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Thursday, 12 June 2014
Education for
Sustainability in Higher Education Conference: Achievements and Prospects
– CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Thursday 8th January 2015,
Plymouth University
Hosted by PedRIO and the
Centre for Sustainable Futures
This coming January sees the end of the UN Decade of
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), the ten-year anniversary of HEFCE’s
influential policy document Sustainable Development in Higher Education,
and marks ten years since the Centre for Sustainable Futures (CSF) was
established here at Plymouth University, with the ambitious goal to embed
sustainability across university policy and practice, particularly in teaching
and learning. This conference will bring together, showcase, and celebrate
achievements in sustainability-related teaching and learning, Continuing
Professional Development (CPD), pedagogic research, resource development,
hybrid learning space design, and whole institutional change. Abstracts for
research papers and posters (500 words maximum) are welcome on the following
themes:
- ESD Pedagogy:
Criticality, Creativity and Collaboration
- Innovative Learning Spaces
for sustainability education
- Towards the Sustainable
University
For more information and to submit an online abstract
click here.
Adam Fisher
Manager of PedRIO
Manager of PedRIO
Room 116, 3 Endsleigh Place,
Plymouth University,
Devon PL4 8AA
Devon PL4 8AA
Tel: 01752 588943
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Sustainable Lifestyles Research Group (SLRG) Workshop | Sustainable Living: myths, meanings and realities [feedly]
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Sustainable Lifestyles Research Group (SLRG) Workshop | Sustainable Living: myths, meanings and realities
// News & Info: Sustainable University
The Sustainable Lifestyles Research Group (SLRG) will host a workshop on ‘Sustainable Living: myths, meanings and realities’ in London on 3 June 2014.
Building on over a decade of research, the event aims to synthesise the lessons from the group’s work on developing new understandings of the processes which lead to changes in people’s lifestyles, behaviours and practices. It also intends to offer evidence-based advice to policy-makers hoping to build and nurture more sustainable ways of living.
This stimulating and challenging one-day event is structured under four themes:
Exploring transitionCommunity and resilienceBarriers to changeSynthesis
The speakers include:
Dr Kate Burningham | Senior Lecturer in Sociology of the Environment, University of SurreyIan Christie | Research Coordinator, SLRGDr Helga Dittmar (invited guest speaker) | Reader in Psychology, University of SussexProfessor Tim Jackson | Director, SLRG and author of Prosperity without Growth: economics for a finite planetProfessor Andy Stirling | Professor of Science and Technology Policy, University of SussexProfessor Bas Verplanken | Professor of Social Psychology, University of Bath
Featuring plenary presentations from the SLRG team and panel discussions with invited experts, the day will offer participants the opportunity of gaining an in-depth understanding of key findings of SLRG research and a lively debate about the challenges ahead.
The SLRG aims to develop understandings of the processes which lead to changes in people’s lifestyles, behaviours and practices and also to offer evidence-based advice to policy-makers about realistic strategies to encourage more sustainable lifestyles. Moreover, it strives for building capacity for research in sustainable lifestyles amongst academics, young researchers, practitioners, and user communities.
The group’s research portfolio comprises around a dozen projects within four main research clusters:
Community | Sustainable Living in Remote Rural Scotland, Resilience and Sustainable Lifestyles, Civil society in sustainability transitions of food systemsEconomy | Mapping rebound effects from sustainable behaviours, Price Responsiveness of DemandChange processes | The HABIT project, Exploring Lifestyle Change in Transition (ELiCiT), Children and the EnvironmentSynthesis | Directions of Policy Dialogue, Foundations for Sustainable Living
The SLRG research programme is coordinated from the University of Surrey (Centre for Environmental Strategy) under the direction of Professor Tim Jackson with Ian Christie as the Research Coordinator. Its partners include the University of Bath, Edinburgh University, the University of Sussex, the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Brunel University and it also works closely with non-academic partners including Peterborough City Council, the RSA and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The group receives core funding from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Scottish Government and additional funding for individual projects from the European Commission and the ESRC.
Image adapted from the website of the SLRG
More….
