The EAUC Scotland Annual General Meeting and Spring Forum took place on the 30th of March 2023. The agenda included: Introduction from new EAUC CEO Charlotte...
The EAUC-Scotland Winter Forum took place on the 13th of December 2022. This featured presentations from Andrew Wholley at Mott MacDonald, Al Wilson from the Edinburgh College...
The EAUC-Scotland Autumn Forum took place on the 13th of September 2022. This featured presentations from Professor Tahseen Jafry of Glasgow Caledonian University, as well as...
Awareness of climate change is at its highest ever and continues to grow, as are pledges to tackle a climate emergency by countries, companies and Universities. With an...
We would like to congratulate Fife College and Christine Laing for their win as Best Green Initiative at the Kingdom FM Local Hero Awards held at the Rothes...
Aix Marseille University was the winner for its competition « DD in trans ». Jury’s Prize : Telecom Ecole de Management
INP ENSAT was the winner for its sustainable strategy, certified ISO 14001.
Burgundy School of Business was the Winner for its Citizen Action Program to commit into local communities.
The Trojan mouse of sustainability: ‘Dropping’ sustainability into education Enabling students to learn through a sustainability ‘lens’ equips...
Taking a SIP: students learn the real-world taste of sustainability The SIP (Sustainability Internships Programme) offers students a taste of professional life that...
Regeneration for the Future: collaborative academic innovation for the next generation of design change-makers The designers of the future will help to remake the world and...
Nan Taplin, Environment and Energy Coordinator - University of Cambridge As a proactive Environment and Energy Coordinator at the University of Cambridge, Nan Taplin has...
David Emley - Keele University Throughout his career at Keele University, David’s passion for Keele’s natural history and commitment to sustaining its...
Dave Dougan - Ayrshire College Dave Dougan has been a wonderful ambassador for Ayrshire College for many years. This richly deserved award has acknowledged that he has...
Paulo Cruz, Sustainability Officer - Glasgow Caledonian University Paulo inspires, encourages and supports students and staff to reduce their environmental impacts and...
Trina Innes, Chief Sustainability Officer - University of Alberta Trina Innes joined the University of Alberta (UAlberta) in 2009 as the inaugural chief sustainability...
Dr Petra Molthan-Hill, Principal Lecturer in Business Sustainability - Nottingham Trent University Dr Molthan-Hill led the HEA Green Academy change programme 2013/2014...
Ian Lane, Head of Sustainability - University of the Arts London Ian’s single largest positive contribution has been to renew the institution’s confidence to...
Gail Houghton, Student Engagement Co-ordinator - Walsall College Students’ Union Walsall College is located in an area ranked amongst the 10% most deprived in the...
Martin Howes, Energy Co-ordinator - University of Cambridge When it comes to anything energy or environment related at the Department of Plant Sciences, Martin is the...
Richard Groves, Associate Director (Energy & Engineering) - Goldsmiths, University of London Since 2009, Richard has measurably reduced our CO2 emissions by 1,532t,...
Richard Brett - Goldsmiths, University of London There’s no explicit requirement to embrace or teach the principles of sustainability within Richard’s job...
Kevin Casey, Head of Procurement - The University of Manchester Head of Procurement Kevin Casey has demonstrated commitment and leadership to sustainability both within...
Vice-Chancellor Julia King, The Baroness Brown of Cambridge - Aston University Julia plays a leading role within the University and nationally in communicating and...
Tim Burt - Dean for Environmental Sustainability, Durham University As a professor in the Geography department and Master of Hatfield College, Tim did not have any...
INSPIRE – at the University of Wales Trinity St David (UWTSD), is a virtual institute overseeing the systematic and systemic introduction and embedding of sustainability...
Jim Longhurst, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Environment and Sustainability - University of the West of England, Bristol Jim Longhurst has transformed...
This is the seventh Sustainability Report for the University of Worcester. It describes the institution’s most significant environmental aspects and how these are managed...
Ulrich Pohanka, Keele University Ulrich set up the Keele Food Co-op during his time at Keele, providing the campus with more than 6 tonnes of organic produce over two...
Dr Einir Young, Director of Sustainability - Bangor University Einir’s passion, drive and an emphasis on benefit-led realism over idealism has enabled her to drive...
Brittany Pummell - Coventry University On entering her final year of undergraduate studies, Brittany decided to go completely waste-free! Since September 2015 she has...
Andy Stride FRSA - University of Nottingham Andy has developed over 14 different social enterprises tackling both local and global issues linking to the 2030 Sustainable...
