EAUC Member responses to a request for information to help plan the introduction of bee hives on a city centre campus.
Responses from five EAUC Members about How has the environmental agenda been incorporated into degree courses
Here is a sample curriculum managers audit, which helped to embed the sustainable ideal in the curriculum during 2010/11 and could be customised to any specific institution.
This UCU energy inspection checklist is compiled from a combination of Carbon Trust and Prospect checklists and is designed to assess the energy use in your building via an...
A response from the University and College Union on meeting the low carbon skills challenge
Examples of how four institutions manage biodiversity on their campus.
Sustainable development in higher education: 2008 update to HEFCE's strategic statement and action plan.
The greatest contribution HE can make to sustainable development is by enabling students to acquire the skills and knowledge that allow them to make a lasting difference
UK universities and colleges spend over £50 million a year on water and sewerage (which are usually based on the amount of water consumed) so there are considerable...
Examples of carbon reduction strategies, plans and initiatives from a number of universities.
Five universities approached to sustainable travel
Examples from five British universities on how they manage their waste. Links to websites of University of Aberdeen, University of Bristol, University of Derby, University of...
HEFCE's Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) supports HEIs' knowledge exchange activities and interactions with business and the wider community
This guide is one of a series designed to help UCU members engage with their institution on the ‘green agenda’. This is an area that is extremely important and it is...
This significant piece of activity was undertaken by Guild HE in late 2009/early 2010 alongside Universities UK and in discussion with HEFCE
In the 2008/09 academic year NUS Services ran two technical projects designed to find out how the equipment found in most students' unions could be managed most efficiently
Salix has worked with 725 clients across the public sector, including local authorities, central government, schools, universities and colleges and NHS trusts.
A guide to Display Energy Certificates and advisory report for public buildings
A webpage link to Defra's policy on reducing and managing waste.
Waste Online is a library of documents relating to sustainability, waste use and resource use. It provide information for people from all locations and of all levels of knowledge.
An organisation working to deliver the skills and knowledge needed to make better places for people now and in the future, focusing on young people, professionals and communities
GreenBuild was a LGM project, mainly financed by the four UK funding bodies including HEFCE, and AUDE, with additional support from the Carbon Trust with two workstreams
CEBenchbuild is an Excel tool that allows HEIs and FECs to benchmark the energy performance of buildings on their estate and compare it to national yardsticks.
A summary from HEFCE for measuring scope 3 carbon emissions
The output from 3 consultation seminars which contributed to the 2009 sustainable development action plan.
This document is an updated strategic statement and action plan on sustainable development in the higher education sector following feedback received on the consultation...
This document from HEFCE offers guidance for institutions on producing individual carbon reduction strategies, targets and associated carbon management plans.
This overview covers the main energy saving opportunities in lighting and presents low-cost measures without compromising working conditions.
This guide discusses; Strategic Overview, Contractual and Project Methodology, Financial Incentives, Renewable Power Technologies and Renewable Heat Technologies
This report is the culmination of a six-month investigation into how different subject disciplines taught within the higher education system are contributing to creating...
Founded on a similar concept to HEA’s Change Academy programme, Green Academy's focus is developmental – specifically on ESD – and was run as a pilot for the 2011...
An update to the 2006 WRAP report "Environmental Benefits of Recycling".
Notes from the UCU Sustainability workshop looking at the problems and successes of implementing the sustainable paradigm.
The Government Buying Standards (formerly the Buy Sustainable - Quick Wins) have been designed to make it easier for government buyers to buy sustainably.
E-procurement (electronic procurement) refers to the purchase and sale of supplies, goods and services through the internet or other information and networking systems.
Article 5 of the EU Energy Service Directive applies to energy usage for all Higher Education institutions.
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive came into force in January 2007 and aims to both reduce the amount of WEEE being produced and encourage everyone...
A link to find the full details of the EU single market, public procurement guidance.
The legislative package of public procurement Directives, approved in 2004 by the European Parliament and the EU's Council of Ministers.
Following a successful first year in 2011/12, Green Gauge, previously known as the Environmental Research Package, from NUS Services was again available in 2012/13.
Degrees Cooler was an NUS 2009-2011 led collaboration between Student Switch Off, Green Impact Universities, and People & Planet’s Going Greener campaign
DEFRA's web pages on biodiversity which includes information about protecting biodiversity and ecosystems at home and abroad
Examples from 5 universities of projects encouraging community engagement
Cathy Green, Sustainability Officer (Voluntary Activities), University of Gloucestershire, asked EAUC Members for tips for compiling an informal ‘Guide to organising...
Salix has worked with 725 clients across the public sector, including local authorities, central government, schools, universities and colleges and NHS trusts.
Salix has worked with 725 clients across the public sector, including local authorities, central government, schools, universities and colleges and NHS trusts.
Salix has worked with 725 clients across the public sector, including local authorities, central government, schools, universities and colleges and NHS trusts.
This Universities UK publication showcases the contribution of higher education institutions to this ‘greening’ agenda. Published 2008.
This technology overview introduces the main energy saving opportunities for motors and drives.
A Carbon Trust report on how non-domestic buildings can play a leading role in the UK's transition to a low carbon economy.