News

21 November 2011

HEFCE-funded project wins award

Harper Adams University College has been presented with one of the first ever Renewable Energy Infrastructure Awards. It won the inaugural Electricity Facility Award for its anaerobic digestion plant, which was part funded by HEFCE's Revolving Green Fund.

7 November 2011

Green Gown Award winners 2011 announced

The winners and highly commended awards for the Green Gown were announced at the annual gala awards evening in London on 3 November 2011. 13 institutions received winners awards, with a further 18 institutions highly commended.

27 September 2011

University of Bradford record highest ever BREEAM score

'The Green' at University of Bradford has been awarded the highest ever BREEAM rating for any building. At 95.05% this is the highest accredited award for sustainable development and operation. The development is the only BREEAM 'Outstanding' student accommodation in the country.

20 June 2011

University of Bristol awarded international environmental accreditation

The university was recently awarded two international environmental accreditations for significantly reducing its impact on the environment. The two awards were an environmental management system standard, and a carbon and emissions management and reduction standard.

8 June 2011

Entries for 2011 Green Gown Awards now being accepted

The deadline for universities and colleges to submit their stage 1 applications to the 2011 Green Gown Award is Friday 15 July 2011. There are 13 categories at this year's awards, focusing on areas including carbon reduction, energy efficient construction, and Green ICT. The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 3 November 2011 in Covent Garden, London.

30 March 2011

New research on student demand for skills in sustainability literacy

A new research report, 'First year attitudes towards, and skills in, sustainable development' has recently been published. The report was commissioned by the Higher Education Academy and undertaken by NUS Services.

23 February 2011

HEFCE commissions project to measure scope 3 carbon emissions

This project follows the January 2010 publication of a target and strategy for carbon reduction.

26 January 2011

Salix Energy Efficiency Loans Scheme 2 announced

Salix has announced a further round of funding for its Salix Energy Efficiency Loans Scheme (SEELS). The scheme allows public sector bodies, including higher education institutions, to apply for an interest free loan to finance up to 100 per cent of the costs of energy saving projects if the project meets certain criteria. Applications must be received by 31 March 2011 and the scheme will operate on a first come first serve basis.

15 December 2010

Carbon Trust's Public Sector Carbon Management service

The Carbon Trust is currently recruiting for the next phase of its Public Sector Carbon Management service starting in May 2011. The deadline for submissions is 31 December 2010. Interested parties should e-mail publicsector@carbontrust.co.uk with the following information:

• name
• position
• organisation
• telephone number
• annual energy bill (gas and electricity)
• level of carbon maturity (beginner/refresh/advanced).

4 November 2010

LSE's Reuse in Halls launch video

The HEFCE-funded Reuse in Halls project run by the London School of Economics (LSE) has recently released a short video targeted at university and college senior management teams. The film identifies the simple steps for delivering successful reuse schemes in halls of residence.

22 December 2010

Universities That Count to create a resource bank

Universities That Count is a benchmarking and performance improvement project for environmental and social responsibility (ESR) funded by the four UK funding councils. If you have resources and information on the ESR agenda in the HE sector which will enable others to learn, please contact utc@eauc.org.uk.