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  DECC - Public attitudes survey results – 11th July 2012

  The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has set up a tracking survey to understand and monitor public attitudes to the Department’s main business priorities. The summary note presents headline findings from the first wave of the survey. The survey will run four times a year, with...

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  Read our June LiFE newsletter – 28th June 2012

  We've just published our June 2012 LiFE newsletter which brings you a bumper update on all the latest news and developments from the LiFE team. This issue puts the spotlight on the University of Northampton who have signed up to LiFE to bring colleagues together from across the institution to link s...

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  The Future Fit Framework – 28th June 2012

  An introductory guide to teaching and learning for sustainability in HE This comprehensive ‘what, why and how’ guide was commissioned and is published by the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Written and compiled by Professor Stephen Sterling, Centre for Sustainable Futures, Plymouth Univ...

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  WRAP - Leading hospitality and food service companies sign up to waste agreement – 27th June 2012

  Compass, Domino’s Pizza, Greene King, Greggs, McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd, Unilever Food Solutions, amongst major players signed up from across the UK UK businesses could save up to £76 million by end of 2015 Sector can cut carbon impact of food and associated packaging wa...

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  Computer Aid launches summer holiday appeal to education sector – 26th June 2012

  UK based charity launches summer holiday appeal to education sector for unwanted computers and monitors Computer Aid International calls on the UK education sector to donate their used IT equipment for reuse in schools, colleges and universities across Africa and Latin America when they upgrade o...

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  Awarding Sustainability Excellence - Green Gown Awards 2012 – 26th June 2012

  This month's University Business article focuses on Stage 1 entries of the Green Gown Awards. With 14 categories, including two entirely new categories and an International Award for three categories, this year is set to be better than ever.  Categories are open to all post-16 educational institu...

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  Top US universities put their reputations online – 25th June 2012

  'This autumn more than a million students are going to take part in an experiment that could re-invent the landscape of higher education.' This article, taken from the BBC News website, discusses an experiment in the US to deliver higher education courses online - cutting out the need to attend u...

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  News from Rio – 22nd June 2012

  Earlier this week saw the official opening of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). The watering down of the language to achieve greater levels of agreement has resulted in a many NGOs rejecting the Future we Want document and declaring the conference a failure. Other...

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  The Future We Want - Rio+20 text confirmed – 20th June 2012

  The Rio+20 negotiations have now concluded and a final text has been agreed.  'The Future We Want' intends to put society on a more sustainable path. The text has yet to be signed off by heads of government and ministers but it is unlikely that any changes will be made to the content of the docum...

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  New set of LiFE videos launched – 20th June 2012

  Seven months after its launch, LiFE is continually evolving and participants are actively feeding in and shaping how it develops. We're committed to arming you with the tools you need to understand how it can benefit you and, if you're already convinced, to help you obtain internal buy-in. This is a...

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  End of hosepipe ban to benefit 15 million people – 19th June 2012

  More than 15 million people in the south and east of England are able to fill paddling pools and water lawns again when hosepipe bans were lifted on Thursday 14 June. Three of the UK's biggest water companies – Anglian Water, Southern Water and Thames Water – announced the end of the res...

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  12th International ACTS Conference - Call for Papers deadline approaching! – 18th June 2012

  12th International ACTS Conference 26th-28th September 2012, Brisbane The call for papers and presentations submission deadline will close soon! Make sure you send in your submission in by 27th June 2012. Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) invites abstracts from the  global ...

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  Easier being green when there's a bottom-line gain – 14th June 2012

  Academy is making strides on sustainability, but water use is on the rise The sector is getting greener on a number of measures - except for water consumption, where there is limited financial imperative to cut down on use. That is the finding of a Times Higher Education analysis of environmen...

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  New round of LSIS funding launched, new RSAs appointed – 12th June 2012

  Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) have launched a new round of the Stepping Up in Sustainability Fund on Friday 1 June. The Stepping Up in Sustainability Fund exists to support projects to develop, expand and embed effective approaches to sustainable development, and to share these a...

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  The greenest way of drying hands – 12th June 2012

  According to the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study of Hand Drying Systems done by Materials Systems Laboratory at MIT, Dyson Airblade hand dryers has the lowest environmental impact comapred to all other possible hand drying systems. LCA study with full sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, conducte...

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  Campaign your way to sustainability! – 12th June 2012

  Next week, 18th - 24th June 2012, is a bumper week for sustainability campaigns. With the EU's Sustainable Energy Week, Recycle Week, and even Bike Week taking place, there are lots of events and promotions to get involved with. EU Sustainable Energy Week, an initiative of the European Commission...

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  DECC sets out the next steps for the Green Deal – 12th June 2012

  On Monday 11 June the DECC set out the secondary legislation that will give industry the green light to bring the Green Deal energy efficiency market into operation, alongside measures to strengthen consumer protection and reduce industry burdens and introducing a new, improved energy company obliga...

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  Higher Education Treaty for Rio+20 – 11th June 2012

  Rio+20 will bring together the largest gathering of Heads of State that the world has ever seen. This UN meeting is to assess progress to date and to define new sustainable development governance frameworks and goals. It will provide an opportunity to re-affirm visions for a sustainable future; to r...

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  Southampton Blackout – 7th June 2012

  "For the past six years we have completed a waste audit at the University of Southampton, and we’ve always been impressed with the number of our students who are prepared to give up their Wednesday afternoon to sort through rubbish! So, what could be simpler than applying this to our energy ...

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  Competition to win a chance to work at Reading Festival – 31st May 2012

  Are you a Student Recycling Champion? A nationwide search for a team of Student Recycling Champions to help spread the green message at Reading Festival, is now open for entry. The brand new competition promises its winners the chance to see behind the scenes at Reading Festival and make a valua...

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