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Transforming UCL buildings sustainably - new assessment scheme launched at UCL – 16th June 2016

Over the past year UCL has been helping to develop a new sustainability assessment scheme for higher education building refurbishment projects. This week that scheme, RICS Ska for higher education, has been launched here at UCL. Good news for UCL staff and students: Maintaining a sustainable ...

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First Book Bank in England Launched at UCLan – 8th June 2016

Better World Books has launched its first book bank in England at the University of Central Lancashire. The book bank is located at the Preston City Campus on Adelphi Street next to the library building. It provides university staff, students and the public with a convenient way to drop off the book...

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Nottingham Trent University student designs innovative moss wall panels to reduce air pollution – 6th June 2016

A unique wall panel designed by Jack Johnson, a BA (Hons) Product Design student who is graduating from Nottingham Trent University this summer, uses moss as a natural solution of reducing air pollution in offices. The moss contained in the innovative panels removes gases such as carbon dioxide, ...

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Call for Contributions, COPERNICUS Alliance Conference 2016, Vienna, Austria, September 14-16th – 6th June 2016

The 2016 COPERNICUS Alliance Conference focuses on the sustainability transformation of institutional, national and international science systems. It will reflect on policies and practices that support or hinder researchers and educators of higher education institutions to practice inter- and transd...

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University of Aberdeen's Rocking Horse Nursery presented Passive House Certification – 3rd June 2016

The Rocking Horse Nursery at the University of Aberdeen has been formally recognised as the first Passive House nursery in Scotland and the first building of its kind in the Scottish higher education sector. Professor Wolfgang Feist, co-founder of the Passive House concept and Director of the Pas...

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University of Dundee pedaling forward with new Cycle Friendly Campus Award – 3rd June 2016

Cyclists from the University of Dundee community, including its Rector, the world-renowned adventurer, Mark Beaumont, will receive Cycling Scotland's Cycle Friendly Campus Award with Distinction on Friday 3rd June, recognising the institution’s efforts to promote sustainable travel. Cycling...

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Elyx helps launch world’s first Sustainability Literacy test at the UN Environment Assembly – 1st June 2016

The world’s first online test of sustainability literacy, Sulitest.org, was launched at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi, Kenya on May 26. Sulitest.org, a tangible implementation of HESI, aims to create and nurture an awareness of both global and local sustainability c...

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EAUC Conference and David Orr – 27th May 2016

EAUC apologises on behalf of David Orr for a comment he made during his keynote session at the EAUC Annual Conference. This is in no way a reflection of EAUC values. Racial and religious stereotyping has no place in the sustainable and socially just world we seek. Perhaps this is a perfect opport...

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Green Scorecard Launched – 13th May 2016

The Green Scorecard has been officialy launched. See the official press release below: The Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE) has launched its first ever Green Scorecard in partnership with the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC). The Green Scoreca...

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EAUC supports Latin American Universities for Fair Trade initiative – 10th May 2016

The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) has provided a letter of support for the Latin American Universities for Fair Trade initiative. The Latin American Universities for Fair Trade scheme hopes to create a network of Latin American and Caribbean Universities that sup...

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Summary of 28 April 2016 District Heating Network seminar – 6th May 2016

District heating networks could be the low carbon energy supply solution that helps universities to cut their energy bills and meet their carbon targets. Over twenty universities and colleges from all over Britain attended the district heating networks seminar for universities and colleges organ...

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New round of funding launched for colleges in England – 5th May 2016

The EAUC and Salix are proud to announce the launch of an additional round of funding for further education Colleges in England. The College Energy Fund was launched in 2014 by Salix in partnership with the EAUC and supported by the AoC. Since then, Colleges have completed 70 energy-efficiency p...

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University challenge: How behaviour change can unite staff and students on sustainability – 13th April 2016

Britain's universities are facing the same carbon conundrum as the entire global economy: how can you achieve meaningful emissions reductions while the market in which you operate continues to grow? Birmingham's Aston University believes it has found the most effective answer: behaviour change. A...

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Reduce the Juice - Bring a new sustainability engagement programme into your halls of residence! – 12th April 2016

Bring a new sustainability engagement programme into your halls of residence! For the past year, the University of London has developed Reduce the Juice, a student accommodation sustainability engagement programme, achieving some great results: halls with recycling rates of over 80% and energy s...

