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  Sustainability in Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities – 16th February 2016

  CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Thursday 7th July 2016; Hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University Futures Initiative It is ten years since Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) first started exploring sustainability and its implications for Higher Education.  Since then much has been achieved and ...

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  Two courses of sustainability training on the menu for university caterers – 16th February 2016

  Universities committed to putting sustainability at the heart of their catering operation can now embed these principles and practicalities throughout their workforce with a new set of training courses being run by the hospitality industry’s leading sustainability organisation. The Sustaina...

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  Glasgow Caledonian University become Scotland’s first Cycle Friendly Campus – 8th February 2016

  Glasgow Caledonian University has become Scotland’s first Cycle Friendly Campus, gaining the Cycle Friendly Award with Distinction from Cycling Scotland Scottish Trail Bike Champion, Aaron Duke, was on hand on Friday (5th February) to help students and staff at Glasgow Caledonian University...

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  UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development: Call for nominations 2016 – 2nd February 2016

  The 2016 call for nominations for the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), endowed with USD 150,000 for three laureates, was launched last week. Eligible for the Prize are individuals, institutions and organizations with a specific ESD project or programme having bee...

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  #WearTheLove National Campaign - Scotland – 2nd February 2016

  #WearTheLove National Campaign Fashion / Textile Degree Course Brief/Opportunity for Scotland   This February, Love Your Clothes wants everyone to celebrate the clothes we already have and fall in love again with our wardrobes.  So we’re running a national campaign and competition – W...

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  Fairtrade Fortnight offer – 2nd February 2016

  What is Fairtrade? Fairtrade is an ethical standards label which provides a guarantee, via audits carried out by an independent certification body, that developing world producers have been paid a fair price, and had decent working conditions, for products carrying the Fairtrade mark. Fairtrade....

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  EAUC Energy Seminar - navigating barriers to energy cost control and storage – 1st February 2016

  On 28 January, the EAUC with support from Clean Power Solutions held an energy seminar at the Chimneys Hotel and Conference Centre, Cheshire. This seminar looked to explore and share solutions and expertise from other institutions in areas, such as energy cost control and storage, key energy technol...

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  Celebrations for the Winners of the 2015 Troph̩es des campus responsables Р1st February 2016

  The ceremony of the second Trophées des campus responsables (the French-speaking Green Gown Awards) was held on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) in Paris. During the ceremony organised by Campus Responsables, eight institutions from Fre...

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  Call For Applications for Masters and Doctoral Degree Programmes in IESD, Tongji University – 26th January 2016

  The UNEP-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development (IESD), based in Tongji University, Shanghai, is calling for applications to its Doctoral and Masters programmes.  Three Programmes are avaliable: 2016-2018 Master Programme on Environmental Management and Sustainable De...

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  Call for photographs in support of UNEP’s assessment work in the Pan European region – 21st January 2016

  The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is looking for photographs that depict the relationship between society, economies and the environment both positively and negatively. UNEP is requesting submissions of photographs that respond to the following categories: Healthy planet, healt...

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  A Better Future: How BT is using ICT to drive behaviour change – 20th January 2016

  As eyes turn from global goals to golden globes, it is perhaps surprising just how quickly COP21 has fallen off the radar in the space of a month. History was made at the COP21 climate change conference in Paris as world leaders agreed to adopt an "ambitious and balanced" final deal, including a ...

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  NUS Launches Divest-Invest Campaign – 19th January 2016

  On the subject of the Divest-Invest campaign, Iain Patton, Chief Executive of the EAUC, said; "To quote Joy Carter, Vice-chancellor of the University of Winchester in Times Higher Education after the historic UN Paris Climate Change Agreement, ‘Deciding as a sector to help all our students to ...

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  Fairtrade Fortnight six word story competition – 19th January 2016

  To mark Fairtrade Fortnight 2016 (29 February-13 March), the EAUC Fair Trade Community of Practice have launched a competition to see who can come up with the best six word stories about fair trade. Ernest Hemingway is thought to have written 'For sale: baby shoes, never worn', demonstrating how a p...

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  Electric-hybrid Buses will link UWE with the City Centre – 18th January 2016

  Two revolutionary virtual electric buses were recently launched in Bristol. First West of England are introducing the state-of-the-art low emission buses in partnership with Department for Transport, Bristol City Council and University of the West of England (UWE). The buses use Geo-Fencing GPS t...

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  The Road to COP21 – 13th January 2016

  John Thorne, Sustainability Coordinator at the Glasgow School of Art, was amongst a group of cyclists who pedalled their way from Edinburgh to Paris in December to support the negotiators at COP21. The only group cycling all the way from Scotland to Paris, John and the rest of the team met up wit...

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  Enter edie Live's Innovation Competition – 11th January 2016

  Innovation is vital to the survival and success of UK plc and the planet. Radical and disruptive change is needed in the way materials and resources are used and how organisations do business. Innovation and emerging technologies are an essential building block for that sustainable future. Recogn...

