DMU is committed to engaging its staff, students and wider community on climate change and to providing the agency to act to reduce emissions on an individual basis and at DMU’s campuses. The University is providing this engagement and agency through the Carbon Literacy training.

Carbon Literacy Training is one day’s worth of learning that enables participants to better understand the climate emergency and to develop meaningful plans to play their part in combatting climate change. 

The video below by Simon Oldroyd, PVC for Sustainability at DMU, explains DMU’s approach to Carbon Literacy.

 

DMU has delivered the training to staff and students since January 2019 as part of our commitments to action on climate change (see our Carbon Reduction plans here) and to be a Carbon Literate organisation.

Upcoming Carbon Literacy Training Sessions

Carbon Literacy training (In person)

We plan to hold our next training sessions on these dates across the year, you must attend both sessions to pass the course:

2025

30th April (session 1) and 7th May (session 2), 1pm-5pm, SDG Hub, Heritage House, 2.05

12th March (session 1) and 19th March (session 2), 1pm-5pm, online on Teams 

12th February (session 1) and 26th February (session 2), 1pm-5pm, session 1 in the SDG Hub, Heritage House, 2.05, session 2 in Hugh Aston 1.49

16th January (session 1) and 23rd January (session 2), 9am-1pm, SDG Hub, Heritage House, 2.05 *For Design Innovation and Sustainable Futures students*

2024

20th November (session 1) and 27th November (session 2), 1pm-5pm, session 1 in the SDG Hub, Heritage House, 2.05, session 2 in Hugh Aston 1.49

23rd October (session 1) and 30th October (session 2), 1pm-5pm, session 1 in the SDG Hub, Heritage House, 2.05, session 2 in Hugh Aston 1.49

22nd October (session 1), 24th October (session 2) and 29th October (session 3), 1pm-4pm, Queen’s 0.12 *For Sustainable Building Principles students* 

To express interest in joining, fill out this form or email sustainability@dmu.ac.uk.

Find out More

Carbon Literacy Training is independently accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project – learn more about what is involved through their website.