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South West College hosts EAUC Ireland meeting – 30th March 2016

South West College (SWC) recently hosted the second meeting of the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) Ireland Group at the College’s CREST pavilion in Enniskillen. The EAUC Ireland Group – a sub-Group of the broader EAUC international network was set up lat...

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City College Plymouth named best Fairtrade college at South West Fairtrade Business Awards – 29th March 2016

City College Plymouth has been announced as winners of the Best Fairtrade College/University category at the South West Fairtrade Business Awards 2016 on Friday 11th March. The event was opened by Molly Scott Cato MEP and the ceremony was hosted by ethical beauty and wellbeing expert, Liz Earle M...

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RAU named sustainability champion at Guardian University Award 2016 – 29th March 2016

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) was thrilled to be announced the winner in the sustainability category at the prestigious The Guardian University Award 2016 on Wednesday (16 March). The Sustainability Project award recognised ‘an outstanding initiative that creates and champions a m...

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Join our Board – 23rd March 2016

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 three new Board members. ...

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Top marks for Plymouth and Manchester universities at Food Made Good Awards – 23rd March 2016

Plymouth University and The University of Manchester both triumphed at the Food Made Good Awards on 22 March, in recognition of their outstandingly sustainable catering. Raymond Blanc OBE presented Plymouth University with the Food Made Good University Champion award (sponsored by TUCO) at a gala...

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Innovative EcoHack event calls for Sustainability Mentors and Speakers – 17th March 2016

While there are various technological solutions available to those who strive to reduce energy consumption and live their lives more sustainably, influencing behavioural change still remains a challenge. This is what inspired the creators of Eco Hack. This project is a ten-week programme that will h...

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Could you host a future EAUC Annual Conference? – 15th March 2016

As part of our annual conference planning process, we want to ensure we have a current list of venues (both educational and non-educational) that are able to offer the required space to host this exciting event. Below is an outline of the space/requirements that we need in order to successfully host...

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Launching the GUPES Green Gown Awards – 15th March 2016

The GUPES Green Gown Awards is a joint initiative supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC),that expands the Green Gown Awards further across the globe with an emphasis on profiling and learning from the Southe...

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Salix College Energy Fund - over Â£3.8m of energy-efficiency projects completed to date – 15th March 2016

A reflection on the progress of the Salix College Energy Fund has seen the completion of over £3.8m of projects, including its largest to date by City of Liverpool College. The project, completed by the City of Liverpool College, incorporates a number of energy efficiency measures including LED li...

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EAUC member offer - RootAbility student engagement training in Bonn, Germany. – 15th March 2016

The EAUC has been working with RootAbility, pioneers of the green office model in Europe, to create an exciting opportunity for three EAUC educational members to travel to Bonn, Germany to take part in an international training course on how to equip young people with the knowledge and skills they n...

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Royal Agricultural University celebrates two nominations for The Guardian University Awards – 15th March 2016

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has been shortlisted for two Guardian University Awards 2016, for ‘Entrepreneurship’ and the ‘Sustainability Project’. The Sustainability Project category recognises ‘an outstanding initiative that creates and champions a more ...

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The Courtauld Commitment 2025 to transform UK food and drink – 15th March 2016

The UK’s resource efficiency charity WRAP, on behalf of the UK Government and Devolved Administrations, has unveiled a pioneering commitment, signed by the EAUC, which brings together organisations from across the food system for the first time to make food and drink production and consumpti...

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Businesses warned over supply chains as Edinburgh University goes conflict mineral free – 14th March 2016

The University of Edinburgh has put pressure on its electronic suppliers, after it became the first higher education institution in the UK to ban the purchasing of supplies that contain controversial 'conflict minerals'. The policy – primarily aimed at supply chains associated with the fina...

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University of Winchester recognised as global leader in responsible business education – 11th March 2016

Winchester Business School has become one of only three Business Schools in the UK to be invited to become a PRME Champion, for its dedication to the United Nations’ backed Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) to inspire and champion responsible management education, research...

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Cranfield launches world’s first MSc in the Circular Economy – 9th March 2016

Cranfield University has launched the world’s first MSc course in the Circular Economy. The new part-time executive MSc course, Technology, Innovation and Management for a Circular Economy, was launched at Resource, the leading resource efficiency event, in London this week. The course comb...

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Manchester Met Becomes First UK University To Achieve New International Environmental Standard – 2nd March 2016

Manchester Metropolitan is the first UK University to achieve the newly revised and more challenging international Environmental Management System (EMS) standard- ISO14001:2015, demonstrating a clear commitment to managing and improving its environmental performance. Over the last three years, th...

