Hi! I’m James and I am working with Ian (UAL Energy Manger) in his drive to reduce the Universities energy usage and in turn its carbon emissions. In the last few weeks have broke new ground in how we display … Continue reading →

I attended an event held by the Energy Managers Association last month regarding Energy Performance Contracting. I was fortunate enough be joined by Rory Canavan, Software Asset Manager at IT@arts. Rory has blogged his impressions of the day and the … Continue reading →

This month we are breaking new ground in our Carbon Data sharing. For the first time we are updating the blog with new Data from our Carbon Dashboard (link to a PDF copy of Carbon Dashboard, download the document to … Continue reading →

In support of UAL’s commitment to increasing biodiversity, staff at London College of Fashion’s Lime Grove site transformed a dull paved area into a new wildlife haven. A day of determined digging saw the creation of a deep pond designed … Continue reading →

We are pleased to share the last Minutes of the Sustainability Committee dated 22nd February 2013. The Committee meets quarterly and the next scheduled meeting is Tuesday 28th May 2013.

As part of Green Week 2013, students from London College of Fashion’s MA Fashion and the Environment created new natural dye beds and planted an urban orchard. _ Digging for Victory – Staff and Students   The Digging for Victory … Continue reading →

A new Carbon Management Plan (CMP) has been drafted and is officially being launched during the Green Week 2013. This new CMP contains policies and actions designed to reduce the University’s energy consumption and carbon emissions by 22% or 2,531 … Continue reading →

To help the University monitor its utility consumption, a new information tool has been launched during UAL Green Week 2013. The Carbon Dashboard (available via link Weather-corrected Gas & Electricity) will for the first time allow staff and students to … Continue reading →

Since the last blog update regarding the Environmental Management System (EMS), the University continue to makes great progress in its attempt to achieve accreditation. Unlike Ian (Energy and Environmental Manager), who had rich experience of implementing an EMS, I did … Continue reading →

Click here to see the project latest progress: Environmental Management System project activities log – 5th March, 2013 The University’s Sustainability Committee agreed that an Environmental Management System (EMS) would be implemented as soon as possible. An EMS reduces the … Continue reading →

This September ‘Conscientious Communicators’ was launched at LCC, an informal cross disciplinary group of student, staff and Industry practitioners who wish to establish a community at LCC and share the ethical and sustainable projects and motivations that they have in … Continue reading →

  Staff at the University of the Arts London are invited to submit applications for funding of up to £1500 to support small-scale curriculum interventions and/or support Green Week 2013 (info) initiatives that will develop sustainability and environmental awareness in … Continue reading →

On September 21st 2012 at The London College of Communication we launched ‘Conscientious Communicators’, an informal cross disciplinary group of student, staff and Industry practitioners who wish to establish a community at LCC and share the ethical & sustainable projects … Continue reading →

London College of Fashion demonstrates how a curriculum that thinks critically about sustainability cannot only raise issues such as re-use, reduction and recycling of resources, but also leads to transformational practice, community development and the promotion of well being (Wals 2009). To … Continue reading →

Staff/Student Symposium at London College of Communication to explore a shared and holistic approach to integrating ethical and sustainable creativity into the curriculum.  

If you have ideas about Green Week 2013 (4th-10th March) and would like to run a workshop, event, project then please get in touch. You can comment on this post or email us (a.johnston@arts.ac.uk). You can see the kinds of … Continue reading →

Each year the University provides funding to support the development of curriculum initiatives that embed sustainability and environmental ethics within the curriculum. The past two years have seen a variety of exciting projects which have supported many activities that have … Continue reading →

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 EAUC has announced the launch of this year’s Green Gown Awards. Stage 1 applications are now open! This is our chance to shine and to shout about our sustainability achievements! The deadline for universities and colleges to submit their Stage … Continue reading →

Here are the minutes of the Sustainability Committee meeting held on Thursday 12th January 2012. Sustainability Committee Minutes January 2012

The University delivers as part of its Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice a sustainability focused unit called Topics in Innovation and Enhancement. The course is provided for academic and support staff and and provides professional recognition through membership of the … Continue reading →

Lots of activities running as part of this, see the full listing here.

The Mayor of London has announced that students in further and higher education have the opportunity to apply for cash awards for their ideas to reduce the use of electricity and fossil fuels in London’s homes and workplaces. A total … Continue reading →

Film-making competition opens that could win you £1,500 cash plus a commission by WWF-UK to make their next campaign film (with a £5,000 budget) and some amazing camera equipment from Canon UK! Energy efficiency is important, with the economy tanking and … Continue reading →

University of Gloucestershire has developed a guidance framework for enhancing teaching and learning in sustainability across the University. These guides are designed to support ongoing teaching and learning innovation by defining key principles and entry points for curriculum design and … Continue reading →

For an exciting way to engage students with issues of creativity, design and sustainability take a look at Barbara Salvadori’s post (and blog) about running a green printing workshop directly on a beach link.

On Monday I spent an enlightening afternoon watching presentations from design teams made up of students from the second year of the BA Graphic Product Innovation and FdA Graphic and Spatial Communication at the London College of Communication who are … Continue reading →

  Congratulations to the London College of Fashion for winning the Social Responsibility Award at the 2011 Green Gown Awards. For more info see here.

