Teaching and learning for a sustainable future

Posted on: 24 September 2012
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UNESCO has produced a multimedia teacher education programme which provides professional development for student teachers, teachers, curriculum developers, education policy makers, and authors of educational materials. The modules are divided into four themes: Curriculum rationale;  Sustainable development across the curriculum;  Contemporary issues; and Teaching and learning strategies.

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TEESNet (Teacher Education for Equity and Sustainability Netwoek) Annual Conference. London, 12 July 2012

Posted on: 24 September 2012
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TEESNet, formally known as the UK Teacher Education Network for education for sustainable development and global citizenship, evolved from collaboration with World Wide Fund for Nature UK, Oxfam and teacher educators. In the UK, environmental and development NGOs have been in the forefront of promoting and supporting Education for sustainable development. The Network has representation from nearly all UK providers of teacher education. The key purpose of this event was to explore what competencies educators need in education for sustainable development. Presentations and papers are available online.

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Sustainable Futures Conference: Architecture and urbanism in the global South. Kampala, Uganda, 25-30 June 2012

Posted on: 21 September 2012
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This conference aimed to address the practice and principles of sustainability in the context of architecture and urbanism in the global South. Papers are available online for the following themes: Sustainability and urbanism; Design for sustainability; Education for sustainability.

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International Sustainability Conference 2012. Basel, 29-31 August 2012

Posted on: 30 August 2012
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Under the title of Strategies for sustainability: Institutional and organisational challenges, this event provided a platform for social scientists, economists as well as representatives from civil society working with interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches in the field of sustainable development. A volume of proceedings is available online.

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Student attitudes towards and skills for sustainable development

Posted on: 28 August 2012
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Research into student attitudes towards, and skills for sustainable development (SD) was conducted in 2011 as a two-phase study in order to continue research first conducted in 2010 by: understanding trends in demands and expectations from first-year students new to university; and longitudinal tracking of demands and expectations from second-year students as they progress their university career. The current research findings reinforce the conclusions of the 2010 research.

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European Institute of Innovation and Technology: Good practices and learning. Copenhagen, 25-26 June 2012

Posted on: 20 August 2012
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The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is the first initiative of its kind set up by the European Union with the mission to increase European sustainable growth and competitiveness by reinforcing the innovation capacity of the EU. It is doing so by focusing on bringing together actors from within the ’Knowledge Triangle’ (business, research and higher education) to work together in novel ways. It builds primarily on its ’Knowledge and Innovation Communities’, with the main aim of building strong communities around physical spaces in which networking, collaboration, incubation, education and wider entrepreneurship support work hand in hand to create the next generation of innovators. This event provided an opportunity for the  EIT tol illustrate how it implements its model and mission in practice and showcase its activities, achievements and developments to date at all levels. Video streams and presentations are available online.

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Rural Economy and Land Use Programme (Relu): Societal and Economic Impact Evaluation

Posted on: 14 August 2012
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An impact evaluation of the Rural Economy and Land Use (Relu) Programme, commissioned by the Economic and Social Research Council, has found that “Relu was successful in generating a portfolio of a significant number and diversified range of types of impacts and impacts-in-progress in a variety of contexts.”  The report says that “there was sound evidence for instrumental impacts” and “Relu has built a solid base for future knowledge exchange, within and beyond the specific researcher/stakeholder relationships forged. Case studies are also available here.

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The case for Centres of Excellence in sustainable building design

Posted on: 15 June 2012
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This report published by the Royal Academy of Engineering is the result of an exercise to establish the costs and benefits for the UK economy in creating a network of centres of excellence in integrated sustainable design and construction. It also evaluates the need for new skills and approaches in sustainable design in order for the construction industry to deliver low carbon buildings at the lowest cost for society. It is argued that the establishment of such centres, to help the construction industry meet UK climate change policy targets, could create over £1 billion of savings by 2030 and cut carbon emissions by 3.5 million tonnes a year.

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Healthy design, creative safety: Approaches to health and safety teaching and learning in undergraduate schools of architecture

Posted on: 11 June 2012
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Health and safety teaching should be integrated into design projects to be most effective, rather than taught as an abstract set of rules in isolation, according to new research published into the teaching of health and safety to undergraduate students of architecture. The report was produced on behalf of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) by the University of Sheffield.

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Student Construction Journal 2012

Posted on: 24 May 2012
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The Student Construction Journal, published by RICS,  pulls together the best articles from the previous year.

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