Category Archives: Environmental Education
Disruption! Rethink the system
Susan McLaren, Senior Lecturer in Design & Technology, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh and Fleur Ruckley, Project Director, Scotland’s 2020 Climate Group Disruption! Rethink the system A circular economy is one where “the goods of today become the resources of … Continue reading
Edinburgh Sustainability Jam 2015
Can you solve a global issue in 48 hours? That was the challenge for 45 participants in the Edinburgh Sustainability Jam this year. In the face of dwindling natural resources, increased socioeconomic pressures and environmental degradation come motivated individuals ready … Continue reading
Thinking about impact
I was recently asked to consider the question “What will be the impact of your research in 2025?” As a second year PhD student, the focus of my research is very much on the present (How are my interviews going? … Continue reading
Learning for Sustainability in Times of Accelerating Change
In this article Dr. Hamish Ross discusses the value of interdisciplinary conversations in policy and research, in organisations like GESA, and in his own discipline of Environmental Education. He argues that at a time of rapid and complex planetary change, … Continue reading
When there is a problem where do you look for answers?
Dr. Robbie Nicol, School of Education, University of Edinburgh Sitting amongst the lush, flowering machair, this rare European habitat, I find time and space to ponder. The vast expanse of sandy beach below is empty of people who will … Continue reading
