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Listening to all the stakeholders? The UN Sustainable Development Goals as requirements in Systems Engineering (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Brooks, I. (2023, September). Listening to all the stakeholders? The UN Sustainable Development Goals as requirements in Systems Engineering. Presented at SustainabilITy2030: 2 Internationale Konferenz Für Digitalisierung Und Nachhaltigkeit, Brugg, Switzerland

The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a global agreement on 'the world we want' by 2030. Many businesses have identified SDGs that they contribute towards. Can we also use them as requirements in Systems Engineering? This talk will... Read More about Listening to all the stakeholders? The UN Sustainable Development Goals as requirements in Systems Engineering.

A university’s transformational change agenda (2023)
Book Chapter
Longhurst, J., Gough, G., & Brooks, I. (2023). A university’s transformational change agenda. In W. M. Purcell, & J. Haddock-Fraser (Eds.), Bloomsbury Handbook Of Sustainability In Higher Education: An Agenda For Transformational Change. Bloomsbury Publishing

This chapter presents a chronological review of the University of West of England, Bristol (UWE) and its engagement with the environmental agenda of the late 20th century before reviewing its transformational sustainability agenda over the last twent... Read More about A university’s transformational change agenda.

Christian engagement with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Brooks, I. (2020, November). Christian engagement with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Presented at Christian Rural and Environmental Studies, Online

Conference report on research into the state of Christian engagement with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (Focus on the UK). Reports on interviews with stakeholders and quantitative research using page counts on church web do... Read More about Christian engagement with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Systems Engineering: Eliciting sustainability requirements (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Brooks, I. (2020). The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Systems Engineering: Eliciting sustainability requirements. In ICT4S2020: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (196-199). https://doi.org/10.1145/3401335.3401359

This paper discusses a PhD research project testing the hypothesis that using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) [18] as explicit inputs to drive the Software Requirements Engineering process will result in requirements with impro... Read More about The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Systems Engineering: Eliciting sustainability requirements.

ICT Sustainability from Day One: Introducing New Computer Science Students at a UK University to Sustainability (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Brooks, I. (2019). ICT Sustainability from Day One: Introducing New Computer Science Students at a UK University to Sustainability

As ICT impacts dramatically on the sustainability of the world and of individuals, both positive and negative, there is an urgent need to educate Computer Science students about Sustainability. This paper assesses the experience of a project to intro... Read More about ICT Sustainability from Day One: Introducing New Computer Science Students at a UK University to Sustainability.

Co-creation of value: A customer-integration approach (2019)
Book Chapter
Hughes, T., & Brooks, I. (2019). Co-creation of value: A customer-integration approach. In B. Nguyen, T. Melewar, & J. Hemsley-Brown (Eds.), Strategic Brand Management in Higher Education. Routledge

The increasing influence of market competition on higher education has been criticized for a focus on short term gains rather than scholarly development. An alternative view of the market that may be more appropriate is provided by Service-Dominant l... Read More about Co-creation of value: A customer-integration approach.

Analysing cancer care informatics through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - A review and assessment (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Brooks, I., Longhurst, J., Kossmann, M., Mansour, A., Odeh, M., & Tbakhi, A. (2019). Analysing cancer care informatics through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - A review and assessment. . https://doi.org/10.1109/CANCERCARE.2018.8618264

© 2018 IEEE. Cancer Care Informatics (CCI) and its impacts are assessed using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The positive and negative impacts of CCI on the SDGs are considered through a literature review and expert assessme... Read More about Analysing cancer care informatics through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - A review and assessment.

Implementing the United Nations sustainable development goals for the systems engineering of multinational corporations (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Brooks, I., Kossmann, M., Longhurst, J., & Odeh, M. (2018, July). Implementing the United Nations sustainable development goals for the systems engineering of multinational corporations. Paper presented at Delivering Systems in the Age of Globalization, Washington DC, USA

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted in 2015 by 193 countries. They can be characterised as sustainability ‘requirements’ for the global system. This paper provides a vision of how Multinational Companies (MNCs) are... Read More about Implementing the United Nations sustainable development goals for the systems engineering of multinational corporations.

Bridging the gap: A case study of a partnership approach to skills development through student engagement in bristol’s green capital year (2018)
Journal Article
Bigg, M., Brooks, I., Clayton, W., Darwen, J., Gough, G., Hyland, F., …Willmore, C. (2018). Bridging the gap: A case study of a partnership approach to skills development through student engagement in bristol’s green capital year. Higher Education Pedagogies, 3(1), 417-428. https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2018.1499419

© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. HEIs are well placed to engage with local communities, and can connect students with organisations through several pathways, such as volunteering opportunitie... Read More about Bridging the gap: A case study of a partnership approach to skills development through student engagement in bristol’s green capital year.

