Getting started

Responsible Futures Background and Overview - 2020 (video link)
‍Introduction to Responsible Futures (2023 PDF slides)
‍Responsible Futures Criteria Themes
‍Responsible Futures Homepage
Responsible Futures online framework - UK
Responsible Futures online framework - International
2021 Advance HE QAA ESD guidance
‍Guidance on Engaging with the Responsible Futures Framework (September 2023)
‍SOS-UK Responsible Futures Online Framework User Guide (August 2023)
‍Responsible Futures - interventions and changes at the top-down, bottom-up and middle-out levels (October 2023)
Video - Responsible Futures online framework guidance (October 2023)
Sharing Responsible Futures online: guidance document (January 2024)
Responsible Futures - framework criteria sorting activity (2024)
Responsible Futures impact report - 2014-2024

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Audit

Audit guidance - International
Audit guidance - UK
Student auditor recruitment - role description

Communications
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Responsible Futures badge sharing guidance
Responsible Futures Logo - colour
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Responsible Futures Logo - grey
Responsible Futures Logo - White‍
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‍Baselines & Benchmarks
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Curriculum audit guidance
SOS-UK sustainability skills
SOS-UK Sustainability Skills Survey Distribution Case Study (from Strathclyde University and Strathclyde Union)
Sustainability curriculum mapping Case Study (from University of Chichester and Students' Union)

Partnership & Planning
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Roles, responsibilities and timings
Letter of notification template
SMART Action Plan Template
Climate Conservations and Cake 3Cs (from UWE Bristol and the Students' Union at UWE)
Embedding Education for Sustainable Development in Institutional PGCert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (from Aston University and Aston Student's Union)

Leadership & Strategy
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Leadership in Sustainability Strategy Case Study (from MMU and The Union)

Policy & Commitment
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SU policy commitment template
Job description for ESD role (from Anglia Ruskin)
How Responsible Futures can get officers excited about sustainability
Engagement with the University's Careers and Employability Service Case Study (from University of Derby and Union of Students)
Education for Sustainable Development and Academic Quality Case Study (from DMU and De Montfort Students' Union)
Sustainability Student Initiatives and Student Officers for Sustainability Case Study (from UCEM)

Empowering students by recognising their time and efforts (from University of Exeter)

Interventions
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From Art to Zoo Management: embedding sustainability in UK higher and further education‍
SOS-UK and British Academy SHAPE Sustainability Impact Projects (living labs) - 2021-22 Impact Report
Seed Library (searchable database of open-access educational resources that can support educators and students in their aims of transitioning to a transformative education)
‍Five years on: An overview of Ulster University’s integrated approach to initiate and systematically embed ESD - Case Study (Ulster University and Students' Union)
EAUC - Realigning Curricula for the Future (March 2022)
Student and staff engagement through Responsible Futures (from City College Plymouth)

Impacts & Outcomes
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Case study template
Volunteer case study template
Reach and engagement tracking tool
Lists of learning materials that link sustainability to various disciplines (from Anglia Ruskin)
Alumni Sustainability Survey and Case Studies (from UCEM)

Responsible Futures 2014-2024 impact report

Outreach
Responsible Futures' Student-led Reciprocal Audit Case Study (from University of Worcester and Worcester Students' Union)‍

Self-defined criteria

Coming soon
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‍Cohort catch up notes

December 2024: Baselines and Benchmarks

January 2025: Partnerships and Planning

February 2025: Interventions - Recording, Notes

Support day notes & webinar recordings

Student Symposium 2025

• Keynote and introduction
• Students as change agents - slides - recording
• Green skills and sustainability values in careers - slides - recording
• Student Sustainability Showcase YouTube recording

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2024 and later
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• Video - September 2024: Responsible Futures International Support Session II: Partnership working for ESD

• ‍Video - September 2024: Responsible Futures support session II: Harnessing momentum from the start of the academic year to progress ESD part 1
• ‍Video - September 2024: Responsible Futures support session II: Harnessing momentum from the start of the academic year to progress ESD part 2

• Video - May 2024: Celebrating Global ESD: A discussion and showcase of collaboration, innovation and student leadership

