Author Andrew Reeves
DMU has published its inaugural report indicating our commitment to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME). Dr Leanne de Main, Deputy Dean for the Faculty of Business and Law, said:We are delighted to become signatories of PRME…. Continue Reading →
Are you interested in learning more about nature in your local community and helping to conserve wildlife in and around Leicester? The BioBlitz event, hosted by the Canal & River Trust and in partnership with DMU and University of Leicester,… Continue Reading →
Graduates from today are the leaders of tomorrow – you have the power in your hands to make a change. DMU’s Careers Team and Sustainability Teams are working together to bring you a short workshop exploring the options available to… Continue Reading →
Details below of a session organised for students in the ADH faculty, but open to all. If you cannot attend or are from another faculty contact sustainability@dmu.ac.uk for information on further sessions. How important is sustainability to you? Does it… Continue Reading →
Recording available here, and also available on the DMUevents YouTube channel This question-and-answer based online discussion session explores the realities of what works in practice to influence progress on climate change and sustainable development issues with two experienced change… Continue Reading →
What competencies do we need to teach sustainability? Exploring the Rounder Sense of Purpose framework. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is an emerging priority for universities and a cross-cutting commitment for all DMU programmes. For educators, this requires engaging, through… Continue Reading →
This seminar session for DMU staff offers case studies from taught programmes across all DMU faculties that address the challenge of sustainability or the Sustainable Development Goals. The session will include specific examples of learning outcomes, assessments, block teaching strategies… Continue Reading →
Sustainability Education: Partnerships beyond the classroom for transformative Impacts 10am to 11.30am, hybrid format (Hugh Aston 2.06 or via this MS Teams link) Listen to the recording of this session HERE. Pre-event description: The purpose of Education for Sustainable… Continue Reading →
How can processes such as programme validation, module review, curriculum renewal, student course representation and student co-design help enable taught university courses to address big societal issues of our time such as climate change, social justice and equality and diversity?… Continue Reading →
This session marks the close in summer 2022 of DMU’s 3-year Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) project by introducing the ESD agenda, highlighting what has been achieved in the past three years and how this activity will be taken forward… Continue Reading →
DMU staff and students have another opportunity to learn about how to take collaborative action on the climate emergency at the next session of externally accredited one-day Carbon Literacy Training in late June. The training helps participants to understand: your… Continue Reading →
Please join this online meeting to share your experience and your views… Aim of meeting: gather views from DeMontfort Students Union (DSU) staff and DMU students on how course rep and feedback processes could or do address Education for Sustainable… Continue Reading →
DMU is linking up with local employment and sustainability charity Change Agents UK to offer an inspiring and CV-enhancing free one-day training on Monday 23rd May exploring how to make a difference in your future career. Details: 10.30am to… Continue Reading →
This interactive event showcased a wide range of DMU students’ activities and achievements in 2021/22 to address sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals – in conversation with other DMU students and DMU’s Sustainability team. “Student Sustainability Showcase” Wednesday 11th… Continue Reading →
An interesting event organised by DMU’s Enactus student society… Enactus DMU meets UN Our Enactus DMU Society hosts guest speaker from the United Nations to talk about sustainability. When: Thursday 7 April 2022 at 1pm (for an hour)Invite: Click… Continue Reading →
Get Carbon Literate and help make a difference in Leicester schools! DMU’s next Carbon Literacy Training course for staff and students takes place on Monday 28th February and Tuesday 1st March, running online from 9.30am to 12.30pm each day. Carbon… Continue Reading →
The Seed Grant scheme is designed to help the DMU community take action on sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The grants are for situations where a little money and support can get a project started. Projects led… Continue Reading →
An online workshop organised on January 24th 2022 by the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) team focussed on how to make Eduation for Sustainable Development (ESD) part of higher education activity. DMU contributed a case study of its own experience,… Continue Reading →