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  2024 UK & Ireland Green Gown Awards shortlist revealed – 16th July 2024

  The finalists of the 2024 UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards, delivered by EAUC in partnership with UKRI, have now been revealed.  The shortlist consists of 133 finalists from 84 institutions across the UK and Ireland.  Reflecting on this year's cohort of impressive finalists, Susan Simon, Envir...

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  Sustainability included in revised higher education Quality Code for the first time – 28th June 2024

  EAUC welcomes the 2024 revision of the QAA’s UK Quality Code for Higher Education which was published on 27 June 2024. For the first time it explicitly refers to sustainability as a key component of quality education provision. This comes just two days after we announced our new strategy, A...

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  EAUC launches new strategy – 24th June 2024

  EAUC has unveiled a new strategy, Accelerating Ambition and Impact, setting out the direction, pace and focus for its work over the next six years. Launched to coincide with the start of EAUC’s 20th anniversary at its annual conference, the strategy builds on EAUC’s track record of pr...

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  2024 International Green Gown Award finalists announced – 13th June 2024

  The finalists of the 2024 International Green Gown Awards, delivered in partnership with Allianz Global Investors and supported by the UN Environment Programme, have now been revealed.  Now in their 10th year, the Awards recognise the outstanding and innovative sustainability projects being imple...

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  Become a Climate Ambassador – 21st May 2024

  Upcoming information event If you'd like more information about Climate Ambassadors, please come along to our free event on 27 September to find out more!   Call for sustainability experts to volunteer as part of national education scheme EAUC is looking for individuals or organisations wit...

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  Passionate about sustainability and education - join the EAUC board – 30th April 2024

  Join the EAUC board and help lead and empower the post-16 education sector to embed sustainability in everything it does: equipping learners for their lives and shaping society for the better. This is a unique opportunity for someone to bring an external perspective to our charity. We are looking...

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  Environmental Sustainability Concordat Launched – 25th April 2024

  A voluntary environmental sustainability concordat co-developed by more than 25 organisations across the UK research and innovation sector launched today. The EAUC is providing the secretariat function for the concordat's signatories. The concordat is aimed at all organisations in the research an...

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  University and College Land for Carbon Resources – 11th April 2024

  The University and College Land for Carbon is an Environment Agency funded NEIRF project, delivered by the EAUC in partnership with MyCarbon, which aims to facilitate the establishment of woodland areas within higher and further education institutions for carbon credit generation and carbon sequestr...

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  New Course Launch – Embedding Education for Sustainable Development – 9th April 2024

  We are thrilled to announce the launch of the latest run of the 'Embedding Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)' course, delivered by EAUC on behalf of and in partnership with the Society for Education and Training (SET).   Designed for educators, teachers, trainers, lecturers, and tutors ...

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  University and College Land for Carbon Webinar – 3rd April 2024

  The University and College Land for Carbon is part of the Environment Agency funded NEIRF project, delivered by the EAUC in partnership with MyCarbon, which aims to facilitate the establishment of woodland areas within higher and further education sector institutions for carbon credit generation and...

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  We are recruiting! – 1st March 2024

  The EAUC are looking for an experienced and ambitious communications manager who’s able to help us communicate the great work we do both at an operational and strategic level. You’ll be able to create high quality, accessible and impactful communications which help us achieve our goals a...

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  Scottish Funding Council renews EAUC Scotland funding for 2024/25 – 28th February 2024

  We are pleased to announce that EAUC’s funding bid for the next phase of its work in Scotland has been approved by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). We will continue to deliver our ‘Supporting a step-change towards environmental sustainability at Scotland's Universities and Colleges&rs...

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  International Green Gown Awards 2024 - Open – 28th February 2024

  The International Green Gown Awards, in partnership with Allianz Global Investors, and supported by UN Environment Programme, recognise exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges around the globe. Celebrating our 10th year, applications for 2024 are now open...

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  The RACE Report 2023 – 5th February 2024

  Between April and October 2023, 142 charities, trusts and foundations that predominantly work on environmental, climate, nature or sustainability issues submitted data to The RACE Report. EAUC are proud to be able to take part in the Report's 2nd year, with the goal to drive environmental charities ...

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  Applications open for EAUC Scotland's Advisory Group – 1st February 2024

  EAUC Scotland are seeking three dedicated EAUC Members to join our Advisory Group (AG) at our Spring Forum and AGM on 28th March 2024. We are particularly looking for:   A representative working on/within learning and teaching or organisational development in a college A representative wor...

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  Latest ESOS Guidance for Universities and Colleges – 23rd January 2024

  The Environment Agency have released new guidance (29 November 2023) on whether higher and further education institutions are exempt or eligible for the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS). This is a UK-wide scheme and you can find the full guidance on ESOS assessments on the government's in...

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  Ambassadors scheme key to boosting climate understanding – 18th January 2024

  Helping youngsters to learn how climate change is impacting their planet is one of the goals of a new £2 million Department for Education initiative involving the University of Reading. Every school, college and university in England will have free access to expert support to become greener and m...

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  Apply Now: EAUC's 2024 Leadership Lab – 15th December 2023

  We are announcing the next cohort of the Leadership Lab Programme in 2024 and would like to invite senior leaders in your organisation to join us in Cambridge on 12th-14th March 2024. The 2024 Leadership Lab gives delegates the opportunity to work directly with peers, to explore complex transform...

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  New: EAUC and AUDE Release Sustainability Leadership Scorecard Annual Report 2023 – 8th December 2023

  We are pleased to launch the 2023 Sustainability Leadership Scorecard Annual Report, released today by EAUC and AUDE. This shares insights into the current statistics and recent developments of the Sustainability Leadership Scorecard (SLS), examines what these results suggest about the sector’...

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  EAUC Scotland publishes Climate Risk Register and Tool – 4th December 2023

  Following on from previous EAUC resources ‘Adapting universities and colleges to a changing climate’ (2019) and 'Using an existing organisational resilience framework to develop a Climate Change Adaptation Plan' (2019), EAUC Scotland has launched today the Climate Risk Register Guide and...

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