Karen Elliott - University of Chester Karen Elliott has been involved in all things environmental and sustainable since beginning her Geography degree at the University of...
Tianqi Li - Newcastle University Tianqi’s PhD project is focussed on designing a systematic and holistic sustainability assessment method for evaluating sustainability...
Educating Global Citizens: The UK’s first international student sustainability research symposium The UK’s first international student sustainability symposium...
c-change: creating a sea change at the University of Brighton ‘c-change’ is our bespoke carbon reduction campaign, especially designed to engage, inspire and...
A Student Hub for Sustainability & Employability The Greenwich Sustainability Hub (Hub) is a student-led and staff-supported project based in the Students’ Union in...
International Green Gown Award Winner Green Capital: Student Capital - Unleashing the power of Bristol’s Students Student Capital is a huge and unique collaborative...
The Student SWell How will the students of today tackle the biggest global challenges facing us now and in the future? At Swansea University, through a comprehensive...
The Green Team - #ThinkGreenBeGreat Dream big, inspire change. The Green Team are a group of University of West of England, Bristol (UWE) students that have a shared interest...
The University has always taken ‘a real world’ approach to developing sustainability and this extends to its sustainability reporting. The sustainability reporting...
The University of the Arts London (UAL) has achieved its first carbon target and can set realistic broader sustainability targets based on the monitoring and reporting systems...
The University of London Sustainability Report has been designed to be engaging, easy to read, navigate and very quickly and effectively get the key elements of the...
Saving the dough: Food waste at Warwick The overarching aim of this project was to work across the SU and University community to instigate both institutional change and a...
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Environmental Sustainability Report 2014/15 presents LSE’s sustainability developments and achievements from the...
This is our third Sustainability Report, but the first to look at what sustainability means to Queen Mary University London (QMUL) and how the three pillars of sustainability...
This is Plymouth University’s fourth Sustainability Report, and our first report using the Global Reporting Initiative framework. The report is aimed at stakeholders who...
Telling our stakeholders about the journey we take to achieve our sustainability goals is incredibly important to us! It helps us articulate our performance, vision and...
The R A D I A L Project RADIAL is a collective of creative thinkers from the university community across Glasgow. Students and staff are connected through a shared need to...
Danielle Butler, University of Salford Based in the Sustainable Housing & Urban Studies Unit, at the University of Salford, Danielle is currently undertaking a...
ARU Green Student Societies Fund Our ARU Green Student Societies Fund promotes sustainability awareness and action amongst our students in return for grant funding. Clubs and...
Alex Lerczak MSc, University of Chester Two years ago the University embarked on a journey to create an enabling environment in which sustainability can thrive within...
Beer, Bread and Honey: Connecting people and place with food and heritage Our small urban campus, is on the site of the Outer Precincts of St Augustine’s Abbey, which...
My star fish have fins! The StarFin project is an example of how innovation driven by sustainability can be achieved in a university environment. Universities have at their...
The “Toon Monsoon’s” silver lining - Climate change adaptation at Newcastle University Climate change predictions suggest that severe weather events...
Changing food waste behaviours Food waste is one of the most significant environmental and social problems facing society. This landmark study field-tested the influence of a...
Will Barber, Coventry University Completed by Will Barber in the final year of a BSc in Geography, the project was pioneering in using fishers’ knowledge to help...
The Futures Initiative: Building capacity for long term curriculum change Our mission is to enhance academic staff, knowledge, skills and experience in sustainability...
E-Learning for E-veryone Blackpool and The Fylde College’s (B&FC) engaging eLearning course encapsulates sustainability for all levels and abilities, effectively...
Encouraging sustainability through hospitality: the Chester way How to engage staff, students and visitors with environmental and sustainability agendas through hospitality?...
A sustainable education for future business leaders Sheffield Business School (SBS) has succeeded in embedding sustainability into every postgraduate and undergraduate course...
Greenwich’s recipe for success Our initiative uses the collaborative potential of all those with a relationship with food to ensure Greenwich can deliver the most...
Sustainability-e-training A bespoke sustainability training package, equipping London School of Economics (LSE) Estates Division staff to continually improve the School's...
The Beauty’s Inside “The Beauty’s Inside” is a collaborative magazine, co-produced by HM Prison women offenders, London College of Fashion (LCF)...
Our changing world – Addressing global challenges through academic research ‘Our Changing World’ an annual high-profile public lecture series which...
Our Green City: Global challenges, Bristol solutions Our Green City celebrated and showcased UWE academics and Bristol based sustainability organisations to develop public...