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Call out for Ethical Investment, Divestment, or Ethical Procurement Policies – 1st March 2016

The issues of divestment and ethical investment/procurement are high on the agenda for many of our members. In order to support you on your journey towards ethical investment, the EAUC will pull together a bank of existing policies to act as a guidance resource on the Sustainability Exchange. If ...

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Ska Rating for Higher Education Consultation – 1st March 2016

The deadline for the Ska Rating for Higher Education Consultation is this Friday 4 March. he EAUC would like to respond to this on behalf of our members and would value your feedback. The consultation takes the form of comments on each section of the document, which are labelled with a letter and...

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Update on the Green Scorecard – 16th February 2016

The final methodology for the Green Scorecard was approved on Thursday 11 February. In order to implement the scorecard, Aude have agreed that a short pilot phase will be undertaken, commencing shortlyThe Universities that will be piloting this scheme are as follows: - Edinburgh - QMC - Swan...

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Study on HEI networks and their link to urban planning – 16th February 2016

Mathieu Garnier from Tetragora in France who is conducting a study for "la Caisse des Dépôts" on HEI networks and their link to urban planning. How HEIs are taking in account networks and grids (electricity, water, waste, mobility, ICT, heat...) during their planning operation (new site, new buildin...

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Opportunity - Advanced Level Workshop on Overcoming Barriers to Better Building Performance – 16th February 2016

Building on feedback from the EAUC, numerous building performance evaluations (BPEs) and interviews with HE Environment and Sustainability Managers, AHR’s R&D Group will host an advanced level workshop on Wednesday 13th April to discuss some of the most common issues encountered on higher educ...

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Salix funding creates Â£50 million of investment into energy efficiency projects – 16th February 2016

£25 million of funding creates over £50 million of investment into energy efficiency projects for the higher education sector A reflection on the success of the Salix/HEFCE Revolving Green Fund 1 (RGF1), which demonstrates that Government funding has led to projects that are estimated to save Unive...

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Pedal Power: Could you cycle 300 miles for charity? – 16th February 2016

Fancy the challenge of cycling 300 miles in four days for charity? If so, The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) invites you to join its members and directors in July 2016, as they take to the highway from Manchester to Exeter in the name of raising thousands of pounds for good causes. Memb...

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Statement on EAUC Annual Conference sponsorship policy. – 16th February 2016

The EAUC Senior Management Team has taken the decision not to accept Annual Conference sponsorship or exhibition fees from companies where their main activities are fossil fuel related. The decision paves the way for a discussion on how and where we engage with fossil fuel companies in the future...

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Sustainability in Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities – 16th February 2016

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Thursday 7th July 2016; Hosted by Canterbury Christ Church University Futures Initiative It is ten years since Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) first started exploring sustainability and its implications for Higher Education. Since then much has been achieved and ...

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Two courses of sustainability training on the menu for university caterers – 16th February 2016

Universities committed to putting sustainability at the heart of their catering operation can now embed these principles and practicalities throughout their workforce with a new set of training courses being run by the hospitality industry’s leading sustainability organisation. The Sustaina...

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Glasgow Caledonian University become Scotland’s first Cycle Friendly Campus – 8th February 2016

Glasgow Caledonian University has become Scotland’s first Cycle Friendly Campus, gaining the Cycle Friendly Award with Distinction from Cycling Scotland Scottish Trail Bike Champion, Aaron Duke, was on hand on Friday (5th February) to help students and staff at Glasgow Caledonian University...

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UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development: Call for nominations 2016 – 2nd February 2016

The 2016 call for nominations for the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), endowed with USD 150,000 for three laureates, was launched last week. Eligible for the Prize are individuals, institutions and organizations with a specific ESD project or programme having bee...

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#WearTheLove National Campaign - Scotland – 2nd February 2016

#WearTheLove National Campaign Fashion / Textile Degree Course Brief/Opportunity for Scotland This February, Love Your Clothes wants everyone to celebrate the clothes we already have and fall in love again with our wardrobes. So we’re running a national campaign and competition – W...

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Fairtrade Fortnight offer – 2nd February 2016

What is Fairtrade? Fairtrade is an ethical standards label which provides a guarantee, via audits carried out by an independent certification body, that developing world producers have been paid a fair price, and had decent working conditions, for products carrying the Fairtrade mark. Fairtrade....

