Learning for Sustainable Futures

About This Course

Join us from 30 March until 3 May 2026 for a facilitated run of this course where you will have the opportunity to interact with our team from University of Edinburgh and Learning for Sustainability Scotland. Climate change, gender equality, biodiversity collapse, health, social equity, and inclusion are just some of the issues that concern us all, impacting human and planetary well-being and economic stability. How to live a sustainable life affects – and connects – everyone and everything. Teaching and learning for sustainability is a core theme throughout this course. Climate change, gender equality, health, social equity, and inclusion are issues that affect us all, impacting human well-being and economic stability. How to live a sustainable life affects – and connects - us all. On this five-week course, you’ll explore dedicated teaching and learning approaches to these major challenges as you’re supported to take positive actions towards a sustainable future. You’ll learn more about current global issues ,consider how we can all act, personally or locally, and how to bring this knowledge to any kind of teaching environment. We deliberately use the term 'futures' as we recognise that multiple possible futures could emerge and acknowledge that futures are not set in stone.

Instructor

Beth Christie