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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 →
Fashion Business A and Fashion Business B bring sustainability into the core of the modules. Students learn about innovative sustainable design in Fashion Business A and begin to put it into practice throughout Fashion Business B. What was the… Continue Reading →
Street law is an extra-curricular activity that helps to educate students and others on the law through the use of mock trails, and presentations for schools and the community. Frequently the issues worked on in Street Law relate to the… Continue Reading →
The Pre-sessional English programme in the Centre for English Language Learning (CELL) teaches international students English reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. The main goal is to prepare them for the academic year, meaning they are also taught aspects of… Continue Reading →
The Human Rights (LLBP2002) module links the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to human rights issues, helping students to link them into their working practice as well as their everyday lives. What was the programme or module It is the… Continue Reading →
DMU’s Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Forum are hosting two events on embedding sustainability into education. DMU aims to embed the education for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across the curriculum, but many staff and students wonder how this can… 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 →
Dr Kutoma Wakunuma created this new module to contribute towards DMU’s goals surrounding Social Good. It allows students to research the ICT issues of a chosen country, in the context of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Dr Kutoma Wakunuma… Continue Reading →
In light of the recent increase in public, media and Governmental engagement with the urgent need to act on climate change, we have decided to join the conversation. Here at DMU we actively engage with sustainability issues, and via our… Continue Reading →
Case Study: Creating Public Relations Campaigns for Social Change Using the SDGs (Dr Indrani Lahiri)
Dr Indrani Lahiri created an assessment and teaching plan which enabled students to create their own social change campaign based on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). What was the programme or module? The Public Relations module on the… 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 →