Enough, for all, forever - Collaborative sustainability at Newcastle University Environmental Sustainability is one of only three societal challenge themes introduced at...
Financial futures Since 2013, the London Institute of Banking and Finance (previously called ifs University College) has been building and expanding its sustainability...
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...
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...
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....
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...
‘Engage, Empower, Embed’ – E3 University of the West of Scotland (UWS) and Students’ Association of the University of the West of Scotland (SAUWS)...
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...
Low Carbon Oxford week – Pop up green events across our city Now in its third year, Low Carbon Oxford Week (LCOW) is bigger and better than ever. The concept was...
North West Cambridge Development - Creating a long-lasting, sustainable new district for the University and City of Cambridge The North West Cambridge Development is a new...
Castle Irwell Flood Basin Project – keeping Salford dry Floods from the River Irwell periodically devastate the lives of the families and businesses in the Lower...
Bristol Parkhive Bristol Parkhive is an innovative, collaborative and unique project developed by University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE) in partnership with Bristol...
Diamond Wood – A new woodland for biodiversity and the community The University of Nottingham's Diamond Wood, close to the University's Sutton Bonington...
Changing Views: Re-naturalising the Hogsmill with a little help from our friends The project aim: change how communities perceive the undervalued Hogsmill River. Kingston...
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...
Taking carbon to task at Stirling: The University of Stirling’s combined heat and power plant and residences development project This ground breaking project...
Get Kilmarnock Active The “Get Kilmarnock Active” initiative was a ground breaking innovation designed by Ayrshire College staff and students to promote health,...
#LoveYourClothesBangor Bangor University, in partnership with WRAP’s Love Your Clothes campaign, Age Cymru, British Heart Foundation and Antur Waunfawr, challenged...
Mainstreaming sustainability South Lanarkshire College, East Kilbride, constructed the first building in the UK accredited as “Outstanding” BREEAM (2014) for...
The Enterprise Centre: Celebrating localism and low carbon futures at UEA The University of Anglia’s (UEA) Enterprise Centre (TEC) is one of the UK’s most...
Embracing the carbon reduction challenge Keele University has reduced its carbon emissions significantly thanks to a dedicated programme of carbon reduction projects...
Actively reducing energy use by going ‘passive’ Presented with the challenge of building a fit-for-purpose, early-years childcare facility for the children of its...
Soft landings: Keeping it REAL At the University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol, Soft Landings is all about keeping it REAL: Realistic – Embedded – Active...
Sustainable refurbishment of the Cockcroft Building, University of Brighton In repurposing the Cockcroft Building for the University of Brighton, one of the largest retrofits...
ESRI - The Energy Safety Research Institute – The first BREEAM OUTSTANDING Educational Building in Wales The Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) is a 3900m2,...
“The Pavilion” 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...
The sustainability lab@Bangor University Bangor University aims to become in all aspects ‘The Sustainable University’, aiming for an international and best in...
Finding WEAG! The Finding WEAG project is the story of how Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has improved energy awareness among its 10,000-strong community in a bid to...
UL Smarter Travel This project aims to open people’s eyes to alternatives to single-occupancy driving. The University of Limerick (UL) Smarter Travel has implemented a...
Green RAU – Caring for the fields and the beasts The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has a history of promoting sustainability - it was founded with the motto...
Carbon vision 2020 In 2010 the Field Studies Council set its vision for 2020 and with the need to reduce carbon emissions a target was set to reduce our carbon emissions by...
Innovating locally, transforming globally: Curriculum development and education for sustainable development at Abertay University For the first time Abertay has explicitly...
Compiling an Annual Sustainability Report is not only a great way to assess progress over a fixed period, but it's also a fantastic way to engage staff, students and the...
Centre for Excellence in Leadership (CEL), London South Bank University and Forum for the Future 2007 report on good practice from the sector to embed sustainable development.
A development framework is a practical guide for schools and school communities who want to develop good practice through learning for sustainability.
United Utilities Business pride themselves on their ability to find simple solutions to complex problems. They go beyond simply supplying water, always looking for ways to keep...
Compiling a Sustainability Report is not only a good way to assess progress over a fixed period, but it's also a great way to engage staff, students and the wider community....
Compiling a Sustainability Report is not only a good way to assess progress over a fixed period, but it's also a great way to engage staff, students and the wider community....
University of Winchester present their Sustainable Food Procurement Policy 2016.
NUS are building their work surrounding the SDGs, seeing them as a useful way of supporting and enhancing their work on freedom of access to education (quality, affordable...
Jack Connors, Sustainability Projects Officer, University of London emailed the Members’ network to say, “A few months ago we sent out a survey across UK...
This workshop presentation is from the “Learning and Legacy: The Role of Education in Creating Healthier and Happier Cities” EAUC Annual Conference 2016, presented...
At the beginning of April 2016, the Bristol Green Capital Partnership invited audiences to join us for a lunchtime talk (with Q&A) by Jonathon Porritt.
The students arriving on campus these days are very discerning. Their goals differ from those of the previous generations. And they bring a strong sense of community,...
Bring a new sustainability engagement programme into your halls of residence!
This Prezi gives an overview of the University of Gloucestershire's approach to sustainability, highlighting key initiatives and achievements across student experience,...
University of Greenwich present their 2014-2015 Sustainability Report.
The Brief CHANGE AGENTS UK and the National Union of Students (NUS), working with other stakeholders, delivered the DEFRA funded Degrees Cooler Project to foster pro...
UEL has recently increased its focus on sustainability, including change agents in its Facilities Environment Team to help reduce the institution's carbon footprint and...
Compiling a Sustainability Report is not only a good way to assess progress over a fixed period, but it's also a great way to engage staff, students and the wider community....
