We have a winner for the Sustainability Awareness Competition!
Congradulations to CHRIS RANSON of 4th year Product Design!! To see the winning posters click here..
Sustainability Talk
A Talk by Professor Riki Therivel, Oxford Brookes University; partner of the sustainability consultancy Levett-Therivel Monday, 25 June, talk starts at 4.15 pm (but please be in the room by 4 pm) and will end at 5.45 pm Room GH514, University of Strathclyde, Level 5, Graham Hills Building, 50 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XN Professor...
A Symposium of Contemporary Radical Design Practice Wednesday 13th June 2012, 11.45 – 17.00
Designing Alternatives A Symposium of Contemporary Radical Design Practice Wednesday 13th June 2012, 11.45 – 17.00 Edinburgh College of Art/University of Edinburgh. Please click below to view more info and the flyer…. symp_flyer_low HM Visit Blog – Design Alternatives
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Universities and Collages Commitment to Climate Change Scotland
TOPIC SUPPORT NETWORKS A Topic Support Network (TSN) is a group of people working together on a specific sustainability subject that is relevant to Scottish colleges and universities. Please check out the website and have a look at the many ways to get involved in the belows support networks and how we can get involved...
Announcing Junko Edahiro as Plenary Speaker at the 2013 Sustainability Conference
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Student Engagement Workshop to enhance their sustainability performance
This workshop, delivered by Jimmy Brannigan, will explore innovative techniques to engagement drawing on a range of approaches successful in universities and colleges. This event is being run in partnership with , a national educational charity, working with CHANGE AGENTS UKuniversities and colleges in placing graduates to improve and enhance their sustainability performance. Hanna Plant,...
The GREEN Dragon’s Den!
The GREEN Dragon’s Den! The Green Dragons’ Den gives students the chance to put their green ideas into practice on campus, and win prizes for great projects they’re already doing. The winners of the Green Dragons’ Den will receive either money to help fund their project, or prizes to recognise projects which are already up...
Building For Hope Lecture – ORKIDSTUDIO
Orkidstudio is a non-profit humanitarian design organisation whose focus is to benefit young people and communities worldwide through innovative and sustainable architecture, art and design.
Having already completed built projects for orphanages in Uganda and Bolivia, Orkidstudio is now working on a project in Zambia and will be collaborating with practitioners and students of architecture to...
PEOPLE AND PLANET GREEN LEAGUE 2012
http://peopleandplanet.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=357aae277a5ea6a2e5a02fac8&id=8a69b06b3c&e=43288bdd78> Dear Stakeholders, Thank you, first of all, to everyone who attended People & Planet’s annual Green League stakeholder meeting last Thursday. The meeting provided us with invaluable insights and suggestions from a range of perspectives for improving the Green League methodology and processes for 2012. I’d be very grateful if you could fill in...
Green League 2012 Stakeholder Event & Seminar
People and Planet are holding their annual Green League 2012 Stakeholder Event & Seminar in Oxford on November 24. Find out People and Planet’s plans for the upcoming 2012 league table ; feed into the development of the criteria and processes and join the new Green League Oversight Group. To book your free place and...
HEA COMMISSIONED REPORT – First year attitudes towards, and skills in, sustainable development.
Please see below on behalf of the HE Academy. First year attitudes towards, and skills in, sustainable development A major new research report, published on 10 March 2011 by the Higher Education Academy (HEA), shows first-year students believe their university should be responsible for actively incorporating and promoting sustainable development to prepare their students for...
Grassroots Climate Exchange
Universities and colleges want to improve environmental sustainability. The Principals Climate Commitment in Scotland shows strong ambition and many have made impressive progress on reducing the impact of the estate. What’s next? http://grassrootsclimate.eventbrite.com
HEEPI CARBON AND ENERGY ISSUES AFFECTING HIGHER EDUCATION – Current Regulations and Schemes
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