Author Andrew Reeves
In 2019/20 DMU’s Education for Sustainable Development project made ‘Seed Grant’ funding available to students and staff to run small scale projects. Although disrupted by Covid-19, some projects were still able to adapt and run. This short report by Giuliana… Continue Reading →
The RCE Europe 2020 Online Conference is looking for participants to join and contribute to the programme. The event aims to bring together members of European Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs) in Education for Sustainable Development, and anyone with an… Continue Reading →
DMU’s Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) project is running a range of activities over the summer for DMU staff to learn more about how to link sustainability issues and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to taught courses at the… Continue Reading →
The introductory online session will introduce the concept of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and its relevance and application at DMU. Time: 9.30am to 11am, Thursday 23rd July 2020 REGISTER: Go to https://dmuhub.dmu.ac.uk, select “My Development” and search for “sustainable”… Continue Reading →
How do you go about linking sustainability issues or the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to taught courses and other activities at DMU? DMU’s Education for Sustainable Development project team are running drop-in sessions in July to help DMU staff… Continue Reading →
A short online workshop as part of the CAI Masterclass series, taking place from 12pm to 1pm, July 8th 2020. Featuring presentations and Q&A on DMU taught programmes finding innovative ways to embed learning related to sustainability and the UN… Continue Reading →
The Decolonising DMU project and Education for Sustainable Development project is holding a joint Community of Practice event on Thursday 16th July. Event time: 1pm – 2pm on Thursday 16th July, jointly organised by Decolonising DMU and Education for Sustainable… Continue Reading →
DMU staff are invited to an interactive online workshop on June 17th (11am to 1pm) led by DMU’s Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) project. Event details are below: Values & Education for Sustainable Development: Linking personal and professional values to… Continue Reading →
DMU students are invited to the Enactus Student Society Pizza Party. The event takes place from 4pm to 5pm in the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre on Wednesday 29th January 2020. The party is for students interested in finding out more… Continue Reading →
DMU staff have another opportunity to learn about carbon footprints, the climate impacts of DMU and how to take action on the climate crisis together at another Carbon Literacy Training session in February. The next face-to-face Carbon Literacy Training session… Continue Reading →
DMU is collaborating with Leicester City Council and the University of Leicester to offer a day’s free training on climate change and understanding carbon footprints. The Carbon Literacy Training will offer participants the motivation and knowledge to enable meaningful action… Continue Reading →
As part of its commitment to sustainability, De Montfort University is encouraging staff and students to join in in Leicester’s Climate Emergency Conversation consultation. The consultation explains how life in Leicester might be different in a ‘carbon neutral’ city, and… Continue Reading →
The first stage of DMU’s new ‘Carbon Literacy Training’ course is to watch and reflect on the BBC David Attenborough documentary “Climate Change: The Facts”. DMU’s Sustainability Team will be providing screenings of this thought-provoking one-hour documentary which are open… Continue Reading →
More and more people are keen to support action to address the climate emergency, but don’t know the most effective actions to take. For example, what are the main sources of carbon emissions linked to our work at DMU, and… Continue Reading →
De Montfort University are hosting a free workshop on Monday 18th November 2019 on designing Behaviour Change initiatives to promote sustainability. The free workshop is aimed at people who are actively involved in professional or voluntary sector initiatives that seek… Continue Reading →
DMU’s Enactus project had a successful launch event on 16th October 2019. Enactus is both a student society and an international organisation that enables students to take entrepreneurial action for the public good. From now on, the group will meet… Continue Reading →
Over 60 people attended a highly successful event at DMU on Tuesday 15th October 2019, looking at the Circular Economy concept in relation to Fashion. The event was jointly organised with the RSA through the Leicestershire and Rutland RSA network… Continue Reading →
Would you like to help change the world for the better through a career-enhancing group project in 2019/20? Enactus DMU, a (predominantly) student-led organisation invites students to their Welcome & Info Event On Wednesday 16 October 2019 at 2pm. Location:… Continue Reading →