Computing
  • Develop a database application for a University car share scheme.
  • Develop an electronic document control system for the University's environmental management manual.
  • Develop a database application for the University's environmental performance information.
Engineering
  • Produce an 'end of life' plan for materials used in the construction of a building on the Hatfield Campus, re-using and recycling as much as possible.
  • Design an integrated transport route on the Hatfield Campus. You should consider the needs of cyclists, pedestrians, disabled people and buses as well as cars and vans.
  • Identify and map the foul and storm water drainage systems on the Hatfield campus.
Geography & Environmental Sciences
  • Design a questionnaire to assess suppliers for their environmental performance.
  • Produce a Biodiversity Action Plan for the University's campuses.
  • Assess the impact of the woodland management plan for Hazel Grove in terms of biodiversity enhancement.
Health & Human
  • Assess the health of those students/staff who walk to work everyday.
  • Determine the extent to which students' studies are interrupted by ill health (for more than one semester) per annum.
  • Compare the effect of old and new campus building designs on the health of those using the buildings.
Law
  • Produce an environmental legislation register for the University.
  • Assess the level of understanding and compliance with the COSHH Regulations at the University.
  • Identify future environmental legislation applicable to the University and assess the implications for implementation and compliance.
Psychology
  • Assess staff/student awareness of the university's environmentl policy.
  • Assess the extent to which staff/students behave in accordance with the university's environmental policy.
  • Assess the extent to which staff/students are willing to change their behaviour in order to protect/improve the environment and behave in accordance with the university's environmental policy.