The new Environmental Audit Committee has launched its first inquiry of the parliament and is calling for evidence on the government’s approach to sustainable development. Evidence received for this inquiry will feed into the Committees work over the course of this Parliament. Responses are...
Read more →New study delves into the student experience and how important university facilities are Research released today shows that facilities are key for two thirds (67%)* of UK students when choosing university. As expected, course (79%) and location (69%) were marginally more important with reputati...
Read more →Transforming UK Tertiary Education towards a Sustainable Future APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED Social, economic and environmental sustainability in further and higher education is now a critical agenda to the long term value and viability of the Tertiary Education sector. The EAUC is the lead b...
Read more →The first year of the SAVES project has come to an end and with it the Student Switch Off campaigns for the academic year 2014/2015. The SAVES project encourages 25,000 students living in dormitories in five partner countries (UK, Sweden, Greece, Cyprus and Lithuania) to save energy by means of simp...
Read more →The University of the West of England (UWE) have developed ‘Our Green City: Global Challenges, Bristol Solutions’, a free, six week online course. This course will provide an overview of the current environmental and social challenges faced by cities across the world and the solutions...
Read more →The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) announced at their Annual Conference in London that it has launched a partnership programme with the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA). This will look to enable UK universities and colleges to put sustainability at the core of their catering operati...
Read more →The University of East London (UEL) has launched a new project to reduce the amount of energy used by IT storage. This project EURECA (Enabling information re-Use by linking clinical REsearch and Care) focuses on developing more sustainable procurement of data centres. It is supported by a consor...
Read more →EAUC Member South Lanarkshire College has won an award for embedding sustainability and social responsibility into their curriculum. 13 institutions across the UK took part in the Responsible Futures pilot this year, all demonstrating their commitment to creating an environment for education for ...
Read more →Leading professional Organisation for in house caterers, The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) were celebrating last night, after watching its Chair take home the prestigious Public Sector Caterer of the Year Award at the Cateys, in London. Amidst an air of anticipation Julie Barker, also D...
Read more →The EAUC is delighted and proud to announce the Green Gown Awards’ finalists for 2015 - all vying for the most prestigious recognition of best practice within the tertiary education sector. Our judges have recognised 85 motivational and inspiring sustainability projects representing 51 educ...
Read more →The 2015 S-Lab Conference will be held at the University of Leeds on 16-17 September. It is a unique not-for-profit initiative that showcases global best practice and improvement in laboratory design, operation and management. Many of the conference sessions will be based on the 40 shortlisted ap...
Read more →Daniel O’Connor, Warp It I spend my life implementing reuse and repair mechanisms within organisations, so that they can get maximum value from their surplus assets. There are many things that decrease the potential for reuse, but the number one reason is that reuse is not given the prio...
Read more →In partnership with the Department for Education and the Department for Energy and Climate Change, Salix is launching a research pilot project for a limited amount of state-maintained schools across England. The schools selected to take part in the pilot will receive a comprehensive energy and carbo...
Read more →Solar Independence Day annual celebrations will be held on Friday 3rd -Saturday 4th July this year. The Solar Trade Association events have been organised for all round the UK to celebrate and show case the innovative and growing sector. The annual event is a chance for communities, school, farms a...
Read more →Wild swimming, sacred fires, stargazing, unwinding, space to think, to be, to connect, to know who you truly are, to discover what you want to do in these times when you can’t look away from the world around us, to really hear and be heard, to feel nourished and be with like-minded people in...
Read more →Congratulations to those who won the NUS Green Impact Awards. Green Impact special awards celebrate the most incredible things happening in sustainability across universities and colleges. David Somervell, University of Edinburgh, won the first ever Green Impact Lifetime Achievement Award. Click ...
Read more →Now in its 12th year Recycle Week 2015 is set to take place next week (22-28 June). This year's focus is on ‘recycling around the home’, raising the public’s awareness that there are lots of items that they can recycle from all around the home. It is a celebration of everything ...
Read more →Time is running out to apply for the second round of Salix funding which demonstrates real commitment to sustainability in the Further Education sector. In a partnership between Salix Finance and the EAUC, and supported by the Association of Colleges, £5 million of interest-free funding has been ...
Read more →Cambridge Regional College's ongoing commitment to reducing its carbon footprint has enabled it to gain renewal of its ISO 14001 certification - a recognition of its outstanding practice in energy-saving management. The college has installed LED lighting throughout its buildings – saving £1...
Read more →The University of Winchester has won a gold award in the Carbon Smart environment awareness scheme run by Winchester City Council. It was one of the first to sign up to Winchester City Council’s Carbon Smart initiative when it was launched in 2012, as an incentive for businesses to reduce t...
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