Event page http://www.sustainablelifestyles.ac.uk/events/SLRG-dissemniation-event-2014
Sustainable Lifestyles Research Group (SLRG) http://www.sustainablelifestyles.ac.uk/
Centre for Environmental Strategy http://www.surrey.ac.uk/ces/ | @CES_Surrey
PASSAGE | Prosperity and Sustainability in the Green Economy http://www.prosperitas.org.uk/ | @ProfTimJackson
The Sustainable Development Research Network (SDRN) http://sd-research.org.uk/ | @PSI_SDRN
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UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) http://sunewsinfo.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/unesco-world-conference-on-education-for-sustainable-development-esd/
Three years of innovation in sustainability in higher education and ESD | The Sustainable University One-stop Shop http://sunewsinfo.wordpress.com/2014/04/02/three-years-of-innovation-in-sustainability-in-higher-education-and-esd-the-sustainable-university-one-stop-shop/
University of Bath’s free online course | Make an impact: Sustainability for Professionals http://sunewsinfo.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/university-of-baths-free-online-course-make-an-impact-sustainability-for-professionals/
Nottingham’s free online course: Sustainability, Society and You http://sunewsinfo.wordpress.com/2013/12/19/nottinghams-free-online-course-sustainability-society-and-you/
HEFCE London event: NHS Sustainable Development jab to higher education http://sunewsinfo.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/hefce-london-event-nhs-sustainable-development-jab-to-higher-education/
Five questions and 100 delegates from 15 countries: COPERNICUS conference on higher education, sustainability and ESD http://sunewsinfo.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/five-questions-and-100-delegates-from-15-countries-copernicus-conference-on-higher-education-sustainability-and-esd/
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ESD has made inroads in new pedagogical ideas in future flexible higher education – HEA report http://sunewsinfo.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/esd-has-made-inroads-in-new-pedagogical-ideas-in-future-flexible-higher-education-hea-report/
HEA-NUS Report 2013: Student attitudes towards and skills for sustainable development http://sunewsinfo.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/hea-nus-report-2013-student-attitudes-towards-and-skills-for-sustainable-development/
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EDUCATION pathway to a Sustainable University (Part 1): curriculum content and delivery http://su-notes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/education-pathway-to-sustainable.html
Opportunities for integrating sustainability across curricula (Part 2 of EDUCATION pathway to a Sustainable University) http://su-notes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/opportunities-for-integrating.html
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Friday, 16 May 2014
Monday, 7 April 2014
FW: HEA Green Academy workshop and seminar series 2013-14 – places still available
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From: Lorna Shrubb [Lorna.Shrubb@HEACADEMY.AC.UK]
Received: Monday, 07 Apr 2014, 13:01
To: HEA-ESD-NEWS@JISCMAIL.AC.UK [HEA-ESD-NEWS@JISCMAIL.AC.UK]
Subject: HEA Green Academy workshop and seminar series 2013-14 – places still available
There is no charge to attend these events, but a place must be reserved using the online booking facilities. More details and to book.
Green academies: whole institution approaches to embedding education for sustainable development in the curriculum
12 May 2014, Bristol University
The workshop is designed for people interested in developing whole institutional approaches to ESD in the curriculum– or embedded ESD more broadly than at present within their institution. The focus is a critical exploration of aspects of the work of Green Academy institutions and the lessons we can learn from them, in particular the role of students as agents of change, and the role of whole institution approaches.
Grass root and green shoots: a green academy inspired ESF initiative
16 May 2014, Canterbury Christ Church University, Blake Hall College, London
This workshop focuses on an innovative approach to sustainability and environmental responsibility developed at Canterbury Christ Church University known as the 'Futures Initiative' (FI). Delegates will be introduced to some of the different initiatives which have been introduced across the university, the philosophy behind them and some of the challenges which have emerged in their implementation. These examples will provide delegates with the chance to reflect on how a bottom-up or grass-roots approach to embedding sustainability might work within their own institutions. Through feedback and interaction through the day, the Canterbury team will also be given a unique opportunity to reflect on their own progress.
Sustainability culture by a thousand cuts: an integrated whole institution approach to greening your academy
21 May 2014, Keele University
This workshop will explore an approach to embedding sustainability into the culture of a University utilising multiple 'entry points' to make sustainability part of every aspect of an institution's operations. This workshop with a difference, will take a hands on approach to exploring sustainability at Keele University. We will spend the morning out and about exploring sustainability education in practice and student sustainability projects across the Keele campus. In the afternoon we will be based at Keele Sustainability Hub for sessions around: sustainability leadership, vision and resourcing; formal curriculum strategies; ESD case studies from a range of disciplines; and the role of the Student's Union and Curriculum Development Team in leading informal and co-curricular sustainability education initiatives.
The Worcester sustainability model now and the future: maintaining momentum from the green academy
28 May 2014, University of Worcester
This workshop will share some of the methods adopted by the University of Worcester (UW) as a prompt for discussion, particularly focussing on development of a cross-institution multi-disciplinary Sustainability Elective Module which has been adopted. The workshop will bring together academics and students from a range of disciplines to discuss:
- the Worcester Sustainability Elective – ideas and reflections;
- good practice from the range of disciplines in attendance;
- examples of good practice in supporting students' development/ employability;
- to demonstrate the University Sustainability Elective public-facing website which will be used as a portal to maintain dialogue following the symposium;
- institutional support funds for sustainability.
INSPIRE, the green academy initiative and the sustainability skills survey – 2 years on
23 June 2014, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
The focus of the event will be to provide an insight into the work of embedding embed sustainability throughout all aspects of UW:TSD's delivery over the past two years. Through the university's participation in the Green Academy programme, it has developed a systemic approach to embedding sustainability throughout its curriculum and in all of its practice starting from first principles. The work identified opportunities for new curricula and research and engaged staff on what it means to have sustainability as a core value and strategic priority. Importantly, this project helped engender greater enthusiasm and support for the agenda.
The seminar will provide an overview of this work and highlight how it is helping wider organisations develop the in depth knowledge they need to take forward the sustainability agenda. The seminar will also provide an opportunity for university staff to highlight how they have taken sustainability forward within their roles.
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