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What ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ does: Sustainable Education

×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ is taking a comprehensive approach to sustainable education including work on the curriculum, campus operations and community engagement.

Approach


Sustainable ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ and the ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ SDG InitiativeÌýteamÌýhave created a steering group to define ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳'s approach to sustainable education. This area of work is also known as 'Education for Sustainable Development' (ESD).

×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳'s ESD Steering Group set out the following steps as part of ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳'s approach to sustainable education:

  • Clarify our commitment in the ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Sustainability Strategy that ‘every student will have the opportunity to study and be involved in sustainability;
  • Establish a baseline and monitoring protocol to measure progress against the commitment and identify gaps in the curriculum;
  • Plug gaps in sustainable education provisions through working with faculties and departments to create sustainability programmes and/or a sustainability-wide module;
  • Support academics to embed sustainability into the curriculum by creating toolkits, case studies, events, training and conferences;
  • Strengthen the sustainability content of ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳’s co-curricular activities, through sign-posting existing activities better, and developing existing programmes.

Photograph of Chemist at ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳, Andrea Sella

Progress


    • We haveÌýdeveloped an ESD Plan to fulfill ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳'s commitment to sustainableÌýeducation, view the
    • It has been integrated into ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳'s Education Framework as part of the .
    • Resources have been created to assist staff in incorporating sustainability into teaching and fostering connections. See our resources page.
    • ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳'s SDGs Report monitors the inclusion of sustainable development in taught modules.ÌýRead theÌý×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ SDGs Report 2021-22.

    The ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳-wideÌýESD Steering Group


    TheÌýSteering Group is chaired by Dr Kate Roach and members include academic and professional staff, students and Trade Union representatives.Ìý

    TheÌýgroup reports to ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳’s Sustainable Development GoalsÌýBoard andÌýSustainability Committee on a quarterly basis.

    Steering Group members

    Organisers and Chairs

    • Dr Kate Roach, Faculty of Engineering – Chair
    • Simon Knowles, ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ SDGs Initiative – Co-convenor
    • Kenneth Yeung, Sustainable ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ – Co-convenor
    • Dr Irina Lazar – Chair of Task-and-finish group 3 (Supporting Academics)
    • Prof Emanuela Tilley – Chair of Task-and-finish Group 4 (New ESD cross-disciplinary offer)
    • Prof Jane Holder – Chair of Task-and-finish Group 5 (ESD for postgraduate researchers)

    Students' Union ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳Ìý

    • Simon To,ÌýDirector of Policy, Governance & Advocacy
    • Shaban Chaudhary, Education Officer
    • Joanna Socha,ÌýSustainability Projects Lead

    Professional Services

    • Wendy Browne, Careers
    • Jason Clarke, Sustainable ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳
    • Leo Havemann, VPESE
    • Anne Preston, ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ East

    Faculties

    • Dr Hans Demeyer, Arts & Humanities
    • Dr Lorenzo Lotti, Bartlett
    • Dr Julie Evans, Brain Sciences
    • Dr Irina Lazar, Engineering Sciences
    • Prof Paolo Taticchi, Engineering Sciences
    • Dr Alison Kitson, IOE
    • Prof Douglas Bourne, IOE
    • Prof Tristan McCowan, IOE
    • Dr Vasiliki Kioupi, IOE
    • Prof Jane Holder, Laws
    • Dr Jim Labisko, Life Sciences
    • Prof Andreas Schaefer, MAPS
    • Dr Vicky Hilborne, MAPS
    • Dr Adesh Sundaresan, Medical Sciences
    • Dr Witte Frank,Ìý Social & Historical Sciences