Following months of consultation, we are delighted to share our 2013-2017 Strategic Framework with you. This Framework guides the EAUC as an organisation through the 5 year period from 2013 to 2017 and outlines the aims and objectives to support the Board and Staff. Do you want to influence the deli...
Read more →This is now closed Our continued success will draw on the strength and diverse skills of our Board of Trustees: maintaining its balance of knowledge and experience from across the university, college and learning and skills sector is essential to our future success. We now have a vacancy for one ...
Read more →Following a survey of LiFE participants in 2012, the EAUC are delighted to launch the new LiFE support centre. Participants raised the need for technical guidance documents on how to use the tool such as how to set up users, how to use the system aimed at the LiFE Lead. We also established a need...
Read more →100s of Schools, Colleges and Unis take part in Go Green Week 2013 This week hundreds of Schools, Colleges and Universities all over the UK are taking part in Go Green Week 2013, showcasing practical solutions for tackling the climate crisis. People & Planet, the national organisers of Go Green Wee...
Read more →Running a school in a sustainable way is not just about renewable energy or low-carbon technologies, it’s about how these work together and – crucially – how the staff and students interact with them. David Frise, head of sustainability at the Building & Engineering Services Associ...
Read more →Better World Books will be running a competition throughout January and February 2013 by offering your library three days worth of help from one of their staff members. All you need to do is send us 30 cartons or more before 28 February 2013 to automatically be entered into the draw. If you hav...
Read more →Gold EAUC Company Member, Lucideon, the international provider of sustainability assurance and management systems certification and training, has added two new courses around energy management to its portfolio. As a key provider of ISO50001 certification and the UK and Ireland's leading EU ETS verif...
Read more →On 11 January 2013, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Minister for Universities and Science confirmed funding allocations to HEFCE for 2013-14 and the Government’s priorities for the Council for the coming year. The grant letter (see below) sets out ...
Read more →Go Green Week is People & Planet’s annual national week of action on climate change in schools, colleges and universities. Students hold a week of activities to raise awareness every February and launch practical projects to showcase practical solutions for a low-carbon future. In 2012, ove...
Read more →The EAUC is delighted to confirm that Dr Joan Walley, MP for Stoke-on-Trent North and Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee of the House of Commons as our new day 2 (Thursday 18 April) keynote speaker! Joan is the 2004 winner of the Epolitix Environment Champion Award and has long combined h...
Read more →As reported to Members in the final edition of Earth in October the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has now moved its content to the new GOV.UK website joining their colleagues from FCO, BIS, MoD, DCLG and DfT. All remaining ministerial departments are due to move over in the first few ...
Read more →Over the past few days senior managers from The University of Malaysia Sabah have been frequenting a number of institutions across England in the pursuit of sustainability insight. Their journey led them to the UK Head office for the sustainability champion for UK universities and colleges the E...
Read more →EAUC Member, the University of Edinburgh has become the first Scottish University to achieve the prestigious bronze Food for Life Catering Mark, in recognition of the institution’s commitment to serving fresh, healthy meals that students can trust. The University has achieved the ...
Read more →Bridgend College was the first further education college to sign the Welsh Government Sustainable Development Charter, which includes their commitment to the conservation of ecosystems and habitat for wildlife. This is supported by a far-reaching Land Management Policy and Biodiversity Strategy whic...
Read more →A new "green" lighting system at Cambridge Regional College, an EAUC Member, is set to save nearly 200 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year and cut costs by around £1.3 million over the next 10 years. The new automated lighting system, with innovative lamps for both internal and external areas...
Read more →The EAUC is delighted to launch its 17th Annual Conference. Over the three Conference days, we will hear from three notable keynote speakers; Giles Hutchins, sustainable business practices speaker, Wyn Morgan, Director of Teaching and Learning at the University of Nottingham and Danny Chivers, C...
Read more →The EAUC's article in the January issue of University Business focuses on the 2012 Green Gown Awards. One of the underlying founding principles of the EAUC is the notion of sharing best practice. Working with University Business, the EAUC interviewed some of the winners to find out just what makes a...
Read more →University of St Andrews has achieved a gold award for its data centre under the Certified Energy Efficient Datacentre Award (CEEDA) programme from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. The data centre was designed, built and maintained by EAUC Company Member Future-Tech. They are very pleased and pr...
Read more →The Higher Education Academy is delighted to announce the following ten Higher Education Institutions who will be participating in the second Green Academy change programme: • Anglia Ruskin University • De Montfort University Leicester • London College of Fashion, University of...
Read more →Brighten up your living room with a Christmas tree without creating a huge environmental footprint. If you're going to buy a real tree Leo Hickman writes: There are some basic things to look out for … when sourcing a real tree. The Soil Association has details of retailers selling or...
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