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Interdisciplinary Action-Minded Inspiration: How do you do it?
This week we welcomed a new student, William Sayles, to the Glasgow University team connected to the IN4RF project. In dialogue with William, I found out about the great contributions he will be able to make through his interdisciplinary background. William is studying on a dual degree program in Environmental GeoScience and Economics. He has…
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Inspiring Projects Across Europe
I have had a lovely inspiring week after listening to so many great projects taking place around Europe. The wide variety of activities that people are engaging with to help tackle challenges in the community is very motivating. So I would like to first and foremost say thank you to everyone that has joined in…
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Students and Teachers Co-Create
As plans for the IN4RF event in May come together, we have been inspired by the different activities taking place that have provided great support for seed projects that are underway. I caught up with Laavanya, an economic student at Glasgow University, who together with Glasgow University environmental science student, Blythe Kaddour, have been progressing…
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Measuring and Applying the Sustainability Competencies
This week I was invited to discuss the Erasmus+ project OpenPass4Climate that Dr. Pablo Martín-Ramos at Universidad of Valladolid is working on in collaboration with several European universities. The project explores students’ climate action commitment through open badges aligned with the EU GreenComp framework. The research group is seeking expertise in how to assess student…
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Indigenous Knowledge Frameworks: Guiding Regenerative Futures
Members of the IN4RF have shared their experience about connecting to regenerative futures work. We have had diverse reflections on our connections to place, language, and culture. As we engage in dialogue about recent local and global events, we remind ourselves of hope and engagement in the activities we have been grateful to enjoy. The…
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Student Narratives Workshop
On Monday, with the great help from Raaja Berry and Zack Stacey at Arcadia Univeristy we held an online workshop that gave the opportunity for students, researchers and members of the Impact Network for Regneratuve Futures (IN4RF) to share their sustainability stories, projects, and initiatives while connecting with like-minded peers. The session featured student-led presentations,…
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Regenerative Futures Narrative: Podcasts in Education
I had the wonderful pleasure of meeting Dr. Paulina Navrouzoglou‘s student, Reiko Chua, at Glasgow University. Paulina has been applying engaging activities to foster regenerative futures narratives, including this podcast project with her students. Below is her student’s reflection. Recently, in my Environmental Economics class, I was given the unique opportunity to create a podcast…
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A New Semester of Creativity
As the sun begins to show itself again up here in the cold north, we begin a new year and a new semester at universities. We would like to thank everyone for your impactful contributions to the projects we are co-creating across the world. We learned that almost 2,000 visitors from 76 different countries took…
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Sublime Collaborations and Support with the IN4RF
Recently, I have had the great pleasure of working with Dr. Kshamta Hunter, a pedagogic expert at The University of British Columbia. Her passion for sustainability education shines as we had dialogues about our mutual drive for transformation in the higher education system. It was great to begin a journey with Kshamta and the Impact…
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Curiosity Driven Education
I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Dr. Jeanine Gregersen-Hermans, a researcher practitioner at Zuyd International Business School, in the Netherlands. Her decades of experience in sustainability education shine through as she speaks passionately about the work they are doing at Zuyd, and the fantastic support they provide their students in creating space for…