In springtime of this year 40 students and staff took part in an exciting sustainability-focused field trip to a 50-acre rewilding site in Devon. Embercombe is a largely off-grid education center which runs experiential workshops related to environmental issues such … Continue reading...
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UN Climate Change Conference: Education for the Future with Dr. Deborah Morrison
It’s a sunny day in Bonn, Germany, where national delegations, international agencies, NGOs, and other climate-related groups have come together. I found myself immersed in a sea of high-level climate change negotiations, events, and experts at the UN Climate Change … Continue reading...
Getting more out of the QAA
Most staff will be familiar with the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) and its remit to advise the Office for Students (OfS) and enhance standards for the higher education sector. Did you know that their resources are accessible to everyone at … Continue reading...
No excuse not to embed Sustainable Development in the Curriculum: The Sustainability Champions are here!
They are finally here. In partnership with the Students’ Union, we have spent over a year creating hype and slowly introducing the roles of Sustainability Champions at the University of Bristol.
As I explained in my previous blog, these … Continue reading...
Boosting sustainability at Uni: the new Sustainability Champions
During the times of lockdown and quarantines, my curiosity and free time brought me to attend SOS-UK’s webinar on decolonizing the curriculum. Among talks from representatives at different universities and students’ unions was the President of the UWE student union. An apparent game-changer role that they … Continue reading...
Education for Sustainable Development: “The process of creating curriculum structures and subject-relevant content to support sustainable development”
Today’s world is suffering from severe crises. As a young person, I feel deeply concerned about what the future will bring. The most vulnerable and unprivileged are already suffering from a lack of food, access to water, or energy. We … Continue reading...
UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development
Student Fellow Rhona reflects on her attendance to the recent UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development.
I must be truthful – I am often quite reluctant with international organisations and discussions on climate change and environmental issues. A student … Continue reading...
Can sustainability be effectively integrated into our curriculum?
After attending the University of Bristol People’s Assembly, BILT Student Fellow Rhona explores some of the discussions, themes and debates that came up and considers ways that sustainability can be integrated into the curriculum.
In recognising the Climate Emergency as … Continue reading...