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  University of Gloucestershire SU runs successful pilot for sustainability themed placement programme – 29th September 2015

  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...

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  COP21 Ministers urged to partner with universities, colleges and students – 28th September 2015

  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...

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  rootAbility and Green Office win UNESCO Prize – 28th September 2015

  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...

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  University of Edinburgh and Biffa building partnerships for Zero Waste – 23rd September 2015

  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, ...

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  University College London research provides evidence that Government loan funding is enabling public – 22nd September 2015

  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...

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  Brite Green University Carbon Reduction Progress Report – 21st September 2015

  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...

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  The Higher Education Carbon Challenge Report – 17th September 2015

  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...

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  Learning from the sharp end - implications for sustainability in Higher Education – 15th September 2015

  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...

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  EAUC Response to the DECC Consultation on a Review of the Feed-in Tariffs Scheme – 15th September 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 Informat...

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  Green Gown Awards Australasia Finalists Announced – 10th September 2015

  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, ...

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  Green Scorecard & University League Update – 10th September 2015

  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...

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  2015 NUS/HEA reports on student and employer demand for sustainability – 8th September 2015

  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...

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  Call for university student climate change proposals - Global Challenges, Local Solutions – 1st September 2015

    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...

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  Success for Salix’s Second College Energy Fund – 20th August 2015

  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...

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  Call for Members to Feed into Evidence on the Government’s Approach to Sustainability – 18th August 2015

  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...

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  EAUC informs Members of investment/divestment FOI requests – 18th August 2015

  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...

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  EAUC responds to Department of Energy and Climate Change Consultations – 12th August 2015

  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...

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  University of the West of Scotland - NUS Award Success – 12th August 2015

  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...

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  Consultation on SEPA’s Enforcement Policy and Guidance – 11th August 2015

  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 ...

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  CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2016 – 4th August 2015

  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 ...

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