NUS is currently carrying out a nationwide survey across the tertiary education sector to gather views on investments. We’d really appreciate your help with the research – you don’t have to have any prior knowledge to complete the survey! It would be great if you could complet...
Read more →Unlike their predecessors, the Millennium Development Goals, which only applied to those countries deemed to be "developing", the Sustainable Development Goals will require all nations to work towards them. So to quote the Guardian ‘we are all developing nations from now on’. The world o...
Read more →UNESCO is looking for contributions to its Green Citizens website, which gathers stories and case studies related to education for sustainable development. This platform will provide an opportunity for members to profile their educational activities. The information that is required is: - A pre...
Read more →Many universities in the United Kingdom perform high quality research on matters related to sustainable development. Yet, there are relatively few events where a multidisciplinary overview of research efforts and projects has taken place, and where researchers from across the spectrum of the natu...
Read more →University Sailing Clubs from across the UK are taking part in the first ever University Sailing Sustainability Challenge launched by The Green Blue, the joint environment programme of the Royal Yachting Association and British Marine. The challenge will see different university sailing clubs com...
Read more →On Friday 6th November, the EAUC hosted a workshop on the ISO 14001 revisions at Oxford Brookes University. Organised in partnership with AUDE, Martin Baxter, Chief Policy Advisor for IEMA, led the session and offered attendees a chance to explore and discuss the revised clauses of the new ISO 14...
Read more →Cameras flown on drones could be used to detect leaking underground water pipes over hundreds of miles of desert, according to new research by Nottingham Trent University. A study led by Professor Amin Al-Habaibeh, from the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, shows how infra...
Read more →Nottingham Trent University has further reduced its estate’s carbon footprint with the construction of a brand-new Pavilion building that generates more energy than it consumes. The Pavilion, which opened in September and is part of a multi-million pound development of the Clifton campus, i...
Read more →Following the response the EAUC submitted, on behalf of its members, to the Environmental Audit Select Committee’s inquiry on The Government’s approach to Sustainable Development, our Trustee, Wendy Purcell, has been invited to attend a conference which hosted by the Committee as part of...
Read more →Post by Iain Patton, EAUC CEO: It's hard to express my recent delight at spending four uninterrupted and very stimulating days in the refined space of Harvard University's Faculty Club! Thanks to a unique open collaboration between Leith Sharp, the Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health and ...
Read more →We are pleased to announce that we currently have 2 interns working for the EAUC. Hassan Waheed is currently studying for a MA in Sustainable Development and Sociology at the University of Edinburgh as well as being the Net Impact Edinburgh President. Katerina Kosta has just completed a MSc i...
Read more →As COP21 approaches, John Thorne, Sustainability Coordinator at the Glasgow School of Art, has signed up to cycle from Edinburgh to Paris in December. From assistance with talks as the team cycle south and general promotion and awareness raising, to assistance with accommodation and offers of car...
Read more →On 19th September 2015, the PRME Secretariat, together with the EAUC and other Steering Committee members; AACSB, AABS, ABIS, AMBA, CEEMAN, CLADEA, EFMD, GMAC and GRLI issued a call to action to business schools and management-related higher education institutions (HEIs) in response to the refugee c...
Read more →The University of Dundee has earned a `Britain In Bloom’ Environment Award, helping the city to win the overall City Category for 2015. The University’s award came in recognition of its work in recycling and sustainability. Trudy Cunningham, Environment & Sustainability Officer at ...
Read more →The FETL Fellowship is a structured programme that allows current FE and Skills practitioners and leaders in the UK to pursue a research interest that benefits thinking in the FE and Skills sector. The FETL is interested in the outcomes of research and the difference it will make to FE and Skill...
Read more →EAUC Platinum Sponsor, The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO), has announced the appointment of three new Regional Chairpersons, who will represent the interests of local members to the national group. Julie Frost, Head of Catering Operations at the University of Reading; Jacqui McPeake, Hea...
Read more →The third annual QMUL Sustainability Report has been published. It provides an overview of sustainability across QMUL and describes how it is inextricably linked to the university’s values, heritage and fundamental purpose. This purpose is to serve the public good, aiming to transform wide...
Read more →On Wednesday 14 October, COP21 Secretary General, Pierre-Henri Guignard, was handed an Open Letter at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, conveying this call on behalf of a global alliance of networks and associations representing more than 6,000 universities and colleges worldwide. Iain Patton, CEO, E...
Read more →The collective voice of the world’s universities, colleges and students must be heard at COP21 when the United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place in Paris, France, during the first week of December. On Wednesday 14 October, COP21 Secretary General, Pierre-Henri Guignard, was hand...
Read more →On 1 October, I attended EAUC member ifs University College's Financial Sustainability Symposium in London. The day programme was packed with inspiring speakers from those working in financial sustainability and sustainable business. There was a short welcome and introduction from Darran Messem, ...
Read more →A report on sustainability in tertiary education has been released today (12th October 2015) by the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC), National Union of Students (NUS), University and College Union (UCU), Association of Colleges (AoC) and the College Development Network....
Read more →Recent reports show that around three-quarters of England’s universities are set to miss their 2020 carbon reduction targets. Iain Patton, Chief Executive of the EAUC, has said, "The findings in the latest Brite Green report outline the dilemma the university sector faces in meeting its car...
Read more →In partnership with the EAUC and supported by the AoC, Salix has announced a further round of 100% interest free funding for energy efficiency and carbon reduction projects in Further Education (FE) Colleges in England and Wales. Applications will be accepted from now through to January 2016. Sal...
Read more →Following the AUDE and EAUC consultation, attached to this email are the notes from ARUP relating to the development of the Green Scorecard which is scoped around university estates and facilities environmental aspects. The first document is an explanation of how the scorecard can be used and the s...
