Alex Meredith
@dralexmeredith.bsky.social
Senior lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, passionate about sustainability, and education for sustainable futures (ESF). Also interested in politics and political action relating to such matters.
The start of the second day of the EAUC conference @theeauc.bsky.social and there's just been a fascinating talk that included the impact of, and how to address, misinformation. @pallavis.bsky.social.
June 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The start of the second day of the EAUC conference @theeauc.bsky.social and there's just been a fascinating talk that included the impact of, and how to address, misinformation. @pallavis.bsky.social.
Oh dear, my intention to engage with fellow sustainability enthusiasts has fallen by the wayside - I blame grading for that one... Anyway, I'm back in the fray again. :)
April 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Oh dear, my intention to engage with fellow sustainability enthusiasts has fallen by the wayside - I blame grading for that one... Anyway, I'm back in the fray again. :)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
After the debacle at the White House, it is clearer than ever that Europe should detach itself from the US and that we, the UK, should be part of that process.
After the debacle at the White House, it is clearer than ever that Europe should detach itself from the US and that we, the UK, should be part of that process.
‘Trump is abandoning Ukraine and wants a weaker EU’: Dominique de Villepin on Europe’s moment of truth
The former French PM says the US is no longer an ally of Europe – but has joined Russia and China as an ‘illiberal superpower’
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March 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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After the debacle at the White House, it is clearer than ever that Europe should detach itself from the US and that we, the UK, should be part of that process.
After the debacle at the White House, it is clearer than ever that Europe should detach itself from the US and that we, the UK, should be part of that process.
So, in my somewhat considered opinion, one of the main barriers to the adoption of ESF is the sheer amount of material that course leaders are expected to pack into the given hours in a course. Predictably, I would say that ESF actually simplifies these requirements, but it's a tough sell...
February 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
So, in my somewhat considered opinion, one of the main barriers to the adoption of ESF is the sheer amount of material that course leaders are expected to pack into the given hours in a course. Predictably, I would say that ESF actually simplifies these requirements, but it's a tough sell...
Hi all, quick news - I'll be presenting at the Advance-HE Sustainability Symposium in March. I'll be discussing education for sustainable development and really want to hear what other people will have to say! As always, please do feel free to get in contact with any thoughts. @advancehe.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Hi all, quick news - I'll be presenting at the Advance-HE Sustainability Symposium in March. I'll be discussing education for sustainable development and really want to hear what other people will have to say! As always, please do feel free to get in contact with any thoughts. @advancehe.bsky.social
Hi all - the QAA (@qaa.ac.uk) were kind enough to hear my thoughts about education for sustainable development (ESD). The blogpost link is tinyurl.com/4dwymjs7. If anything there sparks your interest or, indeed, you'd just like to talk about ESD, please do get in contact! :)
Sustainability matters
This blog post by Dr Alex Meredith from Nottingham Trent University discusses sustainability in education, and the benefits it can provide to students, teaching staff and institutions.
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February 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Hi all - the QAA (@qaa.ac.uk) were kind enough to hear my thoughts about education for sustainable development (ESD). The blogpost link is tinyurl.com/4dwymjs7. If anything there sparks your interest or, indeed, you'd just like to talk about ESD, please do get in contact! :)
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Severn Trent Water dividends to rise, water bills go up.
A serial offender, dumps sewage in rivers, has 62 criminal convictions.
BBC Panorama claimed Severn Trent inflated its investment by £1.68bn
Water bills to be hiked by 47% to 2030.
Who protects the people?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A serial offender, dumps sewage in rivers, has 62 criminal convictions.
BBC Panorama claimed Severn Trent inflated its investment by £1.68bn
Water bills to be hiked by 47% to 2030.
Who protects the people?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Severn Trent dividends to rise as water bills go up
It comes amid scrutiny over payouts in the sector against a backdrop of rising customer bills.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Severn Trent Water dividends to rise, water bills go up.
A serial offender, dumps sewage in rivers, has 62 criminal convictions.
BBC Panorama claimed Severn Trent inflated its investment by £1.68bn
Water bills to be hiked by 47% to 2030.
Who protects the people?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A serial offender, dumps sewage in rivers, has 62 criminal convictions.
BBC Panorama claimed Severn Trent inflated its investment by £1.68bn
Water bills to be hiked by 47% to 2030.
Who protects the people?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In more positive news, there's also this, which I absolutely love. 😀
In more positive news, there's also this, which I absolutely love. 😀
Thousands of trees planted in Devon to start creation of Celtic rainforest
More than 2,500 native trees have been planted to form a temperate rainforest in decades to come
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In more positive news, there's also this, which I absolutely love. 😀
In more positive news, there's also this, which I absolutely love. 😀
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Resisting the Muskification of European Media: Four Suggestions from Sweden
@chrchristensen.bsky.social offers advice on how Europe can maintain a vibrant news
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/resisting-...
@chrchristensen.bsky.social offers advice on how Europe can maintain a vibrant news
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/resisting-...
Resisting the Muskification of European Media: Four Suggestions from Sweden.
