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  New NEUPC Furniture Reuse and Recycling Framework Now Live – 16th August 2017

  North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd (NEUPC) has recently launched a new national framework for Furniture Reuse and Recycling. Established to provide full end to end provision for furniture storage, reuse and recycling, the framework has sustainability at its core. The framework c...

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  Brighton Uni captures the sun – 16th August 2017

  The latest solar photovoltaic (PV) installation from the University of Brighton has been completed at its Eastbourne campus – at no cost to the university. The project builds on the success of working with Brighton Energy Co-operative (BEC), a Brighton-based collective which builds communit...

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  Dundee and Angus College trial visionary sustainability brand – 16th August 2017

  For Dundee and Angus College in Scotland, on-site composting provides an ideal solution to take control of their food waste, reduce packaging in canteens, and move away from plastics in food service.    The College chose Vegware as their packaging supplier to provide a sustainable, compostable sol...

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  Better World Books Literacy Grants application close date 28 August 2017 – 10th August 2017

  The EAUC  has a strong partnership with Better World Books, the award-winning, socially minded global bookseller, to drive sustainability and book reuse at university and college campuses across the UK and Ireland. You can find our more about our partnership here. This year Better World Books lau...

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  Welcome to our New Treasurer – 9th August 2017

  We welcome David Duncan, Chief Operating Officer and University Secretary at the University of Glasgow, to the Board of Trustees. David has been appointed as Treasurer by the Board. David has been co-opted by the Board of Trustees due to the resignation of Andrew Hewett (University of Dundee). Th...

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  TUCO Delivers Inspiring 2017 Conference Line Up – 9th August 2017

  Hundreds of caterers from the Further and Higher Education sector gathered at the University of Nottingham this week (24th-26th July) for the hotly anticipated TUCO Annual Conference.   Members of The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) travelled from across the UK for the inspirational three-...

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  Over £38 million of Salix funding to install CHP across the UK public sector – 9th August 2017

  Over £38 million of Salix interest-free loans have been used for the installation of combined heat and power (CHP) to provide high efficiency heat and power generation to UK public sector buildings, bringing estimated annual savings of over £10 million on energy bills. Last year saw a record number ...

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  Seeking Project Managers – 7th August 2017

  EAUC has a number of key projects to design and deliver on an out-sourced basis for the next period. Projects include updating our resilience guide for institution governors, supporting a business case briefing development programme and developing and writing funding bids for the next phase of the L...

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  EAUC launches new research on sustainability reporting tools – 4th August 2017

  The EAUC has released new mapping research today that looks at the wide ranging sustainability reporting tools available to UK post-16 education sector.   Navigating through the increasingly complex landscape of sustainability reporting tools often seems a daunting task. In response, the Environme...

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  Call for Hosts – 4th August 2017

  Beyond COP21 University/College Symposium – Call for Hosts Peter Milne, Founder/Director of Target4Green, is currently looking for an EAUC Member  University or College to host a free pilot Beyond COP21 Symposium in the academic year 2017/18, as part of their engagement programme with local...

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  Energy scheme officially opened at £330 million Northampton University campus – 3rd August 2017

  Energy Scheme Officially Opened at £330m Waterside Campus £6.5m biomass energy project at The University of Northampton’s Waterside Campus is officially opened to mark the completion of the project. On August 1st 2017 members from The University of Northampton and sustainable energy specia...

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  Sustainability in Education Survey 2017 Deadline Extension! – 1st August 2017

  The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC), National Union of Students (NUS), University and College Union (UCU), College Development Network (CDN) and Association of Colleges (AoC) have again launched a joint survey on perceptions of sustainability in the sector. This sur...

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  Salix launches new round of funding for HEIs – 31st July 2017

  Last year, almost half of all HEIs in England worked with Salix on energy efficiency projects in the last financial year, resulting in the completion of projects utilising over £20m from Salix managed programmes. As well as impressive carbon emissions savings, these projects will see annual energy b...

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  EAUC donates to 2017 Conference host carbon offset project – 31st July 2017

  As part of our sustainable event strategy, each year, we make a carbon offset donation to the institution that hosted the EAUC Annual Conference. After the 2017 conference we provided Lancaster University with a donation which they are incorporating within their large scale tree planting project ...

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  University of Winchester to launch new sustainability and wellbeing behaviour change scheme – 28th July 2017

  The University of Winchester will be launching the JUMP behaviour change programme in September this year.   Winchester is the latest university to implement the JUMP programme, joining Swansea University, Bournemouth University, the University of Chichester and Brunel University. The programme ha...

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  University scores top marks for its sustainable procurement – 27th July 2017

  The University of Manchester has achieved Level 5 – the highest possible rating – in the Government’s flexible framework for sustainable procurement. The University is the first in the country to have its self-assessment independently verified, with Manchester’s practices ...

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  Green Scorecard Update – 25th July 2017

  Following member feedback, the Green Scorecard tool has been updated. Please watch the short video to find out where the improvements and additions have been made to the functionality. Also available to download is a user guide document. All changes are now live on the Green Scorecard system r...

