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This article is about a recent “living reef memorial”, created in honour of the author’s partner of fifty-one years, artist Henri van Bentum (1929-2022)
Educating for sustainability This first section is of direct relevance to students following the Educating for Sustainability module at the University of Manchester, but more generally, too. They will also be useful for students wishing to apply for the new MA Education for a Sustainable Environment. Supporting schools and students […]
The Green Research in Education Group (GRiEG) met Tuesday November 2nd to discuss a draft paper (watch this space for the finished version) on the effects of aviation on the climate crisis, and to formulate plans for actions in the University of Manchester Institute of Education (MIE), and university wide.
We have been witnessing a growth in interest in the focus on sustainability in English Language Teaching in recent months. This has inevitably been as a result of the lead up to CoP 26.
Terry was a fine activist scholar, a model of this concept. And we wish to celebrate his life as such, and tell of our experience of Terry and his recent work with us.
“We hold the future in our hands. Together, we must make sure that our grandchildren will not have to wonder why we failed to do so the right thing, and made them bear the consequences” – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, 2007
“The Limits to Growth” is a book that has profound enlightenment for me. The author put forward the viewpoint of the earth limits and the limits of social development, and warned of the development model that humans continue to pursue economic growth, the theoretical results were also empirically studied (Meadows, […]
This blog aims to demonstrate the cultural and environmental sustainability of a traditional Chinese handicraft known as sugar sculpture by analyzing a previous literature review. I chose sugar sculpture because it is a traditional Chinese handicraft, and also a popular snack featuring characters such as animals, flowers, humans and so […]
When I was a junior high school student, I really had no interest in the ‘mysterious symbols and formulas’ taught in physics classes. This led me to graduate from high school and after many years of physics I only had the memory about the names of Einstein and Newton. Actually, […]
Rethinking and redefining our education Living in our day-to-day modern world, we tend to get distracted by powerful, overwhelming capitalistic conveniences around us (as I am writing this, I have been checking my Instagram and Facebook feed several times). It takes effort for us to look around and analyse our […]
The context and integration of a focus on sustainability The importance of garbage classification has not drawn enough attention from the public in China. Many students are not well aware of whether a certain kind of garbage is recyclable or not including me before coming to the UK. In the […]
Biodiversity, as one of the important parts in sustainability, has getting more and more attention. My learning context is a primary school near Poyang Lake in China, and the activity is using place-based learning to raise pupils’ awareness of biodiversity conservation and sustainability. Here, I will explain how I have […]
In the past, I thought environmental sustainability meant to do more recycling; however, listening to lectures on sustainability has provoked a change in my thoughts and led me to think more deeply about the subject. Sustainability, as I understand it, is the ability to meet current needs without infringing on […]
When I was a teenager, I learned a variety of different disciplines, focus on the one in which I am now specifically engaged as part of my further study. This personal experience of mine is not uncommon as is illustrative of how specialization can impact upon personal academic and career […]
I thought that there was no relationship between biodiversity and the sustainability as in my mind, cycling was the base of sustainability and biodiversity was not associated with cycling. This means that it was hard for me to connect the following picture with biodiversity.
‘Sustainability’ is not an unfamiliar word for most Chinese people. Since the Sustainable Development Strategy was put forward in the 1990s, this word has often appeared in the news, television and government reports. However, it is rarely presented from the people’s daily life and their behaviors. The main reason for […]
There is a famous saying in China: “师者，所以传道授业解惑也” (Han,802A.D.), which means a teacher, one who could propagate the doctrine，impart professional knowledge，and resolve doubts. In my opinion, before 1000 years ago, I think it is. While with the development of human being, and the related items also become prosperous, such as technology, business, industry […]