10 years of the People & Planet University League

Campuses have come a long way in the 10 years of the student-led People & Planet rankings – but there are surprising fails.

Any ranking that puts Oxford and Cambridge near the bottom is bound to be controversial, and we faced a barrage of criticism over our first “green” university league table. A decade on, the ranking has stood the test of time, has expanded to include social justice and workers rights. It's credited with transforming sustainability on campus.