Sustainability and social responsibility are each holistic means to involve an entire student community. For universities and colleges, students are a significant aspect of campus life and its community. Every new intake brings new energy, perspectives, and ambitions that should be harnessed for the benefit of all. As future change agents, students should receive the tools and encouragement to take on this journey in as active players looking for positive outcomes.
EAUC-Scotland's Community Engagement Topic Support Network (TSN) is open to all, providing an opportunity for those working in or with the further and higher education sector to share ideas and questions and to get together to hear from particular speakers or discuss topics of interest.
Following a successful first year in 2011/12, Green Gauge, previously known as the Environmental Research Package, from NUS Services was again available in 2012/13.
Degrees Cooler was an NUS 2009-2011 led collaboration between Student Switch Off, Green Impact Universities, and People & Planet’s Going Greener campaign
Examples of some recycling quizzes to use for staff and student engagement.
This Universities UK publication showcases the contribution of higher education institutions to this ‘greening’ agenda. Published 2008.
An interactive employee engagement tool from the Carbon Trust.
A review and guide to Education for sustainable development and holistic curriculum change, written bu Dr Alex Ryan.
A curriculum review tool and guide based on searching modules specifications for insights to how they were engaging with education for sustainable development.
A Royal Academy of Engineering initiative to encourage change in the engineering profession in the UK, so that it can makes a positive contribution to sustainability.
This UNESCO web-site provides a multimedia teacher education programme which contains professional development material for use in pre-service teacher courses.
Green Impact empowers individuals and departments to reduce their environmental impact by encouraging, rewarding and celebrating practical environmental improvements
A EAUC Member only resource which provides a 20 minute 'introduction to sustainability' elearning module to use as an engagement tool.
EAUC Member responses regarding use of meter data to encourage behaviour change by staff and/or students.
Video, presentation and notes from a workshop session about Changing values to create a sustainable culture from the 2012 EAUC Conference.
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how the University of Liverpool is one of the UK’s leading research institutions with an annual turnover of £340 million, including £123...
"Greenthing" is a project to employ a shared Environmental Manager post between five Bloomsbury Colleges of the University of London.
We address the current sector hot topic - environmental champions with a workshop, an opportunity to give your view and a practical case study.
This pack from the Land Based Colleges National Consortium comes in 3 parts.