Sustainability can be a rewarding but destabilising topic. You can support students and their learning by choosing pedagogic approaches to suit both the material, and your intended outcomes. Eden Centre departmental advisers are available to discuss possible approaches and activities.
Education for Sustainability Student Internships
The Education for Sustainability Internships Programme is designed to engage both undergraduate and postgraduate students as research interns, partnering with academic staff to embed sustainability into their courses. The programme focuses on integrating sustainability into the curriculum, supporting curriculum enhancement, and developing students’ research skills. Selected students will collaborate with staff to identify sustainability-related frameworks and propose curriculum changes. Academics are encouraged to apply, outlining curriculum redesign plans in partnership with students. This initiative builds on the success of previous research collaboration schemes and aligns with LSE's commitment to education for sustainability, stemming from the LSE 2030 strategy, which promotes global impact education, and the LSE Sustainability Strategic Plan.
Learn more about the initiative here.
The Eden Catalyst Fund
The Eden Catalyst Fund supports evidence-based education enhancement and innovation projects related to various themes, including Education for Sustainability, with grants of up to £10,000. The fund backs initiatives that contribute to the development and delivery of education enhancement activities at the School.
Read more here.
Videos
Take a look at these videos below on the topic of sustainability.
Dr. Jillian Terry (Assistant Professorial Lecturer and Co-Director of LSE100) discusses the embedding of sustainability in LSE100, LSE's flagship interdisciplinary course taken by all first-year undergraduates. Watch the video.
Dr Abby Innes from the European Institute tells us how embedding sustainability in her courses has led to improved learning outcomes and wellbeing benefits. Watch the video.
@MockCOP26 and the University and College Union - UCU have produced a short film highlighting the impacts of the climate crisis on students, pupils, and the education workforce. The film raises awareness to the parallels of how the climate crisis is affecting those in the Global South and the Global North, with case studies from India and England. Watch the video.