Sustainability and social responsibility are holistic activities necessitating the involvement of the entire community. For universities and colleges, students are clearly a significant part of the internal community both in terms of numbers and also in the potential that they offer. Every new intake of students offers a surge of fresh energy and ideas that can be harnessed for the benefit of all. As they are by nature a transient population they should also be considered as future change agents, as following their experiences on campus they will return relatively quickly to wider society where their impacts can continue to be felt. Students who are actively engaged with sustainability agendas as part of their student experience are more likely to emerge as graduates who are equipped with the skills, knowledge and experience that make positive contributions to sustainable development throughout their lives.
EAUC-Scotland's Community Engagement Topic Support Network (TSN) is open to all, providing an opportunity for those working in or with the further and higher education sector to share ideas and questions and to get together to hear from particular speakers or discuss topics of interest. Find out more about the TSNs here.
Girls Paint Africa Green Girls Paint Africa Green (GPAG) is a non-profit African Hub of young girls. Females in general with male support united primarily to embark on...
Global Citizenship: Fostering inclusion and self-efficacy The Intercultural Centre, run by the School of Global Access, provides training, workshops, community volunteerism,...
Community connections impact change - why the Victoria Plus Programme drives the difference Making the most of the university experience often requires students to step...
Intensive Summer: Strengthening university commitment The main objective of the "Intensive Summer" project is to generate an impact social intervention with...
EAUC-Scotland virtual 'Sustainability Sharing Series' April 2019 edition discussed working with your students union or associations on sustainability. We...
A sanitary support scheme to provide free menstrual products with the aim of eliminating period poverty in Scotland
The University of Edinburgh's Social Responsibility and Sustainability Department have published the institutions progress since 2012. The 2017-18 Report is now...
EAUC Advocacy Report 2018
A presentation that ties the sustainability activities at Glasgow Kelvin College (GKC) to the relevant SDGs as signatories of the accord
EAUC-Scotland's virtual 'Sustainability Sharing Series' February 2019 edition discussed behaviour change methods and measuring. We have produced a best...
Integrating sustainable development into economics curriculum
Ayrshire College released their Promoting Wellbeing Action Plan in 2018. Read the news article discuss the creation process here. The action plan represents a...
Creative Carbon Scotland host a database of case studies showcasing best practice examples of collaborations between sustainability partners and artists seeking to...
De Montfort University has an extensive public engagement programme and a simple aim – to make it the benchmark against which all UK universities measure the success of their...
EAUC-Scotland's virtual 'Sustainability Sharing Series' October 2018 edition discussed Influencing Student Reuse Projects. We have produced a best...
EAUC-Scotland's virtual 'Sustainability Sharing Series' October 2018 edition discussed Influencing Sustainable Food Choices. We have produced a best...
Living Lab
Student Sustainability Conference
Student Interns
Sustainability Volunteers
Student Sustainability Architects
Findings from a study looking at extent of sustainability integrated into strategic plans in Canadian HEIs
International student air travel fuels Carbon Literacy Living Lab - Manchester Metropolitan University
Give it don’t bin it
DMU and Sustainable Development Goals (Societal Impact)
Global Graduate Award in Sustainability
Sustainability Literacy Test - Sulitest
The EAUC-Scotland 2018 Conference, A Decade of Progress, celebrated successes from the decade past, and visioned the decade ahead, to coincide with the EAUC-Scotland...
The EAUC-Scotland 2018 Conference, A Decade of Progress, celebrated successes from the decade past, and visioned the decade ahead, to coincide with the EAUC-Scotland...
The EAUC-Scotland 2018 Conference, A Decade of Progress, celebrated successes from the decade past, and visioned the decade ahead, to coincide with the EAUC-Scotland...
Last in the series, we have SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
EAUC-Scotland's virtual 'Sustainability Sharing Series' September 2018 edition discussed Integrating Sustainability into staff and student inductions....
Looking to engage with your Marketing Department on sustainability? Find more information through the Sustainability Engagement Guide
Looking to engage with your Information Technology Department on sustainability? Find more information through the Sustainability Engagement Guide
Looking to engage with your Human Resources Department on sustainability? Find more information through the Sustainability Engagement Guide
Looking to engage with your Finance Department on sustainability? Find more information through the Sustainability Engagement Guide
Looking to engage with your Catering Department on sustainability? Find more information through the Sustainability Engagement Guide
A collaboration between Glasgow School of Art, University of Glasgow and Glasgow City Council; helping communicate sustainability data better and engage staff and students.
Many institutions struggle to implement an institution-wide programme for recycling and reusing their electronic waste. University of the Highlands and Islands’ Perth...
Academic researcher Callum Egan, working in the field of human-computer interaction, is developing permaculture-inspired sustainability gardens at Edinburgh Napier...