Scrapstores support reuse of resources for community benefit through the diversion of clean reusable scrap waste materials from businesses. ScrapstoresUK is a registered charity incepted by scrapstores themselves to gather and share information about issues, barriers, opportunities, good practice, achievements, … 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 →

London College of Fashion is proud to announce that it has been nominated in two categories in the prestigious Green Gown Awards. Now in their seventh year, the Green Gown Awards were set up to celebrate universities and colleges across the … Continue reading →

The Center for Sustainable Fashion (CSF) was awarded Curriculum Development Funding (2010) to compile and review all of the teaching and learning materials generated by the centre in the past three years and make available for students and tutors to … Continue reading →

  Last year (2010-2011) the University supported 13 Curriculum Development Projects that aimed to respond to staff and student calls for the University to have a visible and concrete means for recognising, rewarding and promoting ethical awareness and sustainable practices … Continue reading →

  3 days remain to book at the earlybird rate for the UK’s largest student conference on world poverty, human rights and the environment. It’s one weekend packed full of inspiring speakers, practical and informative workshops, debates, films, stalls and … Continue reading →

This Guardian summary of a live chat provides an overview of the various challenges, opportunities and tensions that face universities and everyone who makes up the community of an institution in trying to be more sustainable. View the full discussion … 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 →

Staff at the University are invited to submit bids for funding to support ‘Sustainability in the Curriculum’; this builds on a similar call from last year. Projects funded during the first round demonstrate the exciting and diverse ways in which … Continue reading →

GREEN CHALLENGE- A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR GREEN ENTREPRENURIAL TALENT I am writing to bring your attention to a fantastic opportunity for innovative thinkers and entrepreneurs at your University. The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge is celebrating its 5th anniversary by offering … Continue reading →

Staff and post graduate students across CCW (Chelsea, Camberwell and Wimbledon) have recently started a passionate conversation about sustainability and resilience in art and design education. We care about our colleges: the future of art and design education, the environment … Continue reading →

From Russell Heath Dear UAL Cyclists! http://tfl.gov.uk/cyclechallenge The weather’s fine and it’s ideal to get on your bike and cycle to work or anywhere else – if you’re not already doing so! For a few years some of us have … Continue reading →

To participate, register & download the awards brief, visit: www.sustainable-fashion.com/fashioning-the-future

Green Gown Awards 2011 Awarding Sustainability Excellence Entries for the 2011 Green Gown Awards are now open. The deadline for universities and colleges to submit their Stage 1 applications is Friday 15 July. More info. and entry: http://www.greengownawards.org.uk/ Now in … Continue reading →

Here are the minutes from the February meeting of the Estates Sub Committee: ESTATES SUSTAINABILITY SUB COMMITTEE 150211 Minutes

Attached is a certificate recognising Estates’ and UAL staff’s efforts in reducing our paper consumption. Every little helps!

Ever thought of starting a food growing project? See attached pdf flier for news of a competition with a nice foody prize. ABSeed flier

Sustainability is an overused word – but what happens if you think differently about it? Find out more at this free breakfast event, hosted by NESTA on 23 March 2011. Continue reading →

All UAL students are invited to attend an Open Lecture by Prof Mike Press, design/craft thinker as part of the TFRC Sustainable Textiles Research Seminar Series, on March 25th 2pm, at Chelsea College of Art & Design. Mike Press is … Continue reading →

The DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change) have released an online tool called My2050 which puts you in control of energy generation and usage for the year 2050. Can you balance supply and demand, and achieve a reduction in … Continue reading →

A video of the Pants to Poverty walk for Green week is online! PANTS FUN ROUGH CUT from Chris Storrar on Vimeo.

There’s an interesting article about a Princeton pilot scheme here where the Kindle e-reader was used by students for reading course materials. There was mixed feedback but on the positive side, almost a 50% reduction in paper use was achieved. … Continue reading →

Textile Futures Research Centre (TFRC) is working with big US apparel company VF Corporation, to launch an exciting student competition. It is open to all textile and fashion students and recent graduates (2 yrs) from Central St Martins, London College of … Continue reading →

From a mailout by Katie Mills Have you (or your students) worked on a sustainability related project? Does it demonstrate UAL’s expertise and creative talents? Would it make a good case study? If the answer is ‘yes’ then please respond … Continue reading →

Normally walking around central London in your underwear would get you arrested, but these art students from Central Saint Martins were helping show solidarity with West African cotton farmers suffering due to the global recession, and oppressive trade rules and subsidies Continue reading →

Green Week is happening in Chelsea’s Canteen: 82% of Chelsea staff and students in the Green Week Canteen Survey think that the Canteen is important and 70% are eating hot meals.
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As systems go greener this week at UAL, will the Refectory at Chelsea be greener by the end of Green Week? Please respond to the the survey in the Refectory on wednesday and lets see if we can make a ‘contribution to the environment’! Continue reading →

There’s a nice visualisation tool at this site which shows the carbon footprint of many objects and activities: http://visualization.geblogs.com/visualization/co2/ Via the site Information Is Beautiful

By Jess Armistead As you may remember, back in November 2009 we introduced an overnight auto-shutdown policy, whereby computers that are left on accidentally are automatically shutdown at midnight to save energy. If anyone needs their computer to be left … Continue reading →

This story is not strictly related to the HE sector, but it’s an interesting one nonetheless. Google have extended their Google Earth platform to enable global-scale monitoring and measurement of changes in the earth’s environment. The platform will enable scientists … Continue reading →

The EAUC is looking for interesting articles about sustainability in the FHE sector. Have you got a great success story, interesting opinion or review about sustainability issues in the FHE sector? If so, contact Elizabeth Jones: ejones@eauc.org.uk  EDIT: but before … 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. All those institutions affected by the CRCEE scheme will … Continue reading →

The Prix Pictet, established three years ago, has become a leading international photography prize dedicated to sustainability. This year the theme is growth and the shortlist has just been published. The image above, Midway Atoll, 2009 by Chris Jordan is … Continue reading →

MA and third year  BA Textile Design students at Chelsea are involved in a sustainable textiles project sponsored by luxury clothing brand Burberry. Titled Inside/Outside, students have been asked to research the local area of Millbank where the college is … Continue reading →

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 →

This year has seen TFRC research work on show in major national museums from London to Tokyo. In terms of creativity the year has been outstanding for the core members and the associates. The CSM TFRC members curated and exhibited … Continue reading →

