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  University of Winchester wins another gold for reducing carbon footprint – 26th November 2013

  EAUC Member, the University of Winchester, has received the city’s highest endorsement for environmental performance for a second year running. The Carbon Smart Gold certificate, awarded by the Carbon Smart project on behalf of Winchester City Council, recognises local organisations that ta...

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  Open call for 2014 Conference sessions – 26th November 2013

  Be part of your Conference We’re currently in the vital planning stages for the 18th EAUC Annual Conference and we are now putting out an open call for Conference sessions. Create a session to inspire others! Our Members and partners are key to providing these sessions/workshops to s...

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  The Efficiency Exchange on the Guardian – 25th November 2013

  The Efficiency Exchange has begun a partnership with the Guardian Higher Education Network to offer a new section for university professionals in managerial, administrative and service provision roles. The new section brings together the latest thinking, success stories and good practice, as well as...

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  Meet the new Member Advisory Council recruits - voted for by you! – 25th November 2013

  Following a call out for recruits to the Member Advisory Council (MAC) in September and a period of voting from the wider EAUC Membership, we're delighted to announce the new Council members. Thank you to all Members who showed their support by voting for these nominees. • Ann-Marie Corna...

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  EAUC invites Members to form our 2014 Conference Programme Panel – 22nd November 2013

  The role of the Conferrence Programme Panel (CPP) is to ensure that the sessions included in the EAUC’s Annual Conference programme, meet the needs and demands of the delegates. Delegates are made up of sustainability practitioners from within both the higher and further education sector. T...

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  EAUC Member survey results 2013 – 22nd November 2013

  This year’s Member survey was a crucial one against a backdrop of immense change for the sector, for the EAUC and its Members. We are confident that EAUC Membership offers something unique and quantifiable. Whether this is providing you as individuals with capacity and networks to lead sust...

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  Member Spotlight on Oxford Brookes University - University Business – 21st November 2013

  At the EAUC, we are really proud of the sustainability excellence that exists within our Membership. We see it as one of our main responsibilities to celebrate and share this excellence with the sector to inspire others. That is why we create Member Spotlights: to understand more about an institutio...

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  Flexible learning: six new ideas – 18th November 2013

  Flexibility should be seen as a skill in its own right, rather than simply as an inclusive method of teaching in higher education This is just one of the findings from the most recent report on flexible learning by the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Flexible pedagogies: new pedagogical ideas, al...

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  EAUC Members represented on Green League Oversight Group – 13th November 2013

  People & Planet strives to make the compilation of its Green League as transparent and rigorous as possible each year. Each year, a Green League Oversight Group (GLOG) is recruited from among sector stakeholders, with members selected to represent the widest possible diversity of the sector in te...

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  Sustainability goes full steam ahead at the 2013 Green Gown Awards! – 13th November 2013

  Over 325 sustainability leaders were on the edge of their seats at the world's oldest surviving railway turning shed last night as the BBC’s Professor Iain Stewart announced the winners of this year’s Green Gown Awards. It was an inspirational night with 81 finalist institutions, 14 winn...

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  Plymouth University to participate in pioneering international sustainability programme – 12th November 2013

  Plymouth University’s green credentials have been further enhanced after it was selected to be part of a pioneering global sustainability initiative. Already recognised as one of the top five green universities in the world, the University is now one of just six institutions internationally...

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  Get involved in the next NUS HEA student sustainability survey – 11th November 2013

  The dust hasn’t settled on the third NUS HEA report on student attitudes towards, and skills for, sustainability yet, but they are thrilled with how widely it has been reported and cited. The report shows that, consistently over the last 3 years, c60% of Higher Education students want to le...

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  Collaboration on HEFCE Sustainable Development consultation: Live webinar with Iain Patton, EAUC CEO – 11th November 2013

  As you will be aware, HEFCE has launched a consultation aiming to encourage dialogue within the higher education sector on what more can be done to promote sustainable development. Find out more here. Capturing your views via live webinar As this is such a crucial issue for the sector, the EAU...

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  Trustee Week 2013 - thank you to our EAUC Board of Trustees – 4th November 2013

  Trustees are the people in charge of a charity. They may be called trustees, directors, board members, governors or committee members, but they are the people with ultimate responsibility for directing the business of the charity.  They are often the unsung heroes, playing a vital role, volunteering...

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  Lucideon Certifies Keele University Energy Management System to ISO 50001 – 1st November 2013

  Lucideon is pleased to announce that it has recently certified Keele University’s Energy Management System (EnMS) to ISO 50001. Keele University is an EAUC Educational Member. One of the first universities in the UK to have its EnMS certified to the internationally-recognised standard, Keel...

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  How universities and colleges can become even greener – 1st November 2013

  A consultation launched by HEFCE aims to promote dialogue within the higher education sector on what more can be done to promote sustainable development. Students are also invited to contribute to the discussion. Universities and colleges have for many years been making substantial reductions in ...

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  Green Impact Awards at HEFCE – 30th October 2013

  HEFCE staff celebrated the culmination of four months of Green Impact activity at its Bristol headquarters with an award ceremony attended by HEFCE’s Chair, Tim Melville-Ross who congratulated teams on their awards. Also attending were the National Union of Students Vice-President Dom Ander...

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  Green Gown Award Ceremony 2013 claims Gold Food for Life Catering Mark – 24th October 2013

  Working with our partners - the Soil Association and The Roundhouse, Derby College - we are proud to once again announce that we have been awarded the prestigious Gold Food for Life Catering Mark for guaranteeing a menu that includes fresh, local produce from the UK and incorporating 15% of organic ...

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  Impressive results for university catering - University Business – 23rd October 2013

  With the focus on recognition of quality within catering in educational institutions on the rise in the last few years, Suzi Gammon, Catering Mark Coordinator at the Soil Association, shared her perspective on how working with the EAUC has furthered this agenda in this month's issue of University Bu...

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  Your voice, your vote - EAUC Members to vote for MAC representatives – 22nd October 2013

  The time has come for EAUC Members to vote for the new recruits to the Member Advisory Council (MAC). The Member Advisory Council (MAC) will exist to represent our members’ views, needs and requirements. We’re confident that uniting an even mix of like-minded, passionate EAUC members ...

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