Other Event Archive

• S-Lab - The Effective Laboratory: Scotland – 1st March 2016

  Latest flyer and agenda can be viewed here. Book tickets here. A one day S-Lab conference is being held at the new University of Strathclyde Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC) on March 1st in Glasgow. It will have one keynote on the TIC design - and key issues in achieving both HE/industry...

• S-Lab: How to Minimise Laboratory Energy Use and Environmental Impact – 29th February 2016

  This workshop takes advantage of the UK visit of Kathy Ramirez Aguilar, Green Labs Program Manager at the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU-Boulder) – a campus and university that is a US leader on many sustainability topics. Kathy will discuss: •Engaging scientists and growing a "gr...

• Carbon Trust Public Sector Conference 2016 – 10th February 2016

  This event is only open to those working for a public sector organisation including central and local government, the NHS, the emergency services, schools, further education establishments and universities, and housing associations. Key note speaker: Rt Hon Dame Tessa Jowell 2016 Themes inc...

• 2016 - What’s Trending in Sustainability? – 29th January 2016

  Over the years, the definition of "sustainability" has adapted and evolved, and now often means many things to different people. Some see it as having a focus on environmental impacts, some social impacts and others economic impacts, and those that live, eat and breathe sustainability, a combination...

• ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 9001:2015 Revisions Webinar – 21st January 2016

  For many years, the internationally-recognised ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 standards have provided the basis for efficient quality management and environmental management for a wide variety of organisations. In September 2015, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) issued the updated...

• Powerful Assessment in Higher Education – Teaching and Learning Event – 15th January 2016

  UNU RCE Severn is delighted to be hosting Prof Geoff Scott from University of Western Sydney, as part of an international seminar series for his National Senior Teaching Fellowship, funded by the Australian Office for Learning and Teaching. This project is exploring the outcomes and assessments need...

• Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on marine litter – 26th October 2015 to 20th December 2015

  UNEP is launching the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on marine litter to raise awareness against marine litter and promote solutions to plastic pollution in our oceans. This MOOC is offered in collaboration with the Open Universiteit in the Netherlands and incorporates case studies that ...

• 2015 Global University Climate Forum – 6th December 2015

  A global climate action workshop for university students IARU is pleased to announce the 2015 Global University Climate Forum, which will take place during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris in December 2015. The Forum embodies the...

• Make your University pension fund more responsible – 3rd December 2015

  USS: Step Up seeks to get the Universities Superannuation Scheme - the UK’s largest occupational pension fund with almost £50bn - to step up and show global leadership in responsible investment, particularly around the crucial issue of climate change. On the 3rd December the decision makers...

• Low Carbon England 2015: Meeting the Emissions Reduction Target – 1st December 2015

  A unique conference that will address England's current place in meeting the EU emissions reduction targets. The main focus of the conference is to discuss and identify how public & private sector organisations working together in a joined up collaborative fashion can act as a catalyst to help both ...

• Research Capacity Building Event: Increasing resilience of agri-food supply chains – 23rd November 2015 to 25th November 2015

  This event is the Launch Meeting for a new research Project: Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Colombian Agricultural Sector funded by a Newton Caldas Institutional Link with Colombia. It also includes the second seminar in an ESRC funded seminar series ‘Architects of a Better Worl...

• Heat 2015 Conference – 25th November 2015

  Heat 2015 is a one-day conference dedicated to understanding and promoting the crucial issue of heat in our changing world. Heat accounts for almost one half of UK energy costs and the cost of heat continues to rise. Heat 2015 will examine the transition that is needed to deliver a sustainable, affo...

• 12th UEF-UNEP Course on Multilateral Environmental Agreements – 2nd November 2015 to 12th November 2015

  The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are jointly organizing a high profile two-week course on international environmental law-making and diplomacy. The course will take place in Shanghai, China, from 2 to 12 November 2015. The course will be ...

• 1st Asian Conference on Campus Sustainability (ACCS) – 10th November 2015 to 11th November 2015

  KMOU 70th Anniversary International Conference • Hosted by Korean Association for Green Campus Initiative (KAGCI) in Korea, China Green Campus Network (CGUN) in China, Campus Sustainability Network in Japan (CAS-Net JAPAN), Malaysian Green Campus Network, Korea Maritime and Ocean Universi...

• ‘Ready for impact?’ – 10th November 2015

  Focusing on the UK’s response to climate change, ‘Ready for impact?’ takes place on Tuesday 10 November, 7pm and will be chaired by BBC Environment and Energy Analyst, Roger Harrabin. Ahead of COP21, the UN climate change conference in Paris later this year, we'll be discussing ...

• Institute for Sustainability Annual Conference - “Sustainability at Different Scales” – 10th November 2015

  On the 10th November, Newcastle University's Institute for Sustainability will host its Annual Conference. This year it will be entitled "Sustainability at Different Scales." Registration will open at 12.30pm and confirmed speakers include Phil Taylor, Director of the Institute for Sustainability...

• Global Cleaner Production and Sustainable Consumption Conference – 1st November 2015 to 4th November 2015

  Accelerating the Transition to Equitable Post Fossil-Carbon Societies Elsevier will host the Global Cleaner Production & Sustainable Consumption Conference to celebrate more than two decades of the Journal of Cleaner Production, with an international scientific team drawn from more than fifty re...

• CIBSE Building Performance Conference & Exhibition 2015 – 3rd November 2015 to 4th November 2015

  The CIBSE Building Performance Conference & Exhibition is returning to the QEII, London on the 3-4 November 2015, with an even bigger exhibition floor and free CIBSE certified CPD sessions. The conference programme will cover a range of sessions for those interested in the design, construction and o...

• Education for Sustainability - International Greening Education Event – 21st October 2015 to 23rd October 2015

  The International Greening Education Event (IGEE) is a premier global annual event which is being held since 2009. It brings together stakeholders from around the world in Karlsruhe, Germany to shape the future of education and discuss the challenging issue of integrating sustainability across all a...

• Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) Conference 2015 – 21st October 2015 to 23rd October 2015

  Are you involved in a sustainability campaign or initiative that is transforming sustainability in tertiary education and beyond? Are you leading in innovation, research or engagement? Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) invites you to join them for their 15th International ACTS Annu...