“Work has begun on the installation of a ‘super’ cycle hire docking station with space for 124 bikes close to the main entrance of Waterloo Station.” Could be useful for those of us in the Holborn area. News article here: … Continue reading →

Thanks to Nick Gorse An interesting Guardian article on Games For Change and in particular a computer game called Fate of the World, in which players save the world from catastrophic climate change (or not).  Climate change challenge for computer … Continue reading →

The blog was moved recently to a new url, blogs.arts.ac.uk/sustainability Unfortunately this has resulted in some errors when navigating the site. I’m trying to gain access to make the necessary fixes. In the meantime, please bear with us…. EDIT. Most … Continue reading →

The Creative Industries Knowledge Transfer Network (CIKTN), a TSB funded programme led by UAL, in partnership with RIBA, Imperial College London, and the games association TIGA, has recently published the baseline report for its Sustainability Beacon Project. The report is … Continue reading →

Drawing on UAL’s 2010-15 Sustainability Strategy, an action plan for 2010-11 has been agreed by the University’s two sustainability sub committees. The twelve actions include the appointment of two staff with responsibility for sustainability (one within the estates team who … Continue reading →

7-11 February 2011 will the Green Week at UAL. The Students Union is planning a calendar of events as are the University’s Sustainability Committees. If you integrate sustainability into your learning, teaching or research activities and are interested in sharing … 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 →

Earth is a quarterly newsletter published by EAUC, with all the latest sustainability news relevant to the higher education sector. In this edition you will find: “the latest updates from HEFCE, An insight into IT and paper use, opinions on … Continue reading →

The Royal Society has just published a new short guide to the science of climate change: “The guide has been written to summarise the evidence and to clarify the levels of confidence associated with the current scientific understanding of climate … Continue reading →

It’s your last chance to enter! You must submit your entry before this Friday. More info. here: The Green Fashion Competition website. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/13710659[/vimeo]

The Cyclescheme has grown in strength from previous year with over 59 salaried employees taking up the scheme over the last two years. The University selected Cyclescheme as they partner with over 1500 independent bicycle shops. Employee can use ‘Find … 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 →

In this edition: Best practice procurement guidance Annual conference update Green ICT 20% off members’ offer And more. Link to online version: e-news September 2010

Contributed by Paul Stephenson and Kevin Garner on behalf of Information Services During the Summer IT Services have started to engage with a London wide project – Green ICT in London HEIs (GrILH) which is a JISC (Joint Information Services … Continue reading →

Contributed by Paul Stephenson and Kevin Garner on behalf of Information Services As soon as IT Services became aware that we would have to move out of Davies Street we realised that we would also have to relocate the University’s … Continue reading →

CRISP Reuse Project – Furzedown and Cedars Halls Over the 2010 summer period, Furzedown and Cedars Hall participated in the London Hall of Residence Reuse Scheme that is conducted by the charitable organisation CRISP (Community Recycling In Southwark Project). As … Continue reading →

More info. on sustainability in the University and College sector, including sustainable IT, and car-sharing at Warwick. EAUC E-news August 2010

Thanks to everyone who joined the UAL Cyclists team and added up their cycling miles in the TfL Cycle Challenge. Twenty-eight UAL cyclists logged their miles and we managed to clock up 5714.54 miles and came 34th out of 138 teams in … Continue reading →

The catchily titled ‘Barclays Cycle Hire’ scheme, the equivalent of Paris’s Velib scheme, is launching in London on the 30th of July. There is more info. available here: Barclays Cycle Hire website, including a map of the docking points. (Though … Continue reading →

More minutes from the sustainability subcommittees – this time the Estates Subcommittee’s July meeting: ESTATES SUSTAINABILITY SUB COMMITTEE 010710 Minutes

Here are minutes from the most recent Estates and Research & Curriculum sustainability sub-committees. Research and Curriculum – minutes May 2010 Estates – minutes May 2010

The latest sustainability news for universities is online now at the EAUC website: June 2010 e-news

FASH/OFF:INFORM:RECREATE:ENGAGE:INSPIRE You are warmly invited to FASH/OFF: The June Ethical Fashion Forum Social Held in collaboration with MA Fashion & the Environment students from the London College of Fashion. With exhibits, hands on activities and networking, come along for thisfun, … Continue reading →

From UAL news & events: Over the summer new improved recycling facilities are being installed across all University of the Arts London sites. The simple and easy system will have just two bins for all regular refuse; green bins with clear … 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 →

An ADM-HEA event for your calendar: University of Bradford 15 – 16 July 2010 This free event will examine current best practice in achieving institution-wide sustainability in higher education and consider the challenge of achieving even more. http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/events/tomorrow-s-sustainable-universities

This might be of interest for some of our more technical facilities: Colleagues may be interested in two new S-Lab case studies. One examines energy management in the University of York’s Department of Biology, which has reduced its electricity consumption … Continue reading →

Oonagh McGirr reports back from a recent ADMHEA sustainability event. Create Sustain Ability Friday, 14 May 2010 RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London, WC1B 1AD Notes on Sustainability I attended the above conference on behalf of the Dean of Learning and … Continue reading →

EAUC’s enews is now published online every month. Here’s the link to this month’s edition: http://eauc.createsend.com/T/ViewEmail/r/0FB7F91D72B8B166

How many miles can you cycle in June? The TfL London Cycle Challenge is taking place again this year. We’d love as many cyclists as possible to join the UAL Cyclists team, and see if we can beat last year’s … 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 Art Design Media Subject Centre’s (ADM-HEA) Annual Forum 2010 will focus on the subject of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).  Friday, 14 May 2010, RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London, WC1B 1AD In 2005 the UK Government’s paper ‘Securing the … Continue reading →

