Education for the Sustainable Development Goals at DMU

DMU will be holding a series of events to demand climate action and highlight issues as world leaders meet at COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11-22 November. The 11 days of events will start on Monday, 11 November, as… Continue Reading →

This interactive Campus Collective session led by Andrew Reeves will highlight five ways to make climate action part of your DMU taught course, drawing on experiences across the university and signposting relevant resources. This could range in scale from an… Continue Reading →

Staff and students are invited to learn about becoming a ‘Climate Ambassador’, part of a UK-wide network who care about sustainability and helping local schools and nurseries to act on climate change. There is a short talk on what’s involved… Continue Reading →

DMU staff are encouraged to join a new team of Co-Leads for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) at DMU – working to support colleagues across the university to adopt ESD in the curriculum. Details below, deadline noon on Monday 23rd… Continue Reading →

Hi, I’m Emily, a current Business Management student at De Montfort University. Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the EAUC Conference in Winchester. The EAUC (Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges) Conference is a leading event focused on sustainability within… Continue Reading →

Hello, my name is Adam, a current masters student and soon to be part of the international sustainability team at DMU. I had the exciting opportunity to go to the sustainability summit in Lancaster on the 29th May 2024. The… Continue Reading →

This case study by Bangli Liu and Eufrásio Lima Neto (Module leader and lecturer, respectively, for Big Data Applications – CSIP5203) provides an overview of a seminar students engaged in on fairness and bias mitigation in ML models. Discussion was… Continue Reading →

Are you part of a voluntary or community sector organisation or social enterprise in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland, or any other organisation with a focus on meeting the needs of our local community? The Universities Partnership, which brings together De… Continue Reading →

As part of our celebrations for Earth Day 2024 (April 22nd) we’re launching a Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) scavenger hunt on campus for DMU students, with a prize worth over £200. There are 17 SDGs but we want you to… Continue Reading →

Hello I’m Olivia and I am excited to let you know about my experience being the ‘Sustainability communications’ frontrunner. The past 5 months I have gained an abundance of confidence, sustainable knowledge and opportunities through networking with the sustainability team,… Continue Reading →

5-minute recipes: Quick-to-prepare engaging activities for rich in-class discussions. Online: 12pm to 1pm, Tuesday 30th April 2024, MS Teams: Click here to join the meeting This interactive workshop led by Dr Andrew Reeves aimed at DMU staff offers an experiential… Continue Reading →

There are four exciting paid internship roles available in the DMU Sustainability Team through the Frontrunners scheme. The roles are available to DMU students (see below for eligibility criteria) and will help students develop their knowledge and skills around sustainability… Continue Reading →

Hello Everyone! I’m Ella, and I am thrilled to share with you my experience as the ‘Learning for Sustainability’ frontrunner over the past 5 months at DMU. It has been an exciting journey, which has been filled with team collaboration,… Continue Reading →

Leicester City Council declared a climate emergency in 2019, and has set an ambition for the city and council to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030. Tackling the climate emergency is of vital importance, and the council is now… Continue Reading →