Sustainability is at the heart of our curriculum and we are committed to offering Education for Sustainable Development to all of our students, and make this public in our Strategic Plan 2020-2025 (pg. 13.), with two specific strategic aims: Securing the Skills needed by our Industries and Professions and Turning the Climate Change Debate into Action.
The University has just commenced an institutional-wide review to inform the development of a new Learning, Teaching and Student Experience (LTSE) Strategy. This will focus on a number of themes including a curriculum review and a reflection on teaching and research practices post pandemic.
A formal staff consultation took place (April 2021) where staff have been asked to:
- consider a LTSE Vison that leads and informs industry – especially on climate change, sustainability and inclusivity
- Strengthen existing indicative module content with a focus sustainability and climate change
Additional evidence related to this LTSE Strategy review is evidenced in the Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Committee agenda, June 2021 (item 20/45)
The current Learning, Teaching and Student Experience (LTSE) Strategy extended to 2020, approved by Academic Board, (with revisions subsequently delayed by the global pandemic) stipulates that the University will ensure:
- Learning and teaching advocates environmental sustainability and ethical approaches
- Decisions about assessment design and curriculum should be made with consideration of the economic and environmental sustainability
Further information on sustainability in the curriculum can be viewed here