Written by Marie Beresford-Dey, PhD In an era of calls for urgent climate and biodiversity action, we are challenged to respond to what are now well-recognised global phenomena that are negatively impacting our world. As a society, we must focus…
As a community, we aim to post a blog every few weeks on a range of subjects associated with SEPaL’s themes. We will provide updates on our current projects alongside content to promote research, opinions, and ideas from further afield.…
Housed within the School of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Law and in partnership with the Botanic Garden’s Living Lab, SEPaL will be a leading forum for research, debate, policy development, and action for sustainable environments. The co-creation of this interdisciplinary community will…
Featuring guest speakers from various areas of environmental sustainability We aim to have a speaker at each SEPaL meeting, if you would like to join us or showcase your research, please contact Marie at m.z.beresforddey@dundee.ac.uk. Guest Speakers June 2024 We…
This research will also be assessing how these perceptions of the community may relate to the Sustainable Development Goals. Tanya MacDonald, University of Dundee The research aims to explore the community’s perspectives of the University of Dundee Botanic Garden’s value,…
When many are experiencing the impact of human disconnect with the natural environment, botanic gardens are well-positioned to contribute to reconnection through sustainable education. Globally, whilst many botanic gardens highlight the impact of human endeavours on the natural world, we…
This NatureScot-supported pilot is investigating how communities can help monitor landscape change. One of four pilots across Scotland, it aims to enable delivery of a number of actions in NatureScot and Historic Environment Scotland’s joint Landscape Position Statement and Action Plan,…
This programme focused on the role of local community activism in addressing climate change and related challenges faced by urban centres. Following Purcell and Tyman’s (2014) assertion that growing food can be a ‘radical intervention’ in city life, it focused…
Commissioned by Scottish Government as part of the Learning for Sustainability 2030 Action Plan refresh. Through undertaking a series of World Café events and 3 Horizons focus groups across eight Scottish Local Authorities, this study investigated: Project Team A series…
Read more about our current research The SEPaL group are involved in a diverse range of research, including commissions for the Scottish Government and partnerships with Dundee Botanic Gardens Scottish Government: Learning for Sustainability: Young people and practitioner perspectives (2023)…
Research-led university hub The Living Lab is a research-led university hub that drive’s our commitment to embedding sustainability through knowledge, engagement, collaboration and innovation. The Living Lab brings an opportunity for students, academic staff, professional staff and external bodies to…
Creating a Research Community
We are an interdisciplinary community from diverse backgrounds and research interests. Dr Ana Bastida, University of Dundee Dr Marie Beresford-Dey (Chair), University of Dundee Rosamonde Birch, University of Dundee & Earth Wise Futures Naomi Clarke, Dundee City Council & Circular Tayside Clare…