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EAUC Energy Seminar - navigating barriers to energy cost control and storage – 1st February 2016

On 28 January, the EAUC with support from Clean Power Solutions held an energy seminar at the Chimneys Hotel and Conference Centre, Cheshire. This seminar looked to explore and share solutions and expertise from other institutions in areas, such as energy cost control and storage, key energy technol...

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Celebrations for the Winners of the 2015 TrophÃ©es des campus responsables – 1st February 2016

The ceremony of the second Trophées des campus responsables (the French-speaking Green Gown Awards) was held on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) in Paris. During the ceremony organised by Campus Responsables, eight institutions from Fre...

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Call For Applications for Masters and Doctoral Degree Programmes in IESD, Tongji University – 26th January 2016

The UNEP-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development (IESD), based in Tongji University, Shanghai, is calling for applications to its Doctoral and Masters programmes. Three Programmes are avaliable: 2016-2018 Master Programme on Environmental Management and Sustainable De...

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Call for photographs in support of UNEP’s assessment work in the Pan European region – 21st January 2016

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is looking for photographs that depict the relationship between society, economies and the environment both positively and negatively. UNEP is requesting submissions of photographs that respond to the following categories: Healthy planet, healt...

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A Better Future: How BT is using ICT to drive behaviour change – 20th January 2016

As eyes turn from global goals to golden globes, it is perhaps surprising just how quickly COP21 has fallen off the radar in the space of a month. History was made at the COP21 climate change conference in Paris as world leaders agreed to adopt an "ambitious and balanced" final deal, including a ...

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NUS Launches Divest-Invest Campaign – 19th January 2016

On the subject of the Divest-Invest campaign, Iain Patton, Chief Executive of the EAUC, said; "To quote Joy Carter, Vice-chancellor of the University of Winchester in Times Higher Education after the historic UN Paris Climate Change Agreement, ‘Deciding as a sector to help all our students to ...

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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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SRUC Acting Chief Executive Janet Swadling, SRUC Environment Officer Kate Thornback, SRUC Elmwood Deputy Manager, Students’ Research and Environment Greg Kilgour and SRUC Assistant Principal FE David James

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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St John's - First College in Cambridge to be Awarded Food Sustainability Rating – 24th November 2015

The catering team at St John’s College, Cambridge, have become the first to receive a two-star award of sustainability from the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s Food Made Good programme for their commitment to serving sustainable food. A two-star rating of sustainability has been ...

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NUS - #loveSUs Campaign – 19th November 2015

The Government’s Higher Education Green Paper announced a consultation on the transparency and democratic accountability of students’ unions. Off the back of this paper, the NUS is keen to take the opportunity to highlight the fantastic work that students’ unions do to ensure th...

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Literature and Sustainability Public Lecture Competition – 19th November 2015

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) and the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment, UK & Ireland (ASLE-UKI) invite entrants to submit texts for their annual public lecture competition: The 2016 INSPIRE Lecture on Literature and Sustainability: Green Knowledge. ...

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Call to Action: Mobilising Academic Community Action in Response to the Refugee Crisis – 17th November 2015

The oportunity for the business school community to participate in the recent Call to Action: Mobilizing the Academic Community Action in Response to the Refugee Crisis is still open. There has already been an encouraging response from business schools from across the globe, which has been mentioned...

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NUS seeking views on education investments – 12th November 2015

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...

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Iain's Blog: We are all Developing Nations now – 11th November 2015

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...

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Contributions to the UNESCO Green Citizens Website – 10th November 2015

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...

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Symposium on Sustainable Development Research at Universities in the United Kingdom – 10th November 2015

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...

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The Green Blue launches new University Sailing Sustainability Challenge 2015 – 10th November 2015

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...

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ISO 14001 Revisions – 10th November 2015

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...

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Infrared drones to detect ‘invisible’ water leaks – 9th November 2015

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...

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Nottingham Trent's New Building Given Carbon Negative Rating – 9th November 2015

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...

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Next Steps: The Government’s Approach to Sustainable Development – 4th November 2015

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...

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Iain's Blog: A Harvard Shot in the Arm for University Sustainability Leadership – 3rd November 2015

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 ...

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EAUC Interns and Sustainability Mapping – 3rd November 2015

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...

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COP21 Cycle Ride – 27th October 2015

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...

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