Read more →University of Gloucestershire Students’ Union delivered Big Green Gap Year (BiGGY) Summer Placements 2015 in July and August 2015 piloting a sustainability themed placements programme. This built on the original idea of a community engagement/ citizen service lobbied for by James Derounian, se...
Read more →The collective voice of the world’s universities, colleges and students will be heard at COP21 when the United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place in Paris, France during the first week of December. A global alliance of tertiary and higher education sustainability networks today j...
Read more →The EAUC’s strategic partner, rootAbility, has been announced as one of the first winners of the UNESCO-Japan Prize for outstanding projects related to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The UNESCO-Japan Prize was established to honour outstanding efforts of individuals, instituti...
Read more →The University of Edinburgh and Biffa are using their influence to help Scotland deliver its Zero Waste agenda. Staff and students are working with waste and recycling partner Biffa to reduce, re-use and recycle. Through relationships built across departments and with the local community sector, ...
Read more →A research report published this week, demonstrates the value of Government loan funding in ensuring that public sector energy-efficiency projects which otherwise would not have sufficient capital to progress are able to go ahead. This funding is delivered by Government funded organisation, Salix Fi...
Read more →Brite Green has released its second progress report on carbon reductions in English universities. The report aims to offer robust, independent analysis of the emissions trends in the sector and provide institutions with tailored information about their performance to help them achieve their reductio...
Read more →Over the last decade the higher education sector has demonstrated a strong commitment to sustainable development, aligning with global efforts to combat climate change by reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The Higher Education Carbon Challenge report has been release...
Read more →On 7-8 September 2015, the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England hosted a symposium looking at the future of Education for Sustainable Development. The focus of the event was on how to best enable students to make a difference to sustainability, and featured a range of inte...
Read more →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 Informat...
Read more →ACTS is delighted to announce the finalist candidates for the 2015 Green Gown Awards Australasia, including the inaugural Built Environment and Leadership Awards and the ACTS Awards of Excellence. ACTS are extremely proud to acknowledge a wide range of amazing sustainability initiatives this year, ...
Read more →The EAUC welcomes the update from AUDE (below) on the development of an Estates-focused Green Scorecard in response to the agreement we both have with People and Planet. Background information on this can be viewed at https://www.eauc.org.uk/people_planet_green_league. We are aware that it is unc...
Read more →For the fifth consecutive year, the National Union of Students has worked with the Higher Education Academy to ask students about their attitudes towards sustainable development. The results show that 80 per cent of students have said that they want their institutions to be doing more on sustaina...
Read more →The IARU Global University Climate Forum is a one-day workshop on 5 December in Paris during the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations (COP21) where student teams from around the world will present their ideas for local-scale projects that will yield measureable impacts over the c...
Read more →Salix Finance has received applications for over £3m of interest-free loans for 32 new energy efficiency projects across 24 Colleges in England, predicted to save over £11m over the project’s lifetime. In partnership with the EAUC and the Association of Colleges (AoC), Salix launched the se...
Read more →We are urging Members to respond to this call as an important opportunity for the education sector to ensure sustainability is kept on the Government’s agenda. The 2015-20 period will be crucial for ensuring the Government continues to promote sustainable development, with many key policies...
Read more →The National Union of Students (NUS) is carrying out Freedom of Information (FOI) requests relating to investments by universities. This will inform a broader campaign that the NUS intends to run next academic year linking divestment to re-investment in renewable technologies and on-campus renewable...
Read more →The Department of Energy and Climate Change recntly launched consultations on Changes to Feed-in Tariff Accreditation and Changes to Financial Support for Solar PV. Consultation on Changes to Financial Support for Solar PV This consultation proposed to control the costs of new solar PV projec...
Read more →In the EAUC-Scotland’s July bulletin we called on the HE/FE community to 'Tell us your Triumphs!' and to get in touch with great projects and amazing work that was going on. University of the West of Scotland (UWS) were quick to respond with the exciting news that they have recently won two...
Read more →The Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 has enabled the Scottish Ministers to give the Scottish Environment Proctection Agency (SEPA) the power to impose fixed and variable monetary penalties and accept enforcement undertakings (the enforcement measures). The enforcement measures form part of the ...
Read more →The CIBSE Building Performance Awards are celebrating their 10th year recognising the people, products, projects and initiatives that are setting new standards for buildings performance both within the UK and overseas. This year, recognising the diversity of buildings, 5 categories for new build ...
Read more →CIBSE's sixth annual Technical Symposium will be taking place at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh from 14-15 April 2016. It aims to encourage the participation of both young and experienced industry practitioners, universities, research organisations, industry and others to share experiences and de...
Read more →The new Environmental Audit Committee has launched its first inquiry of the parliament and is calling for evidence on the government’s approach to sustainable development. Evidence received for this inquiry will feed into the Committees work over the course of this Parliament. Responses are...
Read more →New study delves into the student experience and how important university facilities are Research released today shows that facilities are key for two thirds (67%)* of UK students when choosing university. As expected, course (79%) and location (69%) were marginally more important with reputati...
Read more →Transforming UK Tertiary Education towards a Sustainable Future APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED Social, economic and environmental sustainability in further and higher education is now a critical agenda to the long term value and viability of the Tertiary Education sector. The EAUC is the lead b...
Read more →The first year of the SAVES project has come to an end and with it the Student Switch Off campaigns for the academic year 2014/2015. The SAVES project encourages 25,000 students living in dormitories in five partner countries (UK, Sweden, Greece, Cyprus and Lithuania) to save energy by means of simp...
Read more →The University of the West of England (UWE) have developed ‘Our Green City: Global Challenges, Bristol Solutions’, a free, six week online course. This course will provide an overview of the current environmental and social challenges faced by cities across the world and the solutions...
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