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  Embedding Sustainability in Universities - University World News – 19th May 2014

  Iain Patton, CEO of EAUC, is featured discussing embedding sustainability in universities in University World News. You can also view the article here. There are some excellent examples of successful sustainable campuses around the world. The United Kingdom, in particular, has many examples demo...

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  NUS takes the Silver Gilt medal at Chelsea Flower Show – 19th May 2014

  **Breaking news - the Student Eats garden at Chelsea has today (25.05.14) scooped a prestigious Silver Gilt medal by the judges** Find out more NUS is really excited to be appearing at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, showcasing the student movement’s dedication to food sustainability...

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  Awarding sustainability excellence for 10 years - 2014 Green Gown Awards now open! – 1st May 2014

  We are delighted to announce the launch of this year's Green Gown Awards. Stage 1 entries are now open!  Now's the time to get some credit for your sustainability achievements! The deadline for universities and colleges to submit their entries is Thursday 5 June. Celebrating our 10 year annive...

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  Building a new alliance to enable The Future We Want – 29th April 2014

  You may remember, in December, we launched the Manifesto at the Houses of Parliament at a lively event, hosted by Environmental Audit Select Committee chair Joan Walley MP. Guests at the launch included Shadow Schools Minister Kevin Brennan MP and over 80 people from all aspects of education, inc...

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  Annual Report and Annual General Meeting 2014 – 24th April 2014

  We have pleasure in sharing the papers for our forthcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM). It will be held at 10:20am on Friday 9 May 2014 during the final day of the Annual Conference at Nottingham Trent University. All Members, contacts and partners are welcome to attend the meeting. Here, the Bo...

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  Beauty Treatments ‘Good Enough to Eat’ – 23rd April 2014

  Beauty students at Blackpool and The Fylde College, a valued EAUC Member, have been producing their own homemade beauty products and treatments as part of a project examining sustainability and ethics in their industry. Tutors from the School of Hairdressing, Beauty and Related Therapies have bee...

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  New EAUC Annual Conference keynote confirmed! – 16th April 2014

  As we get closer to the Annual Conference, we can't help but look forward to sharing the fantastic ideas, sessions and speakers we've got lined up! We'd also like to remind you that if you'd like to attend, you need to book by 23 April to secure your place! Book today! We're delighted to share wi...

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  How our work in Scotland will continue to benefit Members – 15th April 2014

  Universities and colleges in Scotland have received a firm commitment of support from the Scottish Funding Council to drive carbon reduction, embed sustainability, improve reporting and produce sustainability literate students. We are delighted to announce that the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) ...

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  The sustainability literacy test: the first worldwide picture of the knowledge of our students on SD – 15th April 2014

  Nearly 150 people have been working for more than year in order to produce the first international knowledge test on sustainable development. The "sustainability literacy test" is a multiple choice questionnaire of 50 online questions evaluating basic knowledge of sustainable development issues, ...

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  4th UNICA Green Academic Footprint Workshop – 15th April 2014

  From strategic tools to Environmental Management Systems: How to strengthen the sustainability policy of your University. Université Libre de Bruxelles  EAUC CEO, Iain Patton spoke as a keynote at the 4th UNICA Green Academic Footprint Workshop, international conference on the future of sustai...

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  Sustainable Campus International Competition – 14th April 2014

  All students around the World are invited to sign up to represent their university and make their campus sustainable The second edition of the Sustainable Campus International Competition (SCIC) is open for free registration online. This is an opportunity for students worldwide to transform their...

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  Post Crash economics and campaigning for curriculum change – 7th April 2014

  Economics and environmental sustainability rarely go hand in hand, in fact, they are quite often diametrically opposed. Wealth creation is used to justify short-term financial gain at the expense of the natural world and society as a whole rather than considering longer term models that bring more m...

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  Celebrating Inspirational Innovation - Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards – 7th April 2014

  EAUC CEO Iain Patton was delighted to attend an event at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the winner of the HRH The Prince of Wales Young Sustainability Entrepreneur Prize and the six inspiring finalists of the first Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards. The awards, developed by U...

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  How Green are your Governors? – 3rd April 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 Committee of Univ...

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  Investing in biodiversity - Annual Conference 2013 carbon offset donation – 3rd April 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 the University of Nottingham used our donation in 2013. Following the 2013 EAUC Conference, the University has used the donation of £...

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  Achieve the Flexible Framework in 12 months! – 3rd April 2014

  New free resource for sustainable procurement professionals NETpositive Futures has worked with the Flexible Framework  for a number of years. They have recently decided to re-visit the framework with a fresh pair of eyes, as we believe progress across the public sector in terms of its implementa...

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  Shaping Agendas in HE Report – 2nd April 2014

  Shaping Agendas in HE: The impact of potential changing energy, emissions and adaptation drivers through the 2020s ‘Green’ issues are widely discussed these days and the target for the UK to achieve an 80% carbon reduction by 2050 is well known. Less well understood are the details o...

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  28 UK universities shortlisted for S-Lab Awards – 1st April 2014

  The 58 shortlisted entries for the 2014 S-Lab Awards include ones from 28 UK universities (with Cardiff, King's College, Leeds, Nottingham, Sheffield and York being new Russell Group entrants), many non UK universities and research centres from three continents (e.g. Catalonia, John Hopkins, Singapo...

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  Warming of the climate system is unequivocal says new IPCC report – 31st March 2014

  Saturday 30 March 2014 saw the launch of the major new Assessment Report by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). The report was agreed after almost a week of intense discussions  in Yokohama, which included concerns among some authors about the tone of the evolving document. This...

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  University on its way to carbon neutral status – 31st March 2014

  The University of St Andrews is well on its way to achieving its strategic goal of becoming carbon neutral for its energy consumption.  Alongside recently approved plans for a six-turbine 12MW wind power development at university land at Kenly 4 miles east of St Andrews, the University has commenced...

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