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  Salix EAUC College Energy Fund Closing at the End of January – 11th January 2016

  As the third round of the Salix college energy fund comes to a close, colleges will need to submit their applications for funding by Friday 29th January. The college fund is available to any FE College that receives a majority of their income directly from the public sector. Salix funds over 120 ...

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  Sheffield Hallam Uni to trial hydrogen vans – 11th January 2016

  Sheffield Hallam University is to trial hydrogen-fuelled vans this year as part of its plans to become greener. It is partnering with ITM Power which has a site on the Advanced Manufacturing Park that uses wind energy to break down water into hydrogen and oxygen. The vans will use the hydrogen...

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  2015 Member Survey Report – 23rd December 2015

  Every two years, the EAUC conducts a member survey to gauge how we are performing with our membership. These surveys are an important part of ensuring that the work EAUC does is member led and responds to the issues that our members face. The results of this year’s survey have already played...

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  TUCO Chair named ‘Top 20 Influencer’ for Fifth Year – 22nd December 2015

  The Chair of The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO), Julie Barker, has been named in the annual Top 20 Public Sector Influencers for the fifth year in a row, just a few short months are picking up the Public Sector Catey Award. The list, which is put together by the industry title, Cost Sect...

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  A Very Merry Christmas Day Out – 22nd December 2015

  On Wednesday 16th December, the EAUC team spent the day volunteering with IT Schools Africa, a Cheltenham-based charity which provides resources for e-Learning to schools throughout Africa. This facilitates children's education, enhances their job prospects and helps transform the wider African econ...

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  DECC Consultation on the level of banded support for new solar PV under the Renewables Obligation – 21st December 2015

  The EAUC is a Member-led organisation. We represent you, and ensure that your views on topical issues are conveyed to the rest of the sector and to the Government. One important way we can do this is by responding to consultations from the Government and other organisations. Background Informatio...

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  Researchers share insights from cutting-edge sustainability research – 15th December 2015

  Researchers from the Low Carbon Building Group shared insights from its cutting-edge portfolio of research on building performance evaluation at a national conference last month. The conference, which was hosted by the Low Carbon Building Group of the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development ...

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  New opportunity for students to do good as part of their course – 14th December 2015

  NUS has launched a brand new programme called Dissertations for Good, connecting students to off-campus organisations to complete research into sustainability together. While at university, 63% of students have taken part in formal volunteering. Ninety-five per cent of those were motivated to do ...

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  UK’s first heat from sewage scheme launched – 11th December 2015

  Backed by investment from Equitix and the UK Green Investment Bank, the SHARC heat recovery system intercepts waste water from a sewer close to the local treatment works operated by Scottish Water. The system uses a heat pump to amplify the natural warmth of waste water and the heat produced is b...

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  Sustainability Manifesto brings social sciences to bear on climate change – 11th December 2015

  A manifesto for COP21, co-drafted by a Bristol academic, is being backed unanimously by UNESCO’s social sciences governing body. The Sustainability Manifesto aims to establish a foundation for efforts in the social sciences to investigate the problem of climate change – an area hither...

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  Uber and Airbnb - a new model for sustainable society – 11th December 2015

  Silicon Valley success stories like Uber and Airbnb can pave the way to a more sustainable global society, according to a new piece of research from The University of Manchester. The ‘sharing economy’ model, which has seen a boom in the collaborative use of services, has come under crit...

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  Research reveals differences in attitudes between university graduates and rest of the population – 7th December 2015

  New analysis of NatCen’s flagship British Social Attitudes survey (BSA), released recently, reveals that university graduates’ attitudes differ significantly compared with people with other levels of education, even when other factors like income and social class are taken into account. ...

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  Planting Seeds - Carbon Offset Donation from the 2015 EAUC Annual Conference – 3rd December 2015

  As part of our sustainable event strategy, we make a carbon offset donation to the institution that hosted the EAUC Annual Conference. We're delighted to share how the University of Leeds plan to use the donation from the 2015 Conference. Here Kelly Forster, PA/Project Assistant to the Head of Sust...

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  Bridgend College success at the 2015 Sustain Wales Awards – 3rd December 2015

  Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales’ inaugural Sustain Wales Awards ceremony was held at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff on 19 November to an audience of national and international businesses and champions of sustainability in Wales. The aim of the Awards were to celebrate and highlight ...

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  Swansea University Engineering student has been crowned Young Sustainability Champion – 3rd December 2015

  Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales inaugural Sustain Wales Awards ceremony was held at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff with an audience of national and international businesses and champions of sustainability in Wales. The awards were a chance to reward and highlight the great things people a...

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  Green Business Booming at the University of Brighton – 2nd December 2015

  Launched in June 2014, the University of Brighton’s Green Growth Platform is already over halfway to its target of working with 1000 businesses by 2018. The Platform delivers a menu of 1-2-1 business support, innovation and R&D support, events and skills development. Funded by the Higher Educa...

