Scottish Funding Council Sustainability policy EAUC Conference 18 April 2007 Riona Bell Director of Funding
Scotland’s strategy December 2005: “Choosing our Future” Learning a major strand August 2006: “Learning for our Future” 5-year action plan Aims to make SD core to education system
SFC actions: Learning & Teaching Encourage generic trans-disciplinary approaches Higher Education Academy Conference June 2007 Work with SQA re curriculum Design Scottish Further Education Unit Research into career choices SFC On Track Survey
SFC actions: Research Consider ways of improving links between learning and sustainability and environment-related research capacity Investing in new university research centres for carbon storage and environmental sustainability Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society
SFC actions: Estates SFC’s SD guidance to be embedded in estate strategy guidance New estate strategy guidance about to be published SD guidance is under review Provide a ‘one stop shop’ with EAUC-S CaSPr Monitor progress of SD elements in projects Evaluation of three pathfinder projects Guidance on high performance buildings Review estate management data
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