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What ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûdoes: Sustainable Education

ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûis taking a comprehensive approach to sustainable education including work on the curriculum, campus operations and community engagement.

Approach


Sustainable ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûand the ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûSDG InitiativeÌýteamÌýhave created a steering group to define UCL's approach to sustainable education. This area of work is also known as 'Education for Sustainable Development' (ESD).

UCL's ESD Steering Group set out the following steps as part of UCL's approach to sustainable education:

  • Clarify our commitment in the ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûSustainability Strategy that ‘every student will have the opportunity to study and be involved in sustainability;
  • Establish a baseline and monitoring protocol to measure progress against the commitment and identify gaps in the curriculum;
  • Plug gaps in sustainable education provisions through working with faculties and departments to create sustainability programmes and/or a sustainability-wide module;
  • Support academics to embed sustainability into the curriculum by creating toolkits, case studies, events, training and conferences;
  • Strengthen the sustainability content of UCL’s co-curricular activities, through sign-posting existing activities better, and developing existing programmes.

Photograph of Chemist at UCL, Andrea Sella

Progress


    • We haveÌýdeveloped an ESD Plan to fulfill UCL's commitment to sustainableÌýeducation, view the
    • It has been integrated into UCL's Education Framework as part of the .
    • Resources have been created to assist staff in incorporating sustainability into teaching and fostering connections. See our resources page.
    • UCL's SDGs Report monitors the inclusion of sustainable development in taught modules.ÌýRead theÌýÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûSDGs Report 2021-22.

    The UCL-wideÌýESD Steering Group


    TheÌýSteering Group is chaired by Dr Kate Roach and members include academic and professional staff, students and Trade Union representatives.Ìý

    TheÌýgroup reports to UCL’s Sustainable Development GoalsÌýBoard andÌýSustainability Committee on a quarterly basis.

    Steering Group members

    Organisers and Chairs

    • Dr Kate Roach, Faculty of Engineering – Chair
    • Simon Knowles, ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûSDGs Initiative – Co-convenor
    • Kenneth Yeung, Sustainable ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û– Co-convenor
    • Dr Irina Lazar – Chair of Task-and-finish group 3 (Supporting Academics)
    • Prof Emanuela Tilley – Chair of Task-and-finish Group 4 (New ESD cross-disciplinary offer)
    • Prof Jane Holder – Chair of Task-and-finish Group 5 (ESD for postgraduate researchers)

    Students' Union UCLÌý

    • Simon To,ÌýDirector of Policy, Governance & Advocacy
    • Shaban Chaudhary, Education Officer
    • Joanna Socha,ÌýSustainability Projects Lead

    Professional Services

    • Wendy Browne, Careers
    • Jason Clarke, Sustainable UCL
    • Leo Havemann, VPESE
    • Anne Preston, ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûEast

    Faculties

    • Dr Hans Demeyer, Arts & Humanities
    • Dr Lorenzo Lotti, Bartlett
    • Dr Julie Evans, Brain Sciences
    • Dr Irina Lazar, Engineering Sciences
    • Prof Paolo Taticchi, Engineering Sciences
    • Dr Alison Kitson, IOE
    • Prof Douglas Bourne, IOE
    • Prof Tristan McCowan, IOE
    • Dr Vasiliki Kioupi, IOE
    • Prof Jane Holder, Laws
    • Dr Jim Labisko, Life Sciences
    • Prof Andreas Schaefer, MAPS
    • Dr Vicky Hilborne, MAPS
    • Dr Adesh Sundaresan, Medical Sciences
    • Dr Witte Frank,Ìý Social & Historical Sciences