Students share and shape their campus showcasing sustainability Bringing together academics across all University of Liverpool faculties as well as representatives from the...
You are what you eat Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is one of the largest and most popular universities in the UK. Nearly 27,000 students study with us across three...
Cambridge, cups, compost: Vegware’s compostable disposables enabling zero waste catering Conventional takeaway packaging is challenging to recycle, with most going to...
University of Sheffield brings ‘superfresh’ milk to its campus A first of its kind collaboration between the University of Sheffield and Our Cow Molly to provide...
Responsible investment: Making money matter Since becoming the first university in Europe to adopt the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UNPRI) in 2013,...
Choose to reUSe The Salford reUSe scheme was created from necessity but has exceeded all expectations being on track to achieve £0.5 million savings from the reuse of...
Extracting carbon savings from our science labs A £1.025 million estate-wide review and upgrade of science laboratory ventilation, covering 252 fume cupboards to...
Helping bees and other pollinators The University has over the past few years been trying to create habitat and by doing so broaden species range and biodiversity across...
Carbon week - embedding sustainability into all second year students Climate change, sustainability and decarbonisation will be key factors in every business decision a...
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Programme The Royal Agricultural University Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Programme endeavours to create awareness of enterprise by...
International Green Gown Award Winner Positive Footprint: Phase 2 Positive Footprints presents the University’s sustainability aims for the period 2013 – 2020....
APPLES – Applied Learning in Sustainability The University of Leicester is proud to be recognised for the Green Gowns Enterprise and Employability category for their...
INSPIRE@UWTSD – Leading continual, cross sector, organisational sustainable development INSPIRE – the Institute for Sustainable Practice, Innovation and...
The incredible journey Building a brand new campus six miles from the existing estate, needn’t mean increased unsustainable and detrimental driving. ‘The...
#Loveyourhalls Bangor University Halls, Properties and Campus offices lead by example to maximise resource efficiency and reduce waste from the running, maintenance and...
Brum brum: Driving greener fuels at Birmingham Turning scientific research into reality, the University of Birmingham is leading the way in greener vehicles, fuel technology...
“Greening the City” Nottingham Trent University is one of the largest and most popular universities in the UK. Nearly 27,000 students study with us across three...
Green labs in King’s College London King’s College London have spearheaded a Green Labs programme which has not only led to significant energy savings, it has...
KU reuse revolution Kingston University has increased reuse from 0% to 5% since 2014, whilst also increasing recycling rates by around 10%. This has been achieved through a...
Financial futures Since 2013, the London Institute of Banking and Finance (previously called ifs University College) has been building and expanding its sustainability...
Enough, for all, forever - Collaborative sustainability at Newcastle University Environmental Sustainability is one of only three societal challenge themes introduced at...
Green move out Durham University’s Green Move Out Scheme collects students’ unwanted belongings at the end of the academic year and donates the items to local...
Systems in harmony Sheffield Hallam University has operated two certified environmental and energy management systems since 2011. Their ongoing integration with all...
‘c-change’ is in the air! The University of Brighton has been addressing sustainability across the institution for over 6 years, which was reflected in the...
A decade of driving sustainable transport The University of Nottingham has, over the past decade, delivered a suite of creative projects mainstreaming sustainable, healthy,...
Major energy and carbon reduction works at Grade II Listed 1934 -2010 Built Environment – Cambridge University Library This project has successfully demonstrated how...
Lower mileage; lower carbon; lower costs The University of Cumbria has reduced its reliance on travel and vehicles through an extensive change programme. This has involved...
The University of Oxford Carbon Reduction Programme The University set an ambitious target (considering its estates!) to reduce scope one and two carbon emissions by 33% by...
Saving space – The new carbon frontier The University of Lincoln achieved a 63% reduction energy consumption and a 58% reduction in carbon emissions for its College of...
Queen’s University Belfast Energy Team The Queen’s University Belfast Energy Team consists of four people that are a part of the wider Estates Directorate....
Taking carbon to task at Stirling: The University of Stirling’s combined heat and power plant and residences development project This ground breaking project...
Lighting up London Met Lighting Up London Met consists of 3 main areas – installing 3,170 LED lights, 221 PV panels and 914 windows. The project brightened up the...
4C – Co-generation Carbon Climate Care The University has built an energy centre with a combined heat and power (CHP) plant and introduced a range of energy saving...
‘Engage, Empower, Embed’ – E3 University of the West of Scotland (UWS) and Students’ Association of the University of the West of Scotland (SAUWS)...