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  The perfect Christmas dinner - sustainability with all the trimmings! – 15th December 2014

  Day 7 of EAUC Sustainable Christmas is Procurement and Supplier Engagement Thinking about your suppliers and what you're purchasing at Christmas is one of the most significant ways to stay sustainable as it's weaved into everything during the festive period. As we've covered many of the other ele...

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  All I want for Christmas is a Sustainable Stocking Filler! – 12th December 2014

  Day 6 of EAUC Sustainable Christmas is Business and Industry Interface Christmas is a wonderful time of year; when our love for family and friends overflows in the form of gift giving galore. But as you head out to the shops in the run-up to the big day, don’t forget the rules of sustainable ...

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  The big switch off at Christmas – 11th December 2014

  Day 5 of EAUC Sustainable Christmas is Student Engagement Like staff engagement, there are some key ways to engage with students at Christmas to achieve many of your sustainability objectives. As it is the season of excess, it is easy to promote the many tangible and simple ways to apply sustaina...

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  Put the sparkle into staff engagement – 9th December 2014

  Day 3 of EAUC Sustainable Christmas is Staff Engagement and Human Resources Christmas is the time of year for giving of time and well needed supplies. If you’re looking to engage staff, the holidays are a perfect time to build high morale and camaraderie among your staff. With the proper ...

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  Update from UCCCfS - reaffirming the Commitment – 8th December 2014

  In November, EAUC-Scotland wrote to all Scottish Principals in universities and colleges and asked them to re-commit to the Universities and Colleges Climate Commitment for Scotland (UCCCfS). The UCCCfS is the EAUC's largest programme in Scotland has been facilitated since 2009, and offers a fram...

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  The BiGGY Summer Placements 2015 – 8th December 2014

  The Big Green Gap Year or 'BiGGY' is recruiting highly motivated, switched on young people who want to gain relevant skills for employment linked with their career aspirations whilst making a real difference in the placements they undertake. This is a 2 month paid placement programme for young pe...

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  Real or Fake Christmas trees - what does the research say? – 8th December 2014

  Day 2 of the EAUC Sustainable Christmas is Biodiversity In the long-running debate of real versus fake, real trees have been crowned the more eco-friendly choice. In fact, a 2009 study by Montreal consulting firm Ellipsos showed that an artificial tree would have to be reused for more than 20 yea...

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  EAUC responses to Ofsted's 'Better inspection for all' consultation – 8th December 2014

  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. The EAUC responded to...

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  Energy saving tips for you this Christmas! – 5th December 2014

  Day 1 of the EAUC Sustainable Christmas is Utilities • When you go to visit friends and family, remember to switch your heating and hot water off, don’t leave appliances on standby etc. Turning appliances off costs nothing, yet saves you money. • If you have a programmer or tim...

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  Investing in the tools of the trade - Annual Conference 2014 carbon offset donation – 28th November 2014

  As part of our sustainable event strategy, we make a carbon offset donation to the institution that hosted the EAUC Annual Conference. We're delighted to share how Nottingham Trent University used our donation in 2014. Here Laura Green, Environmental Engagement Officer, shares how the donation wa...

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  An exciting new Fund showing real commitment to sustainability in the Further Education sector – 26th November 2014

  In partnership with Salix Finance, the EAUC is delighted to announce the release of £5 million of funding for energy efficiency and carbon reduction projects in Further Education (FE) colleges in England, Scotland and Wales. Continuing the success of Salix's previous work in the education sector,...

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  Students want more on sustainable development from their higher education careers – 26th November 2014

  As the UN Decade for Sustainable Development draws to a close this month, a survey has found that 80% of students believe that sustainable development should be actively promoted and incorporated by UK universities, a belief which increases as they progress through their studies. View the 2014 re...

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  Manage your strategic sustainability performance – 24th November 2014

  This month's University Business article focuses on Learning in Future Environments (LiFE), the groundbreaking free new tool, for EAUC Members only, delivered by the EAUC.    Learning in Future Environments (LiFE) is a strategic planning and self-assessment tool for universities and college...

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  An inspiring day at Sustainability Leaders Forum 2014 – 20th November 2014

  This is a blog post by Lisa Walkley, EAUC Membership and Communications Manager. Yesterday I attended the Sustainability Leaders Forum 2014 at the beautiful Hotel Russell in London. This annual event is the daytime event ahead of the Sustainability Leaders Awards. The event marketing states ...

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  eMandate Programme is back – 14th November 2014

  According to the Skills Funding Agency November 2014 newsletter, Emandate is back:   We have appointed Investment Property Databank Ltd (IPD), now part of MSCI Real Estate, to update the eMandate further education college database. They will collect information for the academic years 2012 to 20...

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  United Nations Decade for Education in Sustainable Development marked in Scotland – 11th November 2014

  This is a blog post written by Gillian Gibson, Scotland Project Administrator The end of the United Nations Decade for Education in Sustainable Development (UNDESD) was marked in Scotland on Wednesday 29 October. Rebecca and I represented EAUC-Scotland at the celebrations held at the Scottish Gov...

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  Student representative on the EAUC Board appointed from Salford University – 11th November 2014

  In September 2014, we sought a student representative to be a Guest on the EAUC Board of Trustees to ensure our continued success and to maintain representation from everyone that currently uses EAUC Membership – both staff and students. Last year we opened Membership to include students an...

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  The Student Engagement Partnership – 10th November 2014

  HEFCE is providing funding for the Student Engagement Partnership (TSEP) to support, develop and promote student engagement activity in the higher education sector in England. The unit is a central resource for practitioners and institutions, and coordinates the sharing of knowledge relating to s...

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  Live update from UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development – 10th November 2014

  The World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development takes place 10-12 November 2014 in Japan. This also includes many stakeholder meetings that took place in the days before. We have received some updates from Daniella Tilbury who is in attendance.  Global Regional Centres of Expertise ...

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  Global sustainability awarded in tertiary education – 6th November 2014

  The International Green Gown Awards were announced today (6 November) at the ACTS Conference in Tasmania, Australia. Tertiary education institutions from Australasia, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg went head to head to win coveted International Awards. RMIT Univer...

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