Blogs
Welcome to the EAUC blog! You will find a mixture of articles by our educational members, strategic partners, company members, and of course, ourselves. The featured articles show what is happening across the sector.
Please be mindful that the views and opinions expressed here belong to the blog author therefore are not necessarily reflective of the views and opinions of the EAUC.
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Will Jenkins, Associate Director at Carbon Credentials, gives us a brief run through of the main reasons the Higher and Further Education sector should be setting Science-Based Targets. The UK university sector is facing uncertainty from a multitu...
Zoe Williams, Head of Marketing at Selectaglaze tells us about how the company has improved the sustainability of University of Cambridge's prestigious Jesus College. Selectaglaze has helped Jesus College, part of the University of Cambridge, to i...
We believe that the higher education sector can drive many positive sustainability outcomes through changing how it uses land and its built assets. Which is why we see an opportunity for many more universities to work closely with local community ene...
Hosting the EAUC conference isn’t like hosting any other conference. You know that there are going to be several hundred sustainability professionals looking at your campus over several days with a critical eye. But approached proactively, we ...
EAUC CEO Iain Patton reflects on the Carbon Reduction Pledge event organised by the EAUC and NUS, hosted by the Office for Students and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) last week. Leadership from the "Future-Fit Five ...
Uncertainty and civic responsibility are mega trends UK universities and colleges need to better recognise - so say judges of the 2018 Green Gown Awards. A panel of over 100 national and international judges – a who’s who of leading na...
Simon Goldsmith, Head of Sustainability at the University of Greenwich outlines the success of their new cup reuse initiative. The Reuse Race is an initiative we run at Greenwich that incentivises students and staff to use reusable hot drinks cont...
As part of Advance HE’s initiative on Integrated Thinking and Reporting, Janet Haddock-Fraser, Chair of Trustees for the EAUC and Professor of Sustainability and Leadership at Manchester Metropolitan University, considers the notion of integrat...
Michael J. Lorr, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Aquinas Ireland Study Abroad Program Spring 2018 at Aquinas College in Michigan, USA. In his latest blog, he talks about the institution's partnership with National University Ireland-...
By Louise Walker, Public Sector Sales Director at Interface Where we learn matters. On the face of it this might seem like an obvious statement. There’s no questioning the fact that the UK is home to some of the best universities in the w...
Rebecca, our Scotland Programme Manager, shares her experiences and reflections on a project she has been involved with examining the likely impacts of climate change on Scotland and across Europe, and potential responses to them. I spent sever...
Agne Buraityte, Campus Cycling Officer at Glasgow Kelvin College talks about cycling as a lifelong skill and the new Velocity Cycling Hub. The Glasgow Kelvin College vision is Transforming Lives through education, but it is much more than just tex...
National Union of Students (NUS) Communities Programme Manager (in the Sustainability Team) Charlotte Bonner talks about the pilot project 'Unicycle' and her own experiences with cycling. When I got to university as a cyclist, I faced a quandary &...
Christa Appleton, Education Project Officer for the Listening Project at Keele University tells us about how she is using the SDGs to bring students together. The SDGs have significance for the HEFCE Catalyst funded teaching and innovation project...
Andy Penaluna, Professor of Creative Entrepreneurship & Director - International Institute of Creative Entrepreneurial Development at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David talks about the link between sustainability and enterprise. In recent...
Dr Tammi Sinha, Head of Centre for Climate Change Education and Communication at the University of Winchester, talks about creating an environment for the SDGs and change. The United Nations SDGs – to many they are an unknown TLA (three let...
Ethical Dilemmas and the Sustainable Development Goals Darren Axe, Environmental Projects Coordinator, Lancaster University Students’ Union talks about balancing the ethical dilemmas that sustainability alerts us to and a trip to a council m...
Dr Steven Rogers, Teaching Fellow in Geology at Keele University tells us all about the Geology department's SDG journey. Do geologists have a part to play in our sustainable future? Well yes, actually, a pretty big part too… Your friendly ...
Jan 2018 Mariya Simeonova, Sustainability Officer at the University of St Andrews, attended the EAUC-Scotland Waste Management Topic Support Network trip to two waste facilities leading the way in Scotland’s ambitious Zero Waste to Landfill ...
Dave Gorman, Director of Social Responsibility & Sustainability at the University of Edinburgh, reflects on progress made since the University announced its climate strategy – Zero by 2040 – in November 2016. One year ago, we were del...
