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  Would you like 3 days help at your library from the Better World Books team? – 7th February 2013

  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...

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  Lucideon announces ISO 50001 awareness course – 4th February 2013

  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...

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  Sector welcomes 2013-2014 HEFCE funding allocations – 1st February 2013

  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 ...

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  Go Green Week 2013 - 11-17 February – 1st February 2013

  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...

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  New keynote speaker added to Annual Conference programme - Dr Joan Walley MP – 29th January 2013

  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...

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  The new home on the web for the Department of Energy & Climate Change – 24th January 2013

  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 ...

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  The University of Malaysia Sabah collaborates with the EAUC – 24th January 2013

  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...

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  A first for the University of Edinburgh's student catering – 23rd January 2013

  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 ...

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  Bridgend College signs up to the River of Flowers Project – 15th January 2013

  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...

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  New eco lighting system cuts energy and bills at Cambridge Regional College – 14th January 2013

  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...

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  EAUC launches 17th Annual Conference with great value delegate rates for EAUC Members – 10th January 2013

  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...

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  Celebrating the pinnacle of pioneering environmental and sustainable initiatives – 9th January 2013

  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...

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  University of St Andrews data centre receives top CEEDA award from BCS – 3rd January 2013

  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...

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  Green Academy 2013/14: announcing the successful applicants – 12th December 2012

  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...

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  How to buy a 'green' Christmas tree – 11th December 2012

  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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  Dreaming of a Leaner, Greener Christmas – 11th December 2012

  The EAUC's article in the Winter edition of The Blue Marble focuses on the dreaming of a leaner, greener Christmas.  With the festive period fast approaching the season of celebration and excess will soon be upon us. This provides a perfect opportunity to educate students and staff about issues s...

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  EAUCs Staff Volunteering Day – 11th December 2012

  The Butterfly Garden  For our annual staff Christmas day we decided to give our time to someone else and give back to the local community by volunteering for a nearby Cheltenham charity called the Butterfly Garden. The Butterfly Garden is an educational, therapeutic and recreational scheme, based...

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  Leading Curriculum Change for Sustainability: Quality Enhancement – 7th December 2012

  The HEFCE LGM funded project which sought to introduce Education for Sustainable Development concerns into education quality agendas has now concluded. The Team would like to share the key outcomes with EAUC Members and beyond.  Online Guide to Quality and Education for Sustainability in HE ...

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  HEFCE Annual Meeting 2012 – 5th December 2012

  HEFCE’s Annual Meeting was attended by members of governing bodies of universities and colleges, and representatives of other organisations with an interest in higher education.   Tim Melville-Ross, Chair of HEFCE, welcomed delegates to the meeting. Chief Executive Alan Langlands reviewed...

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  Cycling Challenges – 4th December 2012

  Hands Off My Bike! Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation, is currently running the ‘Hands Off My Bike!’ challenge prize - which calls on people from all over the UK to come up with breakthrough innovations to make it more difficult to steal bikes and have the potential to incr...

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