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  University of Winchester named Client of the Year in building excellence awards – 24th July 2017

  The University of Winchester has scooped the Client of the Year Award at the 2017 Constructing Excellence Awards in London and the South East.   The Awards recognise outstanding companies working in the built environment and projects that have delivered improvements in all-round performance thro...

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  Scottish Government Code of Practise on Litter and Refuse. Consultation on renewal – 21st July 2017

  Your institution has formal responsibilities around litter and refuse – have your say on the new Code of Practice. The Scottish government is in the process of updating the 2006 ‘Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse’ statutory guidance, issued under the Environmental Protecti...

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  Scottish Government Climate Change Bill - Consultation – 14th July 2017

  On the 30 June 2017 the Scottish Government launched its most recent consultation to introduce a new Climate Change Bill in relation to the Climate Change Act (Scotland) 2009.  The key changes being proposed include:   Greenhouse gas emission reduction target being changed from 80% reduction...

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  Textiles technology to detect pilot stress levels at Nottingham Trent Uni – 14th July 2017

  Smart textiles will be used to monitor stress levels in aeroplane pilots as part of a major European research project involving Nottingham Trent University.   The university’s Advanced Textiles Research Group – led by Professor Tilak Dias of the School of Art & Design –will explo...

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  Turning Our Unconscious Competence into Conscious Competence – 13th July 2017

  The power and value of sustainability leaders ratcheted up yet another gear at this year’s EAUC Leadership Lab at Cambridge.  Westminster College buzzed as a talented and experienced group of leaders grasped a new language of change and recognition of their pivotal role in driving it. The ...

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  NUS celebrate successful Green Impact awards – 13th July 2017

  The National Union of Students celebrated their annual Green Impact Students' Unions awards last week.    This year they had redesigned their toolkit to include more social and holistic actions, for example about activism and campaigning, and training and research. The NUS Sustainability team were...

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  Salix College Energy Fund accepting applications – 11th July 2017

  Salix has announced the launch of a new round of funding for Further Education Colleges in England, in partnership with the EAUC and supported by the Association of Colleges. The funding ensures Further Education Colleges can invest in energy efficient technologies, resulting in both carbon and fina...

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  Post-16 education proving key to reaching Sustainable Development Goals – 6th July 2017

  This year’s UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards’ finalists are proving post-16 education is at the forefront of the effort to deliver solutions to the most pressing global challenges of our time. Having been a leading participant in the United Nations negotiations to develop 17 Global Go...

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  Brite Green University Carbon Progress Report Data Review – 4th July 2017

  Brite Green are currently in the process of preparing for their University Carbon Progress Report. The report uses the most recent figures published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). In order to ensure the findings accurately reflect the performance of universities, Brite Green are m...

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  University of Cambridge publishes its first Environmental Sustainability Report – 3rd July 2017

  The University of Cambridge has published its first Environmental Sustainability Report. The report, titled 'Environmental Sustainability Report', details the university's progress towards meeting the goals set out in the University’s Environmental Sustainability, Vision, Policy and Strategy. ...

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  Salix Finance helps HE energy efficiency surge ahead – 29th June 2017

  Almost half of all higher education institutions (HEIs) in England worked with Salix on energy efficiency projects in the last financial year, resulting in the completion of projects utilising over £20m from Salix managed programmes. As well as impressive carbon emissions savings, these projects ...

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  Take part in Nottingham Trent University climate change survey – 28th June 2017

  The sustainability team at Nottingham Trent University’s Business School are looking for sustainability professionals to take part in a global online survey.   The study is looking at perceptions on how universities should deal with issues relating to climate change in operations and the cur...

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  Pioneering Leadership Lab back for a second round – 20th June 2017

  The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) is bringing the second Leadership Lab to Cambridge University this July in partnership with PwC.  The two day event has an impressive line-up, including experts from Harvard University, PwC and the UK HE sector. This unique opport...

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  UWE Leads the Way with Green Initiatives – 16th June 2017

  The University of the West of England (UWE) has recently been involved with a number of green initiatives both within the city of Bristol and across the UK.  On 23 May, UWE Bristol hosted an exciting and stimulating Roadshow event on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). One...

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  The ENACTUS World Cup is Coming to London! – 16th June 2017

  If you have not heard of it, you need to find out about the student Enactus World Cup.   From September 26th to 28th, 2017 a select group of 3,500 students, business, academic and government leaders from around the globe will gather in London for a very special event that includes three unforgetta...

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  Groundwork Youth recruiting young green leaders across the UK - applications open! – 14th June 2017

  Do you know a young person with an interest in environmental issues or looking to develop their leadership skills? Are you part of a local community group looking to increase your membership but need help recruiting local young people?  Groundwork Youth is here to help! Groundwork Youth is a Grou...

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  Old bike parts turn the cogs of new wave energy harvester at NTU – 13th June 2017

  Researchers at Nottingham Trent University used old bike parts and a disused pressure cooker to create a wave energy harvester powerful enough to charge a mobile phone.   BSc Product Design undergraduate Owen Griffiths and Professor Amin Al-Habaibeh, a professor of intelligent engineering systems,...