Those nice people at Cyclescheme.co.uk now publish an online magazine about commuting on your bike. Lots of interesting looking articles on traffic safety, choosing a bike, and other tips. Worth a look! Can also be downloaded as a pdf for … Continue reading →

Do you have an interest in learning about, debating and sharing best practice on how to reduce carbon emissions, maintain energy security, and create economic opportunities? The foundations of good practice are in place for the public sector, but what … Continue reading →

An interesting item on Walkit.com suggests that plans are afoot (*cough*) to pedstrianise the underground tube tunnel between Waterloo and Bank. Or could it be an April Fool’s? http://walkit.com/2010/04/londons-waterloo-and-city-tube-line-to-be-pedestrianised/

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 →

It’s almost two years since the sustainability blog was officially launched. Over that period, a sustainability policy has been drawn up, and the sustainability committees have been meeting regularly. It seems like a good point to review our progress. Is … Continue reading →

Early Bird deadline: Friday 12th February, 2010 Book now to receive the early bird special! 22nd-24th March, Bangor University http://www.eauc.org.uk/annual_conference As the programme firms up for this year’s EAUC Annual Conference and we can confirm it will be a packed … Continue reading →

The Cyclestreets online planner for bike journeys seems to work really well. It finds routes away from trouble spots and fast traffic and gives lots of useful information and options. http://www.cyclestreets.net/

“Learning to live sustainably – how can your subject area contribute?” ADM-HEA invites students on UK-based art, design or media higher education courses to enter this year’s essay competition and answer the question above in an essay of around 1000 … Continue reading →

GO GREEN WEEK 2010 The 8th-12th Feb will be the UK’s third national week of student action on climate change in schools, colleges and universities and UAL will be a part of it … following on from our first ever … Continue reading →

Please note that expressions of interest are invited by Monday, 18 January 2010 for The Higher Education Academy’s ESD Project The Higher Education Academy’s ESD Project is pleased to announce the following funding opportunity. There is growing pressure and expectation … Continue reading →

Is your institution a leader in sustainability? Are you making positive changes through exciting initiatives? Then get yourself recognised in the leading sustainability awards scheme for universities and colleges across the UK. The 2010 Green Gown Awards are now open! … Continue reading →

What does “Green” really mean? Why be Green? How to be Green? These three issues and more will be addressed at the Green IT ‘mini-conference’ which is being held at Old Broadcasting House, on Monday 18 January from 10am to … Continue reading →

The UAL Strategic Plan 2010-15, which is currently being developed, has nine priorities, one of which relates to sustainability. A draft strategy has been produced for this priority, with key objectives focussed on 4 key strategic areas: Curriculum Campus (includes … Continue reading →

WCA’s travel plan is being finalised, with a planned launch early in the new year.  A striking feature from this work is how much more sustainable WCA staff and students are in terms of how they travel than is the case for the … Continue reading →

A series of courses run by EAUC on sustainability themes. There is a link to a downloadable booking form at the end of this post. 1. An Introduction to Renewable Energy University Of East Anglia 21 January 2010 Audience: All … Continue reading →

Attached are the minutes from the last two UAL Sustainability Committee meetings. SUSTEF031209.doc RC081209minutes.doc

Welcome to EAUC e-news – December 2009! Contents You will find in this month’s e-news: -Be the EAUC’s new Programmes and Events Manager – Join the team! -Sponsorship Opportunities – Green Gown Awards and 14th Annual Conference -Universities that Count … Continue reading →

The First Gucci Group PhD Scholarship in ‘Sustainable Technology for Future Luxury’ is aimed at promoting creativity and innovation to define what luxury in the future may be with sustainability at its core. Gucci Group believe that cutting edge design, science … Continue reading →

Saturday’s march through London had a real buzz about it, a great sense of urgency, and a much better turn out than in previous years. There was a broad coalition of  interest groups and concerned individuals, calling for urgent action … Continue reading →

The UAL Ethical & Environmental Assembly brings together students at University of the Arts London that are interested in any and all things ‘green’.  We meet regularly to exchange views, promote our interests and organise relevant events, activities and campaigns.  … Continue reading →

Cop-Art is a great opportunity for all creative students to do something to contribute support for the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December. They can create a piece of art-work, take a photo, make a short film, record themselves … Continue reading →

A major research project – MetaboliCity – by Central Saint Martins Research Fellow, Rachel Wingfield, has received funding from the Audi Design Foundation, which aims to encourage designers by supporting and promoting design that creates a positive change in people’s … Continue reading →

The UAL Strategic Plan 2010-15, which is currently being developed, includes as one of its nine priorities: “To extend our commitment to environmental awareness and sustainability in both our teaching and research and in our use of resources” Over the … Continue reading →

In the run up to The Wave march (see previous post) SUARTS will be holding a FREE film screening of The Age of Stupid. Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking … Continue reading →

SUARTS green campaigning 2009/10 launches! Students from across the country will be marching on 5th December alongside tens of thousands of members of the public to demonstrate their support for a safe climate future for all. Ahead of the crucial … Continue reading →

Following a talk by Caroline Clark from Lovely As A Tree, 2nd year Design for Advertising students at LCC had a workshop to create their own sketchbooks for a project on recycling junk mail. Waste paper was donated from workshops, … Continue reading →

BA (Hons) Graphic Product Innovation and FdA Interior Design second year students at LCC, are working on a collaborative project based at the London Wetlands Centre with sustainability as its main focus. The brief is to redesign some of the … Continue reading →

This is a video by Claudio De Paula Graciolli Jnr who is a student on the Graduate Certificate Design for Visual Communication course at the London College of Communication.

