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  An interview with Iain Patton on our new way of LiFE - EAUC feature in University Business – 29th September 2011

  A new way of LiFE is helping guide universities and colleges to a green economy October's issue of University Business is a special one as it's their Green issue with a focus on sustainability. It's fantastic to see such a strong publication acknowledge the importance of sustainability within the s...

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  Korean radio interviews the London Universities Environment Group (LUEG) – 16th September 2011

  The work of universities across London on reducing carbon will be feature in a documentary in South Korea this year.  Miss Park, a journalist from KBS Radio (the South Korean equivalent of the BBC), was visiting the UK to find out how universities are working to ensure the effective delivery of t...

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  How LiFE works – 16th September 2011

  Since we announced Learning in Future Environments (LiFE) we’ve been really happy to see the amount of interest that has been generated throughout the sector. A lot of people have signed up to our online webinars and we’ve been getting a lot of great feedback. One thing people are kee...

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  Red Tape Challenge – 13th September 2011

  As you may be aware, the 'Red Tape Challenge' was launched in April to open up Government regulation to the scrutiny and challenge of the public, businesses and experts. The website is being used to gather innovative ideas on how the aims of our regulations can be fulfilled in the most successful a...

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  Donating ICT Kit to Africa vs Recycling in the UK – 13th September 2011

  Nicola Hogan, project manager of SUSTE-TECH recently spoke with Computer Aid International on the subject of sending computers overseas to Africa. They expressed their frustration at the amount of PCs still remaining in the UK and not being donated to reputable charities such as Computer Aid in...

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  New opportunities for partnerships with LSIS – 5th September 2011

  The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) is dedicated to working in partnership with all parts of the sector to build and sustain self-improvement and to work closely with sector practitioners in the delivery of what LSIS provides. LSIS operate a number of funds designed to give sector ...

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  Introducing Change Agents UK – 1st September 2011

  Over the last 15 years StudentForce for Sustainability have worked with people across the UK who stand up and strive to make a positive change in their work, lives and communities. From 1 September 2011, StudentForce for Sustainability will be known as Change Agents UK. As an EAUC Strategic Part...

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  Cycling worth £3bn a year to the UK economy – 30th August 2011

  Cycling contributes almost £3 billion to the UK economy shows a new report from LSE which also reveals that almost a quarter of the population are now cyclists. The study quantifies for the first time the full economic success story of the UK’s cycling sector which generates £2.9 billion fo...

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  Energy management website for schools, universities and researchers – 26th August 2011

  The online energy management website was initially developed by researchers at the Environmental Change Institute with an aim to attract business’ anonymised data for their research into energy consumption by building type. It is aimed at any small or medium business however, due to its link f...

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  Enabling the Transition to a Green Economy - new Government report – 23rd August 2011

  Social responsibility and sustainability has been high on the agenda for the Government in recent years. In early August 2011, the Government really set out its stall in the terms of its vision for enabling the transition to the Green Economy through their new publication 'Enabling the Transitio...

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  Be the change you want to see in the world - EAUC feature in University Business – 15th August 2011

  In September's issue of University Business which is themed 'student experience', we're making the important link between behaviour change and students as they are a massive part of their institution's carbon footprint. Written by Dr Sandra Lee, Sustainable Travel Officer at the University of Lei...

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  Behaviour Change and Energy use - Government Report – 15th August 2011

  The Government's Behavioural Insights Team has published a report setting out how they can use behavioural insights to help people save energy and money. The report, Behaviour Change and Energy Use, launches a series of trials and changes to government policy which will make it easier for indivi...

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  The Sustainability Exchange invitation to tender – 11th August 2011

  The EAUC invites tenders for the creation of the Sustainability Exchange website. The Sustainability Exchange Project is an online network for all English Higher Education Institutions’ (HEI) personnel interested in sustainability issues. Its audience is anyone working in the education sector ...

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  New look and new resources for SORTED – 10th August 2011

  With the support from the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) we have improved the online sustainability tool aimed specifically at those in the learning and skills sector - SORTED.   New search facility SORTED now has a fully filtered search to enable you to quickly find the resource ...

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  Global University Network for Innovation interviews Daniella Tilbury on ESD – 8th August 2011

  In this interview by the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI), Daniella Tilbury, Professor and Director of Sustainability at the University of Gloucestershire, discusses education for sustainability. In the interview, she explains that when referring to education for sustainability ...

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  Green Gown Awards 2011 shortlist announced – 3rd August 2011

  We are delighted to announce the shortlist for this year’s annual Green Gown Awards 2011, recognising the exceptional initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges across the UK to become more sustainable. More than 240 entries were received across the 13 categories and a j...

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  Centre for Sustainable Design launches new website – 3rd August 2011

  The Centre for Sustainable Design (CfSD) has launched its new website, cfsd.org.uk.   CfSD was established in 1995 in Farnham, Surrey, UK at what is now known as the University for the Creative Arts (UCA). The Centre has led and participated in a range of high quality research projects and has...

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  Greening ICT - EAUC feature in University Business – 1st August 2011

  The EAUC has now agreed to appear as a monthly feature in University Business magazine. These features will cover project updates, comment on new sector developments, details of new EAUC resources and much, much more. The first feature, which appeared in the August 2011 issue of University Busine...

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  Join Us in the new SHED! The Evolving Sustainability in Higher (and Further) Education – 30th July 2011

  3 October 2011 Update: Please see our updated SHED EAUC Community of Practice page for current information on this group. The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) and the HE Academy ESD Project joined forces in launching a new concept last year – the SHED network. ...

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  Your voice, your vote - EAUC Members to vote for MAC representatives – 26th July 2011

  The time has come for EAUC Members to vote for the first ever Member Advisory Council (MAC) members. 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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