Category: Curriculum

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How Can We Improve Climate Education in Worcestershire Schools?

How Can We Improve Climate Education written by Teaching Greener members, Logan Frandsen, Caleb Powell, Noah Mester and Ethan Knight. Edited by Megan Asbury and Joe Toft. Illustrations by Joe Toft. Improving climate education Teaching Greener’s goal was to report on the implementation status of the climate education curriculum in Worcestershire from the perspective of secondary school faculties. To achieve… Read more →

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Post-Covid impacts on sustainability awareness and behaviours highlighted in student and staff survey

In 2021-22 the university surveyed students and staff about sustainability awareness and behaviours as part of a longitudinal study going back several years through which can monitor trends.  Here we take a look at a few key points from the latest data. We were pleased to find that students and staff remain overwhelmingly committed to sustainability with over 80% of… Read more →

Global Sustainability Test – Student Result

Additional material Estela Castelli Florino Pilz Projects and Community Management at Sulitest The University of Worcester has already more than proven its commitment to building a sustainable future with its many community and environmental projects leading to the acquisition of several awards. As Sustainability Institution of the Year in 2019 with a High Commendation in the international Green Gown Awards… Read more →

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From Waste Fabrics to a Sustainable Cup Cosy: Student Naomi Explains Her Product!

Naomi, a student from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, was briefed with making something new from the waste fabrics of a furniture company. Her innovative idea for a cup cosy kit has been very well received, so Digital Creative Assistant, Francesca, recently interviewed Naomi about the process and product! Check it out below!   How does your university course… Read more →

Are students learning about sustainability at your university – benchmark them to find out.

Designing a benchmarking tool This post explains the development of a semi-automated benchmark tool to review how embedded sustainability is into university research and the undergraduate curriculum.  It also maps it to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals or SDG’s, a collection of 17 goals to make the world more sustainable. Undertaken by students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Massachusetts… Read more →