In May 2014 community of practice participants  met to discuss the UoM Sustainable World Grand Challenge pilot event. The event was piloted in order to gain insights into how to approach future ‘grand challenge’ signature events. The Sustainable World event is one of three potential ‘grand challenge’ events being considered as an offer to all UG students at the University. The first year event will address sustainability issues, and in the successive two years the topics will be ‘social justice’ and ‘work place ethics’.

Helen Dobson, one of the organisors of the event, gave a talk on aspects of it

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Key points made at the meeting were summarized

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Since the meeting in May  a Sustainability Signature event took place in the UoM Freshers week. There will be a CoP meeting in 2015 where we  reflect on that event (dates to be confirmed).