Other Event Archive

• AUDE Learning and Development Programme 2014 - Legal Compliance for HE Estates & Facilities – 20th March 2014

  Part of the AUDE Academy MasterClass Programme The workshop will provide an overview of health and safety law from a corporate and individual perspective. There will also be coverage of the technical issues that affect Estates and Facilities professionals on a strategic and day to day basis. The ...

• Carbon Trust Public Sector Conference 2014 – 18th March 2014

  In the wake of the IPCC Fifth Assessment report, and the Fourth Carbon Budget review from the Committee on Climate Change, the Carbon Trust Public Sector Event will be looking at how the public sector can lead the way towards meaningful and necessary action on climate change in these very challengin...

• Sustainable Living: Reality vs Misconception – 10th March 2014

  Forthcoming presentation by: Prof Richard Jurin, University of Northern Colorado Admission is free but places are limited. To attend, please contact: [email protected] Summary To enable the change to sustainable living, we need to understand some simple principles that make the necessary ...

• AUDE Learning and Development Programme 2014 - Space Management – 6th March 2014

  Part of the AUDE Academy MasterClass Programme   This course looks at how to resolve these contradictions and maximise conditions for success. It covers: • The strategic role of space management: it is often seen as purely operational, but the way that space is planned, managed and u...

• Integrating ‘sustainability’ within degree programmes: towards a student handbook – 28th February 2014

  This event is being hosted as part of the Higher Education Academy's Workshop and Seminar Series 2013/2014. Information about the event This thematic workshop will bring together students and staff from a range of HEIs in order to consolidate understanding of ‘sustainability’ and h...

• Co-learning for Community Resilience – 26th February 2014

  This presentation from Dr Stewart Barr, Reader in Geography, University of Exeter will explore the potential for techniques of co-learning and co-production of knowledge to enable publics to learn about environmental change within communities that face heightened vulnerability from the impacts of cl...

• Educating global citizens – 25th February 2014

  Educating global citizens: Green Academy as a vehicle for students and staff partnerships for education for sustainable development This event is being hosted as part of the Higher Education Academy's Workshop and Seminar Series 2013/2014. Information about the event The HEA/NUS research on...

• EMSc (UK) Ltd Free CPD Liverpool Seminar – 18th February 2014

  Learn about Powerstar energy efficiency in Liverpool EMSc (UK) Ltd, British manufacturer of the Powerstar range of voltage optimisation systems, is inviting business in Liverpool and the surrounding areas to attend a free seminar to learn how to increase energy efficiency and reduce energy bills....

• The campus as a living laboratory - exploring place-based approaches to ESD – 12th February 2014

  This event is being hosted as part of the Higher Education Academy's Workshop and Seminar Series 2013/2014. Information about the event The workshop will build upon a research project that explored the opportunities for the development of ESD at two universities - Warwick University and Monash...

• Influential Analysis, Understanding ModernGov – 30th January 2014

  When analysing a budget, calculating ROI or presenting complex information to a colleague, properly analysed and presented numbers and statistics make a real difference. Well-presented analysis can trigger important decisions and give weight to arguments – allowing others to fully grasp a s...

• 2nd Sustainability Workshop – 29th January 2014

  'Low Carbon Buildings: To Passivhaus or not?' Facilitator: Mr James Anwyl, Eurobuild This FREE workshop will explore the key challenges of eco build design and critically review Passivhaus standards and practice. It will be highly interactive and maximise networking opportunities via World Café ...

• Aston Inaugural - Climate change versus sustainability (the morality of disaster relief) – 27th January 2014

  Climate change versus sustainability (the morality of disaster relief) by Keith Clarke, Visiting Professor of Sustainability, Royal Academy of Engineering Al Gore famously described climate change as "An Inconvenient Truth" hence his ground-breaking lecture and film. Climate science has progres...

• 2 Workshops on "Embedding Sustainability into Teaching, Learning and the Curriculum" – 5th December 2013 to 23rd January 2014

  Two workshops based on the LSIS research report on "Embedding Sustainability into Teaching, Learning and the Curriculum" which was  written by Andrea Gewessler & Kirsti Norris and was published at the end of July 2013. Each workshop is a two-day event and you are welcome to come for day 1 or day ...

• New to ESD?: integrating education for sustainable development in teaching and the student experienc – 22nd January 2014

  This event is being hosted as part of the Higher Education Academy's Workshop and Seminar Series 2013/2014. Information about the event There is a growing appreciation of the important role of higher education institutions in shaping sustainable future orientated graduates who will become our ...

• There and Back Again: Experiences of GoGreen and Green Impact – 17th January 2014

  Come and join us to celebrate the return of Green Impact to the University of Bristol after its journey across the country to Cambridge. In its latest incarnation this project became GoGreen Pilot’12, a collaborative teaching & learning project aimed at improving students’ employability....

• Energy Institute 2014 Energy Efficiency Conference – 16th January 2014

  Lean, green and mean - meeting energy efficiency targets Venue: Energy Institute Address: 61 New Cavendish Street London W1G 7AR Summary Energy efficiency is increasingly recognised as a vital part of the energy future and now is the time to seize the opportunity and accelerate deplo...

• COPERNICUS Alliance Conference - “Leadership in a Changing World" – 10th January 2014 to 11th January 2014

  COPERNICUS Alliance Conference "Leadership in a Changing World: Higher education, sustainability and the new Global Action Programme on ESD" Friday 10 – Saturday 11 January 2014 University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK We are pleased to share programme information and to invit...

• Enterprise and sustainability: future thinking in curricular approaches – 9th January 2014

  This event is being hosted as part of the Higher Education Academy's Workshop and Seminar Series 2013/2014. Information about the event The workshop is designed for people interested in both enterprise education and ESD – groups of people who do not necessarily have opportunities to seek...

• Effective Higher Education Marketing, Understanding ModernGov – 4th December 2013

  The increases to UK tuition fees, diversification of Higher Education providers and the growing international market, has made staying competitive more challenging than ever. With student application numbers still 7% below 2010 levels and increasing pressure on finances as a result of reduced gov...

• EMSc (UK) Ltd CPD certified voltage optimisation seminars – 11th June 2013 to 3rd December 2013

  The seminars are all free to attend CPD certified seminars which focus on how our staple voltage optimising product Powerstar can save businesses money on their electricity bills and reduce their carbon footprint. They open at 9.30am for registration with the presentation and run until 12.30pm wh...