CHE Graduate Arran Stibbe will be convening a day-long conference this autumn at the University of Gloucestershire, entitled Soundings in Sustainability Literacy. It will be an exploratory event where sustainability educators from across the country will gather to generate new insights into two crucial questions:

• what sustainability skills do graduates need to deal with the challenges of the 21st century?
• what active learning techniques can help them gain those skills?

The insights will be transformed into a concrete and practical book and video resource which will help inform the embedding of sustainability literacy skills across higher education. The event is free of charge, and open to all educators who would like to participate and contribute chapters to The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy. 

It will be held at the University of Gloucestershire in a solarium overlooking a lake and includes an organic, local and season lunch. The facilitation method will make use of speed networking and Open Space to encourage a dynamic exchange among participants and it promises to be a highly stimulating day.

Arising from the event, The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy will be printed on recycled paper and will contain short chapters by participants on sustainability literacy skills such as systems thinking, values clarification, identity reflection, permaculture design, ecoliteracy skills, and a range of other skills that students will need to lead their lives, businesses, and societies within the new realities of the 21st century.

For more information and an application pack please contact Seek Pang, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Soundings in Sustainability Literacy is a project funded by the HE Academy ESD Project and undertaken in partnership with the Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges, the University of Gloucestershire (Centre for Active Learning and International Research Institute in Sustainability), the United Nations University Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) West Midlands and the University of Brighton. Main convenor: Arran Stibbe, University of Gloucestershire.