“Universities have been with us on this Earth for at least one thousand years and will surely be with us in the future; perhaps so long as there is life on this planet that has any well-being. There is now something in not just the name of the institution but in the idea of theContinue reading “The Coming of the Ecological University”
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Michael Crow and the New Realms of Learning at Arizona State University
I have just watched a short video(made in June 2020) of Michael Crow-President of Arizona State University articulating clearly and convincingly this university’s approach to learning post Covid. I would describe it as visionary, comprehensive and accessible, along with many new features; one in particular called by the extraordinary name “Alien Zoo” which they areContinue reading “Michael Crow and the New Realms of Learning at Arizona State University”
WHAT IS A UNIVERSITY EDUCATION FOR? ARE WE EDUCATING EARTH LITERATE LEADERS?
Is there a Case for Re-Purposing our Universities? We are now citizens of the Earth joined in a common enterprise with many variations. We have every right to insist that those who purport to lead us be worthy of the task. Imagine such a time! (Orr, 2003)Hundreds of delegates met late last year in Madrid(Cop25)Continue reading “WHAT IS A UNIVERSITY EDUCATION FOR? ARE WE EDUCATING EARTH LITERATE LEADERS?”
Policy Coherence and the Sustainable Development Goals
POLICY COHERENCE, SHOEHORNING and the SDGs Since the early 1990s, the OECD has been at the forefront of international efforts to promote policy coherence for development (PCD). The OECD has a strong track record in monitoring policy coherence efforts in its Member countries through peer reviews. While PCD has traditionally beenseen as the main responsibilityContinue reading “Policy Coherence and the Sustainable Development Goals”
The Roaring 20’s?
A useful blog from Felix Dodds outlining key global sustainability events for 2020 Key Dates for 2020 – As we start to embrace the new decade – is this the roaring 20’s? January 04, 2020 The state of the world is not what we would have hoped for in 2015 when Heads of State agreedContinue reading “The Roaring 20’s?”
MEAT OR VEG ?ANOTHER WICKED SUSTAINABILITY ISSUE!
A new dilemma for those who advocate Veganism is on the agenda of the forthcoming Oxford Farming Conference. Farming and other interests are now arguing that it is vital we eat more lamb and beef because some crop plants and fish are being drained of essential nutrients.A heart specialist who is speaking at the conferenceContinue reading “MEAT OR VEG ?ANOTHER WICKED SUSTAINABILITY ISSUE!”
Once upon a time there was a little Dutch boy who discovered a leak in a North Sea dike in Holland( a story of flooding risk and its remedy adapted from the true story!)
What should he do? From a single leak, a terrible breach might grow. The whole country could be flooded, and everyone he knew would drown.Like any well behaved and responsible boy he did the only thing he could think of. He stuck his finger in the dike, and the leak stopped.Of course, now he wasContinue reading “Once upon a time there was a little Dutch boy who discovered a leak in a North Sea dike in Holland( a story of flooding risk and its remedy adapted from the true story!)”
The Ecology of Thought and Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
“As Aristotle put it long ago, human beings are distinguished from other species by our ability to use language. Yet too often, at our jobs and in our business, we don’t listen to one another. Invested in our views, we explain when we should inquire. Caught up in our own preconceptions, we disguise our feelingsContinue reading “The Ecology of Thought and Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”
RIGHTS OF PASSAGE IN HYDERABAD
Tea and cucumber sandwiches with the only female Nobel Laureate, Dorothy Hodgkin and tea and banana breakfasts with a Ghandi! In early 1979, I was awarded a visiting science fellowship by the British Council at the University of Hyderabad, India. And, amongst a range of life affirming and memorable experiences, I was the only guestContinue reading “RIGHTS OF PASSAGE IN HYDERABAD”
Did Environmental Education in Sweden help create the Phenomenon of Greta Thunberg?
I’m asking this question because I was interviewed by NBC Universal on Sunday about this. They are creating a programme about Greta and wanted some “expert” advice from someone who knows? A quick search on the internet and surprise surprise you will find a paper I and a few colleagues from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate wroteContinue reading “Did Environmental Education in Sweden help create the Phenomenon of Greta Thunberg?”
