Teaching and Learning

Teaching and research are interwoven threads of knowledge generation and exchange. The topics we explore in our teaching and learning are informed by our research and inspired by our experiences in practice. Our pedagogies allow us to explore future avenues for critical enquiry and to test solutions with our students.

Several of the group have won Golden Dandelion Awards for excellence in education for sustainable development at the University of St Andrews.

Recent publications relating to pedagogy include:

White, R.M., Kemp, S., Price, E.A.C. and Longhurst, J.W.S. (2025) Perspectives and practices of Education for Sustainable Development: a critical guide for higher education. Routledge.

Laurie, N., Healy, G., Bell, I., Calle, O., Carmen, M., Cornejo, S., Davies, A., Mendo, T., Puescas, C., Schofield, V., Valdez, A. and White, R.M. (2024). Translation urgency in our climate-challenged times: co-producing geographical knowledge on El Niño in Peru. Scottish Geographical Journal, 140(1-2), pp.248-261.

Dlouhá, J., White, R.M., Petry, R., Reeves, A. and Lozano, R. (2023) Editorial: The role of the human dimension in promoting education for sustainable development at the regional level. Frontiers in Sustainability 4:1281269. doi: 10.3389/frsus.2023.1281269

White, R.M., Kockel, U., King, B., Leask, K., Higgins, P., Samuel A. (2023) The future starts in the past: embedding learning for sustainability through culture and community in Scotland. Frontiers in Sustainability 4:1128620. doi: 10.3389/frsus.2023.1128620