Bill Scott
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Learning about the climate: the Earth
I gave a talk the other day to an attentive and appreciative group of PGCE geography students. I did this from home, of course, using a rather slick platform that I never quite learned the name of. Although the talk...
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ESD in HE – QAA has another go
Heaven help me but I've been reading the latest attempt by the QAA and its friends to get academics to take ESD seriously. You'll find it here, and there's a 10 question survey to give your feedback. Good luck. The survey begins...
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25 years of Environmental Education Research
In what will be my last piece of writing for Environmental Education Research I have just written an editorial which was published on-line yesterday. You can access it here. Titled, 25 years on: looking back at environmental education research, it is...
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Good grief – What a title!
I don't know how many times the Duke of Edinburgh has commented on environmental education, but he has been very interested in environmental matters for over 60 years both in the UK and world-wide, for example through his presidency of...
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December 21st – a Happier New Year
It's the winter solstice today – at 1002 in Greenwich. This is the day I look forward to more and more as I get older; the day when the world begins its new year even if we humans are forced...
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Vaccination, GMOs and the EU
Some of the most promising anti-Covid vaccines under development Covid-19 use a form of genetic modification. For example, the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is based on a virus that infects chimpanzees where some of its genetic instructions have been altered. But hang on,...
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When the wind fails to blow
Pity National Grid managers the other week when the country was blanketed by thick cloud and the wind was barely above a breath. At 0830 coal was already being burnt in power stations to keep the lights on and trains...
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The Chicago Principles
Now and again you come across a statement that is so important that it demands attention and celebration. One such is the report on freedom of expression by the University of Chicago. This is the background. The Committee on Freedom...
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Ashden's zero carbon 2030 journey
This email arrived on Wednesday Dear Bill, Lots of us remember the misery of a dreary, draughty classroom, or struggling to keep our eyes open in overheated, stuffy rooms. But inefficient school buildings and heating don’t only make lessons uncomfortable...
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Is there harmony about Harmony?
There was a webinar last night: Teach the Future meets the Harmony Project. The event was supposed to be looking at systems change in education, asking what an ideal education system looks like and how we can get there, but it...