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The QAA – Advance HE education for sustainable development guidance. What it is, why it matters and how you can use it to enhance your teaching no matter what your discipline (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2022, June). The QAA – Advance HE education for sustainable development guidance. What it is, why it matters and how you can use it to enhance your teaching no matter what your discipline. Presented at Brunel University Festival of Learning and Teaching, Online

This presentation explores the the QAA - Advance HE Education for Sustainable Development guidance , discusses it significance and potential application in HE no matter what the discipline maybe. It concludes with a brief review of how UWE has devel... Read More about The QAA – Advance HE education for sustainable development guidance. What it is, why it matters and how you can use it to enhance your teaching no matter what your discipline.

Plan 2030. Accelerating action for a net zero 2030: A report for South Gloucestershire Council (2022)
Report
Longhurst, J. (2022). Plan 2030. Accelerating action for a net zero 2030: A report for South Gloucestershire Council. South Gloucestershire Council

Achieving net zero in 2050 is enshrined in UK law. The first three national carbon budgets have made an impressive start on the UK decarbonisation journey but the challenge of implementation facing the fourth, fifth and sixth budget is significant. T... Read More about Plan 2030. Accelerating action for a net zero 2030: A report for South Gloucestershire Council.

Striving for Net Zero (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2022, March). Striving for Net Zero. Paper presented at National Climate Change Conference 2021: Leading the Way on Net-Zero Targets, Online

This paper provided a case study of UWE’s 28 year journey towards becoming a sustainable university. It reviews the policy, operational, teaching, research and partnership actions that contribute towards environmental, climate and wider sustainabilit... Read More about Striving for Net Zero.

Architects’ ‘enforced togetherness’: New design affordances of the home (2022)
Journal Article
Marco, E., Tahsiri, M., Sinnett, D., & Oliveira, S. (2022). Architects’ ‘enforced togetherness’: New design affordances of the home. Buildings & Cities, 3(1), 168-185. https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.189

Lockdown impositions have impacted people’s lives, their health and wellbeing, changing the ways in which dwellings are used and occupied. Spaces within the home have had to be rapidly renegotiated, redesigned and resynchronised in ways not yet fully... Read More about Architects’ ‘enforced togetherness’: New design affordances of the home.

A cultural intelligent leadership: Architecture and the built environment (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Marco, E., Bourne, A., & Scott, K. (2022, March). A cultural intelligent leadership: Architecture and the built environment. Presented at Advance HE Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2022: Inclusive Institutions in Action, Manchester

Inequalities and the attainment gap persist in Higher Education, whilst transforming Construction Industry diversity could take up to 200 years. This study examines the authentic development of a culturally intelligent leadership in Architecture and... Read More about A cultural intelligent leadership: Architecture and the built environment.

Investigation of nanocrystalline zinc oxide and zinc oxide/copper oxide composites for use in a continuous flow biosensor (2022)
Thesis
Cao, L. Investigation of nanocrystalline zinc oxide and zinc oxide/copper oxide composites for use in a continuous flow biosensor. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1863268

There are an increasing number of applications for point-of-care biosensing technologies that are able to monitor biochemical levels over a period, rather than as a measurement at a single time point. As with all point-of-care devices, cost and appro... Read More about Investigation of nanocrystalline zinc oxide and zinc oxide/copper oxide composites for use in a continuous flow biosensor.

Air Pollution XXIX (2021)
Conference Proceeding
(2021). Air Pollution XXIX. In J. Casares, J. Longhurst, & J. Barnes (Eds.), Air Pollution 2021

Research informed teaching podcast: Episode 5 (2021)
Digital Artefact
Adukwu, E., Weitkamp, E., & Walker, B. (2021). Research informed teaching podcast: Episode 5. [Audio file hosted on webpage]

The aim of this podcast is to explore the notion of research-informed teaching in higher education, both from a practical and theoretical point of view. The episodes bring together a range of academics and graduates to discuss what research-informed... Read More about Research informed teaching podcast: Episode 5.

Exploring the new guidance for higher education providers on education for sustainable development (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2021, November). Exploring the new guidance for higher education providers on education for sustainable development. Presented at 6th Sino-Finnish Joint Learning Innovation Institute Annual Conference: Education and Sustainable Development Goals, Tampere University, Finland

Purpose of the Guidance To assist staff in UK higher education institutes seeking to incorporate Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within their curricula To support students from any academic discipline to acquire the knowledge, unders... Read More about Exploring the new guidance for higher education providers on education for sustainable development.

Supporting the role of universities in leading individual and societal transformation through education for sustainable development (2021)
Journal Article
Price, E. A., White, R. M., Mori, K., Longhurst, J., Baughan, P., Hayles, C. S., …Preist, C. (2021). Supporting the role of universities in leading individual and societal transformation through education for sustainable development. Discover Sustainability, 2(1), Article 49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-021-00058-3

There is growing recognition of the value of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) for all learners, and of the unique role that universities play in the transformation of individuals, institutions and societies towards more sustainable futures... Read More about Supporting the role of universities in leading individual and societal transformation through education for sustainable development.

University responses to the climate emergency (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Longhurst, J. (2021, October). University responses to the climate emergency. Paper presented at Climate Action Leadership in Higher Education in a Volatile World. University of Tasmania High Level Pane