The University of Westminster is take a different approach to communicating the benefits of going vegetarian by using the 'Part-time Carnivore Loyalty Card'
The University of Cambridge’s Sustainable Food Policy aims to reduce the central catering department’s impact on the environment through, among other initiatives,...
The Students’ Union at UWE
University of Edinburgh
University of Leicester
Goldsmiths, University of London
The Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability was established in 2014 to enable the University of Edinburgh to understand, explain and deliver on its ambition to...
LCF x ASOS visioning the circular economy
Meliora: A student international sustainability research symposium and journal series
Digital student partnerships - boosting employability and engagement
Bring Your Own Bowl
Staffs TV does Top Gear
SDG Visual Displays project
Strategic partnerships embedding long term positive change
The Great Donate – Reducing waste and benefitting the community when students leave the campus Halls of Residence at the end of term
Integrating sustainable inclusive social practice
Glasgow Kelvin Velocity: The wheels of sustainability
Living the green and not just a dream
Our Shared City Move-Out Campaign
Sustain It Bottle
Reusable Cup Race
Cross Atlantic project-based learning - a tale of two Worcesters
UWE supporting Bristol’s One City Plan
Rethinking rehabilitation - connecting communities through craft
Source
Uni-link buses for better air
Positive Impact Partners: Building capacity through partnerships
A whole institution approach to combating modern slavery
Project SCENe: Sustainable Community Energy Networks
Turnaround - 360 degrees different
Parent Power
Fundamental to our approach is an integrated Student Development Programme which includes the Leeds Sustainable Curriculum, a University-wide programme of integrating...
Introducing a new EAUC toolkit designed for anyone working to influence senior management change on sustainability in a FHE context.
The session will emphasise practical student’s engagement through partnership and involving community into the curriculum.
On 12th June 2018, the Travel & Transport Topic Support Network and ACT Travelwise met to discuss: Addressing business travel: Improving data...
Zero Waste Scotland have published a comprehensive list of 'Ideas for waste projects' and communication materials for community groups. All of the projects described...
UKSSD asked Meg Rawlins, Vet student at RVC and member of Students for Global Health to write them a blog about her view of the SDGs. An interesting insight into how the SDGs...
Leeds Living Lab - the journey so far: How we developed the programme Our purpose and principles How it works Case studies The Living Lab at Plymouth - from...
The Living Laboratory for Sustainability provides opportunities for students to help improve environmental sustainability across the University estate, through projects,...
The 2018 Activity Guide set includes a total of 235 hands-on school ground activities, written by 187 organizations. 48 of the activities are new this year! This...
West College Scotland highlight through their case study some of the barriers they have come up against in implementing their reusable cups scheme
Glasgow Caledonian University has taken a three prong approach to implementing the use of reusable cups with success of reducing waste. Find out more in this case study.
EAUC-Scotland's virtual 'Promoting Sustainable Behaviours Sharing Series' April edition discussed Student End of Term Waste. We have produced a best...
We've just published the 7th year of research looking at student expectations and experiences of learning for sustainability during their time in education, as well as how...
Sustainability Week Zurich (SWZ) / Nachhaltigkeitswoche Zürich The Sustainability Week Zurich (SWZ) is one of the largest student run sustainability projects in...
Student-led Environmental Management Systems Chiba University is the only university in Japan that has acquired both ISO14001 and ISO50001. Since 2003, the Student Committee...
University of Tasmania Tom is a gentleman of sustainability. Due to significant time spent in Africa travelling and teaching in a Nairobi slum, he is passionate about social...
The University of Melbourne Sophie has developed and championed a student-led co-designed vision for fair food policies in Australian universities. She has built extensive...
Adelaide Sustainability Association: Sustainability Super Group The Adelaide Sustainability Association (ASA) provides dynamic professional development opportunities for...
Trifecta success for innovative battery recycling project UNSW Sustainability battery recycling program is an innovative and extremely successful community based recycling...
Living Labs examples
EAUC-Scotland's virtual 'Promoting Sustainable Behaviours Sharing Series' March edition discussed Community Growing Projects. We have produced a best...
Students at University of Edinburgh lead a campaign to help motivate people to change small habits to reduce carbon emissions
EAUC-Scotland's 'Promoting Sustainable Behaviours Sharing Series' February edition discussed how to maintain Healthy Working Lives within institutions. We have...
On Wednesday 10th January EAUC-Scotland, College Development Network (CDN) and Learning for Sustainability Scotland (LfSS) held the Measuring Sustainability in the Curriculum...
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Go Green Week: From campus to city - students lead the way
This Changes Everything: 11 songs about climate change
Reduce the Juice
When beasties go large: #beastsofUoN