Things don't usually work out this like this but for once my teaching and research schedules have fitted together really neatly. This past week I've been busy with the IPPE 2015 students at University West introducing them to research principles and practices through recording their Time Geographical activities using Google Drive applications. Then on Thursday... Continue Reading →
SISU-EDU workshop in Turku
We had our latest meeting for the SANORD funded SISU-EDU project at the University of Turku this week. The aim of the Sustainability Education in Southern Africa project is to build an open access education simulation. We met our colleagues from Finland Futures Research Centre this week to workshop how to adapt their getalife simulation to... Continue Reading →
SANORD Member Universities 2013: Google Map
I am often asked: just what is this SANORD organisation, who is in it?Well the answer to the first question can be found in the new (and much improved) SANORD website.We currently have over 40 member Universities from the Nordic and SADC (Southern African Development Community) regions and to answer the second question I have... Continue Reading →
SANORD 2013 Malawi: Slideshow
I spent all of last week in Malawi attending the 2013 SANORD Symposium. The Southern African-Nordic Centre's 4th Biennial was excellently hosted by the University of Malawi at the newly built Bingu International Conference Centre in Lilongwe. Here's a slideshow. The pictures are taken in Lilongwe around the conference venue and on our lovely day... Continue Reading →