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  SRUC Student Sustainability Programme ‘Highly Commended’ at National Awards Ceremony – 2nd December 2015

  Scotland’s Rural College’s (SRUC) Environment team was recognised as highly commended in the ‘Sustainability’ award category at the prestigious College Development Network Annual Awards last week. The team has developed a very successful programme which runs across all six...

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  LSE strengthens its socially responsible investment policy – 1st December 2015

  LSE has pledged to continue to ensure that no direct investments are made in fossil fuels and that it will seek to reduce investment placed indirectly through investment funds in companies whose business is significantly focused on thermal coal or tar sands. It will also avoid investment in companie...

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  COP21 ministers called to strengthen university and college education partnerships – 1st December 2015

  The collective voice of the world’s universities, colleges and students was heard at COP21 during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.  At a number of events, COP21 President, Laurent Fabius, was handed an Open Letter on behalf of a Global Alliance of networks and association...

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  Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme Launched – 1st December 2015

  The Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme (IUSDRP) has been launched. The scheme, announced at WSD-U-2014 and now launched, is led by Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). IUSDRP is not yet another network. Rather, it is a systematic programme to pursue and publish resear...

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  Academics to trial green energy system that could revolutionise home heating - even in older homes – 1st December 2015

  A research project between academics at De Montfort University (DMU) and sustainability specialists Caplin Homes could pave the way for more affordable low and zero carbon properties in the UK.  DMU’s Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD) will be monitoring the performance ...

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  Collectively encourages organisations to #go100percent clean energy – 1st December 2015

  As world leaders talk climate targets, Collectively is heading up a campaign to create an unstoppable wave of change towards a clean, renewable energy future. They are encouraging companies, universities, colleges, sports clubs and others to commit to going #go100percent clean. You can find ou...

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  University of Sheffield to Divest from Fossil Fuels – 1st December 2015

  Professor Sir Keith Burnett, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, and Christy McMorrow, president of the University of Sheffield Students' Union, have issued a joint statement on the university's climate change and fossil-free investment. As politicians, policy makers, researchers and ...

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  Confirmed - Universities DO NOT need to comply with ESOS – 26th November 2015

  HEPA has received formal notification from the Environment Agency that they will only enforce application of the ESOS scheme for HEIs that self-declare as private sector and are sufficiently large to trigger qualification. The Environment Agency has confirmed that they will update their ESOS compli...

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  Present at ISCN 2016 – 25th November 2015

  In 2016, the 10th annual International Sustainable Campus Network Conference will be hosted by the University of Siena in Italy, from the 13th-15th of June, and will focus on leadership for a sustainable future.  The conference will explore topics including:  • Managing a changing planet ...

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  Make your University pension fund more responsible – 24th November 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...

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  Durham University Achieves Sustainability Success – 24th November 2015

  Staff from Durham University Catering are celebrating after being awarded a top three star rating for their commitment to sustainable food provision.  The award from the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) is regarded as the equivalent of a Michelin Star of Sustainability, and Durham is one ...

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  Stratergia Finalists in the DatacenterDynamics International Data Centre Industry Awards 2015 – 24th November 2015

  EAUC bronze company member, Stratergia, has been shortlisted in the Critical Environment Future Thinking category in this year's prestigious DatacenterDynamics (DCD) International Data Centre industry awards for its Papillon data centre energy measurement and management system. This event is cons...

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  EAUC-Scotland Conference - Resources and Reflections – 24th November 2015

  On Tuesday 17th November 2015, around 100 Delegates from tertiary education institutions and sector partners joined the EAUC and 13 Exhibitors from across the UK for the third EAUC-Scotland Conference at the University of Edinburgh’s John McIntyre Conference Centre. The conference theme, A ...

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  Bournemouth University Hosts Green Week – 24th November 2015

  This week, Bournemouth University is hosting its Green Week. As part of the initiative, students and staff are being invited to join in with a whole range of activities, from testing out an electric vehicle on campus to finding out more about local voluntary work. Each day has a theme to refle...

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  St John's - First College in Cambridge to be Awarded Food Sustainability Rating – 24th November 2015

  The catering team at St John’s College, Cambridge, have become the first to receive a two-star award of sustainability from the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s Food Made Good programme for their commitment to serving sustainable food. A two-star rating of sustainability has been ...

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  NUS - #loveSUs Campaign – 19th November 2015

  The Government’s Higher Education Green Paper announced a consultation on the transparency and democratic accountability of students’ unions. Off the back of this paper, the NUS is keen to take the opportunity to highlight the fantastic work that students’ unions do to ensure th...

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  Literature and Sustainability Public Lecture Competition – 19th November 2015

  The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) and the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment, UK & Ireland (ASLE-UKI) invite entrants to submit texts for their annual public lecture competition: The 2016 INSPIRE Lecture on Literature and Sustainability: Green Knowledge. ...

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  Call to Action: Mobilising Academic Community Action in Response to the Refugee Crisis – 17th November 2015

  The oportunity for the business school community to participate in the recent Call to Action: Mobilizing the Academic Community Action in Response to the Refugee Crisis is still open. There has already been an encouraging response from business schools from across the globe, which has been mentioned...

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