Sustainability

This theme explores pathways for integrating sustainability across teaching, learning, and assessment in chemistry education. It promotes the idea that sustainability is a core component of chemical understanding rather than an optional or peripheral topic.

Emphasising systems thinking, interdisciplinary collaboration, and real-world application, the theme supports the development of sustainability literacy among both educators and students. From minimising hazardous substances and waste in laboratory settings to critically reflecting on the societal impacts of chemical innovations, we showcase how sustainability can be taught in ways that are both scientifically robust and ethically responsible.

Through evidence-based approaches, practical teaching tools, and a growing community of practice, this theme equips educators with the insights and resources they need to confidently embed sustainability into the core of their chemistry curricula. This will help students grow into the critical and reflective sustainability-focussed professionals society needs.