News & Blogs: Higher Education

Education for Sustainable Development Topic Support Network: Sustainability competencies, skills, and graduate attributes

Tue 2nd April 2024 -

Join us and EAUC Scotland to hear from universities and colleges about how they integrate the development of sustainability competencies into their practice.


Telling your Story: monitoring and evaluating the impact of your Learning for Sustainability activities

Tue 2nd April 2024 -

How can we evidence the impact of our Learning for Sustainability activity in an effective and engaging way? Join us and colleagues from the Royal Highland Education Trust and the Scottish Communities Climate Action Network to find out more.


It’s back! Join a worldwide learning community with ‘Learning for a Sustainable Future’

Mon 12th February 2024 -

We’re delighted to announce the return of ‘Learning for a Sustainable Future’; our highly successful FREE online learning opportunity, which has, to date, attracted over 17,000 learners from nearly 160 countries. Starts 11 March.


Learning for Sustainability Scotland praised as ‘key champion’ by Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills

Fri 12th January 2024 - Blog Posts, Communities, Courses & Events Summaries, Further and Higher Education, Initial Teacher Education, LfS Scotland Updates, News, Schools and early learning & childcare settings, Sustainable Development Goals, Young people

Jenny Gilruth MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, has hailed the contribution of Learning for Sustainability Scotland in its pan-sectoral approach to advancing the skills, knowledge, and values needed for a more sustainable and equitable world.  ‘Learning for Sustainability’ as this kind of learning is known in Scotland, is now more prominent than ever across Scottish education.


Education for Sustainable Development Topic Support Network: Becoming nature and climate confident

Wed 18th October 2023 -

We welcome all staff in further and higher education with an interest in learning and teaching to the November 2023 Education for Sustainable Development Topic Support Network (ESD TSN), delivered… [read more]


Monitoring and evaluating Education for Sustainable Development in universities: a new Framework

Fri 23rd June 2023 - Blog Posts, Courses & Events Summaries, Further and Higher Education, LfS Scotland Updates, News

Measuring, monitoring and evaluating Education for Sustainable Development is an important task. It helps us to show where we are at, the impact we’re having, and find out what and where we need to improve. Find out more about the new Framework from the QAA for higher education institutions.


Monitoring and evaluating education for sustainable development in Higher Education workshop (Senior Managers)

Tue 30th May 2023 -

Measuring, monitoring and evaluating Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is an important task. Join this interactive workshop to learn more about monitoring and evaluating Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in your own higher education institution.


Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Topic Support Network: a focus on student-led ESD initiatives

Tue 7th March 2023 -

Join us and EAUC Scotland for the next Education for Sustainable Development Topic Support Network, where we’ll focus on how students have been promoting, developing, and integrating ESD.


‘Inspiring Transformational Change through Learning’: our 2022 AGM & Networking event.

Mon 16th January 2023 - Courses & Events Summaries, LfS Scotland Updates, RCE Network

Our 2022 AGM was held online on 11th January and we were delighted to welcome a wonderfully diverse range of members from across the many educational sectors that comprise the Learning for Sustainability Scotland membership. read on to hear more about this event.


Strengthening and Supporting Approaches to ESD in Universities and Colleges

Tue 22nd November 2022 - Blog Posts, Courses & Events Summaries, Further and Higher Education, News

The latest meeting of EAUC Scotland’s Education for Sustainable Development Topic Support Network, supported by Learning for Sustainability Scotland, took place on 21st November 2022 with a focus on “Strengthening and Supporting Approaches to ESD in Universities and Colleges”