The local implementation of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals by an international charity project in Africa (2017)
Journal Article
Brooks, I., & Kossmann, M. (2017). The local implementation of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals by an international charity project in Africa

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) framework was signed by virtually every nation on earth in 2015 and addresses topics ranging from environmental protection; via equal opportunities, education and the eradication of diseases;... Read More about The local implementation of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals by an international charity project in Africa.

GreenPreneurs (2016)
Book Chapter
Aben, I., Brooks, I., Esnaola, A., Jarvis, C., Lopez Perez, S., Prieto Alonso, J., & Rajala, M. (2016). GreenPreneurs. In D. Remenyi (Ed.), Innovation & Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence Awards: An Anthology of Case Histories 2016 (1-13). Academic Conferences & Publishing International

How to care for our planet; a drive to create innovative, green businesses and a 12 week intensive 'Learning by Doing' course supports unemployed and underemployed Europeans to achieve their entrepreneurial ambitions

Green software engineering for airbus avionics (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Brooks, I. (2016, October). Green software engineering for airbus avionics. Presented at EU Ashley Project Public Forum 2016, Bristol, UK

Presentation at EU Ashley Project Public Forum 25 October 2016. Presentation examines the risks from Software Engineering without sustainability requirements and looks at the use of the UN Sustainable Development Goals to de-risk avionics software en... Read More about Green software engineering for airbus avionics.

Partnerships for ESD: Exploring UWE, Bristol’s integrated approach to engaging audiences in ESD (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J., Bigg, M., Gough, G., Brooks, I., Darwen, J., Hills, S., …Colley, R. (2016, May). Partnerships for ESD: Exploring UWE, Bristol’s integrated approach to engaging audiences in ESD. Presented at EAUC 20th Annual Conference, Bristol, UK

Workshop exploring the various engagement strategies used by UWE to encourage whole institution action in support of sustainability

UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 - Activities portfolio (supporting document for UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue) (2016)
Report
Gough, G., Longhurst, J., Putterill, T., Harris, V., Smart, D., Holmes, I., …Idle, J. (2016). UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 - Activities portfolio (supporting document for UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue)

This Activities Portfolio details projects, events and initiatives which represent the work of hundreds of UWE staff and students during Bristol's year as European Green Capital in 2015. It is the working file to accompany the UWE Green Capital 2015... Read More about UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 - Activities portfolio (supporting document for UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue).

UWE - Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue (2016)
Report
Gough, G., Longhurst, J., Harris, V., Stephens, A., Smart, D., Holmes, I., …Bigg, M. (2016). UWE - Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue

This catalogue showcases and celebrates examples of the work of the hundreds of UWE staff and students who contributed to Bristol Green Capital 2015.

Understanding MSc student experience and graduate pathways: An alumni survey for MSc Environmental Consultancy at UWE
Report
Bayliss, D., & Brooks, I. (2017). Understanding MSc student experience and graduate pathways: An alumni survey for MSc Environmental Consultancy at UWE

The first alumni of the MSc Environment Consultancy course at the University of the West of England (UWE) are now ten years into their careers. This was an opportune time to gather their mature assessment of the course. We undertook an online survey... Read More about Understanding MSc student experience and graduate pathways: An alumni survey for MSc Environmental Consultancy at UWE.

Greenpreneurs: A guide to curriculum design
Other
Jarvis, C., Aben, I., Ainhoa, E., Prieto-Alonso, J., Brooks, I., MacInnes, J., …Rajala, M. (2017). Greenpreneurs: A guide to curriculum design

This curriculum design guide provides support and guidance to educators working in sustainability and seeking to introduce entrepreneurship and the development of entrepreneurial capacities into their programmes.

Greenpreneurs: A handbook for trainers
Other
Rajala, M., Jarvis, C., Prieto-Alonso, J., Aben, I., Brooks, I., Esnaola, A., …Diaz Rivas, A. (2017). Greenpreneurs: A handbook for trainers

This handbook is designed for educators who want to design and deliver a highly interactive learning project aimed at helping people in the renewable energy and energy efficient buildings sectors develop their entrepreneurial capacities. The Greenpre... Read More about Greenpreneurs: A handbook for trainers.

Codebook - UN Sustainable Development Goals
Digital Artefact
Brooks, I., & Silver, C. Codebook - UN Sustainable Development Goals. [qdc file. Rotterdam Exchange Format Initiative (REFI) compliant]

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Targets in REFI codebook format for Qualitative Research Software. Text from UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/70/1. Codebook created by Ian Brooks (ian.brooks@uwe.ac.uk) and Christina Silver (c... Read More about Codebook - UN Sustainable Development Goals.