Behaviour Change for Net Zero – The University of Bath’s next I-SEE webinar is on Tuesday March 5th – 1630 to 1730. Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh will argue that most measures required to reach climate change targets require behaviour change and social transformation. To achieve this, she says, measures will be needed to change people’s behaviour at home, work and elsewhere. Findings from polls and citizens assemblies on public concern about climate change, and support for net zero policies will be explored together with behavioural science insights on how to effectively change behaviour. You can register here.
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Tracking Change – Teach the Future (England) has announced that its tracked changes sustainability review of the primary national curriculum is now complete. You can join the launch webinar on Tuesday March 26th from 1600 to 1700 to learn more about how the review can be used in schools. More details and sign up details here.
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Building Emotional Resilience – The latest SEEd newsletter recommended a blog by Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director for Education and Skills. This argues that schools need to prioritize emotional well-being and social connection, beyond just academic achievement. You can read it here.
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Teacher Education – Young people in schools across the UK have been teaching their teachers about climate change, and now they’re looking to speak to PGCE students. You can find out how your future students want to be taught about climate across all subjects. Details here.
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Good Education in a Fragile World – There is an open lecture to launch a new book: Good Education in a Fragile World: The Value of a Collaborative and Contextualised Approach to Sustainability in Higher Education (edited by Alan Bainbridge and Nicola Kemp). This is online and in person on Thursday March 14th 1730 to 1915. Prof Ronald Barnett will introduce the event and facilitate discussion on: What kind of education is needed to restore the health and wellbeing of the planet and ourselves now and for generations to come? Details here.
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New Research on Global Education & Learning – This is the focus of a March 12th webinar that will bring together 3 students of DERC’s MA in Global Learning to present dissertations that they are conducting as part of their studies. You can hear bitesize summaries of new research, and there’s a Q&A session. You can find out more here.
DERC’s open access, peer-reviewed journal, the International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning,now has a dedicated website that provides a more intuitive experience and improved navigation, particularly of the back issues to 2008.
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Food and Farming – Listen to students, farmers and activists talk about food, farming, the climate and biodiversity. This podcast was recorded as part of our How Farming Can Cool The Planet project, at the Oxford Real Farming Conference.
BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today has a feature on the disagreements across Wales about the proposed farm-payments protocols – the sustainable farming scheme – that will replace the EU’s CAP. This is the result of a “7-year conversation” with Welsh farmers. It starts about 17 minutes into the programme.
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Can Climate Education Save our Planet? – Dennis Nolasco from Earthday explores the state of Climate Literacy across the United States, and what is needed to provide students with the preparation they require for the future.
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A Deeper Connection with Nature – New action-based resources, created by The Eden Project, set out to help students develop a deeper connection with nature. They argue that a greater understanding of, and hands-on engagement with, the natural world can nurture invaluable curiosity and respect for the ecosystems we all depend on. There are resources related to climate change, outdoor learning and biodiversity.
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Polar Bear Update – The State of the Polar Bear Report (2023) by Susan Crockford is Briefing Paper No 67 from the Global Warming Policy Foundation. It is a summary of the recent information on polar bears, relative to historical records, based on a review of 2023 scientific literature and media reports. It is intended for a wide audience, including scientists, teachers, students, decision-makers, and members of the general public interested in polar bears and the Arctic sea ice environment.
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Hedging our Differences – The UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology has surveyed England’s hedges. Laser scanning shows that 390,000 km of hedgerows (1-6 metres tall) exist on field boundaries in England. These important habitats support biodiversity and store carbon. The South-west boasts the highest hedgerow densities, led by Cornwall with an average of 5.1 km per 1km square. The lowest densities, excluding major urban areas, are found in Surrey (1.2 km per 1km square), Hampshire (1.5 km per 1km square), and Berkshire (1.7 km per 1km square).
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Listing Life – Gemma Ware and Stephen Garnett take us inside a scientific spat about how to manage the naming of new species. Listen here to The Conversation weekly podcast.
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Renewable Energy to Devon – A 700ft ship will soon be laying four cables to link solar and wind farms in Morocco with a substation in a north Devon village. When complete, this will deliver about 3.6 GW of electricity to the Grid – about 8pc of current power demand.