Other Event Archive

• Consultation on a carbon reduction target and strategy for higher education in England – 7th September 2009

  A joint consultation between HEFCE, Universities UK and GuildHE on developing a carbon reduction target and strategy for higher education in England is due to be published at the end of July. The consultation will seek views on a sector level target(s) to reduce carbon emissions; a proposed strategy...

• Consultation on a carbon reduction target and strategy for higher education in England – 3rd September 2009

  A joint consultation between HEFCE, Universities UK and GuildHE on developing a carbon reduction target and strategy for higher education in England is due to be published at the end of July. The consultation will seek views on a sector level target(s) to reduce carbon emissions; a proposed strategy...

• The Big Lunch – 19th July 2009 to 26th July 2009

  Once a year, starting on Sunday, July 19th 2009, we want as many of the 61 million people in the UK as possible to simultaneously sit down to lunch together, with their neighbours, in the middle of their street, as a simple but profound act of community. The Big Lunch will bring people together t...

• Smart City Futures – 23rd July 2009

  Smart City Futures will begin new conversations that tap into the unrealised potential of open innovation and effective collaboration between Universities, Industry and Government A lack of transparency and a silo mentality had resulted in an environmental, political and economic meltdown. Ol...

• The Big Lunch – 19th July 2009

  Imagine a summer’s day on which millions of us, throughout the UK, sit down to have lunch together – in the middle of our streets, around our tower blocks and on every patch of common ground. The food, entertainment and decorations we will have grown, cooked or created ourselves. This wi...

• Greening The Minds: Universities, Climate Leadership, and Sustainable Futures – 11th July 2009 to 16th July 2009

  Salzburg Global Seminar Session 463: An International Forum to Explore the Role of Universities as Sites for Comprehensive, Sustainable Futures Education The Salzburg Global Seminar Sessions are five-day sessions focused on critical challenges confronting the global community and designed to formul...

• National Sustainable Schools Conference – 3rd July 2009 to 14th July 2009

  The National Sustainable Schools Conference is this year brought to you by WWF-UK, DCSF and Sustainability and Environmental Education (SEEd). This year, to reduce travel and allow more teachers to attend, the National Sustainable Schools Conference will be hosted in four locations around the countr...

• ESDGC in FE - Free Training and Information Events – 1st July 2009 to 10th July 2009

    Organised by regional sustainability specialists Ymlaen Ceredigion in partnership with the Centre for Alternative Technology and The National Botanic Gardens of Wales. Aim of the day: An opportunity to gather information and ideas on ESDGC and how FE can integrate it into specific curriculum...

• Green Britain Day – 10th July 2009

  Let's Go For Green in 2012 When everyone looks to London in 2012, wouldn't it be great if they saw that Britain was genuinely leading the world in the race against climate change? If we all start making changes now, it could just happen. Impossible? It might feel that way as we each struggle ...

• HEFCW Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (ESDGC) Conference – 9th July 2009

  HEFCW is hosting a free conference on ESDGC to inform the future activities and priorities of HEFCW and the Assembly. We also wish to: • Share the outcomes of SQW Consulting’s good practice report, the Higher Education Academy’s curriculum audit report, and progress to date on en...

• Climate Change - Effective Communication London 2009 – 7th July 2009

  For further information about this event, please click here to visit the Talk Action website or email Jonathan Elliot here.

• Sustainable ICT Procurement - Current Best Practice and Future Opportunities – 2nd July 2009

  Purchasing ICT equipment and technologies which are very energy efficient, and which have a relative small environmental footprint, is one of the most important sustainability actions for FHE institutions. The recent JISC-financed SusteIT report identified a number of valuable initiatives in the fie...

• Literacy, Learning and Global Development – 1st July 2009

  Literacy learning and global development: Sharing insights, evidence and approaches to inform advocacy Wednesday 1 July 2009 St. Bride Foundation, St. Bride’s Passage, Off Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8EQ This seminar will provide participants with • knowledge about the evidence b...

• The Future of UK and EU Climate Change Policy – 24th June 2009

  The EAUC has negotiated a special 10% discount for all EAUC Members for the following event. Please book direct and quote EAUC10 to get the discount. ‘The Future of UK and EU Climate Change Policy’ Business Risks and Opportunities from the Climate Change Act, the Government’s L...

• Researching Transformational Learning through ESD, Internationalisation and Citizenship – 10th June 2009

  UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE Researching Transformational Learning through ESD, Internationalisation and Citizenship Wednesday 10th June 2009 10.00 a.m. (coffee from 9.30) – 16.30 p.m. General Purpose Hall, Elwes Building, Park Campus, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham GL50 2RH, 0...

• Fair Trade Wales – 6th June 2009

  BANG THE DRUM FOR FAIR TRADE! FAIR TRADE WALES CONFERENCE SATURDAY 6th JUNE 2009 TRINITY COLLEGE, CARMARTHEN 10.30 – 16:00 This year Fair Trade Wales hosts its first conference in West Wales where we will BANG THE DRUM FOR FAIR TRADE! The theme is about shouting about the good work that ...

• Carbon Reduction Commitment Summit – 2nd June 2009 to 3rd June 2009

  The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Summit will take place between 2nd - 3rd June 2009 in London. Organised by Green Power Conferences, this event will help those heading CRC compliance prepare for the UK’s first mandatory carbon trading scheme and learn about new developments in carbon and ...

• Keeping IT Clean – 22nd May 2009

  Energy and the networked computing environment Friday 22nd May 2009 at the Saïd Business School, Oxford University In March 2008, the University of Oxford hosted the 'Towards Low Carbon ICT' conference to stimulate discussion on the practical measures that can be taken to build ICT services th...

• Cycling - Overcoming the Barriers – 21st May 2009

  This course is fully endorsed by BikeWeek as an ideal training opportunity for running an event during the week of 13th to 21st June, aiming to encourage staff, pupils or residents to get on their bikes and start cycling. Throughout the day the event will summarise successful strategies for over...

• Cutting Energy Use with Variable Air Volume (VAV) – 14th May 2009

  Cutting Energy Use with Variable Air Volume (VAV) in Labs, Hospitals and Other Heavily Serviced Spaces - New examples and research in the UK and USA 14th May 2009, Centre for Mathematical Sciences University of Cambridge Rising costs, new regulations and stakeholder pressures are requiring a...