In 2015, United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which is framed around 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UN describes these goals as “an urgent call for action by all countries,” emphasizing the importance of global partnerships.
Each of the 17 SDGs has implications for higher education.
This first podcast introduces our theories on the relationship between the sustainable development goals and research in and on higher education. The podcast is led by Dr Kate Mawson (Nottingham Trent University), and Professor Richard Hall (De Montfort University).
Principal Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University
Dr Kate Mawson has significant teaching experience across a range of institutions and has worked in Secondary and Higher Education institutions since 2002. Kate is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Founding Fellow of the...
Professor of Education and Technology at De Montfort University
Richard Hall is Professor of Education and Technology at De Montfort University. A National Teaching Fellow, Richard directs the research and evaluation work of the Decolonising DMU project. He is the author of The Hopeless University:...