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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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