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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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  Reduce Costs, Save Carbon – Improve your Fleet – 3rd December 2012

  In 2009/10 Energy Saving Trust contacted all Scottish institutions to collect data about fleet vehicles. This information was used to inform Transport Scotland about vehicles in the public sector. Transport Scotland has since asked the Energy Saving Trust to continue working with two of the secto...

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  The University of Nottingham wins Times Higher Education Award for Sustainable Development – 30th November 2012

  EAUC Member, The University of Nottingham has won the coveted Times Higher Education award for Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Development.  The University won this award not based on one impressive project, but rather for the sustainable ethos evident in everything it does. The EAUC are de...

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  'New' universities set to be created in England – 30th November 2012

  About a dozen "new" universities are set to be created in England in both the private and state sectors.   It is the first time in 20 years that a new wave of universities has been created.   Ten are long-established specialist institutions which are set to be awarded full university status.   ...

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  EAUC partnering Shrink Paper to reduce paper in Universities – 28th November 2012

  The EAUC is pleased to announce a partnership with The European Environmental Paper Network (EEPN). The EEPN runs the Shrink Paper project (shrinkpaper.org) in the UK to encourage some of society's biggest paper consumers to cut their paper use by half. Saving paper reduces carbon emissions, forest ...

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  Students call for ethical procurement of university garments – 27th November 2012

  Students are to hold protests at 30 universities on 26 November against what they say are labour rights abuses in university garment supply chains.  The protesters, from the campaigning network People & Planet, are calling on their universities to join the Worker Rights Consortium, a global labou...

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  Post Rio+20- What is the future of education for sustainability in the UK? – 23rd November 2012

  November 2012 saw the launch of a UK dialogue process to explore the future of education for sustainability in the UK. At the invitation of the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) in collaboration with the Education Dialogue Group (EDG), 25 organisations and agencies met a...

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  EAUC 5 year Strategic Framework - Member consultation – 16th November 2012

  We are seeking the views of our Educational Members, Company Members and Strategic Partners on the next EAUC 5 Year Strategic Framework which will be in place from 2013 to 2017. The Strategic Framework gives us a strong outline and scope to focus our efforts in continually offering exceptional Membe...

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