Anglia Ruskin University

The Student Switch Off campaign is an inter-hall energy saving competition. To encourage energy-conscious behaviour, the hall saving the most energy will be rewarded with a big party in the summer.

Individual prizes are given out throughout the year to students signed up and posting energy saving action-shots to the Facebook group 'Anglia Ruskin Student Switch Off'. Prizes include Ben and Jerry's ice cream, LUSH goodies, NUS Extra cards, energy saving gadgets, club tickets and more!

This year 158 students from Anglia Ruskin University have signed up to the campaign and pledged to use their energy carefully in halls - that's 16% of residents taking part!

The energy saving actions we encourage are:

1. Switching lights and appliances off when you don't need them
2. Putting a lid on the saucepan - saves up to 90% energy and loads of time
3. Not overfilling the kettle - boiling just what you need also save time
4. Putting on layers rather than the heating - adds 3 degrees of warmth!

Leader boards of the halls energy data along with some energy saving stats for the University can be found on the Student Switch Off website.

To sign up to the campaign, do your bit in halls and find out about other Student Switch Off events please join the Facebook group or email list.

Due to availability of energy data only Anastasia, Bridgets, Nightingales, Peter Taylor, Student Village and Swinhoe halls are included.