One of our keynote speakers at the DCF conference, Elena Lengthorn, reflects on the day. “My enormous thanks to Olivia and her super DCF colleagues for creating such a welcoming space, and devoting time, to explore the difficult issues surrounding our climate and ecological crisis. It was powerful to reconnect with our shared first virtue… Continue reading Conference Reflections
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Conference reflections: Connecting with nature
Nicola Watson, one of our keynote speakers at the DCF February Conference reflects on what was ‘a magical day’.
Ethics in Education
NEW PUBLICATION! Edited by the University of Worcester’s Dr Geoffrey Elliott and @UWDCFs Dr Carla Solvason: Ethics in Education.
Supporting parents with empathy and compassion
New journal article from @UWDCFs Angela Hodgkins available. Hodgkins, A. and Boddey, J. (2023) Supporting parents with empathy and compassion, International journal of birth and parent education, 10 (2), pp. 8-12
Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network Annual Conference
Join @UWDCFs Carla Solvason, Niki Stobbs, Stuart Gallagher and Erica Brown for the annual ECSDN Conference FREE. Friday 27th January 2023 9:30am-1pm: via Zoom Theme: New Beginnings Book your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecsdn-research-conference-2023-tickets-407341989857?keep_tld=1 Erica will be opening up the conference with her key note on: Children’s and Family Experiences of the Covid 19 Pandemic -Using narrative… Continue reading Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network Annual Conference
Christmas Appeal
A message from our alumni Julia Gibb who put out a Christmas appeal to @UWDCF for Lotus Housing, Worcester…”A massive thank you for you, the students, and staff at Worcester University for your amazing help with the giving back at Christmas appeal. It was a huge success. Residents received gift bags from their secret Santa’s… Continue reading Christmas Appeal
Human-planetary relationships: linking training and Research Groups at the University of Worcester
In the spring of 2022 after returning from the Christmas break I was browsing the University Staff Development pages and came across the Carbon Literacy training. I was aware of the University’s green credentials and its declaration of a climate emergency but I couldn’t quite see the link between this and my role as a… Continue reading Human-planetary relationships: linking training and Research Groups at the University of Worcester