Sustainability database

People

Ms Jane Ratchford

Director of Manchester Leadership Programme, Careers and Employability Division

Responsible for overseeing Manchester Leadership Programme, which helps place current students on sustainability-orientated projects across the city of Manchester.

Division: 
Professional Support Services

jane.ratchford@manchester.ac.uk

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jane-ratchford/a/36b/7b1

0161 275 2828

Sustainability enthusiast?: 
No
Keywords: 
Employment, Employability, Universities, Leadership, Sustainability, Teaching, Education
Interdisciplinary themes: 
Education
Engagement

Connections

Course

Leadership in Action

Leadership in Action units aim to help you understand what it means to be a leader in the C21st. The units explore complex current problems and ask how does change happen? Who makes it happen? What does that tell us about leadership and how we do it?

Group

University College for Interdisciplinary Learning

The University College for Interdisciplinary Learning presents an opportunity for students at The University of Manchester to broaden their educational horizons. It will offer course units that showcase the breadth and depth of research and knowledge found at the University and encourage students to go beyond the boundaries of their degree programme.

Keywords: 
Interdisciplinary, sustainability teaching, Education for Sustainable Development, Education

Group

Manchester Leadership Programme

The Manchester Leadership Programme (MLP) is unique to the University of Manchester and provides students with the opportunity to enhance their university experience, while giving something back to the wider community.

MLP students learn about the challenges facing society in the 21st century, and the leadership approaches needed to address them, both in theory and in real-world practice. The programme also helps students to develop the skills and experiences that graduate employers seek.

Keywords: 
Interdisciplinary, Education for Sustainable Development, Leadership

Operation

Cycle shelters installed across the university

Hulme Hall (20 bikes), Canterbury Court (40), Owens Park, Tower (10), Owens Park, Tree Court (30), Owens Park, Green Court (20), Owens Park, The Mall (28), Whitworth Park (80), Grosvenor Park (30)

Operation

Carbon Control Campaign

Inter-halls competition called the Carbon Control Campaign. Your Halls Green Fund available for projects.