How can we engage and motivate our students to make a positive difference to society through their experience of taught courses at DMU? Would you like to know more about how to integrate sustainability or the UN SDGs into your teaching practice?

DMU’s Education for Sustainable Development team are hosting a practice-sharing event for staff on the 24th September 2026, 10:15am – 12:30pm. Join us in the SDG Hub, Heritage House, De Montfort University, for a morning of inspiring case studies, networking and discussion on integrating the UN SDGs and sustainability into your teaching and learning practice at DMU.

We’ll be hearing from educators from BAL, HLS and TAC at DMU on how they have addressed sustainability in diverse teaching and learning contexts, as well as lessons learned and recommendations for furthering the Sustainable Development Goals at DMU through our teaching practice.

Agenda

10:15 – 10:30 – Arrivals & Refreshments

10:30 – 10:35 – Welcome from the SDG Hub Team

10:35 – 11:25 – Short talks from DMU staff

              Meryem Altaf (BAL)

              Masoud Keimasi & Navid Nasirpourosgoei (BAL)

              Andrew Reeves, Lis Ku & Umakhanth Venkatraman Girija (TAC, BAL, HLS) – Examples from using the CoDesign Framework

              Nabeelah Ahmed Omarjee (HLS)

11:25 – 11:35 – DMU Sustainability Team: Updates from 2026 activities & looking forward to 2027

11:35 – 11:50 – Panel Discussion

11:50 – 12:00  – Mark Charlton, Associate Professor of Sustainable Development: Close & Information on becoming a DMU SDG Fellow and contribution opportunities for Fellows in 2026

12:00 – 12:30 – Lunch & Networking

To confirm your place for the event, please visit ESD Practice-Sharing Event Sign-Up – 24th Sept 2026, 10:30am – 12:30pm – Fill out form to sign up