EAUC Event Archive

• Waste Community of Practice Meeting – 24th May 2021

  Agenda 'Single Out' waste related campaign; Peter Lumb, Environmental Coordinator, University of Cambridge Waste Tender Process - best practice, lessons learnt, top tips Defra consultations on Deposit Return Schemes and Consistency in Household and Business Recycling Roundtable ...

• Roundtable meeting for EAUC Key Contacts and Fellows – 20th May 2021

  This is an invitation only event! Following the 2021 Strategic Action Plan Roundtable in February and the interest and feedback received, we will host three (each lasting 1 hour and 30 minutes) Senior Member Roundtables per year exclusively for EAUC Key Contacts and Fellows. Hosted by senior EAUC...

• Where we learn matters: The impact and reduction of embodied carbon – 13th May 2021

  Did you know that the built environment is responsible for 39% of all carbon emissions globally?   Hosted by the EAUC, join Interface to explore the role embodied carbon plays within the design of our education institutions. As well as looking at carbon negative and neutral materials, discover the...

• EAUC Ireland Lunchtime Talk - Queen's Environmental Leadership Programme – 12th May 2021

  Queen's Environmental Leadership Programme. Students have a key role to play in helping Queen's University, and the wider community, reduce their environmental impact. The Environmental Leadership Programme provides students with the opportunity to gain practical experience in sustainability and im...

• Carbon Literacy Training - May FULL – 5th May 2021 to 12th May 2021

  THIS SESSION IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.  Please refer to our events page for more dates. Session 1: 5th May - 09.30 - 13.00 Session 2:  12th May - 09.30 - 13.00 Our online Carbon Literacy course takes place over 2, half day sessions a week apart, and is a great way to ensure your staff have the kno...

• Sustainable Construction Topic Support Network – 12th May 2021

  The EAUC-Scotland Sustainable Construction Topic Support Network (TSN) will be meeting virtually to discuss current opportunities and challenges in the FHE sector and hear some best practice projects.  Topics will include: Passivhaus and getting to Net Zero (John Palmer, Passivhaus Trust) N...

• Health and Wellbeing Topic Support Network – 6th May 2021

  Come along to the first meeting of the newly formed Health and Wellbeing Topic Support Network! This network is chaired by Beth Brownlee, Head of Quality, Student Support and Learning Resources at West Lothian College and Helen Gallagher,  Assistant Vice Principal of Health and Wellbeing at Glasg...

• EAUC Ireland Lunchtime Talk - Generating Sustainability Leaders for the Future – 5th May 2021

  A Campus-Wide Approach to Generating Sustainability Leaders for the Future Integration of SDGs across university wide curricula, in most cases, appears compartmentalized and lacking transdisciplinary perspective. University College Cork is reorienting curricula towards sustainability as priority nu...

• Waste Management TSN – 4th May 2021

  The EAUC-Scotland Waste Management Topic Support Network (TSN) will be meeting virtually to discuss approaches to tackling the issue of laboratory plastic waste. The University of Exeter forecast that the average lab bench scientist can produce up to 1 tonne of plastic waste each year. In the TSN...

• Travel and Transport Topic Support Network – 28th April 2021

  The EAUC-Scotland Travel & Transport Topic Support Network (TSN) will be meeting to discuss current opportunities and challenges in the FHE community and hear some best practice projects.  The agenda is available to download below - topics include: Business travel flight emissions and polic...

• EAUC Ireland Lunchtime Talks - Carbon Footprint of Browsing the Internet – 28th April 2021

  The Carbon footprint of Searching and Browsing in the Internet A simple Google search or clicking on a web-page if a fast and simple operation that billions perform each day. The talk will explore the environmental impact of this daily action and suggest how it impact may be reduced. Speaker: Ja...

• Energy & Water Management Topic Support Network – 22nd April 2021

  The EAUC-Scotland Energy & Water Management Topic Support Network (TSN) will be meeting virtually to discuss Energy Master Planning in the FHE sector and hear about some upcoming funding opportunities. The agenda is available to download below.  Topics include: Science Based Targets & Net Zer...

• Midlands Sustainable Education Network – 22nd April 2021

  Agenda COP26 EAUC Update Drivers and barriers to reporting on and implementing sustainability within UK Higher Education institutes’ MBa final year project; Andrew Bryers, Aston University Roundtable (positives / challenges) AoB ...

• EAUC Ireland Lunchtime Talks - Discover the story of wool – 21st April 2021

  Discover the story of wool from Bridgid to Burberry and Ireland Deirdre Lane works in establishing Global commodity markets. In the talk Deirde will weave Join a concise history of wool in Ireland, wool wars, predation, innovation and preservation of this natural and undervalued fibre. Speaker: ...

• Carbon Literacy for Further & Higher Education - April FULL – 14th April 2021 to 21st April 2021

  THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL.  Please keep a look out for further Carbon Literacy Training Courses. Session 1: 14th April - 09.30 - 13.00 Session 2:  21st April - 09.30 - 13.00 Our online Carbon Literacy course takes place over 2, half day sessions a week apart, and is a great way to ensure your st...

• EAUC Ireland Lunchtime Talks - Nurture and Grow – 14th April 2021

  Nurture and grow: Connecting People through Nature Queen's 'Nurture and Grow: Connecting People through Nature' Programme has allowed staff, students and residents from the local community to join forces in an effort to enhance the range of habitats within Queen’s community, ensuring South Be...

• International Green Gown Awards Masterclass - USIL - Sustainability Institution of the Year – 31st March 2021

  Join us a series of webinars to showcase previous winning and highly commended projects from our last International Green Gown Awards. The International Green Gown Awards are supported by UN Environment and are open to any university or college across the world. Recognising exceptional sustain...

• International Green Gown Awards Masterclass - Facens University - Student Engagement – 31st March 2021

  Join us for a series of 4 webinars to showcase previous winning and highly commended projects from our last International Green Gown Awards. The International Green Gown Awards are supported by UN Environment and are open to any university or college across the world. Recognising exceptional s...

• International Green Gown Awards Masterclass - USIL - Benefitting Society – 31st March 2021

  Join us for a series of 4 webinars to showcase previous winning and highly commended projects from our last International Green Gown Awards.   The International Green Gown Awards are supported by UN Environment and are open to any university or college across the world. Recognising exceptional...

• International Green Gown Awards Masterclass - Universidad del Norte Benefitting Society – 31st March 2021

  Join us for a series of 4 webinars to showcase previous winning and highly commended projects from our last International Green Gown Awards. The International Green Gown Awards are supported by UN Environment and are open to any university or college across the world. Recognising exceptional s...