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  The Higher Education Carbon Challenge Report – 17th September 2015

  Over the last decade the higher education sector has demonstrated a strong commitment to sustainable development, aligning with global efforts to combat climate change by reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The Higher Education Carbon Challenge report has been release...

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  Learning from the sharp end - implications for sustainability in Higher Education – 15th September 2015

  On 7-8 September 2015, the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England hosted a symposium looking at the future of Education for Sustainable Development. The focus of the event was on how to best enable students to make a difference to sustainability, and featured a range of inte...

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  EAUC Response to the DECC Consultation on a Review of the Feed-in Tariffs Scheme – 15th September 2015

  The EAUC is a Member-led organisation. We represent you, and ensure that your views on topical issues are conveyed to the rest of the sector and to the Government. One important way we can do this is by responding to consultations from the Government and other organisations. Background Informat...

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  Green Gown Awards Australasia Finalists Announced – 10th September 2015

  ACTS is delighted to announce the finalist candidates for the 2015 Green Gown Awards Australasia, including the inaugural Built Environment and Leadership Awards and the ACTS Awards of Excellence.  ACTS are extremely proud to acknowledge a wide range of amazing sustainability initiatives this year, ...

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  Green Scorecard & University League Update – 10th September 2015

  The EAUC welcomes the update from AUDE (below) on the development of an Estates-focused Green Scorecard in response to the agreement we both have with People and Planet. Background information on this can be viewed at https://www.eauc.org.uk/people_planet_green_league. We are aware that it is unc...

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  2015 NUS/HEA reports on student and employer demand for sustainability – 8th September 2015

  For the fifth consecutive year, the National Union of Students has worked with the Higher Education Academy to ask students about their attitudes towards sustainable development. The results show that 80 per cent of students have said that they want their institutions to be doing more on sustaina...

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  Call for university student climate change proposals - Global Challenges, Local Solutions – 1st September 2015

    The IARU Global University Climate Forum is a one-day workshop on 5 December in Paris during the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations (COP21) where student teams from around the world will present their ideas for local-scale projects that will yield measureable impacts over the c...

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  Success for Salix’s Second College Energy Fund – 20th August 2015

  Salix Finance has received applications for over £3m of interest-free loans for 32 new energy efficiency projects across 24 Colleges in England, predicted to save over £11m over the project’s lifetime. In partnership with the EAUC and the Association of Colleges (AoC), Salix launched the se...

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  Call for Members to Feed into Evidence on the Government’s Approach to Sustainability – 18th August 2015

  We are urging Members to respond to this call as an important opportunity for the education sector to ensure sustainability is kept on the Government’s agenda. The 2015-20 period will be crucial for ensuring the Government continues to promote sustainable development, with many key policies...

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  EAUC informs Members of investment/divestment FOI requests – 18th August 2015

  The National Union of Students (NUS) is carrying out Freedom of Information (FOI) requests relating to investments by universities. This will inform a broader campaign that the NUS intends to run next academic year linking divestment to re-investment in renewable technologies and on-campus renewable...

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  EAUC responds to Department of Energy and Climate Change Consultations – 12th August 2015

  The Department of Energy and Climate Change recntly launched consultations on Changes to Feed-in Tariff Accreditation and Changes to Financial Support for Solar PV.  Consultation on Changes to Financial Support for Solar PV This consultation proposed to control the costs of new solar PV projec...

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  University of the West of Scotland - NUS Award Success – 12th August 2015

  In the EAUC-Scotland’s July bulletin we called on the HE/FE community to 'Tell us your Triumphs!' and to get in touch with great projects and amazing work that was going on. University of the West of Scotland (UWS) were quick to respond with the exciting news that they have recently won two...

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  Consultation on SEPA’s Enforcement Policy and Guidance – 11th August 2015

  The Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 has enabled the Scottish Ministers to give the Scottish Environment Proctection Agency (SEPA) the power to impose fixed and variable monetary penalties and accept enforcement undertakings (the enforcement measures). The enforcement measures form part of the ...

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  CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2016 – 4th August 2015

  The CIBSE Building Performance Awards are celebrating their 10th year recognising the people, products, projects and initiatives that are setting new standards for buildings performance both within the UK and overseas. This year, recognising the diversity of buildings, 5 categories for new build ...

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  CIBSE Technical Symposium 2016 - call for abstracts – 31st July 2015

  CIBSE's sixth annual Technical Symposium will be taking place at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh from 14-15 April 2016. It aims to encourage the participation of both young and experienced industry practitioners, universities, research organisations, industry and others to share experiences and de...

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  Call for evidence on the government’s approach to sustainable development – 31st July 2015

  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...

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  Two thirds of UK students say that facilities were a key factor in choosing their university – 30th July 2015

  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...

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  Internship Research Opportunities – 28th July 2015

  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...

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  SAVES project - end of first year results – 24th July 2015

  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...

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  UWE launches online MOOC - Our Green City – 23rd July 2015

  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...

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