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SUMMARY:HEA Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Spotlight Series
DESCRIPTION:Showcasing initiatives across higher education in Ireland with institutions sharing approaches to embedding ESD within and across disciplines.
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SUMMARY:Hope Summit: (Re)Imagining Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:University College Cork and Munster Technological University are pleased to present the Hope Summit: (Re)Imagining Higher Education. \n\nEvent Details:\nThis event is an opportunity for those working in Higher Education to collaboratively explore their future landscapes in the context of emerging challenges and opportunities. With a keynote address from Dr Jessica Riddell\, author of Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and other Systems for Human Flourishing\, the event will include a range of powerful voices from across the HE sector. \nFocusing on discussions centred on emerging leadership challenges for future-ready institutions\, the role of arts and culture in strategic visioning and systems transformation\, and emancipatory integration of all key players in the ‘flourishing’ mission of universities\, this event is designed to be both provocative and inclusive. \nThrough panels sessions\, lightning talks\, and hands-on workshops the day will afford hope-informed\, facilitated quality time to network across the sector while hearing from a range of voices and perspectives. \nCo-Hosted by:\n\nAnna Santucci University College Cork\nPio Fenton Munster Technological University\n\nContributors to this event include:\n\nCatherine Cronin Co-Editor of Higher Education for Good: Teaching & Learning Futures\nDamien Page Vice Chancellor\, Buckingham New University\nJessica Riddell Author and Founder of Hope Circuits Institute\nMarese Bermingham Munster Technological University\nPaul McSweeney University College Cork\nRoss Woods Higher Education Authority\n\nKeynote Speaker: Jessica Riddell \nFounder of Hope Circuits Institute and Author of Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and other Systems for Human Flourishing. Full Professor of Early Modern Literature in the English Department at Bishop’s University (Quebec\, Canada). She holds the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence; in this capacity\, she focuses on systems-change in higher education that fosters human flourishing; in her research\, teaching\, leadership\, and administration\, she participates in a wide range of conversations at the national and international levels about how universities fulfil the social contract to a broader society. https://www.jessicariddell.com \nEvent Summary:\n\nDate: Friday 13th June 2025\nTime: 09:30 AM – 15:30 PM\nVenue: Aula Maxima\, UCC\n\nRegistration:\nPlaces are limited. To secure your spot\, please register now!\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ie/e/hope-summit-reimagining-higher-education-tickets-1306634471879
URL:https://www.teachingandlearning.ie/event/hope-summit-reimagining-higher-education/
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SUMMARY:HEA Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Spotlight Series – Queen's University Belfast
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nAbout This Event\nAs part of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Spotlight Series\, this session will explore how Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) is integrating ESD across teaching\, research\, and institutional initiatives and activities\, supporting the development of sustainable practices within higher education. \nWhat to Expect \n\nOverview of QUB’s approach to ESD\nCase studies on embedding sustainability in teaching\, learning and research.\nPractical takeaways for leaders\, educators\, researchers\, and those supporting teaching and learning.\nOpportunities for Q&A and peer learning.\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \nSpeakers\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]Strategic Overview: Queen’s University Belfast\nNatalie Le Seelleur\, Climate and Sustainability in the Curriculum Officer\, QUB \nDesigning an Academic Development Programme to Support Embedding ESD in the Curriculum\nDr Alison Calvert\, Senior Lecturer\, School of Biological Sciences\, QUB \nEducation for Sustainable Development in the Engineering Classroom\nDr Beatrice Smyth\, Senior Lecturer\, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering\, QUB \n‘A walk on the wild side’: Embedding ESD through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)\nDr Niall Majury\, Director of Education\, School of Natural and Built Environment\, QUB[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nWho Should Attend?\nThis session is open to everyone with an interest in sustainability in higher education\, including educators\, researchers\, institutional leaders\, students\, and all those who support teaching and learning \nRegistration\nRegistration is open at https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/esd-spotlight-series/ \n\n\nFor enquiries\, email mkelly@hea.ie. \nAbout the ESD Spotlight Series\nThis event is part of the HEA Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Spotlight Series\, featuring contributions from 20 higher education institutions across the Island of Ireland. The series highlights innovative approaches to embedding sustainability in teaching\, research\, and campus practices. Aligned with the Second National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development – ESD to 2030 (DFHERIS/DoE/DCEDIY) and the UNESCO ESD Framework to 2030\, it supports collaboration\, knowledge sharing\, and the integration of Education for Sustainable Development across the higher education sector. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.teachingandlearning.ie/event/hea-education-for-sustainable-development-esd-spotlight-series-queens-university-belfast/
