Towards sustainable teaching of bioscience

Description

There are significant pressures on HEIs to integrate sustainability across all their operations and practices. Forward thinking research is needed to identify methods that maximise efficiency whilst enhancing the student learning experience. This project will address the nature and method of teaching and the implementation of sustainability integrated both into the delivery and subject of teaching. We will develop guidelines to facilitate the move towards sustainable practices in other institutions across the UK.

Outcomes and Downloads

• Towards the Sustainable Teaching of Bioscience - A report from the above study
• The Green Laboratories Manual - a starting point for laboratories wishing to move towards sustainable practices

Links

You may also be interested in:

• Our Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) pages
• The Academy's work on ESD

Three of the CETLs (Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning) focus on aspects of ESD

• CSF: Centre for Sustainable Futures at the University of Plymouth
• C-SCAIPE: Centre for Sustainable Communities Achieved through Integrated Professional Education, based at the University of Kingston
• CRUCiBLE: Centre for Rights Understanding and Citizenship Based on Learning through Experience, based at the University of Roehampton

The recent publication by HEFCE of their "Consultation on Sustainable Development in Higher Education – Support Strategy and Action Plan", made reference to SD and ESD becoming factors affecting the grant settlement process: "it is our aspiration to embed the principles of sustainable development in all our activities and funding streams".