Welcome to the TESF Network Plus
We support collaborative research to develop understanding of how education systems can act as drivers of sustainable development in India, Rwanda, Somalia/Somaliland and South Africa.
The Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures network is funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund through the Economic and Social Research Council Network Plus scheme. It is coordinated out of the University of Bristol and works with partners in India, Rwanda, Somalia/Somaliland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. It is due to run for three and a half years, from November 2019 to April 2023.
Our research addresses the role of education in climate action, decent work and sustainable cities. Addressing inequalities relating to poverty, gender and the status of indigenous knowledge are cross-cutting themes in our work, as are concerns for foregrounding marginalised voices and decolonising research.
Call for Proposals
Our aim is to develop new knowledge that can assist education policy makers, practitioners, non-governmental and community-based organisations to implement policies and practices in education that are transformative and can contribute to ensuring equitable, just and environmentally sustainable development.
We are looking to fund and support a balanced mix of exploratory, innovative studies and pilot projects within the four countries of India, Rwanda, Somalia/Somaliland and South Africa with a total commissioning budget of £1.76m. Funding levels will vary from small (£10k) to large (up to £30k, £50k and £72.5k, depending on country) for projects lasting up to 12 months. Proposals will be expected to show how the co-production of new knowledge will contribute to the TESF network’s objectives.
Please note that our call for proposals has now closed. We will be publishing details of the commissioned research shortly.
Latest research
A presentation from South Africa on the Covid-19 education response providing intersecting perspectives on why water, food and livelihoods matter in transforming education for sustainable futures.
Action-based research in Rwanda exploring the use of solar-powered radios to reach poor communities in remote areas.
A Sociology Mind article exploring the educational and broader social impacts of Covid-19 control measures in the education sector in Somalia/Somaliland.
A rapid response paper reflecting the network’s collective experience in terms of responses to the current crisis caused by the pandemic.
Latest outputs
- Building a Reciprocal Relationship between Education and SDG 11
- South Africa First Engagement paper
- South Africa - Background paper
- Somalia/Somaliland - Background paper
- Rwanda - Background paper
- India - Background paper
- Co-Creating Education for Sustainable Futures
- Skills for Sustainable Futures
- Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures: Foundations paper
Latest events
- UKFIET Conference - TESF Symposium
- Webinar - Evidence, Knowledge and Research in the Context of Covid-19
- Webinar - Re-imagining Curriculum in India: Charting a Path beyond the Pandemic
- Webinar - Skills for Sustainable Futures
- Webinar - Unintended Methodologies: arts-based research practices as forms of listening
- Webinar - Re-imagining UK Education Research Partnerships in the South
- Webinar – Conceptualising Education for Sustainable Futures: Framing the work of the TESF Network Plus
; The first of our "Welcome to the @TransformingESF family!" events for projects in South Africa... Dr Ash Brockwell talks us through our values-centred approach to evaluation (compared to traditional, compliance-driven models)
Delighted as our new book on rural transitions to HE in South Africa is here! Online launch co-hosted by Unis J'burg/Bristol 7th Dec 13.30 UK, 15.30 SA. All welcome, more details soon! @sariheza @theadewet @EmmanuelMfanaf1 @KibbieN @DrLisaLucas @chet_for @SOEBristol @mediauj
Watch the webinar with @kp_holmes, me, @EduRes_Mitchell, Wendy Pekeur, Vainola Makan, Joel Samoff:
'Evidence, knowledge, and research in the context of COVID-19: fostering equitable partnerships for mutual learning' #FuturesofEducation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQsHdwIVTj0
@Shimmi_A @SOEBristol @parleymv An important contribution from ESSRG to global dialogue #COP26 on #ClimateAction - voices from the "sharp end" of rising sea levels
The video from our ESSRG's Pre-COP event is available here.
@SOEBristol @CIRE_bristol
@parleymv
#climatechange
#COP26Glasgow
#smallislanddevelopingstates
https://youtu.be/Mn2U9hUQXVc
