Other Event Archive

• Entrepreneurship in the Green Economy – 29th April 2010

  The UK Government has of late increased its investments in green initiatives as a strategic means of creating sustainable opportunities that will take the UK out of the doldrums. This offers huge opportunities in the green economy to Britain’s entrepreneurs. The upcoming seminar organised by T...

• Good Laboratory Housekeeping - Reducing Environmental Impacts, Costs and Safety Risks – 27th April 2010

  This free, interactive, workshop, will highlight the environmental benefits of good housekeeping, and discuss how it can be achieved, with an aim of participants taking away concrete ideas that can be located in their own laboratories. Further details of this event can be found on www.goodcampus....

• Sustainable Clean Rooms and Physical Science – 26th April 2010

  Today's physical science laboratories must satisfy traditional requirements such as safety and good working conditions, whilst responding to new agendas such as rapidly changing research activities and priorities, and sustainability. A particular challenge is meeting often exacting specifications fo...

• Laboratory Environmental Improvement – 23rd April 2010

  Edinburgh is hosting a free event on Laboratory Environmental Improvement 10am to 4pm on Friday 23rd April at Rutherford Building, King's Buildings. The event features the new University of St Andrews Chemistry Lab, Amorette Getty from the US LabRATS project, and our own work on laboratory carbo...

• Greening STEM - Sustainability in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – 22nd April 2010

  The 100,000 + UK STEM students are very important to sustainable development. Their number within many universities makes them key to ‘greening the campus' initiatives. Their careers when they leave are also likely to provide many opportunities to contribute to the research and innovation whic...

• The Environment & Energy Awards 2010 – 20th April 2010

  Celebrate Your Success Has your organisation developed an innovative product or service, worked on a challenging project or is an industry leader in the energy & environment sector? Then why not shout about it and get the recognition your organisation deserves? The Environment and Energy Awards...

• Sustainability Day – 22nd March 2010

  At Bedford College we are proud to announce our third annual Sustainability Day. Sustainability is incorporated into all courses at Bedford College and effective community engagement provides valuable learning opportunities in a wide range of vocational disciplines. This event will showcase st...

• CIMA HEI Conference 2010 - Sustainability in HEIs – 5th March 2010

  Balancing the financial, environmental and corporate social responsibility issues This one day conference will cover developments affecting management accounting within higher education institutions in the UK. The programme covers the latest reports and guidance issued on financial and environmen...

• Student Volunteering Week 2010 – 22nd February 2010 to 28th February 2010

  Student Volunteering Week was established in 2001, and raises the national profile of Further and Higher Education student volunteering. By working with our key stakeholders across the public, private and voluntary sectors, the campaign aims to further strengthen student volunteering infrastructure....

• Student Volunteering Week 2010 – 22nd February 2010 to 28th February 2010

  Student Volunteering Week was established in 2001, and raises the national profile of Further and Higher Education student volunteering. By working with our key stakeholders across the public, private and voluntary sectors, the campaign aims to further strengthen student volunteering infrastructure....

• CPET Sustainable Timber Procurement Workshops – 17th November 2009 to 25th February 2010

  About The Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) will be hosting regional training workshops to aid and assist central government departments and publically funded bodies such as universities to develop, implement and monitor sustainable and legal timber and paper products procurement policies...

• International Workshop: The University, The Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development – 8th February 2010 to 12th February 2010

  VII INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP CALL FOR PAPERS The Ministry of Higher Education, the Universities of Cuba and especially the University of Cienfuegos Carlos R. Rodriguez has pleasure of inviting you to participate in the VII International Workshop: The University, The Environment, Energy and Sustain...

• EIC National Conference – 8th December 2009

  RE: What Does a Change of Government Mean for Environmental Policy? Future Policy Risks and Opportunities for the UK’s Environmental Industry: Anticipating UK and EU Policy Dan Norris MP, Minister of State at Defra, and Nick Herbert MP, Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, will hea...

• Combating Climate Change Competitively – 25th November 2009

  CHPA Annual Conference and Awards Dinner Wednesday 25th November 2009 The CHPA is delighted to announce our 2009 Annual Conference: Combating Climate Change Competitively. The 2008 CHPA Annual Conference was our most successful and well-attended conference to date, with more than 200 delegate...

• Combined Heat & Power Association Annual Conference and Awards Dinner – 25th November 2009

  The CHPA is delighted to announce their 2009 Annual Conference: Combating Climate Change Competitively. The 2008 CHPA Annual Conference was their most successful and well-attended conference to date, with more than 200 delegates from across the industry joining us for a lively and thought-provok...

• A Healthy Approach to Travel Options: helping organisations and individuals to thrive – 23rd November 2009 to 24th November 2009

    The date of the conference:- 23 and 24 November 2009 The locations:- Newcastle-Gateshead For further information, please visit www.acttravelwise.org/home

• Earthwatch Debate: From Tsunami to Drought – 19th November 2009

  Thursday 19th November, 7.00pm – 9.00pm at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR Chaired by award winning broadcaster Andrea Catherwood. Three experts will be joined by an enterprising member of the public to present solutions to the looming crisis of access...

• Is it time to re-think economic growth? – 12th November 2009

  Is it time to re-think economic growth? Join the most important conversation of our times. Book launch: Prosperity without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet by Tim Jackson Time: 7pm Speakers: Tim Jackson and Jonathon Porritt RSVP: [email protected] In the few months since th...

• Route Map for Sustainability and Responsibility in Higher Education Institutions – 11th November 2009

  Sustainability and responsibility in universities and colleges promotes long-term sustainability and responsible role of the university in society, both as an educator and employer and addresses the question: "What is the role of university in society, should they be places for civic engagement?" ...

• Are we there yet? Journeys of Student Engagement in Sustainability – 3rd November 2009

  Are we there yet? Journeys of Student Engagement in Sustainability UoG is working closely with University of Bradford on organising a Student Engagement Forum, entitled 'Are we there yet? Journeys of student engagement in sustainability' which will be held on Tuesday 3rd November at the Universit...