• Video - April 2024: Responsible Futures host partnership (University of Strathclyde and students' union) - Strathclyde’s ESD curriculum mapping work – from planning to implementation.
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• Video - March 2024: Responsible Futures host partnership (University College of Estate Management) - capturing positive outcomes from students and alumni through relationship building.
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• Video - March 2024: Responsible Futures host partnership (University College of Estate Management) - capturing positive outcomes from students and alumni through relationship building.
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• Video - November 2023: Responsible Futures support afternoon webinar: ESD and Positive Outcomes for Students. Exploring the positive outcomes of work related to Responsible Futures on students, and how this can be monitored and evaluated in both the long and short term.
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• Video - July 2023: Responsible Futures host partnership (University of the West of England and The Students Union at UWE) - how to prepare, participate and reflect on the two-day Responsible Futures audit to achieve accreditation. UWE and the SU's host partnership webinar exploring and sharing good practice on preparing for and reflecting on the Responsible Futures student-led audit. The webinar provides helpful information on how to make the most of the audit to progress sustainability in student learning. UWE webinar slides can be found here.
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• Video - May 2023: Responsible Futures host partnership (University of Derby and Derby Union of Students) - Nature connectedness and the student learning experience Exploring the role nature connectedness plays in tertiary education through interactive discussions as well as an overview of University of Derby and Derby Union of Students' work in this area.
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• Video - March 2023: Responsible Futures Support Afternoon Webinar - ESD and Employability
  Exploring how Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) can influence and contribute to employability agendas in Further and Higher Education Institutions (FHEIs) through discussion and case studies, including presentation from People and Planet.
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• Video - November 2022: Responsible Futures Support Afternoon I: Partnership working for ESD
  How effective partnership working can help progress Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) at institutions and student unions through guided and informal discussions on how partnerships work, including setting up working groups, including student voice, and ensuring representation across the institution and the students' union.
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• Video - November 2022: Responsible Futures Support Afternoon I: Partnership working for ESD
  How effective partnership working can help progress Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) at institutions and student unions through guided and informal discussions on how partnerships work, including setting up working groups, including student voice, and ensuring representation across the institution and the students' union.

• ‍Video - May 2022: The role of strategy and policy in progressing ESD
  The afternoon includes a session from 2021-2022 Host Partnership Manchester Metropolitan University and the Students' Union on the development of their new sustainability strategy, as well as breakout room discussions on the development, implementation and M&E of strategy/policy/action plans.
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• Video - March 2022: Responsible Futures host partnership webinar- Decarbonise and Decolonise: Education for Climate Justice (Manchester Metropolitan University)‍

• Video - May 2022: Responsible Futures Support Afternoon Webinar - the role of strategy, policy and/or action plans in progressing education for sustainable development.
  The afternoon includes a session from 2021-2022 Host Partnership Manchester Metropolitan University and the Students' Union on the development of their new sustainability strategy, as well as breakout room discussions on the development, implementation and M&E of strategy/policy/action plans.
  
• Video - July 2021: UCEM host partnership - Sharing learning and practice for Responsible Futures
  A Responsible Futures webinar for Responsible Futures members led by the University College of Estate Management. Sharing learning and practice from a online learning provider driving forward Education for Sustainable Development across all academic disciplines.

• Video - February 2021: Responsible Futures Host Partnership Webinar - Student Leadership- This webinar discusses students and students’ union staff from De Montfort Students’ Union and UCEM sharing their visions for sustainability and their experience working with their institution to advance sustainability.‍

• Video - January 2021: Responsible Futures: Learning from decolonising DMU - a whole-institution approach
  This webinar is about staff and students from De Montfort University sharing their practice, approach and learnings from their journey so far on a whole-institution approach to Decolonising DMU.
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• March 2019: Working in Partnership Case Study - Keele University & Students' Union
  This webinar discusses how to cultivate a successful partnership between the institution and the students' union.
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• March 2019: Working in Partnership Case Study - Keele University & Students' Union
  This webinar discusses how to cultivate a successful partnership between the institution and the students' union.
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• March 2019: Living Laboratories Webinar
  This webinar discusses the recently-published Living Labs guidance developed by NUS and EAUC, sharing examples from across the sector.
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• March 2019: Host Partnerships Webinar
  This webinar discusses the new 'Host Partnership' status and the application process for interested partnerships.
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• March 2019: Welcome to Responsible Futures Webinar
  This welcome webinar introduces Responsible Futures and Education for Sustainable Development to new members of staff and elected officers.
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• Global Goals Curriculum Mapping Webinar
  This webinar discusses the Global Goals Curriculum Mapping project at the University of Winchester, run in partnership with NUS. It features a case study of the project at Winchester and discusses the Support Package NUS is offering to work with other institutions on curriculum mapping against the SDGs.
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• Summer 2018: Welcome to Responsible Futures Webinar
  This welcome webinar is a great resource for staff, officers, and others who are new to the programme . It features an excellent case study from Rachel Colley, Community Manager at the SU at UWE, which begins at min. 50.
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• The April 2017 Responsible Futures Support Day took place on Skype. There were many interesting case studies and loads of examples of good practice shared on the day so if there were any sessions you missed or that you’d like to revisit please check them out here.

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