NUS and NUS Services are delighted to have been awarded the tender to conduct research into Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) by the Higher Education Academy.
NUS and NUS Services will work in partnership with StudentForce for Sustainability, and the University of Bath to conduct this work.
This is a unique opportunity to work with first year students from all four UK member nations to understand their thoughts and attitudes to ESD and to provide senior national figures with student opinion.
Research will be conducted in two phases:
- Desk research will be conducted to identify the existing policy in ESD and existing student attitudes to sustainable development.
- Empirical research will then be conducted to understand student aspirations to study sustainable development, existing provision and interpretation of ESD in universities and identification of any unmet needs.
The final report will demonstrate the current state of play in ESD and likely developments over the next five years.
The project will run from July 2010 to January 2011.
For further details on this study, please contact Lizzie Bone, Environmental Researcher at NUS Services on 01625 413269.