Christian Christensen offers advice on how European countries can maintain a vibrant news ecology in the face of global threats to free speech, a free press and public service broadcasting.
www.bylinesupplement.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Resisting the Muskification of European Media: Four Suggestions from Sweden
@chrchristensen.bsky.social offers advice on how Europe can maintain a vibrant news
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/resisting-...
@chrchristensen.bsky.social offers advice on how Europe can maintain a vibrant news
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/resisting-...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
I'm having real trouble distinguishing Labour from the Tories right now. I appreciate that the government is trying to get the economy moving, but the continual growth model is non-viable. Obviously, a 3rd runway will do extensive environmental damage as well...
I'm having real trouble distinguishing Labour from the Tories right now. I appreciate that the government is trying to get the economy moving, but the continual growth model is non-viable. Obviously, a 3rd runway will do extensive environmental damage as well...
Heathrow third runway: a saga of promises, protest and U-turns
With Reeves looking set to approve the contested expansion, here is a timeline of 21 years of changing policy
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
I'm having real trouble distinguishing Labour from the Tories right now. I appreciate that the government is trying to get the economy moving, but the continual growth model is non-viable. Obviously, a 3rd runway will do extensive environmental damage as well...
I'm having real trouble distinguishing Labour from the Tories right now. I appreciate that the government is trying to get the economy moving, but the continual growth model is non-viable. Obviously, a 3rd runway will do extensive environmental damage as well...
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Germany's ambassador to the United States has warned that the incoming Trump administration will rob U.S. law enforcement and the media of their independence and hand big tech companies "co-governing power", according to a confidential document seen by Reuters
www.reuters.com/world/us/ger...
www.reuters.com/world/us/ger...
Exclusive: German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows
He said Trump would rob law enforcement and media of their independence.
www.reuters.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Germany's ambassador to the United States has warned that the incoming Trump administration will rob U.S. law enforcement and the media of their independence and hand big tech companies "co-governing power", according to a confidential document seen by Reuters
www.reuters.com/world/us/ger...
www.reuters.com/world/us/ger...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
An excellent initiative by the National Trust, plus it's nice to have some good news on the dark days 😀
An excellent initiative by the National Trust, plus it's nice to have some good news on the dark days 😀
National Trust project to plant almost half a million trees this winter
Schemes at 20 sites in England will create woodlands, wood pasture, hedgerows and orchards
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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An excellent initiative by the National Trust, plus it's nice to have some good news on the dark days 😀
An excellent initiative by the National Trust, plus it's nice to have some good news on the dark days 😀
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Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg have declared war on facts and truth. The pushback must start now | Emily Bell
Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg have declared war on facts and truth. The pushback must start now | Emily Bell
There is a narrow window. Public media and fair reporting must be supported: the rules must be upheld
In early 2017, Mark Zuckerberg was on what might be termed an “apology tour” of the United States. In the tumultuous few months since Donald Trump won…
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January 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg have declared war on facts and truth. The pushback must start now | Emily Bell
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Lawyers for Liz Truss have asked me to stop saying Liz Truss crashed the economy. I only said Liz Truss crashed the economy because Liz Truss did crash the economy. If she wanted me to not say Liz Truss crashed the economy, she shouldn’t have crashed the economy.
Please don’t share.
Please don’t share.
January 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Lawyers for Liz Truss have asked me to stop saying Liz Truss crashed the economy. I only said Liz Truss crashed the economy because Liz Truss did crash the economy. If she wanted me to not say Liz Truss crashed the economy, she shouldn’t have crashed the economy.
Please don’t share.
Please don’t share.
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Firstly, happy new year! Given the state of the world, some luck might be needed as well, but I'm a believer in the power of collective action. Speaking of which, I'm going to more closely align my own beliefs and actions which, previously, haven't always matched up. Anyway, watch this space... ;)
January 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Firstly, happy new year! Given the state of the world, some luck might be needed as well, but I'm a believer in the power of collective action. Speaking of which, I'm going to more closely align my own beliefs and actions which, previously, haven't always matched up. Anyway, watch this space... ;)
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Fully funded PhD studentship using imaging methods to quantify variation in faces - would suit candidates with coding skills or computational methods. Get in touch! www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...
Using imaging spectroscopy to measure individual differences in facial expressivity in human and non-human primates
Find out about this studentship opportunity on using multiple imaging spectroscopy techniques to understand individual differences in facial expressivity in human and non-human primates.
www.ntu.ac.uk
December 23, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Fully funded PhD studentship using imaging methods to quantify variation in faces - would suit candidates with coding skills or computational methods. Get in touch! www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...
I'm currently attending an online seminar put on by EDIE, with talks by @theeauc.bsky.social representatives. Some really interesting stuff about the role of HEI's in addressing sustainability, and how the topic, as a whole, links with wider strategic objectives of Universities.
December 19, 2024 at 11:38 AM
I'm currently attending an online seminar put on by EDIE, with talks by @theeauc.bsky.social representatives. Some really interesting stuff about the role of HEI's in addressing sustainability, and how the topic, as a whole, links with wider strategic objectives of Universities.