WARP FACTOR 09 – Textile Futures at Central Saint Martins Warp Factor 09 celebrates the innovation and future thinking of textiles researchers and designers from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.  The exhibition presents textiles of tomorrow that … Continue reading →

Two more November Green Festival events! Event Title: Junk Design Project Date: 13 November 2009 Time: All day workshop Venue: Main Textile & Jewellery studio, CSM Description: Junk Design cross over project with Year1 BA Jewellery and BA Textile Design … Continue reading →

Here’s a video by Louis Hartnol, Ela Tensgirek (BA Creative Advertising Strategy 3) and Louise Le Carpentier (BA CAS 2) made as an entry for the Cannes Lion Project at the end of last term.

A November Green Festival event: Title: Ecohome Location: Geffrye Museum Description: Free admission, featuring MDES student (LCC) Andy Millar Start Date: 13-10-2009 End Date: 07-02-2010

A November Green Festival event: Title: How to be an eco-creative Location: Lecture Theatre, Student Hub, Davies St. More Info: Click here Description: Free event. As part of the University’s Green Festival, ECCA presents How to be an eco-creative. Hear … Continue reading →

A November Green Festival event: Title: Rosette making with [re]design Location: Hub cafe, Student Hub, Davies St. More info: Click here Description: Make your own rosette at the Enterprise Week Launch Party and Awards with [re]design. Create and take away … Continue reading →

A November Green Festival event: Title: Living Lightly Location: LCC, Boardroom B, 4th floor, Tower Block Description: A workshop open to staff and students, run by Jayne Forbes. Start Time: 10:30 Date: 16-11-2009 End Time: 11:30 Image by Martin LaBar

The UAL pilot scheme with Cyclescheme.co.uk has run successfully with 32 salaried employees taking up the scheme within the last year. The average bike purchase is approximately £700 with an average expected saving of £286 per employee. (UAL saving £80 … Continue reading →

November Green Festival The UAL Green Festival is a month-long showcase for UAL sustainability-related activity. During November 2009 a range of events will take place which showcase academic activity within this area (see the events calendar for details of events … Continue reading →

A new policy to automatically shut down any computers left on overnight is soon to be introduced, in an attempt to reduce the number of machines left on. Currently approx. 20% of computers are left on overnight. Machines which must … Continue reading →

In line with the University of the Arts London sustainability action plan UAL has committed to take part in ‘Water Amnesty’ a project that has been instigated by the Free Radicals group founded by Professor Helen Storey (UAL, London College … Continue reading →

The Centre for Sustainable Fashion LCF have extended the deadline for the student competition ‘Fashioning the Future’ to October 16th. The winners of the 2009 awards will be invited to attend a unique collaborative week-long workshop in London during Spring … Continue reading →

An interesting news story in the Guardian today: BBC Worldwide bans short-haul executive flights. “Staff at BBC Worldwide have been banned from taking domestic and short-haul flights as part of one of the most wide-ranging green travel programmes yet attempted … Continue reading →

You will find in this month’s e-news: News – EAUC Governance Review – Universities That Count (UTC) – Sign Up For Year 2! – EAUC Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programme -14th Annual EAUC Conference – Date for your Diary! – … Continue reading →

New AHRC call aims to tackle climate change   22 Sep 2009 The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is inviting proposals for Networks under a call entitled, Arts and Humanities Approaches to Researching Environmental Change. www.ahrc.ac.uk/News/Latest/Pages/callclimatechange.aspx The aim of the … Continue reading →

News of a new multimedia resource from EAUC: “An important new educational resource was launched on September 18th, 2009. ”The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy: skills for a changing world” takes a sharp look at the skills, attributes and competencies that learners … Continue reading →

Some colleagues have asked if any measures are being taken at the new UAL site in High Holborn to ensure energy efficiency and the sustainable use of resources. Here’s the latest information from Deputy Rector Will Bridge: “While the University … Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting looking event at University of Westminster. Route map for Sustainability and Responsibility in Higher Education Institutions 11 November 2009 10:15am – 4:30pm at the University of Westminster Sustainability and responsibility in universities and colleges promotes long-term sustainability … Continue reading →

Welcome to EAUC e-news – September 2009! You will find in this month’s e-news: – All the latest news from the Sector – Useful links to resources – Current Job Vacancies in the Sector – A diary to ensure you … Continue reading →

The 10:10 initiative is being launched today at Tate Modern. Those who sign up to the scheme pledge to cut their carbon emissions by 10% during 2010. Wouldn’t it be great if UAL could join the other high profile signatories … Continue reading →

Welcome to EAUC e-news – August 2009! You will find in this month’s e-news: – All the latest news from the Sector – Useful links to resources – Current Job Vacancies in the Sector – A diary to ensure you … Continue reading →

A joint consultation between HEFCE, Universities UK and GuildHE on developing a carbon reduction target and strategy for higher education in England is being published today. The consultation asks for views on proposed sector-level targets for the reduction of carbon … Continue reading →

London Remade is a not-for-profit organisation which supports the public sector in the areas of waste managment and green procurement. You can subscribe to their newsletter on the website at http://www.londonremade.com/ – it often has items of interest for London-based … Continue reading →

Welcome to EAUC e-news – July 2009! You will find in this month’s e-news: – All the latest news from the Sector – Useful links to resources – Current Job Vacancies in the Sector – A diary to ensure you … Continue reading →

UAL’s commitment to addressing sustainability issues has a number of focuses, one of which is to “create a dialogue between staff and students to develop an understanding and definition of what sustainability means for UAL and how this should be … Continue reading →

The attached paper was presented today to the University Strategy Board. Please add your comments below if you have any! SB Sustainability Update 0609

During June Transport for London are running the London Workplace Cycle Challenge which they describe as a ”fun, free competition that encourages organisations to compete against each other and see who can get the most staff cycling.” Go to: https://cyclechallenge.tfl.gov.uk/ and sign … Continue reading →

WCA colleagues (staff, and students who’ll be around over the summer) are invited to tomorrow’s ‘Try Cycling to Work’ event, to be held outside WCA canteen from 10.30am – 12.30pm. The idea of this event is to encourage people who may be … Continue reading →

Another conference, this one organised by the Guardian newspaper on the 15th June 2009. Full details here: Guardian Climate Summit As a representative of a non-profit organisation, a ticket is yours for only…  £271.40.