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SUMMARY:HEA Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Spotlight Series – University College Dublin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nAbout This Event\nAs part of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Spotlight Series\, this session will explore how University College Dublin (UCD) is integrating ESD across teaching\, research\, and institutional initiatives and activities\, supporting the development of sustainable practices within higher education. \nWhat to Expect \n\nOverview of UCD’s approach to ESD\nCase studies on embedding sustainability in teaching\, learning and research.\nPractical takeaways for leaders\, educators\, researchers\, and those supporting teaching and learning.\nOpportunities for Q&A and peer learning.\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \nSpeakers\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_single_image image=”50329″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Professor Tasman Crowe is Vice-President for Sustainability at University College Dublin.  Previously\, he was director of the UCD Earth Institute and co-founder and co-director of a new interdisciplinary BSc in Sustainability.  He is chair of Ireland’s National Biodiversity Forum and chaired an advisory group to government on the expansion of Ireland’s network of Marine Protected Areas. \nHis research characterises impacts of multiple stressors on marine ecosystems and the services they provide to society\, including their cultural value.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_separator css=””][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_single_image image=”50330″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Professor Emma O’Neill is Co-Chair of the Education\, Student Experience and Professional Development for Sustainability core working group in UCD.  She is Professor in Small Animal Medicine and a specialist clinician in the UCD Veterinary Hospital\, a UCD Fellow in Teaching and Academic Development\, and member of UCD’s Centre for the Study of Higher Education[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_separator css=””][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_single_image image=”50331″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Kirsten Southard is a Senior Programme Manager in the College of Science\, after having worked as a Programme Manager for the newly established BSc Sustainability programme since its inception. She is interested in creating spaces on campus\, whether physical or virtual\, that allow students and staff to come together to take climate action\, most recently in the form of the Greenacre Community Garden and in her role on the UCD Circular project. \n [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_separator css=””][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_single_image image=”50332″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Kendra Paleczny is a final-year BSc Sustainability student at University College Dublin\, set to pursue a Master’s in Politics and Data Science. She is the co-creator of the UCD Sustainability Toolkit\, an interactive resource designed to build climate literacy and empower students to take meaningful action. As the Project Lead of UCD Circular\, Kendra leads efforts to reduce textile waste and promote circular economy thinking on campus\, creating tangible\, student-driven solutions to complex environmental challenges. She also co-founded the UCD Sustainability Society\, where she amplifies student voices\, fosters interdisciplinary collaboration\, and advocates for evidence-based\, systems-level change. Passionate about bridging the gap between scientific understanding and real-world impact\, Kendra believes that empowering the next generation of environmental leaders is essential to achieving a sustainable future.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_separator css=””][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_single_image image=”50333″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5/6″][vc_column_text css=””]Ainhoa González is Associate Professor in the School of Geography\, University College Dublin (UCD). She is an environmental planner and her research focuses on co-creating and applying geospatial analysis methods and decision-support tools for assessing environmental change and impacts\, to inform planning and decision-making towards sustainability. She has recently co-created a SDG dashboard with the Dundrum local community\, and another with students and staff at UCD\, as well as co-developed a participatory rural spatial planning tool with Roscommon County Council. Ainhoa is the Co-Chair of the UCD Sustainability Core Working Group on Engagement and Impact at UCD. She teaches sustainability\, environmental assessment and Geographic Information Systems at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nWho Should Attend?\nThis session is open to everyone with an interest in sustainability in higher education\, including educators\, researchers\, institutional leaders\, students\, and all those who support teaching and learning \nRegistration\nRegistration is open at https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/esd-spotlight-series/ \n\n\nFor enquiries\, email mkelly@hea.ie. \nAbout the ESD Spotlight Series\nThis event is part of the HEA Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Spotlight Series\, featuring contributions from 20 higher education institutions across the Island of Ireland. The series highlights innovative approaches to embedding sustainability in teaching\, research\, and campus practices. Aligned with the Second National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development – ESD to 2030 (DFHERIS/DoE/DCEDIY) and the UNESCO ESD Framework to 2030\, it supports collaboration\, knowledge sharing\, and the integration of Education for Sustainable Development across the higher education sector. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.teachingandlearning.ie/event/hea-education-for-sustainable-development-esd-spotlight-series-university-college-dublin/
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