Take your education into your own hands and map your modules against the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in this impactful volunteering opportunity run in collaboration with SOS-UK.

Discover how well your degree modules prepare you for the environmental, social and economic challenges and employment needs of the future! Are you keen to develop your auditing, evaluation and analysis skills to enhance future job prospects? The Guild is running a project, with SOS UK, to map individual undergraduate course modules against the 17 United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs set out a global 'to do' list to meet ambitious targets such as no poverty, zero hunger, inclusive economic growth, equality, diversity, human rights and an environmentally sustainable planet by 2030. We believe that Higher Education has an important role to play in addressing these goals, particularly through the curricula and the development of the leaders of the future. 

New for 2024! We will be adding decolonising criteria to the project as decolonisation and decarbonisation are so closely linked. To contribute to the development of these criteria, we will be holding a workshop on 13th December 6.30-8.30pm which you can sign up to here.

We aim to 

• Provide information to the University on the extent to which the SDGs are currently embedded into a sample of curricula and identify good practice
• Promote discussion between academics, students and Course Reps on module delivery
• Establish a baseline against which progress can be measured.
• Provide an opportunity for students to participate in SOS-UK Curriculum Mapping Training that will allow them to develop auditing, critical evaluation and analysing skills that will further their knowledge in SDGs.
• Provide an opportunity for students to take a lead on influencing the change in their curriculum and pushing the University to take a more impactful approach to sustainabilityin Higher Education

This project will provide you with an opportunity to be involved in promoting curriculum change that makes a real difference, ensuring your studies meet the current global challenges.

Full training will be provided and all activity as a volunteer auditor can be recognised on your HEAR, if you complete 7+ hours of activity. We will organise a 1.5 hour training sesision and you will maintain contact with the project team through emails.  

Dealine for applications: 1st March

Online Training dates: 

• 23/02/24; 10.30 – 12.00. Sign up here
• 28/02/24; 14.00 – 15.30. Sign up here
• 29/02/24; 10.00 – 11.30. Sign up here
• 11/03/24; 15.00 – 16.30. Sign up here

For more information, please contact the Guild's Sustainability Manager elizabeth.larner@liverpool.ac.uk