Why sustainability and education?
The University of Bath is committed to embedding sustainability across its curricula. ‘Citizenship and sustainability’ is a core curriculum principle, through which we strive to support students to develop a lifelong sense of social responsibility, citizenship and sustainable activity which they can draw upon throughout their time in Bath and beyond. The University has also adopted eleven Climate Action Framework principles, which include a commitment to:
Developing educational initiatives to build a world class reputation for high quality education on climate-related issues with global reach and scale, for example by: providing opportunities for every student to study and work on climate related issues; delivering programmes with a sustainability agenda; delivering pedagogically innovative teaching practices to reduce carbon emissions.
Support and resources for promoting sustainability within the curriculum
Climate and sustainability case studies highlight where staff and students have successfully enhanced sustainability education provision.
Researchers at Bath have developed an ‘Education for Sustainable Development’ toolkit (Bath login required) to support sustainability teaching provision at the university.
Vertically Integrated Projects
Innovative research and applied learning projects that enable inter-disciplinary, multi-level teams of students to work with a member of academic staff on long-term real-world projects, often focused on sustainability themes.
How can we support you?
The Centre for Learning and Teaching is committed to supporting staff to develop excellence in sustainability education. We warmly encourage all staff involved with teaching and learning to be in touch to discuss how they might develop and enhance sustainability education in their subject area.