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  EAUC Scotland launch university carbon management plan project – 3rd February 2015

  EAUC-Scotland are pleased to announce the launch of a new project to review Scottish university carbon management plans (CMPs) to assess if they are likely to meet their targets outlined until 2020 and is funded by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). The objective of this project is to provide in...

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  International Green Gown Awards – 2nd February 2015

  We are excited to present the 2 UK institutions with their International Green Gown Awards. Hull College won the Social Responsibility Award for their inspiring project to transform derelict properties and Manchester Metropolitan University won the Student Engagement Award for their passionate stude...

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  Call for your approaches to fair trade! – 2nd February 2015

  For Fairtrade Fortnight 2015, the EAUC Fair Trade Community of Practice (CoP) would like to share some mini case studies on fair trade in educational institutions. If you can contribute to this, could you or someone from your institution please fill in this one page form (just 2 questions, and keep ...

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  Young entrepreneurs inspiring change - Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Award – 30th January 2015

  At London’s historic Guildhall, the EAUC were invited to celebrate the winner of the HRH The Prince of Wales Young Sustainability Entrepreneur Prize and the six talented finalists of the 2014 Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards. Delivered in partnership with the Universit...

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  320 Green Gown Award resources and more! – 30th January 2015

  The Green Gown Awards celebrated its 10th anniversary at the stunning Whitworth Hall, University of Manchester in November 2014 and since then, we have been working hard to ensure best practice demonstrated by our finalists is disseminated far and wide. Many of the 2014 winners, finalists, highly...

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  Learn from the best – 30th January 2015

  This month's University Business article focuses on the suite of more than 320+ inspirational case studies and short videos on finalists, highly commended and winning projects that are now available on the newly refreshed Sustainability Exchange.  Packed with ideas and offering top three project ...

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  IMRD scholarship applications are open! – 26th January 2015

  Become a specialist in integrated rural development, through a two year master programme jointly organized by six European leading institutes in Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, in collaboration with several partners in the United States, China, Ecuador, India and South Africa. Promi...

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  Ensuring sustainability has a future – 20th January 2015

  Well done today to those universities whose commitment and hard work for sustainability has been recognised by this year’s People and Planet University League.  However, the EAUC also recognises and celebrates the equal hard work and commitment of many of those who chose not to enter this year...

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  Challenging Connections – 19th January 2015

  We can’t talk credibly about sustainability if we don’t include all voices in the debate This year for the first time the EAUC’s Annual Conference, 'Challenging Connections', will provide a formal stage for all of the voices in the tertiary education sector so that they can insp...

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  Join our Board – 19th January 2015

  Our continued success will draw on the strength and diverse skills of our Board of Trustees: maintaining its balance of knowledge and experience from across the university, college and learning and skills sector is essential to our future success. We now have a vacancy for one new Board member. W...

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  Call for proposals open for the AASHE 2015 Conference & Expo – 13th January 2015

  The EAUC cordially invites you to join AASHE on 25-28th October 2015 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to celebrate their ten-year anniversary and share your sustainability successes and lessons. Proposal submissions for the AASHE 2015 Conference & Expo, themed Transforming Sustainability Education are bein...

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  Display your innovative sustainability technology at Sustainability Live – 7th January 2015

  Sustainability Live incorporating NEMEX and Energy Recovery has been the hub of energy and sustainability solutions for the UK business community since its inception in 2007.  A place to be inspired, learn ‘how to’ and find solutions to every aspect of energy and sustainability, Sustaina...

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  EAUC select ClimateCare to offset their carbon emissions – 6th January 2015

  As part of the EAUC’s approach to taking responsibility for our impact on the environment, we have partnered with Climate and Development experts ClimateCare to offset our carbon emissions. In December 2013, we launched our new sustainability policy, in which we upped the ante to take our...

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  Deadline approaching to apply for the Salix College Energy Fund – 6th January 2015

  Applications to the Fund have now closed. In partnership with Salix Finance, the EAUC woudl like to remind all Colleges in England, Scotland and Wales that the deadline for applications to the Salix College Energy Fund is 30 January 2015. In November 2014, were were delighted to announce ...

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  EAUC Volunteering day 2014 - Hamper Scamper – 5th January 2015

  Tuesday 16 December saw staff from EAUC spending the day volunteering with CCP as part of their annual Hamper Scamper. Hamper Scamper is CCP’s Christmas Giving Scheme, designed to spread a little cheer to some of the most disadvantaged children, young people, families and vulnerable adults in ...

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  Wishing all of our Members a jolly festive season! – 24th December 2014

  Over the last few weeks we have put together a number of festive resources to help you maintain sustainability being at the forefront of your minds this December. Here is a summary of all of these resources. Happy Holidays! > Energy saving tips for you this Christmas! > Real or Fake Christm...

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  Construct your own sustainable gingerbread house! – 22nd December 2014

  This recipe is an old favourite from Mary Berry. View the full recipe here. > Download the template Ingredients 375g/13oz unsalted butter 300g/10½oz dark muscovado sugar - fair trade 150g/5½oz golden syrup -  organic/fair trade 900g/2lb plain flour 1 tbsp bicarb...

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  10 years, 100 winners – 22nd December 2014

  This month's University Business article focuses on the Green Gown Awards 2014. The ceremony was the biggest and best yet with 15 winners, 25 highly commended and it also saw the crowning of its 100th winner. The evening was hosted by adventure-loving presenter Simon Reeve, best known for his uni...

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  Sustainable development in higher education – 19th December 2014

  A new framework reviews HEFCE’s role to date and sets out the actions it will take to support the sector. The publication sets out some of the ways in which higher education contributes to society’s efforts to achieve sustainability. These are captured in a new vision which also empha...

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  Waste not want not – 19th December 2014

  Day 11 of EAUC Sustainable Christmas is Resource Efficiency and Waste Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year, but it is also the most wasteful. Edie has collected together 12 sustainability waste related facts to inspire a greener Christmas this year. We've added some tips so your i...

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