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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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