Category Taught Curriculum
The 2020 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Teach-in campaign took place from Monday 17th to Friday 21st February 2020 and engaged 25,026 students and 307 teaching staff. Across the 24 institutions that participated, DMU placed first for student engagement (~30%) and… Continue Reading →
This case study describes how Teacher Fellow Di Turgoose incorporates the SDGs when teaching about Domestic Abuse. “I am #proudtobemore co-creating with students on the public good in pursuit of eliminating domestic abuse utilising the SDGs. I could not be… Continue Reading →
DMU students and staff now have access to a major new online resource for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sustainable Development Goals Online (SDGO), provided by Taylor & Francis, is an interdisciplinary collection of digital content themed around the UN… Continue Reading →
At DMU’s Teaching and Learning Conference on Wednesday 11th September 2019, a session showcased a new toolkit to help academics and students think through how sustainable development links to taught courses. The session was presented by Andrew Reeves, Claire Lerpiniere,… Continue Reading →
Report by Charlotte Lingham On Thursday 11th July 2019, DMU’s Education for Sustainable Development Forum hosted the Teach SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) event for DMU staff. The turnout was fantastic, and there were a lot of new faces amongst the… Continue Reading →
On Thursday 27th June, DMU’s Education for Sustainable Development Forum hosted the Learn & Teach SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) event for DMU students and staff. We had a brilliant turn out and a great response from many of the attendees…. Continue Reading →
This 2nd year module uses the Engineering without Borders (EwB) challenge for groups of students to create design solutions for SDG related issues in communities. What was the programme or module? The Project Management (ENGD2010) module. It is available… Continue Reading →
De Montfort University (DMU), partnered with De Montfort Students’ Union (DSU), are now 1 of only 15 Responsible Futures Accredited institutions. Responsible Futures is a project ran by the NUS which focusses on embedding sustainability and social responsibility across a… Continue Reading →
Volunteering Opportunity (Auditing for Sustainability) Want to find out more about sustainability and environmental issues? Want to gain the skills and knowledge associated with auditing? Want to find out how DMU is addressing sustainability in its teaching? Want to make… Continue Reading →
#SDGTeachIn 2019 at DMU The National Union of Students held its annual #SDGTeachIn week from the 18th 22nd February 2019, which encouraged academic staff to include the UN’s SDGs in their teaching, learning and assessment throughout the week and beyond…. Continue Reading →
This is a question that vexed me for many of the years that I’ve worked on sustainability at DMU. From my own perspective I know the importance of sustainability in creating a more equal and sustainable world that provides a… Continue Reading →
In Summer 2018, DMU’s Education for Sustainable Development Forum consulted with colleagues on what it could look like if DMU successfully put Education for the Sustainable Development Goals at the heart of the learning experience at the university. Thirty staff from a… Continue Reading →
On Wednesday 23rd January, the Sustainability Team at DMU held an SDG Teach In Workshop, which all staff were invited along to. The SDG Teach-in is an NUS scheme that aims to raise awareness for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),… Continue Reading →
In this Q&A, DMU’s Prof. Kevin Bampton discusses the relevance of studying Law to the Sustainable Development Goals, and how sustainability has been a thread throughout his career… Firstly, what’s your personal link to sustainable development? How did you first… Continue Reading →
This case study describes a novel approach of partnership working towards sustainability education, with local people being invited to co-learn alongside Masters students in timetabled classes… What was the programme or module? The Module is “Leading Change for Sustainability” (LCS),… Continue Reading →
This case study gives an overview of how the environmental impacts of textiles and links to the concept of Circular Economy are integrated into a first year module on Textiles… What was the programme or module? Textile Contexts, a 1st… Continue Reading →
Sustainable Development is a core concept linked to Corporate Social Responsibility. This case study describes how Dr Louise Obara makes the connections in a postgraduate business module… What was the programme or module? The module is called “Corporate Social Responsibility” and… Continue Reading →
Prof. Julie Fish linked the Sustainable Development Goals to the profession of Social Work and local stakeholder networks via a conference event in March 2018… What was the programme or module? BA (hons) Social Work, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences…. Continue Reading →