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A tale of three universities
I wrote the other day about how hard it had proved to find out anything about Bristol's ESD activities from their website. Bristol's Chris Willmore kindly responded, pointing out that it's better to use Google, and she posted this to...
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Milk insights from Henry Hobhouse
My admiration for the mind (and pen) of the economic historian Henry Hobhouse knows no bounds. You can keep your Jaded Diamonds, it's HH for me. I have just finished his 3rd book: Forces of Change, having read his first...
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Free school meals – a second (economically liberal) helping
I wrote a month or so ago about the new policy for free school meals for early primary children in England. I am still wondering how Mr Gove went along with the universalist nature of this, but no matter. The...
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My week
This week began with a walk with grandchildren in London's Highgate Woods where I was surprised how much damage the recent storm had caused. Despite the debris (mostly oak), it was a great place to run around. A Linkedin update...
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Bristol fashion but not very ship-shape
This is what the University of Bristol says about itself in EAUC’s 2013 Green Gown winners brochure: University of Bristol Embedding Education for Sustainable Development across the curriculum The University of Bristol has delivered a student led ESD initiative, reflecting...
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A tale of two surveys
I've looked at two surveys this week. The first was that distributed by QAAHEA about its new draft Guidelines to HE institutions about SD / ESD (it never quite decided which this was). The second was about the National Student...
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Why is sustainability not seen as a class issue?
So asks NUS vice president Dom Anderson in a compelling blog post on Monday. You should read it all, but here’s a flavour: Why is sustainability not seen as a class issue? It will be the housing estates in our inner...
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Exercise, understanding or transcendence – there's no need to choose
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Field Studies Council, the RSA convened a panel to look 70 years into the future, and predict the emerging drivers which might most affect people's physical connections with the outdoor environment. This the...
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Hefce launches a consultation
HEFCE, the Higher Education Funding Council for England, has launched a consultation around its plans to promote dialogue within the higher education sector on what more can be done to promote sustainable development. This time around, students are specifically invited...
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Icons and Idiots: straight talk on leadership
It’s not widely known, but, when the UK's Vice Chancellors last marched on Whitehall, they did it to this chant: What do we want? – More leadership development materials ... When do we want it? – By the end of...
