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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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  2014 celebrates the biggest Earth Hour in history – 31st March 2014

  The entire world witnessed the Earth Hour phenomenon sweep across the planet in its eighth year as Earth Hour 2014 broke all records of mass participation across the world as hundreds of millions of people became everyday super-heroes for the planet. Earth hour took place on Saturday 29 March fro...

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  TODAY!!! - Invitation from the Centre for Natural Learning and Environments – 19th March 2014

  The 'Maintenance and Sustenance’ Growing Food in Schools Report Launch is taking place today, Wednesday 19th March 2014, at Greenwich Maritime Campus QA180 (First Floor Queen Anne Building) from 16:00 - 18:30. Hear what was found out and listen to speakers before networking over tea and ref...

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  Reporting back from the EAUC Scotland Conference: The Next Generation – 17th March 2014

  The 20 February 2014 was a big day for the EAUC-Scotland team as their second bi-annual national Scotland conference got underway. The theme of the day was on ‘the next generation’. The Conference was designed to inspire institutions and students to work together on the challenges of tod...

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  Why are universities important to the green agenda? – 6th March 2014

  Katie Harrison, intern at University Alliance, gives us her thoughts on this: "Universities have made impressive strides in contributing to the green agenda since the issue became a national priority following the 2008 Climate Change Act. In many cases they are going above and beyond what is requ...

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  Registration opens for Jisc’s Summer of Student Innovation 2014 – 28th February 2014

  Students offered £5k grants for innovative ideas to improve education, research and student life. Jisc, the UK’s expert on digital technologies for education and research, has today opened registration for this year’s Summer of Student Innovation. The competition will offer digitally ...

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  Jamie Agombar and Loughborough University win at the Guardian University Awards – 27th February 2014

  Last night saw the announcement of the 2014 Guardian University Award winners at a ceremony in London. With many Award categories in the running, the focus within the sector was aimed at the Inspiring Leader category with Jamie Agombar from the NUS in the shortlist. Voting has taken place over th...

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  Applications now open for Anglia Ruskin MSc Sustainability: Working for Positive Change – 26th February 2014

  This course is a unique partnership between Anglia Ruskin University, the Eden Project and Change Agents UK.  The course has been designed to help you to gain the knowledge, skills and capabilities you will need to act as a catalyst to inspire and bring about change towards sustainability.  LE...

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  Share, learn and replicate! A showcase of inspiring sustainability initiatives – 25th February 2014

  As the ethos of the Green Gown Awards is to ensure the lessons and examples of good practice are shared within the sector and beyond, we are delighted to announce that many of the 2013 finalists, highly commended and winning entries have all worked hard to provide over 70 case studies and short vide...

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  Join the National Conversation on 'The Wales We Want' – 21st February 2014

  Let your voice be heard Be part of the biggest conversation taking place in Wales. The National Conversation will hear directly from the people of Wales about the most important issues for them in improving their lives and those of their families, communities and businesses. It is an opportun...

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  Fairtrade Fortnight 2014! – 20th February 2014

  Fairtrade Fortnight 2014 has commenced and this year is the first since the launch of the EAUC Fair Trade Community of Practice in May last year. To recognise the need of fair trade resources within the tertiary sector, each working day of the fortnight, the EAUC Fair Trade CoP will be sent hints an...

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  Scotland: working towards a low carbon economy – 19th February 2014

  In this month's edition of University Business, we share our progress in Scotland through the Universities and Colleges Climate Commitment for Scotland (UCCCfS). All universities and colleges across Scotland have committed to addressing climate change and carbon challenges head on by signing the ...

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  Take your place at the EAUC 18th Annual Conference – 19th February 2014

  We are delighted to be launching what has come to be recognised as THE sustainability event of the year for the tertiary education sector at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) on 7-9 May 2014. Once again we have a great mix of content, activities, case studies and real life examples of inspiration...

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  University of Bradford GLEE project – 12th February 2014

  The University of Bradford’s sustainability efforts were recognised with a Green Gown award, sponsored by Sodexo, which recognised facilities and service excellence and sustainability across the institution. The accolade celebrated the success of Bradford’s GLEE (Green Library Environmen...

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  Draft BREEAM UK New Construction 2014 – 11th February 2014

  BREEAM have published a draft 2014 version of the BREEAM UK New Construction scheme follwoing nine months of industry consultation and development. Comments on the draft 2014 New Construction scheme can be submitted by sending an email to BREEAM@bre.co.uk. The deadline for feedback is the 10 Marc...

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  Sustainability in BIS – 11th February 2014

  SUSTAINABILITY IN BIS: GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO THE COMMITTEE’S SEVENTH REPORT OF SESSION 2013-14 The Report, Sustainability in BIS: Government response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2013-14 has now been published as the Environmental Audit Committee’s Sixth Speci...

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