The Vice-Chancellor Announced the launch of the University Sustainability Award; which aims to create a culture of social and environmental awareness. Applications are welcomed from individuals and course teams that model this commitment and who can demonstrate a substantial and significant … Continue reading
The Higher Education Academy has released the latest UK Professional Standards Framework that: provides a general description of the main dimensions of the roles of teaching and supporting learning within the HE environment. It is written from the perspective of … Continue reading
Check out the this first publication of The UNESCO/UNEP YouthXchange guidebook on climate change and lifestyles; which considers: How can we link lifestyles and climate change and take action together? How can we hear the views and see examples of … Continue reading
EAUC has asked for feedback on the government consultation process for amendments to the CRC Energy Efficiency scheme. The full text of the EAUC’s call for responses follows after the break.
Staff at the University of the Arts London are invited to submit applications for funding to support small-scale projects (up to £3,000) that will develop sustainability and environmental awareness in the curriculum. Projects must be completed within the 2010/11 academic … Continue reading
The findings of UAL’s first curriculum and research sustainability audit have just been published and will be used by the Research & Curriculum Sustainability sub-committee, Chaired by Frances Corner, to define a future strategy in this area. Semi-structured interviews, an … Continue reading
There was a combined meeting of the sustainability subcommittees on the 22nd September, featuring a presentation from Estates about a proposed Carbon Reduction Plan, and one from the Research subcommittee, reporting on a UAL sustainability audit carried out by external … Continue reading
The results of the 2010 People & Planet Green League were published today – UAL was ranked 72 with a “lower second class degree” award. This is a rise of 53 places since 2009 and reflects the University’s increased efforts … Continue reading
The response to my previous post, How far have we come? has been somewhat underwhelming, but that is not to downplay the significance of some of the fantastic work that has been going on across the University. Special thanks go … Continue reading
The draft sustainability strategy which was posted on this blog in December has been updated using input from comments on this blog and via two sustainability workshops (one of which was cross-University and the other involving LCC staff and students) … Continue reading