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EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · 2d

Winners revealed: Student Engagement 📢 🎉

This category recognises innovative ways that staff and student are working in partnership to maximise sustainability understanding and engagement across an institution.

Find out who has taken the top places⬇️

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EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · 2d

Winners revealed: Next Generation Learning and Skills 📚🌎

This category recognises achievement in the development of academic courses, skills and capabilities relevant to sustainability.

Congratulations to all the winners!

#GreenGownAwards #sustainability

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EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · 2d

Winners revealed: Nature Positive! 🍃💚

The 2025 winners in this category have built nature-based spaces that showcase the impact of working with, and being led by, communities including Traditional Owners.

#GreenGownAwards #sustainability

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EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · 3d

Today we're delighted to announce the winners of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion category.

With marginalised groups being most impacted by the climate crisis, this category recognises institutions taking new approaches to engaging diverse audiences.

Congratulations!

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EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · 4d

It's time for Creating Impact! 💫

This category recognises institutions that have achieved significant sustainability outcomes using limited resources.

Congratulations to all of today's finalists and winners!

#GreenGownAwards #sustainability

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EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · 4d

It's time for the first winner announcement 🎉💫

First up is the 2030 Climate Action category sponsored by the International Universities Climate Alliance.

Congratulations to all the winners!

EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · 4d

Welcome to International Winners Week 2025! 🌠 🌎

Stayed tuned this week as we announce the winners of the International Green Gown Awards!

⏲️ Set your timers - the first winner announcement will be made TODAY at 10am UK time.

Good luck to all the finalists 💚

@unep.org

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Scottish Funding Council @scotfundcouncil.bsky.social · 9d

For #ScotClimateWeek we’ve a special guest blog today by Alice Smith from @theeauc.bsky.social. Alice looks at the extent of support available to Scotland’s colleges and universities to progress towards sustainability goals tinyurl.com/z4prk9t6

Students working on climate change activities

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Sep 9

How can education best support students & educators to navigate a changing world?🌍💭

Jack, Compass Project Youth Advisor, tells us why this matters & calls for students & educators to share experiences in a 15-min survey here➡️https://ow.ly/IaTG50WTLjP

#ClimateChange #MentalHealth #YouthVoice

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EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · 11d

Coming up! 🌎🎓

Following the launch of the 2025 SDG Accord progress report, we're holding a free webinar on 4 November to explore the report's thematic focus on Learning and Teaching in more detail.

Open to all in the Higher Education and TVET sector: lnkd.in/eHmBVFQA

EAUC webinar. Greening universities and colleges: equipping educators to embed sustainability into teaching. Tuesday 4 November, 2-3.30pm GMT, online.

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EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · 21d

We are delighted to announce that our 2026 EAUC Scotland conference will take place on Tuesday 31 March at @perthtch.bsky.social.

Further information will be shared soon, but in the meantime please save the date. We hope to see you there!

Overlaid on an image of a previous conference session, text reads "Save the Date, 31st March at Perth Concert Hall. EAUC Scotland Conference 2026. eauc.org.uk/scotland, scotland@eauc.org.uk"

EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · Sep 9

Help shape the future of sustainability in the post-16 education sector! 💬🌎

For the first time since 2018, we're running a state of the sector survey to better understand sustainability functions in colleges and universities.

📋 Take the survey at:

app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/glos/state...

State of the sector 2025: sustainability in post-16 education

Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...

app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk

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Education Training Foundation @et-foundation.bsky.social · Sep 5

Contribute to the most comprehensive research of sustainability in post-16 education since 2018.

If you have a formal remit for sustainability in a post-16 education setting in the UK and Ireland, complete @theeauc.bsky.social sustainability survey: bit.ly/47nQuQq

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EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · Aug 19

Kick off your new term with sustainability-focused, self-directed CPD, available for free as part of your EAUC membership.

We are pleased to relaunch our Sustainability Champions Learning Pack with new and updated resources.

➡️ www.eauc.org.uk/scotland_sus...

Thumbnail for the EAUC Scotland Sustainability Champions Learning Pack which features a white background with green and yellow design elements and screenshots from the learning pack.

EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · Aug 18

How can we better embed equity, diversity & inclusion (EDI) into sustainability work in post-16 education?

Join our member briefing on 2 Sept to hear the key insights from our recent research.

Book your place: bit.ly/4fGO1TB

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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · Aug 18

If you're struggling with the effects of anxiety and depression, a new study has shown that a nature-based programme called Roots and Shoots could help boost your mood, enhance mindfulness, and reconnect with the natural environment. news.exeter.ac.uk/fa...
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Nature could be an effective self-help tool for improving mental health

Engaging with nature could be an effective measure for those with low wellbeing to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. A new pilot study from the University of Exeter, published in Behavioral Sciences, found that

news.exeter.ac.uk

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2050 Climate Group @2050climategroup.bsky.social · Jul 25

The Climate Action Leadership Programme (CALP) application deadline has been extended till midnight, Monday, 4th August.

Apply on our website: www.2050.scot/calp

#2050StarstNow

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EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · Jul 24

The finalist showcase for the 2025 International Green Gown Awards is now live!

Explore nearly 100 case studies of sustainability projects from 59 educational institutions around the world 🌎🎓

Browse the showcase at: bit.ly/40v1iZ8

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@unep.org

A man puts electronic waste into a large recycling container. Photo from Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil

A group of people stand behind large SDG blocks

A man stands in the back of a pickup truck in the Egyptian desert and picks up trees to plan. From Heliopolis University in Egypt

A large red brick university building surrounding by greenery. Tufts University, United States of America

EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · Jul 22

📢 Save the date for the EAUC Annual Conference 2026

We're pleased to announce that our Annual Conference 2026 will be hosted by @swanseauni.bsky.social. Keep an eye on our social media for updates and we look forward to seeing many of you in Wales next year!

📅 23-24 Jun 2026
📍 Swansea University

EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · Jul 17

👏 It's with great pleasure that we announce the finalists of the 2025 UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards with @ukri.org:

💯 112 exceptional sustainability initiatives
🎓 76 institutions
💫 14 categories

Congratulations!

Join us in Birmingham for this year's awards ceremony: bit.ly/4nUeGjo

Dark blue background with gold sparkles. Text reads Green Gown Awards 2025, Finalists announced. Delivered by EAUC in association with UK Research and Innovation.

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EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · Jul 16

Invitation to tender: conference delivery partner

We're inviting bids from experienced, sustainability-aligned suppliers to deliver the operational elements of future EAUC annual conferences.

Find out more at: lnkd.in/e2G_yHi3

Delegates at the 2024 conference gather around a banner reading EAUC

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CDN @coldevnet.bsky.social · Jul 11

📣 The #ChooseCollege national campaign kicks off Monday!

For the next 6 weeks, we’re celebrating the power of Scotland’s colleges — transforming lives, building skills, and driving our future.

🎓 Share your story.
📢 Inspire others.
🙌 Get involved.

🔗 cdn.ac.uk/choose-college/

Choose College - College Development Network

Choose a course that offers real skills for real jobs at a college in Scotland - Choose College

cdn.ac.uk

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EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · Jul 1

We welcome the new Just Transition Framework, a landmark agreement announced by the Association of Colleges and college trade unions in England last week.

www.eauc.org.uk/eauc_welcome...

Front cover of the Joint agreement on guidance for a Just Transition Framework in further education colleges

EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · Jun 23

See you in Sheffield!

Safe travels to those of you making the journey to join us at our conference in Sheffield.

First up are two fringe events at 2.30pm if you can make it:

🌎 The 2030 Sustainable Development Game.
🍃 Biodiversity Literacy Training.

Buildings of Sheffield Hallam University with trees in front of them

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EAUC @theeauc.bsky.social · Jun 18

📈The scores are in. How does your institution compare?

We’ve partnered AUDE once again this year to analyse data from Sustainability Leadership Scorecards.

Find out where institutions are making the most progress & where greater support is needed:

bit.ly/3SWW7Nd

Students on green chairs in a library in a university setting, with a green plant wall behind them