Billed as ‘the definitive conference for understanding the implications of future UK and EU climate change policy for your business’, this conference is on the 24th of June at Cavendish Conference Centre, London W1. As UAL is a member of … Continue reading →

WCA online travel survey has today been launched as part of Wimbledon’s travel planning work, previously announced on this blog. The survey’s open to all staff including VLs and students based at Wimbledon and we plan to run it for … Continue reading →

R-art is a socially aware collective of artists and designers based in East London. They aim to consciously bring elements of art theory into their events and workshops, giving attendees the opportunity to evaluate and respond to art made. R-art … Continue reading →

Many of our domestic products contain palm oil harvested from land which used to foster some of the greatest biodiversity on the planet. The clearing of rainforests to make way for palm oil plantations is happening at the rate of … Continue reading →

Welcome to EAUC e-news – May 2009! You will find in this month’s e-news: – All the latest news from the Sector – Useful links to resources – Current Job Vacancies in the Sector – A diary to ensure you … Continue reading →

ECCA are running an event tonight offering advice for creative practices to operate sustainably. It’s part of Go Green Week and it’s from 6 - 8pm at the Lecture Theatre in The Student Hub, 65 Davies Street. See the link above … Continue reading →

David MacKay spent £10,000 financing the publishing of his own book, “Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air”. It was picked up by the Boing Boing blog among others, and became a bestseller almost overnight. The plaudits earned from all … Continue reading →

IT Services are looking at ways in which we can reduce the environmental impact of the university’s ICT activities. This includes cost effective and eco friendly disposal / reuse of redundant equipment; virtualising Data Centres to increase energy efficiency; better … Continue reading →

ADQ recently trialled a paperless meeting. Peter Watson has made a calculation comparing energy use of laptops in the meeting to the amount of energy which would have been expended had paper been used. Which was more energy efficient? Have … Continue reading →

The Estates Department is looking at implementing several sustainability projects over the coming months to help make UAL a more environmentally conscious and responsible organisation. Our energy consumption is now being managed and reported more effectively than ever before, thanks … Continue reading →

Library and Learning Resources are keen to be involved in the activities for ‘Go Green Week’. Library staff at CCW are going to trial meetings with single pieces of paper – with the hope of reducing paper consumption. A number … Continue reading →

Go Green Week is running from the 1st – 8th May at University of the Arts London. The Students’ Union has organised a whole series of exciting and fun events, including films, workshops and swap-shops. See their website at www.suarts.org/greenweek … Continue reading →

Here are the minutes from the Estates and Facilities Sustainability Sub-committee Meeting, 28th April ’09: Estates_Minutes_04_09 (.doc format) Includes info. on energy policy, utility use, waste management and more.

Many at the University have expressed interest in what measures will be taken to make the new Arts London site at King’s Cross sustainable. Here are some documents courtesy of Matthew Barrett, which give insight into some of the planning … Continue reading →

WCA has embarked on a workplace travel plan with support from Transport for London. It’s early days yet and as part of this there will be site audits across WCA taking place shortly. We’re hoping for a range of benefits … Continue reading →

The blog is now titled ‘Go Green’  instead of the ’101 Programme’. Hopefully it’s a bit more self-explanatory!

All the latest news in the sector from The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges. The e-news from December ’08 to April ’09 is here in one Word document for download: eauc_dec_08_april_09.doc.  Future EAUC e-news bulletins will be published here … Continue reading →

Do you have views on how to improve cycle parking in London? The Transport Committee has launched an investigation to identify ways of increasing the provision of good quality cycle parking. It will look at the role of all the … Continue reading →

The Carbon Trust have launched a very useful looking online resource which helps with the planning of sustainability initiatives, including advice on the best presenting of business cases. See here: project-plannning-tool; and for a whole series of test cases particularly … Continue reading →

Organisations in the UK are wasting as much as £300 million a year by keeping idle computers switched on at night, according to a report conducted by Harris Interactive®  on behalf of 1E and the Alliance to Save Energy. Image … Continue reading →

The UAL communications team have published a guide to sustainability in publications. Please see attached Word document, and pass to relevant colleagues. Also available in this blog’s “Useful Resources” section. Sustainability_in_publications.doc Image by thekateblack

There is a conference discussing the “challenges and opportunities offered to Leisure Venues and Attractions” at London Transport Museum on Wednesday 25th March 2009. See attached document for full details. Tilezone_sustainability_programme_booking_form

JISC have started a blog which covers issues around sustainability in ICT. Some interesting projects are mentioned – for example, Sheffield Hallam University’s replacement of 120 actual servers with 300 virtual ones is reducing energy consumption by 80 per cent. … Continue reading →

2500 scientists from over 80 countries have been sharing the latest findings in climate research at the international congress in Copenhagen. The implications of their findings are truly disturbing. Studies show that carbon emissions have risen more in recent years … Continue reading →

Justin Rowlatt (aka Ethical Man) and family have spent a year trying to cut their carbon emissions. Now he is back with a bigger challenge – to save the world! He is travelling across America looking at how we can … Continue reading →

We’d like to hear your thoughts on what we should be doing at UAL to be more sustainable. You can comment on existing posts, or if you would like to contribute a blog post yourself, perhaps with a news item, … Continue reading →

Attached are the Sustainability Strategy update which went to the Strategy Board in January, and minutes from the sub-committee meetings. Sustainability Strategy Update Sustainability Research and Curriculum Subcommittee Sustainability Estates and Facilities Subcommittee Image by maxcx

