November 2013

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...

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...

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...

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...

What follows is a critical appreciation of the Education for Sustainable Development – draft guidance for UK higher education providers, which has been produced by an expert group in collaboration with the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) and...

I'm pleased to have been appointed as one of the four external members of the National Union of Students' Environmental Sustainability Direction and Oversight Board.  I'm a keen supporter of NUS generally, but particularly of Jamie Agombar and his very able team...

A highlight of the recent Beijing Forum was a field visit to No. 55 High School.  You can find details of the school here.  This is one of Beijing's experimental ESD schools which also has an international arm. Now,  I usually...