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Exploring a long term plan for education
Earlier this month I attended a roundtable event on long-term education organised by Universities UK (UUK) and the Foundation for Education Development (FED). The FED are doing important work to develop a policy framework for education in the UK. As they highlight, there has never been a long-term vision and plan for education in England,… →
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For London to truly tackle climate change, we can’t forget our universities
This blog post was first published on the HEPI blog on Friday 2 July 2021. In the run up to November’s postponed COP26, the conversation around climate change is gaining pace. This week sees the third year of London Climate Action Week, a campaign bringing together climate professionals and communities across the city to find… →
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Thinking local and global on Earth Day
Today is Earth Day, the annual event uniting people and leaders across the world to take action to protect our planet. This year’s ‘Restore our Earth’ theme will focus on the innovative thinking needed to pull us back from the brink of climate catastrophe. This year’s theme feels all the more significant as we approach… →
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Goldsmiths students making a difference
I recently had the pleasure of hearing from four inspirational women who have studied at Goldsmiths. Each has been supported by the College’s long-running partnership with Santander Universities, which has provided £750,000 of funding to 775 Goldsmiths students since it was set up in 2012. Our meeting fell during Women’s History Month, a fitting time… →
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Universities and the climate emergency
This week I was delighted to speak at important event organised by Universities UK (UUK) on the role of universities in tackling the climate emergency. I was part of a panel exploring how universities can embed sustainability and create cleaner, greener campuses. Hosted by Dr Heidi Smith from Swansea University, we were joined by James… →
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Context amid crisis: Why human perspectives matter more than ever
This post was first published on the HEPI Blog on Monday 7 December 2020. I have always firmly believed that responding to society’s most complex challenges requires a rounded, multidisciplinary approach. Science and technology will play their vital role, but as we have seen throughout the COVID-19 crisis, context matters. To craft solutions that work,… →
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World Homeless Day: Two inspirational charities
Ahead of tomorrow’s World Homeless Day, I wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate two charities who are providing vital support to people impacted by homelessness. Centrepoint – helping homeless young people get back on their feet Centrepoint is an extraordinary charity supporting more than 14,000 homeless young people across England every year. They provide… →
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Institute of Positive Fashion
I wanted to take this opportunity to share a new resource from the Institute of Positive Fashion. Set up in September 2019 by the British Fashion Council, the Institute of Positive Fashion (IPF) aims to bring together expertise from a range of sectors to help British brands navigate key issues linked to its three pillars… →
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A green recovery for Goldsmiths and Lewisham
This week was an important one for our work at Goldsmiths to tackle the climate emergency, as we published our action plan to get Goldsmiths to carbon neutral. A student and staff campaign last year called for a Green New Deal for the College – it was a campaign I was delighted to support in… →
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Welcoming refugees in hostile times
Last week I was delighted to welcome guests to the first meeting of Localities of Welcoming, a new project connecting people across Europe who are involved in refugee welcoming and support. Below is a guest post about the project by its organisers – my Goldsmiths colleague Professor Sue Clayton, and Professor Anna-Louise Milne from the… →