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There will be a couple (at least) of comments this week on John Huckle's classic text, Bedford 2045.  The first (which deserves to be read without any comment from me), follows. I'd only ask you to have two questions in your...

As I read the Economist's 'The Big Squeeze', I thought back to a recent visit to the Tate and its magnificent exhibition of Soviet poster (and other) art.  The Tate's blurb noted: "After Stalin became leader in 1927, the propaganda...

After about 5 years of tireless effort by NUS and others (but mainly NUS) it was agreed (by HEFCE) that the current national (HE) student survey [*] could include questions on environmental sustainability (which is an increasingly odd phrase).  The...

This is another word on the St George's House seminar, this time from regular guest contributor, Steve Martin. 24 hours at St George's House, Windsor, with a cadre of experts on sustainability would certainly not be everyone’s idea of fun!  But,...

Thanks to the NAEE weekly round-up for alerting me to EO Wilson's venture: Nature Needs Half. The idea here is that nature needs sufficient space if it is to function properly for the benefit of all life on Earth.  This means, they...

This is the programme for the second morning of the 2nd St George's House consultation on the SDGs which ended with lunch last Friday. Lessons from elsewhere David Pencheon (NHS) Louise Scott (PWC) Emily Auckland (UK SSD) Group discussions How...

This is the programme for the first afternoon of the 2nd St George's House consultation on the SDGs. Introductions What are the purposes of tertiary education? Sector snapshots Student, Jodie Waite (University of Bournemouth) Academic, Stephen Sterling (University of Plymouth)...

I'm off to St George's House again today for another 24 hours thinking about the SDGs.  This event is focusing on HE and FE and is complementary to the event that Jamie Agombar and I ran before Christmas.  This time...

2010, the new coalition government, and Mr Gove's whirlwind arrival at the DfE and the loss of all the rainbows, came back to me as I read Jonathon Porrit's post about the 25 year non-plan.  I've been waiting for some substance around...

Question: When does 75% mean not only 'not a lot', but misrepresents what's happening? Answer: When it's part of an EAUC presentation of a sustainability survey. The other day, the third annual ‘Sustainability in Education’ report from the National Union...