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  The Culture of Consumerism: Reduce, Reuse, Reculture by Perth College UHIs WEEE Centre – 12th June 2017

  The Culture of Consumerism: Reduce, Reuse, Reculture event held by Perth College UHI’s WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Centre on Friday 19th May brought together a range of people interested in sustainability, technology and the arts for a day of thinking about e-waste, reuse ...

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  University lecturer raising money for environmental charity – 8th June 2017

  Jonathan Horner, part time Lecturer in Environmental Geography at St Mary’s University in Twickenham is taking part in the 140 mile UK Coast to Coast cycle ride in July. He is aiming to raise awareness of the importance of environmental issues throughout the ride. He will also be raising mo...

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  EAUC and Better World Books Announce Partnership – 6th June 2017

  EAUC is excited to announce a new partnership with Better World Books, the award-winning, socially minded global bookseller, to drive sustainability and book reuse at university and college campuses across the UK and Ireland. The EAUC and Better World Books will work together to locate book banks...

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  Launch of the EAUC's Living Lab Research – 5th June 2017

  It is time for collective action.  If we are going to reduce the ever-increasing pressure on university and college academics, researchers, students and professional staff, we need a better way to collaborate together.   Today, on World Environment Day (5th June 2017), EAUC launches its Living La...

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  University greets World Environment Day with fully compostable crockery – 5th June 2017

  The University of Dundee has launched its ‘greenest’ cutlery and crockery to date, coinciding with World Environment Day on Monday, 3rd June. The move to new, fully compostable plates, glasses and coffee/tea cups and lids is a first for any university in Scotland. Plates, glasses, cup...

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  Mushroom Speakers Created by Nottingham Trent University – 5th June 2017

  Speakers made from the roots of mushrooms have been designed by a Nottingham Trent University student to create a new sound.   Bertie Ford, who created FungiSound as part of his BSc Product Design degree, says his project also sends out an environmental message about the imaginative use of natural...

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  New Sulitest Module on the Sustainable Development Goals – 1st June 2017

  In September 2015, the 193 UN member states adopted the roadmap for 2030: 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For the next 15 years, organizations and citizens have been called upon to "mobilize their efforts to end all forms of poverty, address inequalities and tackle climate change, while ens...

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  HEPA to run a national working group on Responsible Procurement – 1st June 2017

  HEPA would like to invite interested persons to join a national (UK) working group addressing the issues surrounding Responsible Procurement and moving the agenda forward. Topics covered will include, but will not be limited to, Modern Slavery, Workers Rights, Sustainable and Ethical Procurement ...

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  Green message stems from plant clothing range – 25th May 2017

  Clothes with plants growing or pressed inside them – which can be planted into the ground once the garments have been worn out by the wearer – have been designed to deliver an important message about sustainability.   Ellie Oldacre, 22, designed Live Wear to combat the culture of fast ...

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  Startup costs and mentoring for student led social enterprises based on local food – 24th May 2017

  Student Eats has been embedding sustainable food into student life for years. We started by helping students set up food growing sites on campuses across the UK and now we’re helping students create 67 social enterprises, starting with small projects right the way to fully fledged businesses b...

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  EAUC chairs successful construction performance gap event – 23rd May 2017

  Organised by the University of Oxford and the University of Warwick, the EAUC chaired an event exploring approaches to capital project delivery last week. Proving popular, the event saw almost 100 attendees from across the post-16 education sector and the construction industry.   EAUC CEO Iain Pat...

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  General Election: who is saying what on sustainability? – 23rd May 2017

  The General Election is looming (Thursday, 8 June) and we want to take the time to encourage all of our members to vote. This is your chance to have a say on our future. Last week the Conservative Party, Labour Party and Liberal Democrats published their General Election 2017 manifestos. Al...

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  Ground-breaking new EAUC Future Business Council starts to bridge graduate skills gap – 23rd May 2017

  Executives from leading businesses and universities met for the first time last week (Thursday, 18 May) to tackle the worsening issue of the graduate skills gap.   The inaugural meeting of the EAUC Future Business Council saw 34 attendees from universities and global companies come together to dis...

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  University of Birmingham signs up to pioneering coffee recycling programme – 22nd May 2017

  University of Birmingham has signed up to an innovative new ground coffee recycling programme with bio-bean. In the first expansion of its collection route outside of London, waste coffee recycling company bio-bean has begun recycling spent coffee grounds from catering outlets across the Universi...

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  Aldersgate Group release new manifesto – 16th May 2017

  Today the Aldersgate Group publishes a manifesto report, ‘A healthy environment, a competitive economy’, setting out policy priorities for the new government. The report highlights the growing importance of the low carbon economy to the UK’s competitiveness and urges the new govern...

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  Green Gown Awards launched for 2017 – 15th May 2017

  Applications are now open for the Green Gown Awards in the UK and Ireland, as well as Australasia and French speaking Europe and Canada.   Since 2004, the Green Gown Awards have been recognising the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges across the UK....

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