Features
Sustainability in HE: Greta expectations
For Dickens’ Pip, “suffering was stronger than all other teaching”. But then, he wasn’t paying ten grand a year for…
13th April 2021
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Sustainability
International
Global HE leaders commit to climate change action
University presidents from 56 universities across six continents have committed to working together on climate change. The global HE leaders…
30th March 2021
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Headlines
Sustainability in education: Advance HE and QAA publish new guidance
New guidance on teaching sustainability in university curricula has been published by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)…
29th March 2021
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Events
Green Gown Awards: Keele clinches top sustainability prize
Keele University has received the highest accolade at the Green Gown Awards this year – the prize for sustainability institution…
26th March 2021
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Finance, legal, HR
The ‘new normal’: Glasgow staff told to ditch flights for video conferencing
The University of Glasgow has pledged to reduce carbon emissions from air travel by 60% by the start of the…
1st March 2021
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Headlines
Aim for net-zero carbon emissions by 2030, universities told
Universities should declare a climate emergency, and set “challenging targets” to reach net-zero emissions by 2030, or 2050 at the…
4th February 2021
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Estates
The balance of power
There appears to be some confusion as to what the UK government’s position is on the phasing out of fossil…
23rd January 2021
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Headlines
Sustainability Leadership Scorecard: record number of universities seek award
A record number of universities participated in the Sustainability Leadership Scorecard (SLS) this year, reflecting the growing weight higher education…
14th December 2020
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Headlines
HEPI publishes its first ever report on climate change
Today (December 10) sees the Higher Education Policy Institute publish its first ever report on climate change. Though perhaps a…
10th December 2020
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Headlines
University of Glasgow ramps up its response to the climate emergency
The University of Glasgow is the latest HE institution to ramp up its reaction to the climate emergency, including a…
1st December 2020
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