Other Event Archive

• Good Laboratory Housekeeping – 5th February 2013

  Environmental, Financial and Performance Benefits from Minimising Resource Use S-Lab in collaboartion with the University of Edinburgh and Scottish Funding Council. Financial and other pressures require universities and colleges to improve efficiency and effectiveness. As laboratories are some o...

• LSIS Sustainability Network Forum South West – 22nd January 2013

  Time: 12:30-16:30 at Bridgwater College, Cannington Centre, Rodway Hill Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset,TA5 2LS To book a place at this event please click here. Registration will close at 5pm on Thursday 17 January 2013. The event will be held in the new hall at the Cannington Centre, for d...

• Deal or No Deal: Did Doha open the door to a global treaty? – 10th January 2013

  You are invited to a Parliamentary reception with Tim Yeo MP and DECC Secretary of State Ed Davey MP to discuss the outcomes of the UN climate talks in Doha. Will they give business sufficient confidence to unleash the next wave of low carbon growth? Do they stand us in good stead for achieving a gl...

• New and Refurbished Labs at Warwick – 13th December 2012

  This free workshop features two recent Warwick science developments – the  new BREEAM Excellent Materials and Analytical Sciences Building (MASB) and the refurbished Chemistry Teaching Laboratories (CTL).  Synopsis  The £24m MASB is designed to encourage interaction between physicists an...

• The Energy Water Food Stress Nexus – 12th December 2012

  The flagship non-profit public talk series, 21st Century Challenges, at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) aims to engage a broad public audience with the most important issues facing society in the coming decades. The Energy Water Food Stress Nexus will feature an esteemed international p...

• Construction Tools Training - Zero Waste Scotland – 6th December 2012 to 11th December 2012

  A half-day workshop that will provide you with hands-on training using a range of new tools, which have been developed by Zero Waste Scotland. Five tools will be covered during the workshop: • Construction Material Exchange; • Business Reuse and Recycling Database; • Recycled Agg...

• Developing Graduate Attributes through the Sustainability Agenda and Problem-Based Learning – 30th November 2012

  Timings: 10am – 4 pm     This free one day workshop at Keele University focuses on the delivery of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and graduate attributes using an interdisciplinary ‘Hybrid’ Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach. This workshop is the outcome of a ...

• Developing Sustainable Business Practice Through Education – 28th November 2012

  A one-day conference on embedding sustainability in business and finance curricula The ifs School of Finance defines financial sustainability in terms of responsible financial decision-making that does not compromise the future survival and well-being of individuals, businesses and the enviro...

• Carbon Reduction 2012 – Delivering The Low Carbon Future – 27th November 2012

  FULLY FUNDED (NO COST) DELEGATE PLACES AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC / THIRD SECTOR MEMBERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES Govtoday presents Delivering the Low Carbon Future, our Fourth Annual National Carbon Reduction Summit, which will be held on 27th November at The Brewer...

• Higher Level Skills for the Green Economy – 27th November 2012

  A free one day workshop with Anglia Ruskin University and the Higher Education Academy The transition to a green economy requires a workforce with the right knowledge and skills and as we progress down the path of a ‘knowledge’ economy many of these skills will be required at Levels 4 a...

• The Way Forward for Sustainability in Wales – 22nd November 2012

  Guests of Honour: John Griffiths AM, Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development, Welsh Government and Peter Davies, Sustainable Futures Commissioner for Wales This timely seminar will bring together key policymakers and stakeholders - including local authorities, academics, environmenta...

• EU code of conduct for data centres briefing sessions – 20th November 2012 to 22nd November 2012

  Dates and venues: Tuesday 20 November 2012 Central London Wednesday 21 November 2012 Birmingham – University of Birmingham Thursday 22 November 2012 Leeds – University of Leeds Time: 14.45 - 17.00 A series of briefings on the EU Code of Conduct for...

• Toyota Hybrid Technology – 21st November 2012

  An LSIS East Midlands Regional Sustainability Advisor CPD event Leicester College , Freemen’s Park Campus, Aylestone Road, Leicester, LE2 7LW Wednesday 21st November 2012 1.30 – 3.00 The Green Economy is growing in importance. The LSIS East Midlands Sustainability project f...

• China–Europe 2020: Climate Change Challenge – 19th November 2012

  Since the Rio UN Earth Summit 1992, the EU has taken the lead in implementing the Kyoto Protocol and imperative for the low carbon clean energy & technology transition. China is emerging as the world major economy and GHG polluter with devastating climate change consequences at home and internationa...

• Heat Conference 2012 – 15th November 2012

  Exclusive pricing for the higher education sector at Heat Conference 2012 University energy managers can take advantage of exclusive discounted rates for the Heat Conference 2012 on Thursday 15 November. The Conference, hosted by the Energy Institute and the Combined Heat and Power Associatio...

• Shared Planet Annual Conference – 10th November 2012 to 11th November 2012

  Shared Planet is the UK’s largest student conference on world poverty, human rights and the environment. It’s one weekend packed full of inspiring speakers, practical and informative workshops, debates, films, stalls and fun. Shared Planet is open to all young people and students over 16...

• Climate Change Governance Conference – 2nd October 2012 to 2nd November 2012

  9:00am - 5:30pm Speaker: Leading experts in the field Prices: Professional: £50; Academic/NGO £30; Student £5 At this crucial time, uncertainty relating to the future of climate change governance, at both national and international levels, creates not only much debate but a challenge to the l...

• Sustainable Transport 2012: Enabling Sustainable Choices Conference and Exhibition – 31st October 2012

  *** ATTENTION EAUC MEMBERS*** LIMITED NUMBER OF FULLY FUNDED (NO COST) DELEGATE PLACES FOR PUBLIC AND THIRD SECTOR Govtoday's 3rd Annual National Conference has as its focus the Sustainable Development of our Transport Sector in the UK. "By Providing people with options to choose sustainable m...

• South East Regional Sustainability Network Behaviour Change Forum – 31st October 2012

  Start: 09.30 for 10.00 Lunch: 12.30 Close: 14.30 This FREE event is open to all organisations within the FE and Skills Sector. This event will focus on how to create and run a successful behaviour change programme, the typical issues that have to be overcome and provide you with links to re...

• Greening Government 2012 Conference and Exhibition: Mainstreaming sustainable development, 1 year on – 30th October 2012

  Continuing our successful Securing the Future series of events, this is our Fourth Annual National Conference examining the progress, by Central Government in particular, in achieving sustainable development, which incorporates our national and international carbon reduction targets of a 34 per cent...