The Future of Education for Sustainable Development: Engaging Students and Empowering Educators
This year’s conference focuses on key themes that are reshaping education today, with sustainability at the core. From embedding sustainability into the curriculum to professional development for educators, student voice, and innovative assessment methods, the conference aims to explore how these elements can drive transformative change in higher education. By integrating sustainability across teaching practices, student engagement, and assessment, the conference aims to highlight the critical role of education in addressing global environmental and social challenges, empowering students and educators alike to lead in a sustainable and innovative future.
Key Information
Date: Wednesday 16 April 2025 (Online) – Thursday 17 April 2025 (Hybrid)
Time: 9:30am-4:30pm (UK time) tbc
Location: Monica Partridge, UNUK
Audience: Staff and students across UNUK, UNNC and UNM
Full details on how to register for this year’s conference and how to submit an abstract can be found in the sections below. The conference programme and session recordings will be made available after the conference. If you have any problems or queries relating to the Teaching and Learning Conference, please email Jenny Bailey.
Submissions
The call for submissions for the 2025 conference is now open. Please use the MS form respective to the campus you are based to submit an abstract for the conference. Additionally, the session formats, detailed themes and guidelines for writing an abstract can be found in the abstract guidance.
UNUK Submission MS Form
UNNC/ UNM Submission MS Form
Abstract Guidance 2025
Programme
The programme will be made available on Xerte in April and will provide key details including the conference schedule for each day, session abstracts and details of the conference panel and keynote.
Session Recordings
Following the event, recordings and session details from the 2025 conference can be found on the Teaching and Learning Conference 2025 Xerte. We will collate the session recordings and they will be made available after the conference. Session recordings for the 2024 Conference can be found on Xerte. Additionally, the session recordings and programme details for previous Teaching and Learning Conference events can be found on the Teaching and Learning Conference SharePoint.
Teaching and Learning Conference 2024 Conference Xerte
Teaching and Learning Conference SharePoint (Internal Only)
Teaching and Learning Conference 2024 Keynote Curated Video (5 min, 12 seconds)