Effective sustainability reporting can play an important role in implementing sustainability at your institution. We want to help our members report on their sustainability...
This is a highly beneficial and interesting benchmarking report on Sustainability and Responsibility education by Katariina Heikkilä, University of Turku: “A new...
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see Bath Spa University are committed to continually improving sustainability in every sense of the word.
Details of City College Plymouth's sustainability policy
Myerscough College present their 2014/15 Sustainability Report.
In this Meet a Member career profile, see how Chris Willmore, University Academic Director of Undergraduate Studies and Green Academy Academic Lead at the University of Bristol...
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how Leafield Environmental are developing ideas and building strong relationships with universities.
The associative and extracurricular life of students is led by the Office for Students which brings together 16 associations and offers comprehensive support for students on...
Universities have been identified as being critical in developing sustainability - focused skillsets and mindsets (UNESCO, 2004; UNCSD, 2012). A UK-based survey further...
Training day for all staff members of the university college about the various themes of sustainability.
A meeting and exploratory pathway which offers students who are interested in sustainable management a unique opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of some inspiring...
In these Honours Classes students are acquainted with biotechnological practice in a biological lab under the direction of Prof. Dr. Robert Zwijnenberg and bio-artist Boo Chapple
A one day conference on 'systems thinking' linked to sustainable development.
Travel Plan Services produced the University of York's 'Travel Plan Strategy 2015 - 2020' – the travel plan is easy to read, gets the message across and looks...
Providing a training pathway for lecturers which is aimed at the implementation of sustainable development in their classes.
In connection with specific societal challenges (food, raw materials, poverty, diversity, etc.) we offer students levers for implementing ESD at class and school level
The Learning Network 'Sustainable and Innovative Tourism' is aimed at teaching staff in tourism and seeks to provide information and teaching material focused on...
Transitie UGent is a group of around 200 staff members, students and external stakeholders who are engaged in sustainable development at our university.
Network for and by lecturers from teacher training programmes and interested parties from civil society. This learning network exchanges knowledge and builds expertise in...
Network for and by lecturers from the social work programme and interested parties from the field. The learning network aims to build and exchange knowledge about the...
This course aims to introduce students to the complex field of sustainability thinking. The ambition is to approach sustainability challenges as central political issues for the...
Project 'Corporate Social Responsibility' has been a compulsory course at the Faculty of Applied Economics for five years now. It is fleshed out through an integrated...
In this free series of lectures - since 2014 also the basis of the university-wide optional course 'Sustainability Thinking' – each year one sustainability theme is...
Systems and Scenario Thinking is a course within the minor 'Leadership in a globalising context', an optional package of 20 credits which Bioscience Engineering...
These sessions for and by professors and lecturers from the Flemish economic programmes are aimed at discussing the relationship between sustainable development and economy and...
This workshop is an inspiring, interactive introduction to enable students to use the essential international component of sustainable development in their future professional...
This course discusses the positive and negative impact of logistics and mobility on society, economically as well as socially and ecologically. It focuses on how the sector can...
The design and construction of a solar car to compete in the world championship in Australia.
An example of good practice in Curriculum from Ecocampus (Belgium) Each year, the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care of the University of Ghent organises a...
During a workshop future teachers learn about the vision on and are shown practical examples of bringing the world to the classroom.
Students work out an exhibition stand in interdisciplinary teams within the framework of a CSR market on 21 May 2015. Their audience will consist of students from the 5th and...
Future entrepreneurs are currently insufficiently prepared in mainstream programmes for their contribution to corporate social entrepreneurship. The ESF project HET IVOOR wanted...
Future preschool teachers are given a session on how the theme 'food' can be implemented in a sustainable way among preschoolers, with a balance between theory and...
This guideline highlights sustainable development as a guiding compass in education. Competences for sustainable development act as an important lever for this.
The work package Ecodesign in Higher Education (EHE kit) provides concrete guidance to teachers, professors, programme coordinators and training councils to integrate ecodesign...
Students with a different background and expertise try to solve a real business case together. In this way the project meets the needs of the business community
During 10 days participants from socio-educational care work and business studies in Flanders and other European countries (Sweden, Spain, Bulgaria, Finland and Germany) take...
Ecocampus developed an ESD competence profile for graduated teacher training students (in cooperation with the teacher training learning network)
FEVIA Trophy and Ecotrophelia are innovation competitions for food. They are aimed at the Flemish education sector and are organised by FEVIA, the Belgian Food Industry...
Prof. Dr. Arjen Wals often begins his lectures by handing out pieces of a Happy Meal from fast food chain McDonald's. The students, divided into small teams, are all given...
The Ecolizer calculates the environmental impact of your product quickly and easily. You can calculate the overall environmental impact, but also the impact of each phase in the...
Every two years, PXL-Tech organises a Sustainability Day. During this Sustainability Day students and lecturers are given the opportunity to familiarise themselves with all...
CORE cvba-so is a cooperative enterprise with a social purpose that was started and is managed by students who want to contribute actively to the sustainable development of our...
Think global, act local! Become an ambassador in sustainable construction and save the climate. The program Bachelor in Construction attaches great importance to...
Each year, the University of Antwerp organises an international education project 'River 21 project: vision-building for transboundary river management’.
The Ecorace Challenge is a competition organised by nv De Scheepvaart and Waterwegen & Zeekanaal NV, two major waterway managers in Flanders.
Since the beginning of the 90s, the term 'sustainable development' has been widely adopted in common language
Within the framework of the module 'Kind in de wereld' (Child in the World), students work with current affairs
University college PXL orients its education towards learning for sustainable development. The Education Service works along two tracks to that end.