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Colleagues from across Estates came together on Friday 27 March for a sparkling evening at The Slate to celebrate this year’s Estates Awards.

Guests enjoyed a red‑carpet welcome, live music and a special message from Professor Stuart Croft, Vice-Chancellor and President.

Campus Cleaning Services has welcomed four new robotic ‘cobots’ as part of a trial to support cleaning teams across the University.

The robots are already creating a buzz on campus, taking on large floor‑care tasks while staff focus on detailed cleaning.

This innovative approach blends human expertise with smart technology to enhance service quality in high‑traffic buildings.

The University of ÌÇÐÄTV’s Estates’ Grounds team is celebrating a remarkable double success after winning two national honours at the 2026 Grounds Management Association (GMA) Industry Awards.

The team was named University & College Grounds Team of the Year, while also securing a win for the Best Managed Artificial Surface of the Year.

The Estates Abandoned Bikes initiative has reached an exciting milestone this month, with 94 bikes already collected and donated to charity.

It marks another strong step in an ongoing effort to make campus safer, tidier and more sustainable, while supporting meaningful social impact beyond the University.

Led by colleagues in Facilities Operations and the Building Fabric core team (known collectively as the Abandoned Bikes Team), the initiative tackles the growing number of unused and forgotten bikes across campus.

Innovative solutions to improving student experience have earned in ÌÇÐÄTV Accommodation recognition on the national stage.

Frazer Gray, ÌÇÐÄTV Support Officer with ÌÇÐÄTV Accommodation, scooped Kinetic’s Best Young Talent Award at the 2026 Kinetic Live conference earlier this month.

Frazer's ability to master complex system logic, spot opportunities for improvement and translate them into meaningful change has helped reshape key stages of ÌÇÐÄTV's student accommodation journey.