The Horizon TV programme ‘Can We Make A Star On Earth?’ is particularly interesting to the sustainability debate for its examination of alternative power and fuels. In the programme, Dr Saul Griffith claims (with some very simple maths) that our … Continue reading →

Have an old mobile phone lying about? See the scheme here:  http://www.metrorecycles.com/

ARTS LONDON has been awarded a degree in environmental awareness from student campaign group People and Planet for their increasing commitment towards becoming a greener university. For the full story, see this article in Arts London News

The Students’ Union are planning to hold Arts London first ever Go Green Week in May (Sat 2nd – Fri 8th May 2009).  Some of the various activities planned for the week include: Swap shops, film showings of ‘An Inconvenient … Continue reading →

‘SUSTAINABILITY BY DESIGN: A SUBVERSIVE STRATEGY FOR TRANSFORMING OUR CONSUMER CULTURE’. The developed world, increasingly aware of ‘inconvenient truths’ about global warming and sustainability, is turning its attention to possible remedies – eco-efficiency, sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility, among … Continue reading →

EAUC 13TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE – ‘SUSTAINABILITY: TAKING THE NEXT STEPS’. 31st March – 2nd April 09: University of Warwick. INAUGURAL LECTURE – ‘UNIVERSITIES IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT’. 9th February 09: The Old Cinema, University of Westminster, London. Click below for … Continue reading →

XHIBIT is an annual exhibition run by the Students’ Union giving current Arts London students the chance to exhibit their work at the Universities flagship gallery, the Arts Gallery. XHIBIT is an open submission exhibition that welcomes work across all … Continue reading →

I’m pleased to tell you on behalf of Estates that the InHolborn partnership is now collecting Southampton Row’s recycling three times a week. This pilot scheme has 40 recycling bins around the site with more to follow, if successful it … Continue reading →

A new cycle hire scheme is due to be introduced to central London in 2010, similar to the successful Vélib scheme in Paris. The scheme will allow you to pick up a cycle at a docking station, use it as … Continue reading →

A new website that aims to help designers get smart quick about design for the bicycle has launched at www.bikeoff.org. It contains 2 years of AHRC/EPSRC funded research, visualisation and developed research tools (see “design resource” on www.bikeoff.org) aimed at … Continue reading →

David Cross, Subject Leader of the MA Graphic Design at Camberwell, and also an artist and a Reader in Art and Design at UAL, is giving a lecture on Monday 1st December about the response of artists and designers to … Continue reading →

Here’s the slightly belated EAUC news for October. Welcome to EAUC e-news – October 2008! You will find in this month’s e-news: – All the latest news from the Sector – Useful links to resources – Current Job Vacancies in … Continue reading →

building-estates-mgrs-network-flyer-28-nov-08 buildings-estates-future-topics-questionnaire Event: Friday 28 November 2008 at Bishops Hull House in Taunton BREEAM (Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method) has been updated and a new standard BREEAM assessment method for FE buildings was introduced in August 2008.  The LSC … Continue reading →

Various ideas were discussed at the ADQ away-day in 2007 on how to make our workplaces greener. Here is a summary document for download: ADQ-as-a-greener-place-to-work-final image by markhillary

Here’s a useful site about sustainability in library environments: The Green Library There are details there about a Facebook group too. The link has been added to the resources page.

If your printer supports it, printing double-sided can be an easy way to cut down significantly on your paper usage. Read on for a quick guide. image by James F Clay Double-sided printing Health warning – this might not work … Continue reading →

There is a useful collection of web tools on the Wired WIKI. Includes some useful links for car-sharing, and a site where veteran cyclists share their best routes for various journeys.

If you are looking for ways to avoid printing out and transporting lots of documents, you might want to consider getting an eBook reader. One of these devices will allow you to comfortably read long articles, or even books, while … Continue reading →

The second London Freewheel event took place on Sunday 21st September. People turned out in their thousands, encouraged by the sunny weather and the lure of a route from Buckingham Palace through to the Tower of London being closed to … Continue reading →

Some really interesting sustainability-related development events, taking place in September, October and November. Dear Members, Please find below a reminder of the training events we will be holding during September and October as part of our Professional Development Programme. For … Continue reading →

The EAUC e-news is the best place for all the latest news about sustainability in education. Well worth a browse! September’s news follows. Welcome to EAUC e-news – September 2008! You will find in this month’s e-news: – All the … Continue reading →

360 Degrees – CHARTING NEW TERRITORY IN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN EDUCATION University of Brighton, 19th-21st September 2008 Event website A conference convened by the Faculty of Arts and Architecture at Brighton University as part of the EU-funded DEEDS Project for Design, … Continue reading →

A tour of London’s eco-highlights, ‘focussing on the most pioneering, sustainable-design goings-on in the city. The tour takes in the buildings, shops and architecture that make visitors see the city with new eyes.’ Full report here: Green Walking Tours of London … Continue reading →

At the MeCCSA conference held at Cardiff University in January this year, Toby Miller suggested that media studies has contributed ‘nothing’ to debates about climate change. What about media, communications and cultural studies higher education? If you are a lecturer … Continue reading →

Another EAUC roundup. Continue reading for the full text. Welcome to EAUC e-news – August 2008! You will find in this month’s e-news: – All the latest news from the Sector – Useful links to resources – Current Job Vacancies … Continue reading →

Interested in cycling to work but feeling nervous about what that means in reality? Cycle Training UK will teach you how to cycle on london roads (they offer one-to-one sessions or you could involve a friend/ family members) and provide … Continue reading →

New research by Ipsos MORI finds the public concerned about climage change but far from convinced about the science or the Government’s green agenda. I thought it would be interesting to duplicate one of the poll questions here, to see … Continue reading →

Click below to download the latest copy of EAUC’s Earth which is of particular importance to the UAL. Congratulations to London College of Fashion award winner of the “Social Responsibility” category in the Green Gown awards! EAUC earth-summer-08.pdf

