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  The 2014 Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Award – 7th July 2014

  The 2014 Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Award, in partnership with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is seeking young people aged 30 and under with practical, innovative initiatives designed to tackle the challenge of sustainable living. The winner will re...

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  Interim report launched for National Conversation on ‘The Wales We Want’ – 7th July 2014

  Today the Commissioner for Sustainable Futures, Peter Davies launches the interim report on behalf of future generations. View the report Since the launch of the National Conversation on The Wales We Want in February 2014, the question of 'what is the Wales you Want in 2050 and beyond' has bee...

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  Announcing the finalists in the Awards' 10th anniversary year! – 3rd July 2014

  In its 10 year history, to-date, the Green Gown Awards are proud to have recognised 93 winners, 130 highly commended, 553 finalists and 1,412 applicants. Who will be crowned the 100th winner? The EAUC is delighted and proud to announce the Green Gown Awards’ finalists for 2014 - all vying f...

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  One day conference on ecological public health and the 3rd sector / social enterprise – 24th June 2014

  One day conference on ecological public health and the 3rd sector / social enterprise at the University of Worcester. Please see the attched flyer for a one day Conference on the 30 June at the University Worcester which will explore 'Ecological Public Health and delivering health improvements to...

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  Innovation in Waste Prevention Fund (IWP) – 23rd June 2014

  This Fund is an £800,000 scheme that will run for two years with grants being awarded in three phrases.  It aims to generate more action to prevent waste at a local level in England and is funded by Defra and run by WRAP. Grants of £5,000 to £50,000 can be applied for - Round 1 was launched in Ma...

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  The Observer Ethical Award won by EAUC Member – 23rd June 2014

  The Great Energy Race, a new category launched this year saw nine shortlisted houses receiving £250 to "slash their energy bills and future-proof their homes in just a few weeks". Tom Yearley, Energy Officer at the University of Reading shone through and won! The Observer Ethical Awards, in assoc...

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  Continuing funding for green projects – 19th June 2014

  Higher Education Institutions are invited to apply to the latest Revolving Green Fund (RGF). The fourth round of the HEFCE and Salix Funding partnership RGF4  was announced on 19th June, with £34 million available from April 2015. The RGF helps universities and colleges to reduce their energy cos...

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  Celebrate the biggest day for positive environmental action! – 5th June 2014

  World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment. Over the years it has grown to be a broad, global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated by stakeholders in over 100 countries. It also serve...

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  University of Exeter win for Excellence in Student Leadership at ISCN 2014 Awards – 4th June 2014

  The pressing need for sustainability is one of the society's greatest challenges. For this reason, top-tier universities from across the world have joined forces through the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN), to incorporate sustainability in their teaching,research, and campus operatio...

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  UMBUG Marks 1,000 Members – 27th May 2014

  [Manchester, Thursday 3 April 2014] Today, hundreds of cyclists gathered to celebrate 1,000 members of the University of Manchester’s Bicycle Users’ Group (UMBUG), making it the biggest in any University across the UK. Dr. Michael Bane, UMBUG Chair, together with University dignitarie...

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  Launching Whole Earth - a new exhibition from Hard Rain – 27th May 2014

  If you were at the EAUC Annual Conference, you'd already know about the launch of latest exhibition from the Hard Rain Project - WHOLE EARTH? Dom Anderson, Vice President (Society and Citizenship), NUS announced the launch of a 2015 exhibition to help the planet’s students plot their own su...

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  Competition for paper reduction ideas with a chance to win up to £1000 – 21st May 2014

  The Doreen MacIntyre Prize - competition now open! Doreen MacIntyre was an internationally-respected expert on forests and other environmental issues whose most recent project involved encouraging the UK’s biggest companies and public sector organisations to use paper more efficiently. To con...

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  Awarding Sustainability Excellence - Green Gown Awards 2014 – 19th May 2014

  This month's University Business article focuses on Stage 1 entries of the Green Gown Awards. With 14 categories, including three entirely new categories and an International Award for three categories, this year is set to be better than ever. Working on sustainability projects in rom 2013 winner...

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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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