People & Planet’s annual Green League for environmental perfomance has been released. University of the Arts London have this year moved up five places on the table from 101st to 96th place out of 129 HEIs. The strongest areas we scored … Continue reading →

Latest news on sustainability initiatives at LCC. Click to download as .doc file. notes-lcc-sustainability-meeting-13-05-08

The Westminster Sustainable Business Forum has recently launched this report following a year-long inquiry into public sector procurement, co-chaired by Labour MP David Kidney and Barbara Morton, director of Action Sustainability.  Whilst the Government aims to develop the UK into … Continue reading →

London College of Fashion’s Centre for Sustainable Fashion is now blogging. Keep up to date with what we are up to at www.sustainable-fashion.com

4th September 2008: University of Surrey. The Centre for Environmental Strategy (CES) and the Estates and Facilities Department of the University of Surrey are organising this one-day conference to consider innovations which could translate the concept of sustainability to the … Continue reading →

A series of events in July, including “Should Artists be Politicians?”, “The Long Table on Performing Rights”, “Transition Towns” and “A Parliament for Climate Change”. A PARLIAMENT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE – a weekend of activities and dynamic conversation – 5 … Continue reading →

I came across a useful page with sustainability info. related to art and design, here: http://www.adm.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/resources-by-topic/sustainabilty Added to the “Useful Resources” page.

National Bike Week runs from 14-22 June 2008, with lots of events happening across London.  Selected events are highlighted on London Cycling Campaign’s website at: http://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=817 All events are listed on the Bike Week website, which says: “Families are at the heart of … Continue reading →

Welcome to EAUC e-news – June 2008 You will find in this month’s e-news: – All the latest news from the Sector – Useful links to resources – Current Job Vacancies in the Sector – A diary to ensure you … Continue reading →

10-11 June, Cafe Royal, London www.ncc-conference.co.uk Rising energy and fuel prices are increasingly affecting the profitability of many organisations, add the credit crunch to this and the current situation is challenging. Yet this challenge can be a real opportunity for … Continue reading →

HEFCE is running three events as part of the consultation on their new Sustainable Development Action Plan which is due to be launched in the second week of June 2008. HEFCE hopes that, as well as providing a forum to … Continue reading →

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2006 came into force on 1st July 2007. These regulations govern what happens to electrical equipment, including IT equipment, which has reached the end of it’s useful life for it’s current owner.The … Continue reading →

The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges e-News for May 08. Welcome to EAUC e-news – May 2008! You will find in this month’s e-news: – All the latest news from the Sector – Useful links to resources – Current … Continue reading →

Unfortunately we have missed the boat with this one – did anyone from UAL attend? But we should definitely get involved with next year’s conference to look at getting Fairtrade University status (there are already 72 in the UK). The … Continue reading →

Developing skills for a more sustainable London London Students Towards Sustainability provides a unique London-based network of students and organisations working to facilitate knowledge-sharing and networking. Facilitated by the London Sustainability Exchange. The project aims to: Support students to gain … Continue reading →

At LCC the 101 Group has designated the Month of May as a focus for cutting electricity consumption. In May 2007 this stood at 244,975 KwH. Obvious solutions such as turning off computers/printers and lights in rooms when not in … Continue reading →

By way of introduction, I cycle to Wimbledon from Wandsworth three days a week, and have travelled to work in London by bicycle for about 10 years.  It’s a short easy commute of a little under 4 miles, which has … Continue reading →

This is an overview of how the fashion industry and its stakeholders are engaging in issues of sustainability. It also outlines the rationale for the Centre for Sustainable Fashion. You can download the report at www.fashion.arts.ac.uk/csf

“We all need to think, act and live greener – and Government must take the lead!” is the call to action from Sustainable Procurement 08. This conference, being held at the QEII conference centre in Westminster, brings together over 400 … Continue reading →

Topics include the cycle scheme, the UMT sustainability discussion and utility consumption. Please download the .doc file here: 101 Programme meeting 16.04.08 – minutes

Topics include the Carbon Trust Audit, Health and Safety, Student Project and the 101 Blog. Please download the .doc file here: 101 Programme minutes 130208.doc

Across the University staff and students alike are increasingly interested in how we are responding to the challenge of developing a more environmentally aware University. As Chair of the 101 Group, I am therefore delighted to be able to welcome … Continue reading →

Please download the notes from the LCF 101 Group meeting, 8 April 2008. LCF 101 Group meeting notes 8 April 2008

The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges e-News for April 08. EAUC Newsletter – 03 April 2004 —————————————————- EAUC e-newsletter April 2004 IN THIS MONTHS E-NEWSLETTER: – EAUC 8th ANNUAL CONFERENCE A FANTASTIC SUCCESS – ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN UNIVERSITIES … Continue reading →

The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges e-News for March 08. EAUC Newsletter – 05 March 2004 —————————————————- EAUC e-newsletter March 2004 IN THIS MONTHS E-NEWSLETTER: – HELP SHAPE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE FHE SECTOR – EAUC CONSTITUION & STATUS … Continue reading →

The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges e-News for February 08 EAUC Newsletter – 02 February 2004 —————————————————- EAUC e-newsletter Feb 2004 IN THIS MONTHS E-NEWSLETTER: – EAUC 8TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE – DELIVERING SUSTAINABILITY – LSC & SUSTAINABILITY – YOUR … Continue reading →

The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges e-News for January 08 Happy New Year! Welcome to EAUC e-news –  January 2008 You will find in this month’s e-news: – All the latest news from the Sector – Useful links to … Continue reading →

E-News from the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges Welcome to EAUC e-news – December 2007! You will find in this month’s e-news: – All the latest news from the Sector – Useful links to resources – Current Job Vacancies … Continue reading →

Download .doc file here:  101 Programme Meeting minutes